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The first Most Haunted Live episode sees the Most Haunted crew taking on Dudley Castle on Halloween night. History of Dudley Castle Dudley Castle was founded in the Norman style around 1071 and underwent many changes over the following centuries. In 1530 it was rebuilt as a Renaissance palace by John Dudley who was later beheaded by Queen Mary for hatching the ill-fated plot to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne. During the Civil War the Castle was a Royalist stronghold but surrendered in 1646 following the defeat of Charles I at Naseby. The living accommodation was used by the Earls of Dudley until 1750 when it was gutted by a huge fire which burned for three days. By then the family had moved to nearby Himley Hall, but continued to hold the site and were responsible for founding Dudley Zoo in 1937.

Most Haunted Live at Christmas takes presenters Yvette Fielding, David Bull, spirit medium Derek Acorah, and the rest of the ghost-hunting team to Dover Castle in a bid to name the band of brigands who beheaded and robbed a young Drummer Boy in the castle grounds. History One of the largest castles in the country, strategically located at the shortest crossing point to continental Europe, Dover Castle has played a prominent part in national history. Its origins lie in the Iron Age, and a Roman Lighthouse and Anglo-Saxon church can still be seen within the grounds. William of Normandy strengthened existing Anglo-Saxon fortifications here in 1066, but it was Henry II who set the blueprint for today's castle when he had the fortifications rebuilt in the 1180's, adding the massive keep and a series of concentric defences. Over the centuries, the defences were continually enlarged and improved, with the castle retaining a military role into the mid twentieth century. An underground hospital and the command centre used for the Dunkirk evacuation are a legacy from the Second World War.

The Most Haunted team take on the Midland Grand Hotel live on April Fools Day. History In May 1865, (while the station was still being constructed), the Midland Railway Company launched a competition for the design of a 150 bed hotel, with eleven architects asked to submit their entries. One of the architects, Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), got completely carried away and submitted a grand plan bigger and far more expensive that the original specification. But his bare-faced audacity paid off and he was awarded the contract - although the Directors of the Midland Railway immediately demanded some hefty cost cutting measures which included knocking off two floors of office accommodation and one floor level from the hotel. The usual financial problems beset construction, causing delays in building the hotel with the eastern wing of the building not opening until 5 May 1873, with the rest following in Spring 1876. Altogether, the hotel fabric had cost £304,335, decoration and fittings £49,000 furnishings £84,000, adding up to a not-inconsiderable £437,335. The completed building had used 60 million bricks and 9,000 tons of ironwork including polished columns of fourteen different British granites and limestones. The Midland Grand soon acquired an excellent reputation as an upmarket, 300-room hotel, charging 14 shillings (70p) a night in 1879 - only six pence (2.5p) more than the luxurious and famed Langham in Portland Place, W1. Inside, the fixtures and fittings throughout the hotel were to a very high standard with Gillow (now Waring and Gillow) being closely involved in providing furniture and furnishings. The building included many innovative features including hydraulic 'ascending chambers', concrete floors, revolving doors and a fireproof floor construction. The Victorian decor was rich, lavish and expensive, with suites of rooms decorated with gold-leafed walls and a blazing fire in every room. But the hotel was built before the time of en suite bathrooms, requiring an army of servants to scuttle around the 300 rooms, laden with tubs, bowls, spittoons and chamber pots. The hotel managed to prosper until after the first world war, but even the Moroccan coffee house and in-house orchestra couldn't protect the hotel from the country-wide decline in the hotel trade. The Midland Grand was taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1922, before closing in 1935 - its facilities were outdated and it had become too expensive to run and refurbish. Now renamed St Pancras Chambers, the premises settled down to a somewhat less glamourous existence as railway office. The building survived the bombing raids of the Second World War but found itself threatened with complete demolition in the 1960s. Thankfully, this incredible building was saved from being swept away, and was awarded Grade 1 listed status in recognition of its importance as an example of high Victorian Gothic architecture. In the 1980s, the building failed its fire certificate and was closed down, remaining empty ever since. In the mid nineties, the exterior of the building was restored to its original condition and made structurally sound and weatherproof, at a cost of around £10 million (paid for by British Rail and English Heritage). Some restoration work continues to take part, while the entire site around St Pancras is being dug up as work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link continues. Although the interior of the building has suffered badly at the hands of corporate vandalism, much of the original decoration, including stencilling, mosaics and ornamental ceilings, survives.

The day when the power of the sun is at its greatest and the power of the darkness is even more so ... when Derek, Yvette and Phil with the Most Haunted team are sent out to unravel the secrets of Woodchester Mansion History The present, incomplete Mansion at Woodchester Park replaced a Georgian country house called Spring Park, which was first built at the beginning of the 17th Century and named for the many springs in the valley. The estate, which had much earlier origins, which included Nympsfield, parts of the parishes of Frocester, Kings Stanley, Avening and Horsley, as well as Woodchester village, and formed part of the land holdings of the second Earl of Ducie. It was put up for sale by them in 1844. William Leigh, a devout convert to the Roman Catholic church, bought the estate in 1845 for £100,000, moving from his home at Little Aston Hall in Staffordshire. Leigh approached Augustus Welby Pugin, co-architect of the newly built Palace of Westminster, inviting him to design a new house in the fashionable Gothic style. After initial discussions Pugin dropped out of consideration, and Leigh looked elsewhere. Leigh gave land in nearby South Woodchester to the Congregation of Passionists for the construction of a Roman Catholic church and a monastery for the Passionist brothers. His architect was now Charles Francis Hansom of Bristol, brother of the designer of the Hansom Cab. By 1854 Leigh returned to the idea of creating a grand Gothic mansion in Woodchester Park, and a new set of designs was prepared by Hansom’s office. By 1859, however, most of the drawings were being produced by Hansom’s assistant Benjamin Bucknall, who was local to the Stroud area. Bucknall was very young for the responsibility of such a large scheme, being only 21 when he began. However his passion for the spiritual qualities of the purest forms of Gothic architecture led to Leigh entrusting him with the Mansion project. Bucknall was greatly influenced by the French architect and writer, Viollet-le-Duc, whose greatest treatise, the "Dictionnaire Raisonne de L'Architecture Francaise du Xième au XVIème Siecle", provided a treasure chest of ideas for the young Englishman. Bucknall eventually translated the work into English. Woodchester is undoubtedly Bucknall’s masterpiece and, even incomplete, illustrates his profound grasp of the medieval Gothic tradition. It is rich in architectural form and details and appears today as an astonishing blend of the domestic and the monastic, with brewery, bakery and laundry cheek-by-jowl with one of the most beautiful private chapels in England. The exact date for the start of building is uncertain, but by 1858 the clock tower had been completed, and by 1866 the main building had been roofed. In its heyday there were over 100 people of varying trades working on the site. A 1904 Postcard of the Lake William Leigh died in 1873. His son, also William Leigh (known locally as Squire Leigh) did not have his father’s religious vocation and he asked a number of architects, including Bucknall, to give advice about his father’s house. Many schemes were advanced, including recommendations to demolish and rebuild – advice which uncannily echoed A.W. Pugin’s original advice on Spring Park. No scheme was taken up, perhaps because the estate was now considered too small to support the original Mansion and funds for total rebuilding were too scarce. The only work of any significance to be carried out after Leigh’s death was the completion of the Drawing Room for a visit by Cardinal Vaughan in 1894. The estate remained in the Leigh family until 1938. Vincent Leigh, Squire Leigh’s son, lived in part of the Mansion at the turn of the century whilst his sisters Blanche and Beatrice lived at Scar Hill, the lodge near the main gate. Blanche and Beatrice sold the estate to the Barnwood Trust, who intended to convert the Mansion into a mental home. But the house was somehow, once again, left undisturbed. American/Canadian...

Includes special Hallowe'en edition of "Loose Lips", an entartainment show hosted by Melinda Messenger and Richard Arnold. Join them live from Beaulieu Abbey with the Most Haunted ghost hunting team. Beaulieu Abbey was founded in 1204 by Cistercian monks on land given to them by King John. Although much was destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII, there is still much for visitors to see today. The Domus, once the lay brothers' refectory, houses an exhibition of monastic life prior to the Abbey's purchase by Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton in 1538. Visitors can view a series of modern embroidered wall hangings depicting scenes from medieval monastic life and the history of the Abbey since 1204. The Abbey Cloister is a place of tranquillity, planted with fragrant herbs. In medieval times, when the Abbey was an important Cistercian monastery, the monks would have provided hospitality to visitors. Indeed, by the 15th century when the monks' numbers had dwindled, the Domus was adapted to accommodate important guests.

3 Days investigating the legend of Dick Turpin Night One Hampstead Heath, Spaniards Inn Night Two Epping Forest Night Three Knavesmire 265 Years ago, a man destined for disaster made his way north to York on the run from a vengeful army, stopping along the way to confiscate the riches of those he deemed too privileged. Following his arrest in October 1738, Dick Turpin spent his final Christmas and New Year at York Castle prison before being put to death in April 1739. It was a tourist attraction then, and to this day visitors come to hail the legend of Dick. This New Year, Yvette Fielding, Derek Acorah and the Most Haunted team will start a three-day extravaganza of paranormal investigations that start in London and make their way to York. Will they solve the mystery that is Dick Turpin?

Night One : Avon Riverbank, Falstaff Experience, New Place Night Two : Halls Croft, Clopton House and Well On this Leap Day, in memory of the man who wrote the greatest love stories ever told, Most Haunted Live will endeavour to unearth the mysteries and stories that surround the Stratford bard, William Shakespeare. Spoken from the heart and immortalised in print, the life and works of Shakespeare have created some of the most romantic heroes and heroines of our time, inspired by local tragedy and the many muses and women who filled his heart.

Day 1 Graveyard Of St. Nicholas Church, Crossroads Day 2 Seafield Bay, The White Hart, Mannigtree Green Day 3 Mistley Towers, Thorn Hotel, Mistley Pnd & Hpoong Bridge, Church Ruins This holiday weekend, Derek, Yvette and the rest of the Most Haunted team will be following the story of "The Witchfinder General" and that of the Essex witch trials to tap into the past and reveal some of England's darkest secrets!

Day 1 House Of John Flamsteed, The Silk Mill, The Old Dolphin Inn Day 2 McCluskys Nightclub, Derby Gaol, The Friary Day 3 Elvaston Castle Most Haunted Live Summer Solstice comes from the 'dead' centre of Britain. Is Derby Britain's most haunted city?

Maes Artro Heritage, RAF Llanbedr On September 11, 12 and 13th, the Most Haunted Live team investigate Llanbedr, North Wales. The site, at Maes Artro Heritage, served as the living quarters for the adjacent RAF Llanbedr air base during WWII. The base opened in 1941 as a training and rest camp for active squadrons. Since then, the base has witnessed much violent loss of life. Unexplained crashes and accidents were frequent and rumours abound of other macabre incidents... Located in Llanbedr near Harlech, Maes Artro Village Museum includes three different museums that portray life in the 20th century. The RAF Museum gives the history of RAF Llanbedr, which used Maes Artro Village as its living quarters; the Rural Heritage museums shows how people lived before the electric revolution and the Yester Years Museum features a re-created Welsh village street from the 1900.

Night One : Lower Well Head Farm, Bull Hole Farm, Tynedale Farm Night Two : Waddow Hall History The relatively undiscovered region known as Pendle takes its name from Pendle Hill, which can be seen from different angles throughout the area, the 'pen' being the same word as the Welsh for 'hill'. Pendle Hill towers 1,831 ft. above the region, and as well as the obvious connection with the history of the Witches in 1612, it used to be a beacon hill at the time of the Spanish Armada. The hill has been associated with the formation of the Quakers and of Methodism, In 1652 George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, had a vision after climbing to its summit. The Quakers flourished, but at the time were often bitterly persecuted. The village of Trawden was home to their first meeting house in 1697, although membership began to fall around 1844, doubtless due to the strict mode of life adopted by the movement. Methodism too flourished under its founder, John Wesley, who was inspired in his sermons by the beautiful Pendle countryside and landscapes. In 1759 he was preaching to his followers in Waterside in Colne. In 1821 Methodism flourished under Sir William Hartley Pickles and many chapels can still be seen in the region, although many have now been converted into private homes. Sir William Hartley Pickles was one of the region's famous sons - he set up factories for jam making and preserving, whose products grew to be world famous and helped to put the area on the map. Another well-known local was one Wallace Hartley, a musician on the ill-fated 'Titanic', who bravely played 'Nearer my God to thee' as the ship was sinking, and indeed perished with his fellow musicians and most of the passengers. He is buried in Colne and has a memorial dedicated to him in the town, which has been visited by people worldwide, particularly since the success of the recent film about the story. The architecture of the area still reflects its history - Nelson and Colne were once towns at the heart of the Lancashire cotton industry, made famous by the author Robert Neill, author of 'Mist over Pendle' and 'Songs of Sunrise', telling the story of the lives of people in the area during the 19th Century, when passions were aroused by the introduction of power looms. Before the turn of the century indeed most people in the region were earning their living on the land or from textiles, the early morning and evening noise of clogs on cobbles could be heard throughout the area. The area also saw the Chartist riots and the arrival of gas light, and also the steam railway, the building of the Leeds/Liverpool canal for the transportation of cloth from the mills to the port of Liverpool and wool to the factories in Leeds. The area has several pretty villages with historical connections, one of which is Wycoller (pictured right), the buildings reflecting the architecture of the 17th Century, and it is said that the Old Hall inspired Charlotte Bronte to make it the 'Ferndean Manor' in her 'Jane Eyre'. The villages of Barley and Roughlee feature in the history of the Pendle Witches. All the Pendleside villages have historical backgrounds and we can only hope to give you a taste here of their charm and beauty but we feel you will be captivated by the character and mystery of the area under the shadow of Pendle Hill.

Night One : Blackpool Pleasure Beach Night Two : The Tower Night Three : Winter Gardens Derek, Yvette, and the team investigate the town of Blackpool. Under the darkened New Moon what will they uncover, and what will they learn about Blackpools curious past!

Day 1 Lupton House Day 2 The Globe Hotel, Brixham Heritage Museum, Smugglers Haunt Day 3 Berry Pomeroy Castle The Most Haunted Team are spending the Weekend in South Devon at Torbay and Brixham. Famous for its history of smuggling from ships, as well as other dark goings on around the area. What will they find out as they explore the Lupton Hall, a house built in the late 1700's? What disaster befell the Hall? And who are the spirits which refuse to leave?

Night One : Elstree Film & TV Studios Night Two : Waggon & Horses, Allum Hall, Hollybush Pub Night Three : Gate Studios History Elstree Film Studios has a long and colourful history. The present facilities are built on land originally purchased in 1925, to locate a 'silent' studio constructed one year later. At that time, ALFRED HITCHCOCK was engaged as a staff director and was responsible for a number of films, including the first British talkie, Blackmail. During the pre-war years, the Studios undertook pioneering work in colour films and produced the first French talkie and the first multi-lingual film. It launched a number of pre-war movie acting careers including those of CHARLES LAUGHTON, RAY MILLAND, STEWART GRANGER, LAURENCE OLIVIER, ROBERT NEWTON, ANNA NEAGLE, VIVIEN LEIGH and MAUREEN O'HARA. During 1939, the original Studio closed and was commandeered for 'wartime purposes'. A few years later, Warner Bros. Purchased a 25share in the parent company, ABPC, and the Studio was largely rebuilt before re-opening in 1948. The first major post-war movies were Stage Fright with MARLENE DIETRICH and The Hasty Retreat starring RONALD REAGAN. Post war careers launched at Elstree include RICHARD HARRIS, AUDREY HEPBURN, LAURENCE HARVEY and RICHARD TODD. The 1950's and 60's saw productions such as Moby Dick with GREGORY PECK, Kings Rhapsody with ERROL FLYNN, The Dam Busters, Look Back In Anger and hit TV series such as The Avengers and The Saint. The stars GARY COOPER, JEFF CHANDLER and TALLULAH BANKHEAD were to make their last movies at Elstree. Between 1959 and 1975 Hammer Films produced 39 films here starring such actresses as STEPHANIE BEACHAM, MARSHA HUNT and KATE O'MARA. Films included the comedies On The Buses and Man About The House, the ambitious The Lost Continent as well as the chiller thrillers for which the company is notorious, such as 'The Horror of Frankenstein, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb and The Vampire Lovers. Elstree was busy throughout the 1970's and 80's with productions such as Murder On The Orient Express, Never Say Never Again, the Star Wars trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The post-production facilities were used on a wide range of movies, including Chariots of Fire, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Last Emperor. During 1986, Cannon purchased the Studios and sold off the film library - before announcing closure plans during 1988. The complex was then purchased by Brent Walker who agreed with the planning authority to retain 15.5 acres as a film studio, in return for permission to sell 12 acres of land to Tesco Superstore for £19 million. The agreement involved rebuilding the facility and its leisure amenities, and maintaining them for 25 years. The Section 106 planning agreement, signed in 1990, was designed to secure the Studio's future. However, in 1993, Brent Walker announced it was closing the facility, as it wished to maximise the site's value. A legal fight ensued that lasted until Brent Walker offered the Studio to Hertsmere Borough Council for £1.9 million in February 1996, in return for dropping all legal actions. From 1988 onwards, a successful voluntary 'Save Our Studios' campaign was mounted, which resulted in world wide media coverage, a 700 strong audience at a public meeting and nearly 30,000 petition signatures. It was successful in enlisting the support of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Lord Attenborough and a host of stars including PETER CUSHING who offered to lie down in front of the bulldozers! After Hertsmere Borough Council bought the Studio in February 1996, it soon reopened for business with a British Lottery assisted movie Peggy Su starring BURT KWOUK. Next to be produced was the $25 million Warner Bros. movie Watch That Man starring BILL MURRAY and JOANNE WHALLEY. This spoof spy thriller was subsequently re-titled The Man Who Knew Too Little. Since reopening, Elstree Studios has proved an attractive facility for commercials...

Night One : Rutland Mill Complex Night Two : Wakefield Theatre Royal & Opera House Night Three : Caphouse Colliery

Night One : Staircase House Night Two : Barnes Convalesent Hospital Night Three : Brannigans Night Club

Night One : Tower Bridge Night Two : Commercial Tavern Night Three : Clink Prison Museum Night Four : Blind Beggar Pub

Night One : Bluecoat Chambers Night Two : Royal court Theatre Night Three : Wirral Museum

"Hello and welcome we are back." The opening line to Most Haunted Live May 2006 from Portsmouth. The team, old and new, consists of Medium David Wells, Karl, Yvette , Ciaran O'Keefe, historian Richard Felix, they are joined by Medium Ian Shillito, Paranormal Investigator Steve Parsons and Resident Historian Ms Lesley Smith, finally Mr Paul Ross becomes our studio host. "The rollercoaster ride is about to begin" says Paul Ross, we the public will see. WYMERING MANOR Instantly David feels he is greeted by a spirit on entering the building. The crew voice their opinion of uncertainty. A noise from the floor in the first few moments becomes the highlighted interest. David finds a selected cold spot and all attention is drawn to the tapping noise, a dull thud from between the floor and cellar. David feels the spirit of a dark aggressive male, enough to trigger Yvette 's fears to escalate, with a flash of light we return to the studio. A fast start to this Most Haunted Live. We return to a 'struggling' David Wells who is claims to be joined by the spirit of a naval dressed man and the spirit of a woman. On calling for a spirit called Mary a noise seems to respond to David call for contact. David identifies the spirit to be connected to a family of four including a naval officer. David feels he is being contacted by a shover/pusher who gives him the impression they shouldn't be doing what they are doing. David senses a geographical change into the shape and size of the rooms. The noises seem to respond to questions asked, is this a more definite paranormal response than past found on a Most Haunted Live ? David identifies the spirit as 'Francis'. Our studio historian Lesley confirms the existence of a Francis Austin, a naval officer and brother of Jane Austin, who died in 1865. She also confirms the rooms have changed in size and shape when the building became a hostel. After a break we once more return to the crew who are now in the Music Room, they continue to hear noises they can't identify. David now connects with two monks, are they throwing pebbles, a now common occurrence on Most Haunted. David voices threats from one of the monks toward Yvette , not to goud him. Yvette suggests a seance as we go to a break. The calling begins in the seance led by Yvette . David senses shame in the monks for what may have been a 'sexual' event in the Manor. Was this entrapment to keep their own 'dirty' secrets. Does the table move or is it merely the rising tension ? The team move upstairs, Ian discusses having felt the presence of two children and a religious man in the music room. A number of the team are sure they heard the sound of a baby crying. Were all these sounds from the outside as suggested by studio based Steve Parsons ? David senses the spirit may be judgemental and expresses he is more than happy to get into the debate of religion. Noises follow and seemingly more pebbles are dropping or being thrown. Is this in response to David's calls for a debate ? Historian, Lesley Smith feeds back in the 1870's the building hosted the St Augustin Monks and a vicarage was just beyond the manor. In the loft space Yvette takes Kath with her as she's tries to taunt spirits into reacting to her. Now David picks up on what he thinks are nuns from around the 1300's. In the cellar David senses an astral shifting around, a grubby six year old child who's bones are nearby in the earth. An unusual occurrence is when Ciaran breaks down upset with a headache. On his return Ciaran has no explanation for his actions and even when discussing how he felt he once more shows himself as overwhelmed and upset. Karl and Richard spend sometime in a priest hole and return with just the feelings of unease. Stones appear to continue being thrown, or are they small pieces of stone falling from the roof space above ? At the close of coverage Jon Gilbert feels his legs collapse or he suggests he may have been pushed. Southsea Castle Royal Marine...

Night One : Parc Howard Museum Night Two : Llanelly House Night Three : Kidwelly Castle

Night One : Blair Street Vaults Night Two : Niddry Street Vaults Night Three : Mary King's Close

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Night One : Blackbeards House Night Two : Redcliffe Caves Night Three : Llandoger Trow It's easy to imagine tall ships, sails whipping in the wind and cries from one sailor to another when walking through Bristol's docks, so it is not hard to believe that Bristol had a strong role during the golden age of piracy. The port of Bristol was a central part of the slavery and tobacco trade making the area around the harbour and the shipping routes to Bristol very attractive to pirates. Piracy was illegal, but privateering was legal. Privateers were meant to have a 'letter of Marque' from their government allowing them to attack merchant ships of the country stated in the letter. They could take a cut of the loot they took from the ships. Bristol's most famous pirate Black Beard was allegedly born in the city. Also known as Edward Teach, the infamous sailor had a reign of terror over the Caribbean Sea. Another pirate with Bristolian links was Bartholomew Roberts who roamed the seas in the 18th century. He sailed from Bristol on merchant ships and was forced to join a band of pirates after his own ship was captured. He soon became captain of the ship and succeeded to be the most successful pirate in history capturing 456 vessels in four years. He was killed in a battle against HMS Swallow, which had been sent to capture pirates. He was granted his dying wish to be buried at sea so his body would never be captured. Bristol also played a great role in the demise of piracy. Governor Woodes Rogers, a famous privateer, was born in Bristol in 1679. He circumnavigated the globe between 1708-1711, when his navigator picked up the castaway Alexander Selkirk from Juan Fernndez Island, after having been marooned there for five years. Woodes Rogers was later made General and Governor in Chief over the Bahama Islands where he took steps to suppress piracy, successfully ousting Blackbeard as Magistrate of the "Privateers Republic". A plaque to Woodes Rogers can be seen in Queen Square. Fictional pirates have also been inspired in Bristol. After Alexander Selkirk was rescued by Roger's crew and taken back to Bristol he allegedly met author Daniel Defoe in the local pub The Llandoger Trow. Selkirk later became inspiration for the character Robinson Crusoe. The character Benn Gunn in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' was also based on Selkirk. Stevenson is also said to have visited the Hole in the Wall pub just off Queen Square in Bristol, which bares resemblance to the Spyglass tavern in Treasure Island. Many of the buildings in Bristol are closely linked to both pirating and privateering. Queen Square, situated near the harbour was, as it is today a very busy business area. The Customs House is situated in the square; this is where the taxes and duties were collected from the ships that came into the Bristol harbours. Much of the wealth and prosperity brought into this area came from pirating and many of the buildings around the harbour are said to have been funded by this maritime crime.

Prepare for the spookiest and most spectacular live ghost hunt to date as the Most Haunted team bring LIVING viewers an exclusive extravaganza aired for the first time over five nights. In this ambitious event, the crew travel to five of the most haunted locations in the country, each with a history leadened with spirits and curses. The journey the crew takes will map a huge pentagram – a five pointed star associated with sorcery – across the country. As the symbol is completed on the last night, Halloween, all its energy will converge at the final location – the Most Haunted Live: Halloween 2007 studio. Presented by Yvette Fielding, this five-night epic commences at an imposing priory in northern England. The sinister building was once home to a gentrified family whose maid was accused of killing their young son. Said to be a witch, the maid was burned at the stake and it is now believed that anyone who sees her ghost will suffer a death in their family soon after. Could the ghostly figure seen stalking the grounds of the sprawling house be the witch? Night two of this paranormal marathon takes place in a largely derelict hotel. The pub on the ground floor is the only part of the building which is still in use, and was once the drinking venue of choice for a witch, and for the men who so feared her powers that they eventually killed her. Before she died, the sorceress put a curse on the building which has since seen numerous vicious murders within its walls, while pub regulars claim there are a whole host of spirits haunting the building. Later in the week, the show investigates a woman who sold her soul to the devil and visits a castle which is built on the bones of plague victims. But the scariest venue is saved for Halloween, when the crew set foot inside one of the most haunted houses in Wales: a scene of murders, executions and suicides. Join them if you dare, only on LIVING. The Inverted Pentagram The pentagram may be inverted with one point down. The implication is of spirit subservient to matter, of man subservient to his carnal desires. The inverted pentagram has come to be seen by many pagans as representing the dark side and it is abhored as an evil symbol. Fundamental christians, indeed, see any form of pentagram as such. However, these are recent developments and the inverted pentagram is the symbol of Gardnerian second degree initiation, representing the need of the witch to learn to face the darkness within so that it may not later rise up to take control. The centre of a pentagram implies a sixth formative element - love/will which controls from within, ruling matter and spirit by Will and the controlled magickal direction of sexual energies. This is another lesson of initiation. Here are five elements, four of matter (earth, air, fire and water) and THE quintessential - spirit. These may be arrayed around the pentagrams points. The word quintessential derives from this fifth element - the spirit. Tracing a path around the pentagram, the elements are placed in order of density - spirit (or aether). fire, air, water, earth. Earth and fire are basal, fixed; air and water are free, flowing. Wheler Priory - Night One 27th October 2007 Background To Venue The first night was from a unknown disclosed location renamed Wheler Priory. The evidence presented suggest the property may well have been Ledston Hall. Ledston Hall in Castleford, Yorkshire. Ledston Hall, a 17th Century Elizabethan Mansion set amongst formal gardens, pleasure grounds and landscape parks. The Grade II listed building was originally a grange and chapel built by the Monks of Pontefract Priory. The hall was the one time home of Lady Elizabeth ( Betty ) Hastings born 1682. She succeeded her brother George ( 8th Earl of Huntingdon ) to lands and property. A generous and charitable woman many schools in the local area are named for her. She never married and died in 1739. The first building on the site of the Hall was originally a...

Night One : San Pietro in Vincoli Night Two : Lucedio Abbey Church & Priests House Night Three : Lucedio Abbey Monastery Night Four : Pietri Micca Tunnel Night Five : Moncalieri Castle

Night One : London Tombs Night Two : Aldwych Tube Station Night Three : Churhill Museum

Denbigh Asylum Part 1: South East Wing Part 2: South West Wing Part 3: Isolation Wards & Mortuary Part 4: North West Wing Part 5: Cellars Part 6: Chapel & Mortuary

Night One : St Georges Hall Merseyside Night Two : Liverpool Empire Theatre Merseyside Night Three : Stanley Dock Merseyside Night Four : Central Library Merseyside Night Five : Samlesbury Hall Preston Night Six : Bidston Hall, Merseyside Night Seven : St Georges Hall, Merseyside

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

The scariest and biggest paranormal show on TV is back - Most Haunted Live. The show starts on 24th October for 8 nights (8pm-Midnight). Yvette and the team will be on a mission to unmask the Eight Faces of Evil. Our live audience will be taking a much more active role in proceedings than ever before. They and the audience at home will witness experiments on the grand scale, some never before seen on television. We will attempt a séance, in front of our live audience, of such mammoth dimension that if contact is made, no one will miss it. There is a dark criminal undertone to event this year involving gruesome murders, hordes of brutal hangings and twisted torture. The team will visit seven vigil locations all of which tell a bizarre grim tale, one of a wife murdered and chopped to pieces another of a woman locked in a tower and left to rot and we follow the final journey of witches on their sorry trek to the gallows. The Most Haunted team will be keeping in contact between locations to ensure you have live updates and reactions.

Old Town Hall Cellars in Prague, Czech Republic

Prague Waterworks

Křivoklát Castle

Houska Castle

The Control Tower

The Armoury & Hangar 3

The Guards House and Chapel

The Sargents Mess

Base HQ

The Officers Mess

The Hospital

This Christmas, Yvette Fielding and the ‘Most Haunted’ team of investigators will take you on a supernatural adventure like no other. Alone and in the dark they experience their worst nightmare yet as they try to find out who (or what) is haunting the manor. On a mission to capture paranormal evidence of things that go bump in the night, the team will find themselves pushed to the very limits. Have they gone too far this time ? Featuring Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, Fred Batt, Stuart Torevell, Cath Howe, and Phil Whyman. Recorded October 2011.