Pareidolia

The Unexplained Podcast ventures into the strange, the unsettling, and the genuinely inexplicable. Whether you are a lifelong believer, a healthy sceptic, or simply someone who has always felt there is more to this world than we are told — you have found your corner of the internet.

We explore the cases, the witnesses, the researchers, and the mysteries that mainstream media would rather leave in the dark. From vast forests where something enormous still roams, to cold cases where the missing seem to have stepped sideways out of existence — we follow the thread wherever it leads.

Long before this podcast existed, there was a voice. A calm, measured, endlessly curious voice — that of Howard Hughes, the celebrated British broadcaster and journalist (not the aviator, but every bit as remarkable in his own world).

Howard hosted The Unexplained podcast for years, building one of the most dedicated and beloved audiences in paranormal broadcasting. He was a man who took the strange seriously — not with sensationalism, but with rigour and genuine wonder.

“There is a gap in the world now that Howard filled. He deserves to be remembered, and his listeners deserve somewhere to turn.”

Howard was extraordinarily kind. When I was going through a very difficult time following an attack some years ago, he reached out with warmth and generosity that I will never forget. That kindness stayed with me. Sadly, Howard passed away a few years ago, and the silence he left behind has been deafening for those of us who loved his work.

This podcast is, in part, an attempt to fill that gap — to honour his legacy by continuing to ask the questions he championed, and to carry the torch for all those listeners who still hunger for answers.

The name The Unexplained itself has deep roots. Howard drew inspiration from a remarkable publication: a part-work magazine of the same name published in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom. Released in weekly instalments, it covered everything from UFO encounters and psychic phenomena to ancient mysteries and unsolved disappearances. Beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched, it was ahead of its time — and it captured the imagination of a generation.

Howard Hughes — broadcaster, journalist, and fellow traveller into the unknown. We remember you.