6. The Investigator

The story of Dr William Jackson Crawford, an engineer and teacher, who carried out a series of strange experiments with a teenage medium and her family before his untimely death on the shores of Belfast lough in 1920.

Dr Crawford’s findings were extraordinary and widely published – but was it all a hoax?

Episode 6 – The Investigator

Following Dr Crawford’s death, a highly respected scientist – and psychical investigator – is dispatched to Belfast to carry out a series of experiments with the Goligher Circle. However, Professor Edmund Edward Fournier D’Albe soon runs into problems during a séance

Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King

Readings by

Dave Fleming

Lucy McConnell

Mark Claney

Stephen Beggs

Produced by Conor McKay

Editor Andy Martin

A BBC Northern Ireland production