Great piece in The Guardian on how so-called psychics operate!
Drew explains that he was one of just a handful of people fortunate enough to receive a reading during the Edinburgh show. The reading related to someone called Toby who had been killed in a bomb explosion. It was a particularly disturbing and dramatic reading, but it meant a lot to Drew's wife, who was also in the audience and stood with Drew when the reading occurred. Drew's wife had been in love with Toby.
Drew had tried his absolute best to have this reading come through, inasmuch as he had emailed details of Toby and how he died to Sally's website and had left notes (so-called "love letters") in a box in the foyer just before the show. Skeptics might wonder if Sally had access to this information and used it as a basis for her reading, while believers will assume that Toby's spirit was stood next to Sally that night.
You might not have made up your mind yet whether you're a believer or not, but one extra piece of information might help. Toby was a fictional character. Drew's email and love letters were based on the death of Toby Wren in the 1970 BBC science fiction drama Doomwatch....
I am curious to know if Sally thinks it is possible to contact the spirit of a fictional character, or if she coincidentally contacted the spirit of a real person whose life and death matched the experiences of Toby Wren, or if there is an alternative explanation.
Now that's how its done! Perhaps the P-G can take some notes on how an actual investigation into alleged supernatural powers is conducted the next time they want to do a puff piece on someone who claims she can talk to your dog.
