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   Number 1: The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 2. Haumea

   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 the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Island to Iraq, to the Suffolk countryside – as they realised that everything uncovered in season one threaded through to season two. Towards the end of 'The Whisperer In Darkness,' the investigation turned inward as Kennedy discovered a possible family connection to the uncovered conspiracy. And evidence forces Heawood to question the veracity of Kennedy's account of her time in Iraq. As Kennedy heads off to Innsmouth, to look into her apparently spooky ancestry, Heawood is going to Iraq to answer the most disturbing of all questions; could Kennedy be a killer? Both Kennedy and Heawood make life-changing discoveries as the two investigations come together and reach a gripping conclusion, just as the Coronavirus pandemic is sweeping the world Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter star in writer/director Julian Simpson’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired universe. Episode Two: "Haumea" MATTHEW HEAWOOD ................Barnaby Kay KENNEDY FISHER............................Jana Carpenter ELEANOR PECK.................................Nicola Walker CASEY...................................................Kyle Soller DOCTOR WILLETT...........................Mark Bazeley MELODY CARTWRIGHT.................Karla Crome ALICE....................................................Jennifer Armour SLIDE....................................................Ferdinand Kingsley CHARLES DEXTER WARD.............Samuel Barnett SOUND.....................................................David Thomas PRODUCTION COORDINATOR.......Sarah Tombling PRODUCER..............................................Karen Rose MUSIC........................................................Tim Elsenburg WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Julian Simpson A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

   November 19, 2020·30min
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   Number 2: The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 1. Footsteps

   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 the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Island to Iraq, to the Suffolk countryside – as they realised that everything uncovered in season one threaded through to season two. Towards the end of 'The Whisperer In Darkness,' the investigation turned inward as Kennedy discovered a possible family connection to the uncovered conspiracy. And evidence forces Heawood to question the veracity of Kennedy's account of her time in Iraq. As Kennedy heads off to Innsmouth, to look into her apparently spooky ancestry, Heawood is going to Iraq to answer the most disturbing of all questions: could Kennedy be a killer? Both Kennedy and Heawood make life-changing discoveries as the two investigations come together and reach a gripping conclusion, just as the Coronavirus pandemic is sweeping the world. Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter star in writer/director Julian Simpson’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired universe. Episode One: "Footsteps" MATTHEW HEAWOOD ................Barnaby Kay KENNEDY FISHER...........................Jana Carpenter CASEY.................................................Kyle Soller JASPER...............................................Steven Mackintosh DOCTOR WILLETT.........................Mark Bazeley CHARLES DEXTER WARD...........Samuel Barnett SOUND....................................................David Thomas PRODUCTION COORDINATOR......Sarah Tombling PRODUCER.............................................Karen Rose MUSIC......................................................Tim Elsenburg WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Julian Simpson A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

   November 19, 2020·30min
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   Number 3: The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 1

   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 host be re-joined by his roaming researcher, Kennedy Fisher? The duo’s last update patched together frantic updates from Baghdad, as they pursued suspected occultists in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Very little hope lingered of solving the mystery, and maybe even less that Kennedy would return home safe… But for now, a new investigation calls. Following the success of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Radio 4 commissions a return to this HP Lovecraft-inspired universe. Once again, the podcast embraces Lovecraft’s crypt of horror, braving the Sci-Fi stylings of The Whisperer in Darkness. Episode One Henry Akeley, an ex-student from Dr Eleanor Peck’s folklore and witchcraft course, has gone missing, and Heawood and Kennedy decide whether or not to investigate. But first, there are threads to tie up from their last mystery podcast 'The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward.' Cast: Kennedy Fisher.........................Jana Carpenter Matthew Heawood....................Barnaby Kay Eleanor Peck.............................Nicola Walker Henry Akeley.............................David Calder Producer: Karen Rose Director/Writer: Julian Simpson Sound Recordist and Designer: David Thomas Production Coordinators: Sarah Tombling & Holly Slater Music by Tim Elsenburg A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

   April 10, 2026·30min
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   Number 4: The Whisperer in Darkness: Trailer

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   November 25, 2019·1min
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   Number 5: The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 9

   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 host be re-joined by his roaming researcher, Kennedy Fisher? The duo’s last update patched together frantic updates from Baghdad, as they pursued suspected occultists in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Very little hope lingered of solving the mystery, and maybe even less that Kennedy would return home safe… But for now, a new investigation calls. Following the success of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Radio 4 commissions a return to this HP Lovecraft-inspired universe. Once again, the podcast embraces Lovecraft’s crypt of horror, braving the Sci-Fi stylings of The Whisperer in Darkness. Cast: Kennedy Fisher……………….………Jana Carpenter Matthew Heawood………………….Barnaby Kay Albert Wilmarth………………………Mark Bazeley Henry Akeley……………….……..….David Calder Ben…………………...........…….…….Ben Crowe Tania…………………..……...............Gabrielle Glaister Slide……………………....................Ferdinand Kingsley Mystery woman…………........…...Nicola Stephenson Child's voice…………………..........Edie Simpson Producer: Karen Rose Director/Writer: Julian Simpson Sound Recordist and Designer: David Thomas Production Coordinators: Sarah Tombling & Holly Slater Music by Tim Elsenburg A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

   April 10, 2026·1min
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