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The Lovecraft Investigations

BBC Radio 4

Julian Simpson's mystery thriller/horror fiction series, based on several works by H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos.

44 episodes

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 9 10 Apr 2026 · 1 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 8 10 Apr 2026 · 30 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 7 10 Apr 2026 · 20 min 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 deb…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 6 10 Apr 2026 · 36 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 5 10 Apr 2026 · 32 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 4 10 Apr 2026 · 37 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 3 10 Apr 2026 · 23 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 2 10 Apr 2026 · 32 min 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 fo…

The Whisperer in Darkness: Episode 1 10 Apr 2026 · 29 min 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 fo…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 10 10 Apr 2026 · 32 min 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 Mackin…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 9 10 Apr 2026 · 16 min 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 Mack…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 8 10 Apr 2026 · 17 min 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 Baze…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 7 10 Apr 2026 · 28 min 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 Ba…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 6 10 Apr 2026 · 29 min 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…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 5 10 Apr 2026 · 27 min 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 Bazel…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 4 10 Apr 2026 · 27 min 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 Barna…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 3 10 Apr 2026 · 26 min 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,…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 2 10 Apr 2026 · 19 min 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, Ada…

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 1 10 Apr 2026 · 23 min 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…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 10 16 Oct 2023 · 19 min 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 c…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 9 16 Oct 2023 · 16 min 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…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 8 16 Oct 2023 · 16 min 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…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 7 16 Oct 2023 · 22 min 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 emergi…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 6 16 Oct 2023 · 13 min 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 simpl…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 5 16 Oct 2023 · 16 min 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 Inns…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 4 16 Oct 2023 · 19 min 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 c…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 3 16 Oct 2023 · 19 min 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 ye…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 2 16 Oct 2023 · 15 min 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 s…

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 1 16 Oct 2023 · 16 min 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, sh…

The Haunter of the Dark: Trailer 13 Oct 2023 · 3 min 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…