{"podcast":{"title":"Mysteries at Bedtime","slug":"mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671","podcast_index_feed_id":7382671,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68365201e1abc4be6b3dadce","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/mysteries-at-bedtime","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1748389979355-26e2a3ba-e567-408b-a989-f9177a5cca1d.jpeg","author":"Jack Laurence","episode_count":78,"summary":"From the creator of the chart topping Crime at Bedtime comes Mysteries at Bedtime - Step into the unknown with Mysteries at Bedtime — a podcast that takes you deep into the world’s strangest unsolved mysteries, eerie disappearances, and real-life encounters with the unexplained. Each week, journalist and storyteller Jack Laurence guides you through immersive, true stories of UFO sightings, missing persons, paranormal events, government secrets, and historical oddities. Told in a calm, captivating style perfect for late-night listening, Mysteries at Bedtime is your weekly ritual for drifting off to stories that chill, intrigue, and mesmerise. So relax take a minute, unwind and let me tell you some fascinating stories. Mysteries at Bedtime is hosted and created by Jack Laurence. LIVE SHOW EVENT TIX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:17:56.837631+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671"},"episode":{"title":"The Ghosts of Muncaster Castle","slug":"the-ghosts-of-muncaster-castle","published_at":"2026-06-23T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/the-ghosts-of-muncaster-castle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mysteries-at-bedtime/episodes/the-boy-who-was-his-own-grandfather","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68365201e1abc4be6b3dadce/e/6a3a2f8030d470180fd87216/media.mp3","summary":"High on a hillside above the River Esk in Cumbria stands one of the oldest occupied houses in England. Muncaster Castle has been home to the Pennington family for over 800 years. A king once sheltered here after losing his throne. A cruel jester named Tom Fool once stalked its grounds. A young carpenter was beheaded in its stables. A housemaid was murdered on the road outside its main gate. And in a quiet room at the end of a first floor corridor, where dark tapestries hang from the walls and iron fire dogs shaped like devils' heads guard the fireplace, an academic named James Cartland heard something in 1988 that he would never be able to explain. The sound of a child crying. The soft voice of a woman singing. And the slow realisation that the room he was sleeping in had once been a nursery, where a little girl had died over a century before. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"High on a hillside above the River Esk in Cumbria stands one of the oldest occupied houses in England. Muncaster Castle has been home to the Pennington fa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1623,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/episodes/the-ghosts-of-muncaster-castle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/the-ghosts-of-muncaster-castle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}