Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to composer Gavin Bryars (1943), author Graham Masterton (1946), actress Caroline Munro (1949), and author Garth Ennis (1970). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #gavinbryars #grahammasterton #carolinemunro #garthennis

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to painter, writer, spiritualist, and women's rights activist Anna Mary Howitt (1824). #annamaryhowitt #wyrdbritainbirthdays

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1977 - David Bowie released 'Low', his eleventh album, and the first in what became known as 'The Berlin Trilogy'. #davidbowie #low #theberlintrilogy youtu.be/GRj_-7vc6zk?...

Tonight's read is a beautiful 1927 edition of #TheHornedShepherd by #EdgarJepson with woodcuts by #WilfredJones. "Wander the magical world of the Valley of Fine Fleeces where you'll encounter the mysterious Shepherd of supernatural radiance, among whose curls nestle two small soft horns." #Pan

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1974 - Hammer released their 8th Dracula movie, 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula', starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. #thesatanicritesofdracula #hanmerhorror #christopherlee #petercushing

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Ferelith' by Lord Kilmarnock, an intriguing twist on the traditional ghost story. #ghoststory #ferelith #lordkilmarnock wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/01/fere...

We're hunting vampires with Captain Kronos in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday #captainkronosvampirehunter #hammerhorror wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2015/03/capt...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1977 - ITV wished everyone a 'Happy day" with the first.episode of one of the cornerstones of wyrd TV, 'Children of the Stones'. #childrenofthestones Watch it here... wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2014/11/chil...

We haven't done one of these in a few years, but launching the new series is author Rebecca Gransden, who tells us of her '3 Wyrd Things'. Three weirdly British things that have been an influence on them and their work. #3wyrdthings #rebeccagransden wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/01/3-wy...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1964 - 'The Haunting', starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, is released in the UK. #thehaunting

"Are you on drugs, Gerald?" We're staying home in tonight's movie. #Home #jgballard #anthonysher wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2024/07/home...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 2016 - On his birthday, and just two days before his death, David Bowie released his 26th album, Blackstar. #davidbowie #blackstar youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to the First Doctor, William Hartnell (1908), and to the man who fell from space, David Bowie (1947). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #williamhartnell #doctorwho #davidbowie

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to 'Catweazle' and to 'The Crowman', actor Geoffrey Bayldon (1924). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #geoffreybayldon #catweazle

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1975 - The first episode of 'The Changes', the 10 part adaptation of Peter Dickinson's classic trilogy, is broadcast on BBC1. 1981 - Sapphire and Steel investigate an empty apartment in their third assignment. #thechanges #sapphireandsteel

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician Syd Barrett (1946), founding member of Pink Floyd. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #sydbarrett #pinkfloyd

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1981 - The first episode of the television adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy aired on BBC2. Do you know where your towel is? #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #douglasadams

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1989 - The BBC began a lavish six episode adaptation of the children's classic, 'Tom's Midnight Garden' #PhilippaPearce. 1995 - BBC 1 Broadcasts the first episode of a six part adaptation of #AlanGarner 's fantasy novel, 'Elidor'. #tomsmidnightgarden #elidor

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to author Ramsey Campbell (1946). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #ramseycampbell #horrorauthors

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1966 - Hammer mixed mining with Voodoo in #ThePlagueoftheZombies. 1966 - We make our first visit to the village of #CamberwickGreen, the first of the #TrumptonshireTrilogy that, exactly a year later, would also include... 1967 - #Trumpton.

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #jrrtolkien #thelordoftherings #thehobbit #thesilmarillion

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1970 - Syd Barrett released his first solo album. 1971 - 'The Master' (played by Roger Delgado) made his very first appearance in 'Terror of the Autons'. 1978 - The BBC broadcast the first episode of the dystopian sci-fi 'Blake's 7'. #sydbarrett #blakes7

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Tudor Gates (1930), screenwriter of Lust for a Vampire & Twins of Evil; author and illustrator David McKee (1935), creator of 'Mr Benn'; and Deborah Watling (1948), 'Victoria Waterfield' companion to the Second Doctor. #wyrdbritainbirthdays

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to author E.M. Forster (1879). #emforster #wyrdbritainbirthdays

Happy new year lovely people. Wishing you all a peaceful, joyous, creative and, most crucially, a wyrd and wonderful 2026. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/01/happ...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1982 - A one off adaptation of Edward Chitham's story of a drowned girl, 'Ghost in the Water', airs on BBC1 in the tea time slot. It's a lovely, warm film with a couple of moments that must have had viewers choking on their Findus crispy pancakes.

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to composer and co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Daphne Oram (1925). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #daphneoram #bbcradiophonicworkshop #experimentalmusic #electronicmusıc

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1966 - Raquel Welch fought dinosaurs in a fur bikini in Hammer's 'One Million Years BC'. 1974 - The second and final episode of the short-lived 'Haunted' strand, 'Poor Girl', was broadcast on ITV. #onenillionyearsbc #hammerhorror #poorgirl #haunted

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare (1886), and author L.P. Hartley (1895). . . #wyrdbritainbirthdays #austinosmanspare #lphartley #occultist #supernaturalfiction

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actor Bernard Cribbins (1928), Fighting Fantasy author and Games Workshop co-founder Ian Livingstone (1949), and artist, author, director Dave McKean (1963). . . #wyrdbritainbirthdays #bernardcribbins #davemckean #ianlivingstone #fightingfantasy

This week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday is one of the, mostly lost, gems of Wyrd Britain TV, P.J. Hammond's 'Sapphire and Steel' precursor, 'Ace of Wands'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2018/07/ace-... #aceofwands #pjhammond #sapphireandsteel

Wyrd Britain reviews Saltwash, the newest novel from Andrew Michael Hurley. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/12/salt... #andrewmichaelhurley #saltwash

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to artists Stanley Hayter (1901) and Conroy Maddox (1912), musician, presenter and theatre director Toni Arthur (1940), and musician Youth (1960) of Killing Joke. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #stanleyhayter #conroymaddox #toniarthur #playaway #youth #killingjoke

Originally broadcast on Christmas Day 1972, Nigel Kneale's stunning twist on the haunted house story. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-... #nigelkneale #thestonetape

A Christmas classic, 'The Children of Green Knowe'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1972 - BBC2 broadcast Nigel Kneale’s 'The Stone Tape'. 1973 - 'Lost Hearts' was broadcast on the BBC as part of its annual 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series. (More in comments 👇) #aghoststoryforchristmas #nigelkneale #mrjames #thestonetape #losthearts

Wishing you all a wyrd and wonderful Xmas filled with all the peace, love and joy you could ever want, need or handle.

Once upon a time, in a dark, dark wood, there was a dark, dark house. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2022/05/in-d... #dramaramaspooky #inadarkdarkbox

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... Many episodes of the 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series. 1971 - 'The Stalls of Barchester' 1972 - 'A Warning to the Curious'. 2010 - 'Whistle and I'll Come To You' (More in comments) #aghoststoryforchristmas #mrjames

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actor John Levene (1941), Doctor Who's 'Sergeant Benton', musician Lemmy (1945), and author Mark Millar (1969). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #johnlevene #doctorwho #lemmy #markmillar

Tonight,we have one of my favourite ghostly tales. Adapted from May Sinclair's short story and starring John Duttine, this is a beautiful tale of resentment, loss, madness, and redemption. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-... #theintercessor #maysinclair #ghoststory

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1974 - As part of it's short-lived (only 2 episodes) 'Haunted' strand, ITV broadcast, 'The Ferryman' starring Jeremy Brett and Natasha Parry and adapted from a Kingsley Amis story. (More in comments) #theferryman #haunted #jeremybrett

On the anniversary of his birth, here's Freddie Francis' cinematography masterclass in one of the greatest ghost stories ever made, 'The Innocents'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-... #theinnocents #ghoststory #freddiefrancis

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1958 - The first episode of 'Quatermass and the Pit' was broadcast. 1976 - The BBC broadcast 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens & in 2006 - 'Number 13' by M.R. James, both part of the annual 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series. #wyrdbritainbirthdays

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Freddie Francis (1917), cinematographer on The Innocents and The Elephant Man, and director of The Evil of Frankenstein , Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly , Tales from the Crypt, and many, many more. #wyrdbritainbirthdays

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actress Jacqueline Pearce (1943), The Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile, and, most famously, 'Servalan' in Blake's 7. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #jacquelinepearce #blakes7 #theplagueofthezombies #hammerhorror

I was spoilt for choice for what film to share on Roy Ward Baker's birthday, but I haven't seen this in ages, and it always provides some dark chuckles. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-... #roywardbaker #vaultofhorror ##amicusfilms

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Roy Ward Baker (1916), director of Quatermass and the Pit, The Vampire Lovers, Scars of Dracula, Asylum, The Vault of Horror, And Now the Screaming Starts!, The Monster Club and many more. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #roywardbaker #hammerhorror

Michael Sheen is told the story of the open doors in this fun adaptation of the Saki short story, 'The Open Window'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-... #Saki #theopendoors #michaelsheen

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to authors Saki, the pen name of H.H. Munro, (1870) and Michael Moorcock (1939), and to musician Geordie Walker (1958) of Killing Joke. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #Saki #hhmunro #michaelmoorcock #geordiewalker #killingjoke