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(PRWEB) November 20, 2005 -- Most Haunted is a programme based on investigating purported paranormal activity. It is produced and presented by ANTIX Productions, owned by Yvette Fielding and her husband Karl Beattie. Antix Productions was formed in 2001, and Karl and Yvette, developed the show, initially working from their living room. Their commitment paid off when Living TV commissioned sixteen thirty-minute episodes. Now on its seventh series with worldwide sales to Europe, Canada, Australia, and the US, Most Haunted continues to go from strength to strength.

This award winning television sensation has sparked a rise in paranormal investigations. Each episode is based in a property that has claims to be haunted. In recent shows, the team has traveled further afield, to mainland Europe and the United States. No two investigations prove the same. The investigators spend a night at a location, conduct walks and record their reactions to odd sounds, movements or shadows that occur. This includes the recording of orbs. Most Haunted considers orbs to be the first stage of a possible ghostly manifestation.

There have been several programmes called Most Haunted Live which are live broadcast versions of the usual show, in a large location and lasting three hours, covering three nights. Live adds studio presenter David Bull and second historian Richard Jones. Later broadcasts added an interactive element with Julian Clegg in charge of the call centre.

Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie are accompanied by a team that goes to supposedly haunted sites, looking for proof of life after death within the span of twenty-four hours, hoping to capture a full blown apparition on film. Accompanying the group is the psychic Derek Acorah, and his spirit guide Sam. In the second series, Phil Whyman joined as a paranormal investigator, a role played in the first series by Jason Karl. Phil Whyman left the show at the end of series four and was replaced by Ciarán O’Keeffe. In series six, medium David Wells joins the team as a second psychic. A new medium, Gordon Smith, will appear on the show from series seven, replacing Derek Acorah.

Derek Acorah has frequently claimed to be possessed by an entity. The audience is left to decide whether or not this is a real paranormal event, and great debate reigns about this part of the show. Two websites are dedicated to debunking Most Haunted, and there are many enthusiastic fan sites.

Louie Savva and Dr Matthew Smith from the Society for Psychical Research explain how encounters need to be properly and scientifically measured, controlled and studied.

The Beginning

The pilot of Most Haunted was shot at Michelham Piory. Michelham is a medieval monastery that has been converted to a private house, and it had a long reputation for being haunted. Karl came up with the idea of spending a twenty-four hour vigil there, in the dark, with a set of experts in the paranormal. Although ghost shows had appeared on TV before, none of them had used night vision cameras.

Michelham Piory offered lots of phenomena. Derek saw a dark spirit as soon as the crew entered, the temperature plummeted in certain areas, and there were fluctuating readings on the EMF (electromagnetic field) meter. Karl saw the figure of a woman and Yvette was pinched by a spirit.

When the tape was shown around there was a mixed reaction. Broadcasters were worried that there wouldn’t be enough activity. In October of 2001, Richard Woolfe was appointed controller of Living TV, and Most Haunted became his first commissioned series. They agreed to an initial run of sixteen shows – and haven’t stopped since.

Location

There is no shortage of possible locations for Most Haunted. More than 10,000 locations in the UK have reported hauntings. At first, it was difficult getting permission to film as some property owners felt that they’d been misrepresented by previous shows. As the series went on however, numerous venues began to contact the team asking to be featured.

Locations are chosen for a number of different reasons: usually sites are chosen that have had a lot of activity in the last six months, verified by more than one person. Once a location becomes a strong possibility, Alex Lysaght visits it. Ideally, the team wants a place where at least three areas are haunted and is large enough for everyone to fit in.

The Most Haunted Secrets

Teresa Edwards is the author of the highly popular "The Most Haunted Secrets" book. For more details on Most Haunted, visit http://www.themosthaunted.com/index02mh.htm

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