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6. The Investigator

After Crawford’s death, a renowned physicist is dispatched to test the Goligher Circle.

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

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12 minutes

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