<description>&lt;p&gt;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?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 5 – The Descendants&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reggie is back on the road to Bangor to meet Kathleen Goligher’s grand daughter. What more can she tell him about her Grandmother’s life as a spiritualist and medium, and how does she feel about Dr Crawford’s unusual experiments?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile – Dr Crawford’s great granddaughter Clare reveals the engineer did not have a good reputation in their family history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Readings by &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen Beggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Reggie meets relatives of Dr Crawford and Kathleen Goligher – what will they reveal? 

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 5 – The DescendantsReggie is back on the road to Bangor to meet Kathleen Goligher’s grand daughter. What more can she tell him about her Grandmother’s life as a spiritualist and medium, and how does she feel about Dr Crawford’s unusual experiments?Meanwhile – Dr Crawford’s great granddaughter Clare reveals the engineer did not have a good reputation in their family history.Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain KingReadings by Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen BeggsProduced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production

5. The Descendants

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford’s findings were extraordinary and widely published – but was it all a hoax?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 4 – A Question of Propriety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford records his experiments with Kathleen and her family in painstaking detail – but some feel his methods, which frequently involve underwear, are not appropriate. 
Reggie visits the archives of the Society for Psychical Research in Cambridge to see photographs taken by Crawford during his experiments, along with dozens of handwritten letters and notes. Reggie also gets a chance to see and hold a sample of historical ectoplasm, though it isn’t quite what he is expecting.
Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King
Readings by 
Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen Beggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Conor McKay 
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland Production&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr Crawford’s experiments with Kathleen continue, but do they verge on inappropriate?

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 4 – A Question of ProprietyDr Crawford records his experiments with Kathleen and her family in painstaking detail – but some feel his methods, which frequently involve underwear, are not appropriate. 
Reggie visits the archives of the Society for Psychical Research in Cambridge to see photographs taken by Crawford during his experiments, along with dozens of handwritten letters and notes. Reggie also gets a chance to see and hold a sample of historical ectoplasm, though it isn’t quite what he is expecting.
Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King
Readings by 
Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen BeggsProduced by Conor McKay 
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland Production

4. A Question of Propriety

<description>&lt;p&gt;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?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 3 – Mr Splitfoot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1848, Wayne County in rural New York. Two young sisters claim they can communicate with a strange presence in their home – the ghost of a murdered pedlar who uses raps, knocks and bangs to answer their questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Fox sisters become key in the creation of a new religious movement known as Spiritualism – the belief that the dead may be contacted by the living. Word spreads fast and it soon takes root in Ireland, where Spiritualism finds its way to Belfast – and the Goligher family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Readings by &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen Beggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland Production&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Strange events at a rural farmhouse in upstate New York soon spread worldwide.

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 3 – Mr Splitfoot1848, Wayne County in rural New York. Two young sisters claim they can communicate with a strange presence in their home – the ghost of a murdered pedlar who uses raps, knocks and bangs to answer their questions.The Fox sisters become key in the creation of a new religious movement known as Spiritualism – the belief that the dead may be contacted by the living. Word spreads fast and it soon takes root in Ireland, where Spiritualism finds its way to Belfast – and the Goligher family.Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain KingReadings by Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen BeggsProduced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland Production

3. Mr Splitfoot

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford’s findings were extraordinary and widely published – but was it all a hoax?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 – The Unseen Operators&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford invites a visitor to attend a séance with Kathleen and her family, known as the Goligher Circle. Sir William Barrett, a highly respected physicist and parapsychologist, is astonished when a wooden table appears to float into the air.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, nearly one hundred years later – Reggie Chamberlain King’s plans to give a lecture about Dr Crawford and Kathleen Goligher are disrupted when a protest is announced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Readings by &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen Beggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A visitor to the Goligher circle is amazed when a table appears to float in mid-air.

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 2 – The Unseen OperatorsDr Crawford invites a visitor to attend a séance with Kathleen and her family, known as the Goligher Circle. Sir William Barrett, a highly respected physicist and parapsychologist, is astonished when a wooden table appears to float into the air.Meanwhile, nearly one hundred years later – Reggie Chamberlain King’s plans to give a lecture about Dr Crawford and Kathleen Goligher are disrupted when a protest is announced.Readings by Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen BeggsProduced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production

2. The Unseen Operators

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford’s findings were extraordinary and widely published – but was it all a hoax?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 1 – A Man in His Usual Health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The body of a man is found on a rocky shore near Bangor, Northern Ireland. In his pockets are a sealed letter to his wife, a silver watch stopped at 7.50 and a small bottle of whiskey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Crawford was a respected engineer, but in the years before his death he carried out a series of elaborate and increasingly unusual experiments – to prove that Belfast teenager Kathleen Goligher could communicate with the dead. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Readings by &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen Beggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production&lt;/p&gt;</description>

An engineer, who believes a Belfast teenager can communicate with spirits - is found dead.

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 1 – A Man in His Usual Health.The body of a man is found on a rocky shore near Bangor, Northern Ireland. In his pockets are a sealed letter to his wife, a silver watch stopped at 7.50 and a small bottle of whiskey.Dr Crawford was a respected engineer, but in the years before his death he carried out a series of elaborate and increasingly unusual experiments – to prove that Belfast teenager Kathleen Goligher could communicate with the dead. Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain KingReadings by Dave Fleming
Lucy McConnell
Mark Claney
Stephen BeggsProduced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin 
A BBC Northern Ireland production

1. A Man in His Usual Health

The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

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