On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1998 - Boards of Canada released their debut album, 'Music Has The Right To Children'. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5O1i... And this weekend, they seemingly returned with their first new music in 13 years. youtu.be/6bghDcbzfEU?... #boardsofcanada

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actor Ray Brooks (1939) - The 'voice' of 'Mr Benn' - musician Del Dettmar (1947) - synthesizer player in #Hawkwind - and actress Louis Jameson (1951) - 'Leela' companion to the Fourth Doctor. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #raybrooks #deldettmar #louisjameson

Released 10 years ago today, 'The Phantasmagoria', by the British Space Group, a collection of radiophonic miniatures made in homage to the occult detective shows of my youth. ian-quietworld.bandcamp.com/album/the-ph...

Thank you @wyrdbritain.bsky.social for reviewing Possessed! @johnnymains.co.uk 👀 wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/04/poss...

Wyrd Britain reviews 'The Hill in the Dark Grove' by Liam Higginson from Picador Books. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-... #LiamHigginson #thehillinthedarkgrove #folkhorror

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1980 - Iron Maiden released their self-titled debut album. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkh9... #ironmaiden

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to W.F. Harvey (1885), Gerry Anderson (1929), Kenneth Cope (1931), Terrance Dicks (1935), comics artist Dave Gibbons (1949) and the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi (1958). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #wfharvey #gerryanderson #terracedicks #petercapaldi

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to animator, puppeteer, writer, and voice actor Oliver Postgate (1925), co-creator with Peter Firmin of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Pogles' Wood. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #oliverpostgate #bagpuss #theclangers #ivortheengine

Author Alex Older tells us about his '3 Wyrd Things'. Three oddly, wonderfully, weirdly British things that have been an influence on him and his work: a book, a movie, and a song. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/04/3-wy... #alexolder #3wyrdthings #wyrdbritain

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1960 - 'Circus of Horrors' is released by AIP. 1991 - Massive Attack released their debut album, 'Blue Lines'. 2005 - Coil released '...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms', a recording of their performance at All Tommorrow's Parties on the 4/4/03.

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to authors Hope Mirrlees (1887) and James Herbert (1943). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #hopemirrlees #ludinthemist #jamesherbert #wyrdbritain

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1985 - Strawberry Switchblade released their sole studio album. youtube.com/playlist?lis... #strawberryswitchblade

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1958 - The BBC Radiophonic Workshop opened it"s doors, looped its first tape loop, oscillated its first oscillator, and twanged its first ruler. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-... #bbcradiophonicworkshop

On what would have been his birthday here's a short film from 1962 on the brilliant - and Spacey- Bruce Lacey. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/bruc... #brucelacey #kenrussell

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to novelist John Fowles (1926), artist Bruce Lacey (1927), and musician Paul Ferguson (1958) of Killing Joke & Murder Inc. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #johnfowles #brucelacey #paulferguson #killingjoke

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1979 - Magazine released their second album, 'Secondhand Daylight'. m.youtube.com/watch?v=I63y... 1993 - Miranda Sex Garden released their second album, 'Suspiria'. m.youtube.com/watch?v=NPKU...

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1982 - #IronMaiden released their third album, 'The Number of the Beast', which continued their fondness for wyrd culture, this time taking inspiration from The Prisoner and Village - and Children - of the Damned. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to artist Edward Burra (1905) and to author Mary Gentle (1956). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #edwardburra #marygentle

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1974 - Director Peter Walker's sexploitation prison movie, 'House of Whipcord' is released. #houseofwhipcord #peterwalker

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), author of the wonderful 'Three Miles Up', and to comics artist Brian Bolland (1951), 'Judge Dredd', 'Batman: The Killing Joke', 'The Actress & The Bishop'. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #elizabethjanehoward #brianbolland

What do you get when you mix an exceedingly hirsute author, a goth bassist, and the jazz butcher? Sinister Ducks, that's what. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to the 2nd Doctor, Patrick Troughton (1920) and to producer, writer, costume designer, and the voice of Lady Penelope, Sylvia Anderson (1927). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #patricktroughton #doctorwho #sylviaanderson #ladypenelope

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to designer, artist, and author William Morris (1834) and to comics artist Glenn Fabry (1961). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #williammorris #glennfabry

We're playing with dolls in this week's Wyrd Britain Supernatural Sunday, Devil Doll wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2020/10/devi...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actress Mary Tamm (1950), the first Romana, companion to the Fourth Doctor. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #doctorwho #marytamm

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Patrick McGoohan (1928). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #patrickmcgoohan #theprisoner

NEWS: A Year in the Country publish 'Ghost Signals: The Shadowlands of British Analogue Television 1968-1995'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/news... #ayearinthecountry

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician Keith Rowe (1940) of AMM & M.I.M.E.O. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #keithrowe #amm

We're picking on kids in this week's Wyrd Britain Supernatural Sunday, 'The Man Who Hated Children' wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday #shadows #themanwhohatedchildren

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician Howard Devoto (1952) of Buzzcocks & Magazine and to illustrator and author John Coulthart (1962). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #howarddevoto #magazine #johncoulthart

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to author Algernon Blackwood (1869). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #algernonblackwood

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to poet and author Count Eric Stenbock (1860). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #countstenbock

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to author Douglas Adams (1952) author of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #douglasadams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #dirkgently

Author @ninaantonia13.bsky.social tells us about her '3 Wyrd Things'. Three oddly, wonderfully, weirdly British things that have been an influence on her and her work: a book, a TV show, and a song. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/3-wy...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musicians John Cale (1942) and Robert Calvert (1945) and to actress Alexandra Bastedo (1946), 'Sharron Macready' in The Champions. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #johncale #robertcalvert #alexandrabastedo

We're betting on a long shot in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday with a lovely short adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence story 'The Rocking Horse Winner'. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Kenneth Grahame (1859), author of 'The Wind in the Willows'. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #kennethgrahame #thewindinthewillows #thepiperatthegatesofdawn

Sir John Betjeman takes us on a tour of the Stones of Avebury. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2020/05/john... #Avebury #sirjohnbetjeman #stonecircles #standingstones

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1966 - #Hammer released 'The Reptile' starring Jacqueline Pearce. It was released by the studio as part of a double bill with... 1966 - 'Rasputin the Mad Monk' starring Christopher Lee and Barbara Shelley. #hammerstudios #thereptile #rasputinthemadmonk

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to folk singer Dolly Collins (1933), artist Pauline Boty (1938), and musicians David Gilmour (1946) and Steve Beresford (1950). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #dollycollins #paulineboty #davidgilmour #steveberesford

On the occasion of his birthday, here's a short documentary on musician and artist David Tibet of Current 93. wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2022/09/who-... #davidtibet #current93

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician, artist, publisher David Tibet (1960) of Current 93. #wyrdbritainbirthdays #davidtibet #current93

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to comic artist Simon Bisley (1962). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #simonbisley #2000ad #slaine

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 2008 - #Bauhaus released their fifth and, so far, final album, 'Go Away White', some 25 years after it's predecessor. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xtyS...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to the bard of Wyrd Britain, Arthur Machen (1863), 'A Voyage to Arcturus' author David Lindsay (1876) and to the creator of the anarchic boarding school 'St Trinian's', Ronald Searle (1920). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #arthurmachen #davidlindsay #ronaldsearle

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan (1945). youtu.be/1JpMZkOEGMk?... #wyrdbritainbirthdays #vashtibunyan #justanotherdiamondday

The furniture is moving in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday , #thehouseonmarshroad wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to 'The Master', Roger Delgado (1918). #wyrdbritainbirthdays #rogerdelgado #themaster #doctorwho

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to outsider artist Scottie Wilson (1891) and to Hipgnosis art director and music video director Storm Thorgerson (1944). . . #wyrdbritainbirthdays #scottiewilson #outsiderartist #stormthorgerson #hipgnosis

E4 has an appointment with The Wicker Man. Summer is icumen in wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2026/02/e4-w... #thewickerman