6. The Investigator

About this episode

The episode explores the experiments of Dr William Jackson Crawford and the subsequent investigations by Professor Edmund Edward Fournier D’Albe.

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

People in this episode

Host: Reggie Chamberlain King

Topics covered

• psychical investigation
• mediumship
• Belfast history
• scientific experiments
• hoaxes
• seances

Keywords

• Dr William Jackson Crawford
• Professor Edmund Edward Fournier D’Albe
• Goligher Circle
• Belfast lough
• seance
• psychical research
• 1920

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Northern Ireland

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