logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2023
30m 16s

Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water ...

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

In August 1930, the first media report of a strange creature, reportedly seen in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, was published by a local Inverness newspaper.

It would not be the last...

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Jul 3
Season 08 Episode 33: After the Sun Comes Rain (Pt.2 of2)
Second and final part of Season 08 Episode 33: After the Sun Comes Rain Left alone, the only surviving member of Lyudmila's hiking team, Valentina begins the long arduous trek to safety - while the spectre of death haunts her every move.... But what an earth could possibly have w ... Show More
30m 34s
Jun 27
Season 08 Episode 33: After the Sun Comes Rain (Pt.1 of 2)
In 1993, a group of rafters paddling through the Siberian wilderness of the Khamar Daban mountains came across a teenage girl, caked in mud and blood. Seemingly too traumatised to even speak, when she finally found her voice she uttered only five words. "They're dead. They're all ... Show More
30m 34s
Jun 20
Season 08 Episode 32: What the Water Took From Us
In the shadows of Greater Manchester’s canals and waterways, some believe something ancient and malevolent might be lurking. This week on Unexplained, we plunge into eerie folklore, mysterious drownings, and chilling whispers of a phantom predator said to haunt the waters - claim ... Show More
30m 52s
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
Episode 6: The Trials
The Belgrano affair reaches its climax as the stories of Narendra Sethia and Clive Ponting connect. The two whistleblowers appear in court and the diary makes its final journey. The Belgrano Diary is a new six-part series from the Documentary Team at the London Review of Books, h ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 2025
Loch Ness Monster (1/8/25)
Meet Carly Q, junior analyst at The Bureau of Universal Time Travel and Historical Exploration Department (also known as B.U.T.T.H.E.D.), who has made it her mission to travel through space and time to solve history's greatest mysteries—like the Loch Ness Monster. Join her as she ... Show More
31m 23s
Sep 2021
66. Cryptids: Mothman
The Mothman is one of histories more recent and beloved cryptids. This episode looks at its origins and possible explanations.   Twitter / Instagram / Facebook Patreon   Sources Wikipedia Point Pleasant Register   Further Reading Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel 
11m 5s
Jun 2024
Stories from THE WILD
On this episode we team up with Story Collider to hear real life tales of adventure and exhilarating encounters with wildlife. From a temporary life-ending jolt from the sky to a 2,650-mile hike in search of healing and solace after a personal tragedy. We'll also hear about a ver ... Show More
43m 54s
Oct 2024
RE-AIR: No Crime Have I Committed, Save to Speak the Truth, Cursed Cassandra
The final narrative episode of the Euripides series has been postponed... For now, welcome to Spooky Season. This episode originally aired in 2021. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferen ... Show More
30m 18s
Dec 2024
CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Reports From the Dino War: The War in Review
Margaret comes back from the future with a podcast episode from the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
23m 22s
Dec 2024
Is the Loch Ness Monster real?
What lurks beneath the dark waters of Loch Ness? The legendary monster? A piece of Celtic folklore? A warning of the Nazis' rise to power? A fraudster? Today Anthony and Maddy are examining grainy photographs, picking over descriptions of monsters and trying to work out what it a ... Show More
43m 43s
Aug 2023
PHONE CALLS FROM THE DEAD!
📯📯📯Your fan mail gets answered this week! Arthur from Japan writes in and asks Paul and Stephen to discuss Thomas Edison’s spirit phone, a little known device to contact the dead. What happened with Edison’s quest to prove life after death, and what’s TikTok got to do with it? ... Show More
35m 44s
Dec 2024
Behind the Scenes Minis: Complicated Ely
Tracy relays how Sarah Winnemucca's story inspired this week's episodes, though they were recorded about a month apart, and also how Ely S. Parker is one of the most complicated figures she has ever written about.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
6m 43s
Dec 2024
Run away to the circus with us
It’s one of those crazy newsroom assignments - join Cirque Du Soleil for the day! Today we go inside Cirque’s world of magical realism with a whole lot of heart. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on T ... Show More
11m 50s