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	The first series aired weekly on Monday nights, presented alongside Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden, covering towns including Faversham, Shrewsbury, Maidstone, Northampton, Bedford, and Royston.<ref name="justapedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://justapedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Justapedia}}</ref> After each episode, a behind-the-scenes companion show, "Ghost Towns Revealed," followed the team's filming process.<ref name="justapedia"/> Later series extended the format to towns including York, Halifax, Chester, Stirling, and Swansea, addressing local legends ranging from wartime and Civil War history to reported hauntings at pubs, museums, and family homes.<ref name="imdb-episodes">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — Episode list \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/episodes/?season=2 \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>		The first series aired weekly on Monday nights, presented alongside Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden, covering towns including Faversham, Shrewsbury, Maidstone, Northampton, Bedford, and Royston.<ref name="justapedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://justapedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Justapedia}}</ref> After each episode, a behind-the-scenes companion show, "Ghost Towns Revealed," followed the team's filming process.<ref name="justapedia"/> Later series extended the format to towns including York, Halifax, Chester, Stirling, and Swansea, addressing local legends ranging from wartime and Civil War history to reported hauntings at pubs, museums, and family homes.<ref name="imdb-episodes">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — Episode list \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/episodes/?season=2 \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

	The series received a mixed critical response; reviewers were divided between finding its multi-story format more engaging than ''Most Haunted''{{'}}s slower pacing, and finding Acorah's readings unconvincing and formulaic.<ref name="imdb-reviews">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — User reviews \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/reviews/ \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>		The series received a mixed critical response; reviewers were divided between finding its multi-story format more engaging than ''Most Haunted'''s slower pacing, and finding Acorah's readings unconvincing and formulaic.<ref name="imdb-reviews">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — User reviews \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/reviews/ \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

	== Ending ==		== Ending ==

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	'''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''' is a British paranormal reality television series featuring medium [[Derek Acorah]], who travels to towns across the UK to investigate local hauntings. The series aired on LivingTV from 7 November 2005 to 28 November 2006, running for three series and 24 episodes (65 including "Revealed," live, and compilation editions), produced by Ruggie Media.<ref name="wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Wikipedia}}</ref>		'''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''' is a British paranormal reality television series featuring medium [[Derek Acorah]], who travels to towns across the UK to investigate local hauntings. The series aired on LivingTV from 7 November 2005 to 28 November 2006, running for three series and 24 episodes (65 including "Revealed," live, and compilation editions), produced by Ruggie Media.<ref name="wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Wikipedia}}</ref>

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			\|seasons=3
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			'''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''' is a British paranormal reality television series featuring medium [[Derek Acorah]], who travels to towns across the UK to investigate local hauntings. The series aired on LivingTV from 7 November 2005 to 28 November 2006, running for three series and 24 episodes (65 including "Revealed," live, and compilation editions), produced by Ruggie Media.<ref name="wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Wikipedia}}</ref>

	~~'''Derek~~ Acorah's Ghost ~~Towns'~~'' ~~is a British paranormal reality television series featuring medium~~ [[~~Derek Acorah~~]]~~, who travels to towns across the UK to investigate local hauntings~~. ~~The series aired on LivingTV from 7 November 2005 to 28 November 2006, running for three series and 24 episodes (65 including~~ "~~Revealed,~~" ~~live, and compilation editions), produced by Ruggie Media~~.		== Format ==
			Each episode saw Acorah and the team arrive in a town aboard the "Ghost Town Van," where local residents could come forward and share their own experiences of hauntings.<ref name="wikipedia"/> A recurring segment, "Doorstep Divination," saw Acorah visit a randomly chosen house in the town to give the occupants an impromptu psychic reading.<ref name="wikipedia"/> Each episode typically covered four separate investigations packed into a single hour, in contrast to the single-location focus of ''[[Most Haunted]]''.<ref name="harpercollins">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780007229543/derek-acorahs-ghost-towns/ \|publisher=HarperCollins Australia}}</ref>

	== ~~Format~~ ==		The first series aired weekly on Monday nights, presented alongside Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden, covering towns including Faversham, Shrewsbury, Maidstone, Northampton, Bedford, and Royston.<ref name="justapedia">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns \|url=https://justapedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns \|publisher=Justapedia}}</ref> After each episode, a behind-the-scenes companion show, "Ghost Towns Revealed," followed the team's filming process.<ref name="justapedia"/> Later series extended the format to towns including York, Halifax, Chester, Stirling, and Swansea, addressing local legends ranging from wartime and Civil War history to reported hauntings at pubs, museums, and family homes.<ref name="imdb-episodes">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — Episode list \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/episodes/?season=2 \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
	~~Each~~ episode ~~saw Acorah and the team arrive in~~ a ~~town aboard~~ the "Ghost ~~Town Van~~," ~~where~~ local ~~residents could come forward~~ and ~~share their own experiences of~~ hauntings. ~~A recurring segment,~~ "~~Doorstep Divination,~~" ~~saw~~ Acorah ~~visit a randomly chosen house in the town to give the occupants an impromptu psychic reading. The show~~'s ~~format packed several separate stories into a single episode, in contrast to the single-location focus of ''[[Most Haunted]]''~~.

	~~Episodes covered towns including Faversham, Northampton, Shrewsbury, York, Halifax, Chester, Stirling~~, and ~~Swansea, addressing local legends ranging from wartime and civil war history to reported hauntings at pubs, museums,~~ and ~~family homes~~. ~~Live editions,~~ "~~Ghost Towns Revealed,~~" ~~allowed viewers to call into the studio to discuss each night~~'s ~~events~~.		The series received a mixed critical response; reviewers were divided between finding its multi-story format more engaging than ''Most Haunted''{{'}}s slower pacing, and finding Acorah's readings unconvincing and formulaic.<ref name="imdb-reviews">{{cite web \|title=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns — User reviews \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483852/reviews/ \|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

	== Ending ==		== Ending ==
	A fourth series was planned for 2007 following consistently good ratings, but Acorah opted to take a break from the show to focus on a large-scale UK tour of his mediumship. On his return to LivingTV, he presented ''Paranormal Egypt'' rather than a further series of ''Ghost Towns''.		A fourth series was planned for 2007 following consistently good ratings, but Acorah opted to take a break from the show to focus on a large-scale UK tour of his mediumship.<ref name="justapedia"/> On his return to LivingTV, he presented ''Paranormal Egypt'' rather than a further series of ''Ghost Towns''.<ref name="justapedia"/>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Derek Acorah]]		* [[Derek Acorah]]
	* [[Most Haunted]]		* [[Most Haunted]]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Acorah's_Ghost_Towns Wikipedia — Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns]

	[[Category:Television]]		[[Category:Television]]
	[[Category:~~In The Media]]~~		[[Category:Supernatural Fiction]]
	~~[[Category:Derek Acorah~~]]

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{{ShowInfobox
|name=Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns
|type=Paranormal reality television series
|network=LivingTV
|presenter=Derek Acorah
|first_aired=7 November 2005
|status=Ended
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'''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''' is a British paranormal reality television series featuring medium [[Derek Acorah]], who travels to towns across the UK to investigate local hauntings. The series aired on LivingTV from 7 November 2005 to 28 November 2006, running for three series and 24 episodes (65 including "Revealed," live, and compilation editions), produced by Ruggie Media.

== Format ==
Each episode saw Acorah and the team arrive in a town aboard the "Ghost Town Van," where local residents could come forward and share their own experiences of hauntings. A recurring segment, "Doorstep Divination," saw Acorah visit a randomly chosen house in the town to give the occupants an impromptu psychic reading. The show's format packed several separate stories into a single episode, in contrast to the single-location focus of ''[[Most Haunted]]''.

Episodes covered towns including Faversham, Northampton, Shrewsbury, York, Halifax, Chester, Stirling, and Swansea, addressing local legends ranging from wartime and civil war history to reported hauntings at pubs, museums, and family homes. Live editions, "Ghost Towns Revealed," allowed viewers to call into the studio to discuss each night's events.

== Ending ==
A fourth series was planned for 2007 following consistently good ratings, but Acorah opted to take a break from the show to focus on a large-scale UK tour of his mediumship. On his return to LivingTV, he presented ''Paranormal Egypt'' rather than a further series of ''Ghost Towns''.

== See also ==
* [[Derek Acorah]]
* [[Most Haunted]]

[[Category:Television]]

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