The Hauntening: The Complete Series 1-4

Synopsis

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out 3.36 billion instructions per second. The average person can carry out only one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions; you won't be able to do that.But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine? Prepare to travel through the bad gateway as acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Tom Neenan (The Mash Report) finds out what horrors may be lurking in our apps and gadgets. From a dating app with paranormal parameters to a sinister smart fridge, a petrifying Peloton, a nightmarish NFT and a word game that turns n*sty, tech blogger Tom discovers the dark side of our beloved devices - with hair-raising results...This box set includes every series of the humorously horrifying anthology/sitcom - including Series 4, which has never previously been released on audio. Jenny Bede co-stars as Tom's friend Heidi, and special guests include Frances Barber, Nicola Walker, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Andy Nyman, Martin Jarvis, Lewis MacLeod, Joanna Lumley and Peter Davison. The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Double Acts, Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive and Kevin Eldon Will See You Now.Production creditsWritten by Tom NeenanProduced and directed by David TylerA Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4CastTom - Tom NeenanHeidi - Jenny BedeThe Cabbie/Reynolds - Roger MorlidgeJane - Kath HunterVoice of the app - Frances BarberDebbi - Kath HughesAsag/Dominic/Dean - Ewan BaileyWilliam - Vincent FranklinAmar/The Waiter/'Rency - Naz OsmanogluTaxi Controller - Georgie FullerCamilla - Nicola WalkerFelixxx - Ivan GonzalezThe Operators - Nina Sosanya, Alison Senior, Lucy Thackeray, Robert WilfortTony/The Waiter/Dennis - Dan TetsellDr Conroy - Julian Rhind-TuttElicia - Georgie GlenDI Gerry - Nicholas WoodesonDC Freck - Ethan LawrenceOlivia - Freya ParkerCharlie - Andy NymanThe Advert - Rebecca GethingsCam - Martin JarvisJune - Phoebe HornPolice Officer - Tayla Kovacevic-EbongThe Deepfakes - Lewis MacLeodLance - Joseph MayKen - Steve BrodyThe Archivist - Geoffrey WhiteheadThe Barman - Morgan JonesWith Joanna Lumley and Peter Davison as themselvesFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-18 October 2017 (Series 1), 17-31 October 2018 (Series 2), 14 October-4 November 2020 (Series 3), 5-26 October 2022 (Series 4)© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.