The Signalman

From Charles Dickens Ghost Stories by NOISER

December 15, 2025 · 45 min · Season 1 · Episode 3

About this episode

A lonely railway worker experiences dark premonitions of death and destruction, questioning his sanity as he tries to prevent a deadly accident.

A lonely railway worker begins experiencing dark premonitions of death and destruction on the line. Is he losing his mind… or are the visions he sees trying to warn him of a deadly accident to come? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Sir David Suchet. Written by Charles Dickens. Additional material by Duncan Barrett, Pascal Hughes and Joel Duddell. Produced by Duncan Barrett | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Recorded and mixed at The Soundhouse Studios | Sound design by Rohan Onraet and Gerry O'Riordan | Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines | Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines | Music performances by Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines | Exec Producers: Pascal Hughes, Katrina Hughes, Joel Duddell. For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to  noiser.com/subscriptions No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining…

People in this episode

Host: Sir David Suchet

Topics covered

railway worker
premonitions
death
accident
mental health
ghost story

Keywords

railway
premonitions
death
ghost story
Charles Dickens
Noiser
Sir David Suchet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser, The Soundhouse Studios, Acast