The Greatest Matter

A Victorian Gothic Crime Audiodrama.

On a cold winter’s evening in Dublin in the 1890s, Professor Cesare Lombroso, a renowned Italian criminologist, arrives in the city to give a talk. Meanwhile, a man has been gruesomely murdered in the nearby Phoenix Park, and the authorities appear to be covering it up. As the police begin inquiries, a powerful English military commander leads a sinister parallel investigation, and two writers become increasingly intent on solving the crime, no matter the cost. The murder, it seems, may have disturbing connections with the occult.

Lombroso, with his expertise in crime, is reluctantly drawn into the investigation and soon realises there may be dangerous consequences for his career. In fact, this murder may have profound implications for the very nature of life and death.

And the murderer may still be out there.


The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid

This show is a part of HeadStuff Podcasts

For full cast & crew details, transcripts, links and more, visit The Greatest Matter website

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1
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2 min
2
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29 min
3
12: A Sensation at Dublin Zoo
The season finale of The Greatest Matter and everything is at stake as Frances and Margaret find themselves once more faced with murder in the Phoenix Park
60 min
4
11: The Other Side (Interlude)
A familiar scene, from a very different place
6 min
5
10: An Underground Society
Margaret and Lombroso are invited to a secret society meeting, while Frances makes some discoveries of her own.
23 min
6
9: Interrogations
Frances and Margaret learn something they are not quite ready to believe.
33 min
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8: Our Way of Thinking (Interlude)
Burton learns some disturbing details about Col Godley's investigations
5 min
8
7: A Revelation at the Opera
Frances and Margaret attempt to track down Lombroso, but Grimshaw’s soldiers are also in pursuit. Burton has a life-changing encounter at the opera.
29 min
9
6: Shot While Trying to Escape
Frances and Margaret receive a welcome tip off in their murder investigation, while Chief Inspector Burton has plans for his chief suspect.
26 min
10
5: An English Game (Interlude)
Frances and Margaret catch up over a game of tennis, but Margaret has some worrying news.
5 min
11
4: Pithecanthropus
Unwanted guests and a séance with secrets
27 min
12
3: A Gathering of Spiritualists
A séance, a morgue, and some suspicious activities in the zoo
30 min
13
2: An Incident in the Phoenix Park (Interlude)
A man takes a walk in the Phoenix Park and is not quite sure who, or what, he's stumbled upon
3 min
14
1: A Criminologist in Dublin
A writer and a journalist stumble unawares into a story much bigger than they ever could have imagined
37 min
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The Greatest Matter Trailer
Introducing The Greatest Matter, a Victorian Gothic crime tale
1 min