- 8. A Final Question

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 8 – A Final Question

Hidden deep among letters and photographs in the archives of the Society for Psychical Research – Reggie uncovers a note marked ‘confidential’ – could it shed new light on Crawford’s state of mind and his relationship with the Goligher family?
Meanwhile, intrigued by the process of a séance and the beliefs of Belfast’s Spiritualist community – Reggie arranges to meet a medium and undergo a reading.

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