The Greatest Matter

<p>A Victorian Gothic Crime Audiodrama.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>And the murderer may still be out there.</p><p><br></p><p>The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid</p><p>This show is a part of <a href="https://headstuffpodcasts.com/the-greatest-matter">HeadStuff Podcasts</a></p><p>For full cast & crew details, transcripts, links and more, visit <a href="https://thegreatestmatter.com">The Greatest Matter</a> website</p>

The Greatest Matter Trailer

Introducing The Greatest Matter, a Victorian Gothic crime tale. Episode 1 launches on September 24th! This is a HeadStuff podcasts. To support the show and get the entire season in advance, ad-free, and for lots of other bonuses, become a member of HeadStuff+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09-18
01:41

1: A Criminologist in Dublin

A renowned criminologist gives a talk in Dublin. A body is found in the Phoenix Park. A detective is called in. A writer and a journalist stumble unawares into a story much bigger than they ever could have imagined. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Prof Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Dr Ryan | James Ward * Seán | Darragh Smith Áine and Beatrice | Amy O’Dwyer Mr Stevens | Donncha O’Dea Kate Carey | Margaret Mc Auliffe Detective Bradley | Conor Reid * Additional voices by all actors listed above * Dramaturgy & script support from Peter Dunne Artwork & design by Matt Mahon Marketing & promotional support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09-24
38:25

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. (This is a short, mini-episode before events continue in next week's episode) The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Drunk Man | Donncha O’Dea Strange Grunting Man | Darragh Smith Dramaturgy & script support from Peter Dunne Artwork & design by Matt Mahon Marketing & promotional support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-01
05:25

3: A Gathering of Spiritualists

Lombroso attends a séance. Frances and Margaret's visit to Dublin Zoo is not quite the day out they'd planned. Chief Inspector Burton pays a visit to the morgue. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Prof Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Dr Ryan | James Ward * Kate Carey | Margaret Mc Auliffe Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Bill | Darragh Smith Beatrice & Eve | Amy ODwyer And, featuring special guest star: Margot Reid, as Elizabeth * With Additional Voices by all the actors just listed  Dramaturgy & script support from Peter Dunne Artwork & design by Matt Mahon Marketing & promotional support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-08
31:37

4: Pithecanthropus

Margaret receives some unwanted guests, while Frances goes undercover at a doctor’s surgery. Lombroso uncovers far more to Kate Carey’s sáances than he ever suspected. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Prof Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Simon O’Dwyer and Dr Williams | James Ward * Kate Carey | Margaret Mc Auliffe Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Áine | Amy O’Dwyer Hotel Receptionist | Marisa Brown Det Bradley | Conor Reid * With Additional Voices by all the actors just listed + Paddy O’Leary, Matt Mahon, Julie Hassett * Dramaturgy & script support from Peter Dunne Artwork & design by Matt Mahon Marketing & promotional support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-15
29:19

5: An English Game (Interlude)

Frances and Margaret catch up over a game of tennis, but Margaret has some worrying news. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe * Dramaturgy & script support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-22
06:43

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.  The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Joe O’Callaghan and Diarmuid Malone | Donncha O’Dea Simon O’Dwyer and Constable Staines | James Ward Detective Bradley | Conor Reid * Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-29
27:25

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. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Professor Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Col Godley | James Ward Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Kate Carey | Margaret McCauliffe Dr Ryan | James Ward Private Stapleton | Conor Reid Tom the delivery driver | Paddy O’Leary And the newspaper boy was played, in a special guest appearance, by Milo Reid * Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-05
30:52

8: Our Way of Thinking (Interlude)

Burton learns some disturbing details about Col Godley's investigations. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Col Godley | James Ward Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith * Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-12
07:15

9: Interrogations

Frances and Margaret learn something they are not quite ready to believe. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Professor Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Col Godley | James Ward Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Francois LeRoux & Benjamin Henthorn | James Ward Kate Carey | Margaret Mc Auliffe Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-19
34:27

10: An Underground Society

Margaret and Lombroso are invited to a secret society meeting, while Frances makes some discoveries of her own. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid * The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Professor Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Francois LeRoux | James Ward Benjamin Henthorn | James Ward Additional Voices | Darragh Smith Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-26
24:20

11: The Other Side (Interlude)

A familiar scene, from a very different place. The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid * The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter CAST Henrietta Malone | Margaret Mc Auliffe Eve | Amy O’Dwyer Dramaturgy & Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12-03
08:10

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.   The Greatest Matter was written & directed by Conor Reid It was recorded at The Podcast Studios, Dublin and produced by Hilary Barry Editing, Sound Design, and Original Music by Conor Reid * The show is a HeadStuff Podcast. For more on the network, all the great shows, and details on how you can support the podcast, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com For a deep dive into all things The Greatest Matter, go to TheGreatestMatter.com where you’ll find actor bios, links and further reading, images, full scripts, and lots more.  You can follow the show on Instagram @thegreatestmatter Keep an eye on social media or the website for updates on Season 2 and, if you enjoyed Season 1, then support the show to help Season 2 it become a reality!   CAST Professor Lombroso | Donncha O’Dea Margaret | Margaret Mc Auliffe Frances | Amy O’Dwyer Chief Inspector Burton | Darragh Smith Col Godley | James Ward Lord Grimshaw | Donncha O’Dea Kate Carey | Margaret Mc Auliffe Bill | Darragh Smith With additional voices by Conor Reid, Darragh Smith and James Ward Script Support from Peter Dunne Artwork & Design by Matt Mahon Marketing & Promotional Support from Claudia Grandez & Hilary Barry * Thank you to everyone who helped create this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12-10
01:02:24

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