In the summer of 2003, what began as a peaceful evening walk through woodland at Ashridge, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, quickly became something far more unsettling.

When Mary, her husband John, and their young daughter ventured into the woods, they expected nothing more than fresh air and wildlife. Instead, they encountered a series of events that have stayed with them for more than two decades.

It started with a strange sight high in a tree. Then came a brilliant white light hanging silently in the sky, a mechanical sound that echoed through the woodland, followed by an event so disturbing that the family fled in fear.

What exactly did they witness that evening?

Was it a simple misunderstanding of natural events, or did this family experience something that defies conventional explanation?

Join Kathryn, Alison and Andrew as they explore one of the most intriguing UFO encounters to emerge from the Hertfordshire countryside.

This is 'The Light in the Woods: The Berkhamsted UFO Story'.

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Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

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Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

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Episode 5 – The Spontaneous Human Combustion & The Bermuda Triangle

What if people could suddenly burst into flames… with no explanation?

And what really happened to the ships and aircraft that vanished within the infamous Bermuda Triangle?

In Episode 5 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn and Alison revisit two of the paranormal mysteries that fascinated Kathryn as children and helped spark a lifelong interest in the unexplained.

From shocking cases of alleged Spontaneous Human Combustion to one of the world’s most enduring mysteries, The Bermuda Triangle, they, with the help of Producer Andrew, explore the stories, theories and strange events that have puzzled researchers and believers for decades.

Was there a scientific explanation? Were these events simply misunderstood? Or could there be something more mysterious at work?

Join Kathryn and Alison as they take one final look at the childhood mysteries that first drew them into the paranormal.

This episode marks the end of our exploration of the stories that inspired our fascination with the unexplained. From next week, we’ll begin sharing real-life paranormal encounters, witness accounts and listener stories that continue to haunt those who experienced them.

🔥 Cases that defy explanation.

🌊 Disappearances that remain unsolved.

👻 The mysteries that started it all.

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Music Credits:

Opening Music – It’s In The Fog

Composer: Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Music provided via BreakingCopyright

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Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license

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Sound Effects provided by Pixabay

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Undertow

Composer: Scott Buckley

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“Undertow” by Scott Buckley — Free download:

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EPISODE 4 — THE PHANTOM DRUMMER STORY

A quiet night. A distant sound. Then… the unmistakable beat of a drum echoing through the darkness.

In Episode 4 of This Is A Ghost Story, the gang are continuing to go through the stories that got them into the paranormal as kids.

This week, it's Alison's turn.

Kathryn and Alison explore the chilling tale of The Phantom Drummer Boy — a story steeped in mystery, fear and strange encounters that have lingered for generations.

As always, producer Andrew digs into the history, folklore and possible explanations behind the story… but some things may be harder to explain than others.

🎧 Listen now — if you dare.

Music Credits:

Opening Music — “It’s In The Fog” by Darren Curtis
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Music provided via BreakingCopyright
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Additional Music —

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

In November 1979, three young men stood beside a broken-down car on the outskirts of Paris… and within hours, one of them would vanish without a trace.

A week later, he returned.

But to him, only minutes had passed.

In Episode 3 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn, Alison and producer Andrew dive into one of Europe’s most chilling and controversial alien encounter cases — The Cergy-Pontoise Abduction.

Was Franck Fontaine really taken aboard an unidentified craft?
Was it an elaborate hoax?
Or did something genuinely unexplainable happen in the freezing darkness outside Paris in 1979?

From missing time and mysterious lights to hypnosis, media frenzy and lingering unanswered questions, the team unravel a story that still divides UFO researchers to this day.

Expect eerie narration, unsettling discussion, and Andrew’s research breakdown into what has been uncovered about the case since it first shocked France.

👽 Missing time.
👽 UFO encounters.
👽 A vanished week nobody could explain.

This… is a ghost story.

This Episodes Music -

Opening/Closing Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Santa's Tricks

Composer: Myuu

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In Episode 2 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn and Alison share one of the most unsettling stories they’ve ever been told — a terrifying encounter from the height of the 2020 lockdowns.

Set inside a quiet assisted living residence in a sleepy Home Counties market town in England, “The Lockdown Story” follows the true story of Kathryn and Alison's mum, a care worker who during the Covid-19 pandemic witnessed something disturbing with one of her clients. She and other staff were left shaken. And one chilling phrase still echoes years later…

During a time when the world already felt uncertain, something else may have been lurking behind closed doors.

Producer Andrew also dives into the research behind the case, exploring paranormal theories, crisis hauntings, and why periods of fear and trauma so often seem linked to unexplained experiences.

Expect eerie atmosphere, discussion, and the kind of story that will make you think twice the next time you hear footsteps in an empty hallway.

Headphones recommended.

Have you got a ghost or paranormal story you want to tell?

Then email us at: thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

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Opening Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

Episode 1: The Cyprus Story

In 1969, a young British soldier stationed in Cyprus walked into an abandoned hospital… and experienced something he would never forget.

Strange noises.

Swinging doors.

A presence that shouldn’t have been there.

In this debut episode of This Is A Ghost Story, sisters Kathryn and Alison share a chilling account passed down from their late father’s time serving with the 3rd Royal Anglian Regiment. What begins as a routine moment quickly turns into something far more unsettling—an encounter that has lingered for decades.

With research from producer Andrew, we dig into the possible real-life locations behind the story, exploring abandoned military hospitals and forgotten burial grounds that may hold more than just history.

Was it imagination… or something truly unexplained?

🎧 Listen now—and decide for yourself.

Have you got a ghost or paranormal story you want to tell?

Then email us at: thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

or find us on twitter/X @aghoststorypod

Opening Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

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Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)