4.6 • 832 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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It’s 1989, rural Wales, a lonely old farmhouse in the shadow of the imposing Brecon Beacons mountains. Young, pregnant Liz Rich and her artist husband Bill rent an isolated farmhouse in the Welsh countryside, with Bill’s teenage son Laurence. They’re hoping for a fresh start, but the house holds dark secrets, and the family’s new life becomes a terrifying ordeal that will change them forever. Their dream home has become a haunted nightmare - but what is real and what is in their minds? 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 the real-life mystery behind what has been called Britain’s most haunted house. Cast: Bill Rich ..... Joseph Fiennes Liz Rich ..... Alexandra Roach Wyn Thomas ..... Owen Teale Lawrence Rich ..... Jonathan Case Electrician ..... Delme Thomas Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Ciaran O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow Sound design by Charlie Brandon-King and Richard Fox Music by Evelyn Sykes Theme Music by Gwenno Researcher: Nancy Bottomley Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard Directed by Simon Barnard Consultant was Mark Chadbourn, author of the book on the case, Testimony A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
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0:00.0 | Katie Simpson was a show jumper with a promising future. |
0:06.0 | She was just bursting with life. |
0:08.0 | A genius on horseback. |
0:10.0 | It took four years to bring Jonathan Creswell, her killer, to court. |
0:16.0 | He was within a whisker of getting away with him. |
0:19.0 | This is a story that rocked Northern Ireland. |
0:22.3 | A controlling and coercive individual |
0:24.6 | accepted in society |
0:26.2 | and no one brought their hand up and reported it. |
0:29.5 | Assume nothing. Murder at the stables. |
0:32.6 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
0:36.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
0:46.2 | Breakfast is ready. |
0:50.8 | I have to say goodbye to you. |
0:52.4 | Why? |
0:53.1 | I'm going to Wales. |
0:55.0 | So you won't be here when we come back? |
0:57.9 | No, I'm going to be in the mountains of Wales to try and find out about a haunted house. |
1:05.8 | I'm Danny Robbins. |
1:07.1 | Two years ago, I made a podcast series about a real-life haunting, The Battersea Poldekeyes. |
1:13.3 | It took me to the brink of something that I had never thought possible, believing that ghosts exist. |
1:22.9 | Ever since, I have wondered if there was another case out there that could tip me over the edge. |
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