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The Haunted Library

The Haunted Library

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This library is home to curious things. Strange tales. Unanswered questions. Stories that linger longer than they should.

Hosted by Colin Morgan (Merlin, Belfast) with guest host Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Bridgerton), The Haunted Library invites you deep into the stacks to hear works of classic horror brought to life, from Gothic novels to pulpy penny dreadfuls.

The library boasts the most extensive and unnerving of collections. Here you’ll find novels including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, The Turn of the Screw, The Picture of Dorian Grey, Carmilla and The Invisible Man, as well as short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker and M.R. James.

Some tales begin with a mystery, others with a bargain that should never have been struck, and a few with something stirring in the dark. You’ll encounter haunted houses, hidden secrets, dangerous ambitions, ghosts, monsters, uncanny apparitions and impossible transformations.

Two new episodes every week.

The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay a while.

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This podcast is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial company that is wholly owned by the BBC. No money from the licence fee was used to create this podcast. The money BBC Studios makes is re-invested to help fund the BBC.

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  • Jekyll and Hyde: Part 5

    Jekyll and Hyde: Part 5
    Oct 5 2026

    This episode will be available to listen to for free on the 5th October 2026. You can listen to it right away and without ads by subscribing to The Haunted Library Plus on Apple Podcasts.

    At last, Dr Jekyll tells his own story. Driven by a lifelong struggle between respectability and desire, he pursued a dangerous line of inquiry into the nature of the human soul. But what if the boundary between good and evil is more fragile than anyone suspects?

    Set in the foggy, cobblestone streets of London, lawyer, John Gabriel Utterson investigates the mysterious relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a sinister man named Edward Hyde. What begins as a troubling mystery surrounding a suspicious will, quickly spirals into a dark exploration of science, morality, and the duality of man. 

    The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay awhile.

    Narrated by Colin Morgan

    Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Sound design by Jon Nicholls

    Produced by Lydia Shamah for BBC Studios

    Associate Producer: Lorna Newman for BBC Studios

    Recording Engineer: Poppy Humphries for ID Audio

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    26 min
  • Jekyll and Hyde: Part 4

    Jekyll and Hyde: Part 4
    Oct 1 2026

    A locked door is broken open. A body is discovered. And among the papers left behind lies an account that threatens everything Utterson thought he knew. Across London, old certainties begin to crumble as an impossible story emerges from the shadows.

    Set in the foggy, cobblestone streets of London, lawyer, John Gabriel Utterson investigates the mysterious relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a sinister man named Edward Hyde. What begins as a troubling mystery surrounding a suspicious will, quickly spirals into a dark exploration of science, morality, and the duality of man. 

    The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay awhile.

    Narrated by Colin Morgan

    Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Sound design by Jon Nicholls

    Produced by Lydia Shamah for BBC Studios

    Associate Producer: Lorna Newman for BBC Studios

    Recording Engineer: Poppy Humphries for ID Audio

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    35 min
  • Jekyll and Hyde: Part 3

    Jekyll and Hyde: Part 3
    Sep 21 2026

    For a time, Dr Jekyll seems transformed, emerging into society with renewed purpose and warmth. Then, without warning, he retreats once more behind locked doors. Their mutual friend Lanyon has discovered a terrifying truth that he refuses to share, but a letter sent after his death draws Utterson toward a dreadful possibility. What is happening inside Jekyll's laboratory?

    Set in the foggy, cobblestone streets of London, lawyer, John Gabriel Utterson investigates the mysterious relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a sinister man named Edward Hyde. What begins as a troubling mystery surrounding a suspicious will, quickly spirals into a dark exploration of science, morality, and the duality of man.

    The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay awhile.

    Narrated by Colin Morgan

    Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Sound design by Jon Nicholls

    Produced by Lydia Shamah for BBC Studios

    Associate Producer: Lorna Newman for BBC Studios

    Recording Engineer: Laurence Pearson for ID Audio

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    35 min
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