5. The Descendants
Reggie meets relatives of Dr Crawford and Kathleen Goligher 鈥� 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鈥檚 findings were extraordinary and widely published 鈥� but was it all a hoax?
Episode 5 鈥� The Descendants
Reggie is back on the road to Bangor to meet Kathleen Goligher鈥檚 grand daughter. What more can she tell him about her Grandmother鈥檚 life as a spiritualist and medium, and how does she feel about Dr Crawford鈥檚 unusual experiments?
Meanwhile 鈥� Dr Crawford鈥檚 great granddaughter Clare reveals the engineer did not have a good reputation in their family history.
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 麻豆社 Northern Ireland production
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- Sat 16 May 2026 13:05麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle
- Sun 17 May 2026 13:05麻豆社 Radio Foyle & 麻豆社 Radio Ulster
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