Will is terrified. The thunderous knocking on the door can only mean one thing – it is The Rider, ready to attack. The Walker has been emboldened by the Dark and summons ice candles which bring a terrible chill, even as they burn. Will discovers the awful truth of The Walker’s identity. Listen on headphones for 3D immersive sound. #TheDarkIsRising

Will Stanton: Noah Alexander

John Smith/Paul Stanton/Mr Beaumont: Thomas ArnoldBus Conductor/Jamaican Old One/James Stanton: Danny BaileyStephen Stanton: Simon BubbMrs Stanton/Mrs Pettigrew/Dr Armstrong: Amanda HadingueThe Walker/Hawkin: Toby JonesNarrator: Simon McBurneyThe Rider/Mr Mithothin/Mr Stanton/Farmer Dawson: Tim McMullanMerriman: Paul RhysMaggie Barnes/Mary Stanton: Natasha StoneThe Lady/Miss Greythorne: Harriet WalterHerne: Miles YekinniThe chorister: Vinay SinghRadio announcer: Samuel West Soundscape design: Gareth FryMusic: Josh SneesbyOriginal songs by Johnny Flynn, Luisa Gerstein and Héloïse Tunstall-Behrens Adapted for audio by Robert Macfarlane and Simon McBurneyDramaturg: James Yeatman Director: Simon McBurneyProducers: Catherine Bailey and Tim Bell A Complicité and Catherine Bailey Production for BBC World ServiceCommissioned by Simon Pitts