Most Haunted Live!

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Most Haunted Live!
The Most Haunted Live! logo which is sometimes altered to reflect the theme of the event.
Format	Reality
Created by	Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie
Starring	Yvette Fielding Lesley Smith Ciarán O'Keeffe Karl Beattie Paul Ross Julian Clegg Brian Shepherd
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
No. of episodes	25 Events 2 Events (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie,
Producer(s)	Mike Morrissey
Running time	Varies Usually 9 Hours
Broadcast
Original channel	Living
Original run	31 October 2002 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Most Haunted Live! is a spin-off of the reality TV show Most Haunted and is also produced by Antix Productions. It features the same team investigating many purportedly haunted locations in one area, broadcasting live as the investigation happens.

Contents 1 Origins 2 The team 3 Themes 4 The hub 5 Notable events 6 Episodes 6.1 2002 6.2 2003 6.3 2004 6.4 2005 6.5 2006 6.6 2007 6.7 MHL USA 2007 6.8 2008 7 References and notes

[edit] Origins

The first episode of Most Haunted Live was broadcast on October 31, 2002 from Dudley Castle and was produced jointly by Antix and Hanrahan Media. The next seven live events were produced by Hanrahan; however the eighth was produced by Antix, as Hanrahan had changed large amounts of the format, replacing the original Most Haunted music cues with their own versions and changing the styles of cameras and editing, making them inconsistent with the Most Haunted episodes. Antix's first solo production of Most Haunted Live was a grand affair with a large set, the original Most Haunted music and all the crew involved (Hanrahan only involved Yvette, Derek and Phil from the episode team).

The first Most Haunted Live show aired for only one night but now are usually broadcast over a period of three nights. The first exception was the Halloween 2005 show in London, which was broadcast for four nights.

[edit] The team

Name	Function
Yvette Fielding	Presenter & Investigator
Paul Ross	Presenter
Brian Shepherd	Medium & Psychic Artist
Patrick Matthews	Guest American Medium
Dr Ciarán O'Keeffe	Parapsychologist
Karl Beattie	Director/Producer & Investigator
Stuart Torevell	Lighting Rigger & Investigator
Cath Howe	Hair and Makeup & Investigator
Iain Cash A.K.A. Wigan	Assistant Cameraman
Geoff Adams	Director of Photography
Lesley Smith	Historian
Julian Clegg	Interactive Host

[edit] Themes

The live events are based on specific paranormal themes, the two most common themes being Halloween and the summer solstice which are reputedly the two most paranormally active periods of the calendar. Some themes are based on well known historical figures such as Dick Turpin, William Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper and Dracula. In these shows the team attempts to find the reputed ghosts of these people. The shows make use of an audience and feature psychic experiments, psychic art and remote psychometry.

[edit] The hub

"The Hub", as it is known, is the centre of communications, where the audience and main studio is set up. The live presenter, Paul Ross, works from here, as does the interactive team and their leader, Julian Clegg, along with the historian Lesley Smith who is on hand to verify and support the crew's findings. The hub is also the location of the gallery and production offices.

[edit] Notable events

On 23 February 2007, for the first time in a live programme, the team visited an overseas location. This investigation was held in Corvin's Castle in Transylvania, Romania. The team attempted to make contact with the spirit of Vlad III the Impaler thought to be the inspiration behind the legend of Dracula. David Wells did pick up on the entity of Vlad but however he said he only haunts the castle as a residual energy. Yvette Fielding also slapped her husband, Karl, live on air as she thought he was possessed and he was getting out of control. Over the three nights a small amount of activity was caught, even an apparent manifestation.^[1]

Most Haunted Live returned on 5 May 2007 to 7 May 2007 where the team visited Bristol to investigate the legends of the ghostly pirates from the city's past.^[2]

In June 2005, the Most Haunted team visited the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Here, Yvette Fielding chose to do a lone vigil on the stage at Wakefield theatre, and whilst exiting the stage a series of large moans and groans were heard and Yvette suddenly broke down into tears on the stage as the crowd seemed stunned and shocked.

Also in Wakefield at the National Coal Mining Museum, Derek Acorah was supposedly pulled down the mine shaft by a spirit, much to the amazement of the cast and viewers. Most Haunted Live in Wakefield was the most watched programme on television that night.^{[citation needed]}

On June 1, 2007, Most Haunted Live joined forces with the Travel Channel in the USA to broadcast a live show from Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. The format was also changed from the usual three night, three hour format to be a one night special lasting seven hours through to the early hours of June 2. Because of the time differences the show was not broadcast in the UK and viewers in the USA were the sole target audience.^[3]

Most Haunted Live - USA, returned on 19 October 2007, from the Winchester Mystery House, however the programme was not aired on UK television until 12 February 2008.

Antix Productions then broke all previous records by going out live for 5 nights for their Most Haunted Live on Halloween 2007. The studio was set up in Tatton Park, Cheshire. The team visited multiple sites across the country beginning in Northern England and ending on Halloween in Wales with the locations plotted out to the 5 points of a satanic pentagram (one point down, 2 points up).

The 25th UK audience event also lasted 5 nights and was broadcast from Turin in Italy, starting on 26 March 2008. It was the team's second event broadcast from an overseas location. The theme of the event was based on Turin's historic nickname of "Satan's City."^[4] With the departure of David Wells, Brian Sheperd a guest medium during series four/five of Most Haunted, served as medium for this show. An American medium, Patrick Matthews, also appeared in the hub to give more guidance and views.

Antix Productions have confirmed they have set 29–31 August 2008, as the dates for the next Most Haunted Live.

[edit] Episodes

As of January 2008 Most Haunted Live has broadcast 71 live episodes in 27 live events. 25 have been broadcast for a UK audience and 2 to a USA audience.

[edit] 2002

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
1	31 October 2002	Dudley Castle.	Dudley, West Midlands		Halloween
2	22 December 2002	Dover Castle.	Dover, Kent		Christmas

[edit] 2003

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
3	1 April 2003	Midland Grand Hotel.	London		April Fool's Day
4	21 June 2003	Woodchester Mansion.	Gloucestershire		Summer Solstice
5	31 October 2003	Beaulieu Abbey.	Hampshire		Halloween
6	29 December 2003	Hampstead Heath, Spaniards Inn.	London		Dick Turpin
	30 December 2003	Epping Forest.	Essex
	31 December 2003	Knavesmire.	York

[edit] 2004

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
7	28 February 2004	Avon Riverbank, Falstaff Experience Museum, New Place.	Stratford-Upon-Avon		William Shakespeare
	29 February 2004	Hall’s Croft, Clopton Well.
8	9 April 2004	Graveyard of St. Nicholas Church, Crossroads.	Canewdon, Essex		Matthew Hopkins
	10 April 2004	Seafield Bay, The White Hart, Manningtree Green.	Manningtree, Essex
	11 April 2004	Mistley Towers, The Thorn Hotel, Mistley Pond and Hopping Bridge, Church Ruins.	Mistley, Essex
9	19 June 2004	House of John Flamsteed, The Silk Mill, The Old Dophin Inn.	Derby		Summer Solstice
	20 June 2004	McClusky's Nightclub, Derby Gaol, The Friary.
	21 June 2004	Elvaston Castle.
10	11 September 2004	Maes Artro Heritage / RAF Llanbedr.	Llanbedr, Gwynedd		Series 5 Countdown
	12 September 2004
	13 September 2004
11	30 October 2004	Clitheroe Castle, Church Brow, Trinity Youth Centre.	Pendle Hill, Lancashire		Halloween
	31 October 2004	Lower Well Head Farm, Bull Hole Farm, Tynedale Farm.
	1 November 2004	Waddow Hall.
12	12 December 2004	Blackpool Pleasure Beach.	Blackpool		Christmas
	13 December 2004	Blackpool Tower.
	14 December 2004	Winter Gardens Theatre.

[edit] 2005

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
13	12 March 2005	Lupton House.	Brixham, Devon		Terror at Torbay
	13 March 2005	The Globe Hotel, Brixham Heritage Museum, The Smugglers' Haunt.
	14 March 2005	Berry Pomeroy Castle.
14	6 May 2005	Elstree Film and T.V Studios.	Elstree, Hertfordshire		Nightmare on Elstree
	7 May 2005	Waggon and Horses, Allum Hall, Holybush Pub.
	8 May 2005	Gate Studios
15	19 June 2005	Rutland Mill Complex.	Wakefield		Summer Solstice
	20 June 2005	Wakefield Theatre Royal & Opera House.
	21 June 2005	Caphouse Colliery.
16	2 September 2005	Staircase House.	Manchester		The Asylum
	3 September 2005	Barnes Convalescent Hospital.
	4 September 2005	Brannigans Night Club.
17	28 October 2005	Tower Bridge.	London		Jack The Ripper / Halloween.
	29 October 2005	Commercial Tavern.
	30 October 2005	Clink Prison Museum.
	31 October 2005	The Blind Beggar Pub.
18	9 December 2005	Bluecoat Chambers.	Liverpool		Mayhem on Merseyside
	10 December 2005	Royal Court Theatre.
	11 December 2005	Wirral Museum	Birkenhead

[edit] 2006

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
19	5 May 2006	Wymering Manor.	Portsmouth		Panic in Portsmouth
	6 May 2006	Southsea Castle.
	7 May 2006	Royal Marines Museum.
20	24 June 2006	Parc Howard Museum.	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire		Summer Solstice
	25 June 2006	Llanelly House.
	26 June 2006	Kidwelly Castle.
21	29 October 2006	Blair Street Vaults.	Edinburgh		Halloween
	30 October 2006	Niddry Street Vaults.
	31 October 2006	Mary King's Close.

[edit] 2007

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
22	23 February 2007	Transylvanian Room, Desert Tower, The Hanging Gallery, Do not be Afraid Tower.	Corvin's Castle, Transylvania		Dracula
	24 February 2007	Guards Passage Way, Old Gate Tower, White Tower, Bethlen Wing.
	25 February 2007	Painted Tower, New Gate Tower, Torture Tower, Knights Hall.
23	5 May 2007	Blackbeard's House.	Bristol		Pirates' Curse
	6 May 2007	Redcliffe Caves.
	7 May 2007	Llandoger Trow.
24	27 October 2007	Wheler Priory.	Yorkshire		Inverted Pentagram/Halloween
	28 October 2007	The Leopard Inn.	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
	29 October 2007	Towneley Park.	Burnley, Lancashire
	30 October 2007	Bolsover Castle.	Derbyshire
	31 October 2007	Plas Teg.	Flintshire

[edit] MHL USA 2007

The following were aired live in the USA only. Eastern State Penitentiary, whilst filmed in June 2007 was actually shown on UK television on 25 December 2007. Winchester Mystery House (filmed in October 2007) was shown in the UK on February 12 2008 on Living. This was a 2 hour heavily edited version of the 7 hour investigation achieved mostly through tight editing, removing parts of the show where little happened and removal of all interactive parts of the show.

New Most Haunted Live USA will be back in October this year from Gettysburg over 7 hours on the Travel Channel

#	USA Airdate	UK Airdate	Location			Theme
USA 1	1 June 2007	25 December 2007	Eastern State Penitentiary.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Death Row
USA 2	19 October 2007	12 February 2008	Winchester Mystery House.	San Jose, California		Mystery House

|- style="background-color: #EFF8F7" | USA 3 || 10 October 2008 || TBC, TBC || Gettysburg. || USA || || Haunted Locations |}

[edit] 2008

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
25	26 March 2008	San Pietro in Vincoli	Turin		Satan's City
	27 March 2008	Lucedio Abbey Church & Priest's House
	28 March 2008	Lucedio Abbey Monastery
	29 March 2008	Pietro Micca Tunnels
	30 March 2008	Moncalieri Castle

New Most Haunted Live will be back in August this year.

[edit] References and notes