Case Update 2: No Escape

The Witch Farm

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Drama, Fiction

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Equine deaths, ley lines and Bill's hands… there’s much to discuss! In this bonus case update, Danny unpacks your questions and theories about the recent dramatic developments at Heol Fanog.

The Witch Farm reinvestigates a real-life haunting – a paranormal cold case that has been unsolved for nearly 30 years - until now. Set in in the beautiful, remote Welsh countryside, this terrifying true story is told through a thrilling blend of drama and documentary.

Written and presented by Danny Robins, creator of The Battersea Poltergeist, Uncanny and West End hit 2:22 – A Ghost Story, The Witch Farm stars Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Alexandra Roach (No Offence), with original theme music by Mercury Prize-nominated Gwenno. This 8-part series interweaves a terrifying supernatural thriller set in the wild Welsh countryside with a fascinating modern-day investigation into a real-life mystery.

Written and presented by Danny Robins Sound design by Darrell Maclaine Music by Evelyn Sykes Theme Music by Gwenno Researcher: Nancy Bottomley Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard Directed by Simon Barnard

Consultant on the show was Mark Chadbourn, whose book on the case, Testimony, was a huge help with research on this series

A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.
0:07.0	It was an extraordinary news story.
0:09.0	The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,
0:14.0	mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.
0:18.0	One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for Lucan.
0:21.6	It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime.
0:25.6	I'm Alex von Tundselman.
0:26.6	This is The Lucan Obsession.
0:28.6	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:30.6	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:36.6	Hello, this is the second of our case updates, our chance to get together and do a special deep dive into the case.
0:44.4	So we've had a lot of attention in the last couple of weeks. Our investigation has made it into the British newspapers and even onto national television.
1:02.0	Now one place you might want to avoid walking in the dark is a farmhouse in the Breck and Beacons in Wales, which is a setting for a chilling BBC supernatural podcast called The Witchfarl.
1:06.0	And it has had an effect. A new witness has come forwards.
1:12.1	Somebody with a really interesting story to tell about Hale Van Gog.
1:16.1	More on that in just a little bit, but we have also had a lot of questions.
1:21.1	They have been coming in thick and fast, and there is one question that I've been getting more than any other.
1:26.2	It is best summed up in this tweet
1:29.0	from Miss Fitz on Twitter. Why didn't they just move out? And then again in capitals, why didn't
1:36.6	they just move out? Okay, I hear you. It's a question that comes up in so many of the cases
1:42.5	that I look at. if people are renting a house
1:45.0	that they believe is haunted, why don't they just leave? In this case, there are very
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