Wyrd Britain

Sir John Betjeman takes us on a tour of the Stones of Avebury.
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#Avebury #sirjohnbetjeman #stonecircles #standingstones

Guess what song I used on the insta post 😁

'...Ingleton' is, I think, my favourite Pan story.

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.
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#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.
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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).
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#wyrdbritainbirthdays #vashtibunyan #justanotherdiamondday

The furniture is moving in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
, #thehouseonmarshroad
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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).
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#wyrdbritainbirthdays #scottiewilson #outsiderartist #stormthorgerson #hipgnosis

E4 has an appointment with The Wicker Man.
Summer is icumen in
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#thewickerman

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson (1955) musician with Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil, and photographer, designer and video maker with Hipgnosis.
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #peterchristopherson #throbbinggristle #Coil #psychictv #hipgnosis

On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1977 - 2000AD Prog 2 hit the shelves, and the readership got to properly meet future lawman Judge Dredd - although there had been a teaser in Prog 1.
#2000ad #judgedredd

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician Jaz Coleman (1960) of Killing Joke.
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #jazcoleman #killingjoke

On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1971 - As if by magic, Mr Benn appeared. Adapted for the BBC by David McKee from his own, then, quartet of books first published from 1967.
#mrbenn

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to musician Bridget Wishart (1962), former vocalist with free festival favourites The Hippy Slags and Hawkwind, appearing on the albums "Space Bandits' (1990) and 'Palace Springs' (1991).
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #bridgetwishart #hippyslags #hawkwind

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to comic book artist and writer Bryan Talbot (1952), author of 'The Adventures of Luther Arkwright', 'Grandville', 'Alice in Sunderland', and many more.
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #bryantalbot #theadventuresoflutherarkwright #grandville

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to legendary director Terence Fisher (1904) - 'The Curse of Frankenstein', 'Dracula' and many, many more - and to musician David Sylvian (1958) formerly of Japan.
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #terencefisher #hammerstudios #davidsylvian

Lock up your waiter in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday #thedumbwaiter
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Yeah, it's an intriguing watch.

Sapphire and Steel creator Peter Hammond takes us back to school in 'Lost Property'.
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'It’s an album that plays like a short movie with each component vital to the story. It’s an album that must be listened to from beginning to end as each song represents a chapter in this most enjoyable story.' - si tucker, Louder Than War

Eyes Turned Skyward, by The British Space Group 7 track album

My first album, as The British Space Group, was released 11 years ago today. I was trying to incorporate new things into my music at the time and was on a bit of a hauntology/ sci fi kick.
It's still available at...
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#thebritishspacegroup #hauntology

On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1966 - 'Die, Monster, Die!, based on Lovecraft's 'The Colour Out of Space' was released.
1973 - 'Nothing But The Night', starring Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing was released. It was to be the sole release of Lee's own production company, Charlemagne Films.

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to legendary 2000AD artist Ian Gibson (1946).
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #2000ad #iangibson #halojones

Yeah, they do that. Someone would probably take them off your hands.