Episode 4: The Painted Horse

The Witch Farm

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Drama, Fiction

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Frightened and desperate, Liz and Bill enlist the help of a psychic medium, who becomes a divisive figure, suggesting that the haunting is the fault of somebody in the house. But, when strange, disturbing problems start affecting local farmers, Bill and Liz wonder if he could be right - are they responsible for all of this?

The Witch Farm re-investigates 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.

Cast: Bill Rich ...... Joseph Fiennes Liz Rich ...... Alexandra Roach Larry Harry …… Tom Price Wyn Thomas ...... Owen Teale Laurence Rich ...... Jonathan Case Marijke …… Laura Dalgleish Jan …… Dan Starkey

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: 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	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
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.
0:39.2	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:45.3	Marion wasn't haunted by her.
0:49.8	She is the old woman.
0:53.6	She's haunting us.
0:58.6	Oh my God, I get to set hundreds of ghost stories, but surprisingly few of them feature an actual ghost.
1:05.5	Hauntings are so often about sensations, feelings, sound, smells, really every other sense that we have apart from sight is
1:14.5	seeing, believing. The other thing I've been thinking about, did anybody else clock this?
1:20.0	But remember, in episode two, we mentioned how Liz and Bill had heard two sets of footsteps,
1:26.5	the booted ones, but also a pair wearing slippers.
1:32.3	Were we hearing the old woman there?
1:35.3	Team believers, do you feel confident that we now have at least two presences in this house?
1:40.3	And do we have a positive idea on one of them?
1:43.3	Liz is totally confident the woman
1:46.6	she saw is Marion Holborn, a woman who died aged 95 in 1980. Team Skeptics, I would love to hear your
1:56.5	thoughts. And one other important detail. People have been asking about the armchair that Liz saw the old woman in. Was it theirs or did it come with the house? Well, I can reveal that the armchair belonged to Marion Holborn. If our heads are reeling, imagine how Liz and Bill feel back in 1990, as they try to process what all of this means.
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