THE SPOOKY SHOW WITH JON AND VE: With special guest Ronald Murphy

Wednesday 22nd October 2025

At eight o clock tonight, UK Time, 3pm EST, we bring you another episode of the Spooky Show with Jon and Ve.

Vivien is on holiday this month, and so her place will be taken for the next five weeks by Jon and Ve (to be known for the next five weeks to be known as “Spooky Ve“) and they shall do their best to continue in the best standards set by dear Vivien. This week they are joined by Ian Squibbs and our special guest Ronald Murphy.

Ron Murphy has been investigating the stuff of nightmares for over 30 years. He has investigated the things that go bump in the night and meticulously researched the historical and psychological context of myths and legends from around the world. Mr. Murphy seeks to uncover the archetypal precedent for the monsters that haunt our collective thoughts.

Jonathan Downes
Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and an eleven year old granddaughter called Evelyn.