The Lovecraft Investigations

By BBC Radio 4

What's The Lovecraft Investigations about?

An investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations. From H.P. Lovecraft.

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The Lovecraft Investigations episodes:

10.16.2023
Ep 10 - The Haunter of the Dark
Kennedy and Ness are already in deep as Byron reaches the woods near Dunwich. How long have they all got before the Ashton-Heath siblings find them? The Lovecraft Investigations conclude. But will they end well for the team? Three years...
10.16.2023
Ep 9 - The Haunter of the Dark
Slide helps Kennedy and Ness crack the code. The women lead the way to Suffolk, and a house near Dunwich. The investigation is gathering pace. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the...
10.16.2023
Ep 8 - The Haunter of the Dark
The stress of the investigation is taking a heavy toll on the team. Disharmony grows; an unwise decision is made and key understanding of the situation is challenged. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at...
10.16.2023
Ep 7 - The Haunter of the Dark
Eleanor Peck leads a spirited discussion of the team's leads and understanding so far. New names intermingle with old as they share what they know and begin to see patterns emerging. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and...
10.16.2023
Ep 6 - The Haunter of the Dark
Bad Memories resurface as Kennedy and Byron proceed with caution into the Blake House. Are they getting closer to finding Robert Blake's notebook and the house's secrets? Or simply heading into danger. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth,...
10.16.2023
Ep 5 - The Haunter Of The Dark
Kennedy learns more about Robert Blake as she continues her investigations in Suffolk. Meanwhile, the phone is ringing in Sible Hedingham. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft Investigations are back...
10.16.2023
Ep 4 - The Haunter of the Dark
Kennedy has been to France to talk to Aramis Levesque about Edwin Lillibridge. Diane Netley is convinced that Wilberforce Ashton-Heath can help her husband. What are the threads connecting Paris and Sible Hedingham? Three years on from The Shadow Over...
10.16.2023
Ep 3 - The Haunter of the Dark
Back in London, Caroline Morse shares some key family history with Kennedy and familiar names crop up again. Finding Robert Blake's notebook is back on Red Hook's agenda. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at...
10.16.2023
Ep 2 - The Haunter Of The Dark
Could a murder at the Marston House in 1935 have connections to the mysterious disappearances at the Blake House in 2010? How does Philip Gibson fit in? And why do so many roads seem to lead back...
10.16.2023
Ep 1 - The Haunter of the Dark
Three years on from Heawood's dramatic disappearance at Pleasant Green, Kennedy has lost hope of ever seeing him again. Following the dramatic end to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, she has travelled extensively, following apparent leads, and there...
10.13.2023
Welcome to The Haunter of The Dark
Kennedy Fisher traces the threads of The Lovecraft Investigations from the beginning, and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, through to their search in Suffolk for The Whisperer in Darkness and overseas to Iraq, Paris and the States in The...
11.19.2020
Bonus Ep. 3 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
"Heawood and Kennedy": an unedited conversation recorded towards the end of "The Whisperer in Darkness".
11.19.2020
Bonus Ep. 2 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
"Who is Mary Lairre?": a recording found by chance by Kennedy Fisher on Matthew Heawood's cloud server at the end of the season.
11.19.2020
Bonus Ep. 1 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
"The Somerton Man": a complex mystery story by Kennedy Fisher.
11.19.2020
Ep. 8 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 7 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 6 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 5 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 4 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 3 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this...
11.19.2020
Ep. 2 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something’s coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The podcast investigation continues. Podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time...
11.19.2020
Ep. 1 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
A foggy seafront town where something’s coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The podcast investigation continues. Podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time...
11.12.2020
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return to close the story, in Julian Simpson's H.P. Lovecraft-inspired universe.
12.23.2019
Urgent update from Kennedy Fisher
Kennedy addresses an audio glitch and uncovers a secret code.
12.16.2019
Ep. 9 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.16.2019
Ep. 8 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.16.2019
Ep. 7 – The Whisperer in Darkness
The Whisperer in Darkness An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question...
12.09.2019
Ep. 6 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.09.2019
Ep. 5 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.09.2019
Ep. 4 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.02.2019
Ep. 3 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.02.2019
Ep. 2 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
12.02.2019
Ep. 1 – The Whisperer in Darkness
An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our...
11.29.2019
The Whisperer in Darkness
A disappearance leads to an investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations.
11.25.2019
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02.02.2019
Ep. 2 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: Who is Charles Dexter Ward? Heawood and Kennedy find out more about his background. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry...
01.02.2019
Ep. 10 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The horrifying conclusion to H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox,...
01.02.2019
Ep. 9 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: The awful truth behind Lucy Hawthorne’s murder. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox, Ben...
01.02.2019
Ep. 8 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: Returning to the trailer park. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox, Ben Crowe,...
01.02.2019
Ep. 7 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: Who is Ipqu-Aya? Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox, Ben Crowe, Nathan Osgood,...
01.02.2019
Ep. 6 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: In search of Dexter’s experiments. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox, Ben Crowe, Nathan...
01.02.2019
Ep. 5 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: What has happened to Heawood? Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe Fox, Ben Crowe, Nathan...
01.02.2019
Ep. 4 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: A donation from an unknown source allows Heawood and Kennedy to crack on with their investigation. But the trail gets weirder. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark...
01.02.2019
Ep. 3 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: Heawood and Kennedy’s investigation appears to hit a wall.. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry Kay, Penny Downie, Madeleine Potter, Phoebe...
01.02.2019
Ep. 1 – The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
From H.P. Lovecraft: An investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a locked room in an asylum. Cast includes Barnaby Kay, Jana Carpenter, Alun Armstrong, Adam Godley, Nicola Walker, Steven Mackintosh, Mark Bazeley, Samuel Barnett, Richard Cordery, Harry...