Case Update 3: The Welsh Amityville

The Witch Farm

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Drama, Fiction

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Danny discusses your latest questions and theories as the series builds to a climax, and explores the chilling links to the famous Amityville case in America.

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 Editing and 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

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0:06.5	I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:11.2	I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,
0:16.0	relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.
0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you.
0:33.6	So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
0:39.5	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:44.5	Wow, here we are. A standing stand.
0:48.6	This was put up in the Bronze Age.
0:50.7	But I think this was probably a prehistoric thoroughfare.
0:58.2	And the stone was put there to mark the root.
1:03.4	And with local Brecon historian Mike Williams on the top of a mountain looking at a stone monument that is over a thousand years old.
1:05.8	This is an ancient landscape.
1:07.4	Yes, you're absolutely right. You really can feel the past as if it comes up through the
1:11.7	soil and you can absorb it. But the real reason we're here is because of a legend associated with
1:17.8	the hill opposite us. That's Van Neath. Now Van Neath was said to be the haunt of Gwynapneed.
1:26.1	Some say he was a god. Some say he was a god.
1:28.0	Some say he was a mythical person like King Arthur.
1:33.7	And it is said that on midwinter's night,
1:37.5	he will come from the hill and he will lead the wild hunt.
1:40.9	And if you see Gwynabneath and the wild hunt,
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