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A place of stories of a stranger Britain.
We have gothic, vampiric delights in tonight's film, with the final episode of the 1977 BBC series, 'Supernatural'.
#vampires
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Dorabella
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3 days ago
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Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's 'UFO' first aired 55 years ago today.
#ufo
#scifitv
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UFO
Wyrd Britain reviews 'UFO'.
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12 days ago
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Have you ever wondered what ghost tastes like?
#thegourmet
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17 days ago
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On what would have been her birthday, there's only one choice for this week's
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, this stunning adaptation of May Sinclair's story of resentment, loss, madness and redemption, 'The Intercessor'.
#maysinclair
#theintercessor
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The Intercessor
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about 1 month ago
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Released 55 years ago today.
#hawkwind
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Hawkwind (1970)
Wyrd Britain celebrates Hawkind's self titled debut album.
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about 1 month ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Orlam' by P.J. Harvey.
#pjharvey
#orlam
#folkhorror
#poetry
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Orlam
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Orlam' by P.J. Harvey.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/08/orlam.html?m=1
about 2 months ago
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There's someone on the phone in tonight's film.
#achildsvoice
#ghoststory
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A Child's Voice
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about 2 months ago
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Tonight, we're going on 'A Journey to Avebury' in the company of Derek Jarman & Coil.
#derekjarman
#coil
#Avebury
#stonecircles
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Derek Jarman & Coil - A Journey to Avebury
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about 2 months ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones' by Jackie Morris & Tamsin Abbott.
#lostfolk
#jackiemorris
#tamsinabbott
#folktales
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about 2 months ago
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Released on this day in 1971.
#blacksabbath
#masterofreality
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Master of Reality
Wyrd Britain celebrates the anniversary of the release of 'Master of Reality' by Black Sabbath.
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about 2 months ago
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Look after your limbs in this week's
#wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
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Scream and Scream Again
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about 2 months ago
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reposted by
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Rebecca Gransden
about 2 months ago
Many thanks to Ian at the wonderful Wyrd Britain
@wyrdbritain.bsky.social
for this enthusiastic review of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. βI adored this book to the point that I'm certain I'll revisit this decaying world again soonβ
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With both 'The War Game' and 'Threads' on TV last night I thought today might be the perfect time to revisit the official 1970s advice on how to survive a nuclear war.
#protectandsurvive
#Threads
#nuclearwar
#bbcradiophonicworkshop
#hauntology
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Protect and Survive
Wyrd Britain reviews the British government public information film 'Protect and Survive'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2023/08/protect-and-survive.html?m=1
about 2 months ago
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NEWS:
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publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'.
#briancatling
#swanriverpress
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NEWS: Swan River Press publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'.
NEWS: Swan River Press publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/07/news-swan-river-press-publish-brian.html?m=1
about 2 months ago
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The BBC radio adaptation of the Raymond Briggs classic.
#raymondbriggs
#whenthewindblows
#nuclearwar
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When The Wind Blows - radio play
Wyrd Britain reviews 'When The Wind Blows' by Raymand Briggs.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2022/08/when-wind-blows-radio-play.html?m=1
about 2 months ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Lost in the Garden' by Adam S Leslie.
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2 months ago
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On my walk yesterday, I met Pan, a dragon with a taste for human heads, Humpty Dumpty, and a ghost.
#pan
#dragons
#Ghosts
#humptydumpty
2 months ago
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Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to writers Aldous Huxley (1894) and M. John Harrison (1945)
#aldoushuxley
#miohnharrison
2 months ago
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NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish 'T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell.
#tartaruspress
#rbrussell
#tlobsangrampa
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NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish 'T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell
NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish "T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/07/news-tartarus-press-to-publish-t.html?m=1
2 months ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird' from the British Library Tales of the Weird.
@blpublishing.bsky.social
#britishlibrary
#talesoftheweird
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Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird' from the British Library Tales of the Weird.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/07/return-of-ancients-unruly-tales-of.html?m=1
2 months ago
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Black Sabbath Live 1970 R.I.P. Ozzy.
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#blacksabbath
#ozzy
#ozzyosbourne
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Black Sabbath Live 1970
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2 months ago
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Seeya Ozzy Thank you.
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2 months ago
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Captain Sensible, Derek Jarman's garden and a tiny train all feature in this lovely little film.
#punktrainspotting
#captainsensible
#derekjarman
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Punk Trainspotting
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2 months ago
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There's witchcraft in this week's
#wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#spellofevil
#witchcraft
#witches
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Spell of Evil
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Spell of Evil' from the ITV series 'Thriller'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/07/spell-of-evil.html?m=1
2 months ago
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
#ayearinthecountry
#hauntology
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
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3 months ago
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
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3 months ago
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On what would have been his 106th birthday I thought tonight we could watch Jon Pertwee alongside Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the Amicus portmanteau horror, 'The House That Dripped Blood'.
#jonpertwee
#petercushing
#christopherlee
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The House That Dripped Blood
Wyrd Britain reviews the Amicus portmanteau horror, 'The House That Dripped Blood'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-house-that-dripped-blood.html?m=1
3 months ago
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The bells of Astercote are ringing in this week's
#wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#thebellsofastercote
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The Bells of Astercote
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3 months ago
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NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'.
#egaeuspress
#soliloquyforpan
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NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'.
NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/07/news-egaeus-press-reissue-soliloquy-for.html?m=1
3 months ago
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Ronald Balfour from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1920). I found this beautiful print in a charity shop a few months back.
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note the tiny Pan leading a progression across the bottom of the larger panel.
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Where Furnaces Burn' by Joel Lane from
@influxpress.bsky.social
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Where Furnaces Burn
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Where Furnaces Burn' by Joel Lane from Influx Press.
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3 months ago
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We're climbing The Tower tonight in this excellent reading of Marghanita Laski's classic tale.
#thetower
#marghanitalaski
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The Tower
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Ths Tower' by Marghanita Laki.
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3 months ago
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On his birthday, I thought we could watch one of the very few adaptations of one of Robert Aickman's strange stories.
#robertaickman
#thehospice
#weirdfiction
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The Hospice
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3 months ago
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Sending birthday wishes to author Robert Aickman, born June 27, 1914.
#robertaickman
3 months ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Barrowbeck' by Andrew Michael Hurley.
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Barrowbeck
Wyrd Britain reviews 'Barrowbeck' by Andrew Michael Hurley.
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3 months ago
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A fascinating three part documentary exploration of British science fiction from alien invasion yo the apocalypse and beyond.
#themartiansandus
#sciencefiction
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The Martians and Us: The History Of British Science Fiction
Wyrd Britain reviews the BBC documentary, 'The Martians and Us'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-martians-and-us-history-of-british.html?m=1
3 months ago
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NEWS: A1 Deadline to launch in July.
#comics
#a1deadline
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NEWS: 'A1 Deadline' to launch in July
NEWS: 'A1 Deadline" to launch in July
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3 months ago
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We're going to the carnival in this week's
#wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#torturegarden
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Torture Garden
Wyrd Britain reviews the Amicus Productions portmanteau, 'Torture Garden'.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/06/torture-garden.html?m=1
3 months ago
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Tonight, on what would have been his 77th birthday, I have a couple of Nick Drake documentaries for you.
#nickdrake
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Nick Drake
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3 months ago
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The story of 'Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet' by Gavin Bryars.
#gavinbryars
#jesusbloodneverfailedmeyet
#experimentalmusic
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Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
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3 months ago
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Sending birthday wishes beyond the veil to the fabulous Beryl Reid seen here in her role as the Frog God worshipping sorceress in the black magic, zombie, biker masterpiece, Psychomania. Watch it here...
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#berylreid
#psychomania
3 months ago
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We're bathing in blood in this week's
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#countessdracula
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Countess Dracula
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3 months ago
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'The Twelve' by Liz Hyder. A magical romp in the spirit of Susan Cooper's 'The Dark is Rising'.
#lizhyder
#thetwelve
#susancooper
#thedarkisrising
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The Twelve
Wyrd Britain reviews 'The Twelve' by Liz Hyder.
https://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-twelve.html?m=1
4 months ago
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Monsters rule OK
#themonsterclub
#vincentprice
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The Monster Club
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4 months ago
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Gene Roddenbury goes gothic in this week's
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#spectre
#occultdetective
#generoddenbury
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Spectre
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4 months ago
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NEWS: Object Z on Blu-ray
#objectz
#bfi
#Britishsciencefiction
#quatermass
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NEWS: Object Z on Blu-ray
NEWS: Object Z on Blu-ray
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4 months ago
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NEWS: The Quatermass 2 Ltd Collector's Edition
#Quatermass
#hammerfilms
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NEWS: The Quatermass 2 Ltd Collector's Edition
NEWS: The Quatermass 2 Ltd Collector's Edition
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4 months ago
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Two of our greatest writers in conversation.
#alanmoore
#michaelmoorcock
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Moorcock and Moore in conversation
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4 months ago
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News: Two new books from Broodcomb Press
#broodcombpress
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News: Two new books from Broodcomb Press
News: Two new books from Broodcomb Press.
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4 months ago
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Leonard Nimoy wrestles with the occult and an old lady in this week's
#wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#leonardnimoy
#occultdetective
#baffled
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Baffled!
Wyrd Britain reviews Baffled! starring Leonard Nimoy and Susan Hampshire.
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4 months ago
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