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Radio Ulster,16 May 2026,12 mins

SeriesThe Séance Experiments

6. The Investigator

Assume Nothing

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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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