Wyrd Britain

08/12/2023

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07/12/2023

A Lord Dunsany (very) short story for a dark wet December night.

Wyrd Britain presents 'The Tomb of Pan' by Lotd Dunsany.

07/12/2023

RIP Benjamin Zephaniah

06/12/2023

50 years old today
Arguably the greatest horror movie ever made but undeniably the greatest horror musical.
"In the wood there grew a tree
And a fine, fine tree was he."

06/12/2023

Released 50 years ago today.
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn!
Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the folk-horror classic, STUDIOCANAL is delighted to release a brand new trailer. Reborn in glorious 4K, THE WICKER MAN...

06/12/2023

Sending birthday wishes into the void for Sylvia Townsend Warner born on this day in 1893.

06/12/2023

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Official music video by Siouxsie And The Banshees performing 'Israel'. NOW AVAILABLE IN HDListen to Siouxsie And The Banshees: https://SiouxsieAndTheBanshees...

05/12/2023

John Armstrong - Psyche Crossing the Styx
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04/12/2023

Nigel Kneale's adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story.

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04/12/2023

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The Slits, rip Ari. Punk as f**k. No rights claimed, I'm just sharing.100k views! I get nada from this so please like, and maybe subscribe, ta!

03/12/2023

Beware the mutant in this week's

Wyrd Britain reviews the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of ' The Chrysalids' by John Wyndham.

02/12/2023

We've some no-budget vampire schlock for you tonight.

Wyrd Britain reviews The Body Beneath by Andy Milligan.

02/12/2023

Part One of Mark Valentine's fascinating exploration of the genesis of the metaphysical thrillers of the interwar years.
I'll add a link to part Two in the comments...

In the interwar years in Britain a new type of novel appeared that has not been much discussed as a form: the metaphysical thriller. Like ...

01/12/2023

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30/11/2023

Freddie Jones reads H.G. Wells' The Red Room.

Wyrd Britain presents 'The Red Room' by H.G. Wells from Jackanory Spine Chillers.

30/11/2023

29/11/2023

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Iron Maiden performing Hallowed Be Thy Name live at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile. April 10, 2011.

28/11/2023

Saturday December 2nd

Terrifying audio adaptation of the cult 1973 film. With Brian Blessed.

28/11/2023

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During the early 1980s Alien S*x Fiend had carved a bloody niche for themselves as the originators of techno-goth, a precursor for contemporary outfits the l...

26/11/2023

R.I.P. Geordie Walker

Geordie Walker, longtime guitarist of revered post-punk rockers Killing Joke, has died at the age of 64 according to several reports.

26/11/2023

We're in detention in this week's

Wyrd Britain reviews 'After School' from the ITV series 'Shadows' starring Gareth Thomas.

25/11/2023

Tonight we are honouring the life of singer-songwriter Nick Drake who died 49 years ago today.

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24/11/2023

Richard E Grant reads Walter de la Mare's classic story.

Wyrd Britain presents Richard E Grant reading 'All Hallows' by Walter de la Mare.

24/11/2023

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Directed by Walter SternDiscover more about this classic song and the Mezzanine album here: http://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/massive-attack-make-no-1-wi...

22/11/2023

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[audio-vinyl] Killing Joke - War dance. from their first album (1980)

21/11/2023

Warren Peace joined the Space Legion to forget and now can't remember a thing in this BBC Radio adaptation of Bob Shaw's novel.

Wyrd Britain reviews the BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of 'Who Goes Here?' by Bob Shaw.

21/11/2023

Austin Osman Spare
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20/11/2023

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19/11/2023

Don't sit at Marian's desk in this week's

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Lost Property' from the ITV 'Unnatural Causes'.

18/11/2023

On the occasion of his 70th birthday here's the incomparable Alan Moore in conversation with Robin Ince.

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18/11/2023

Happy 70th birthday to the grand magus of Northampton.

17/11/2023

We're hiding from all the Black Friday bu****it tonight and watching this vibrant and gloriously garish, day-glo celebration of the women of Punk.

Wyrd Britain reviews Zillah Minx's celebration of female punks in She's a Punk Rocker.

17/11/2023

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b-side (1966)

16/11/2023

Sending birthday wishes out into the void for Michael Arlen, author of the fabulously unhinged 'Hell! Said the Duchess', an irresistible mix of P.G. Wodehouse and Arthur Machen.

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15/11/2023

On the occasion of his birthday I thought tonight we could listen to a reading of William Hope Hodgson's supernatural classic 'The House on the Borderland'.

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15/11/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/nov/12/witches-shamans-grims-occult-art-world-pagan-rituals-galleries?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Dreams, surreal visions and pagan rituals play a central part in works now filling galleries and in high demand around the world

15/11/2023

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Music video by Public Image Limited performing Rise. (C) 2013 Virgin Records Ltd

14/11/2023

A day late for the 173rd anniversary of his birth but I thought tonight we could raise a glass to the great Robert Louis Stevenson and listen to this 1971 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of his story 'Markheim'

Wyrd Britain reviews The 1971 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Markheim'.

13/11/2023

The making of 'The Innocents'.

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