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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 6h

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Fellstones' by Ramsey Campbell.
#ramseycampbell #fellstones #horror
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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 14h

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to artist Cam Kennedy (1944) - Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, The V.C.s
#camkennedy #judgedredd #roguetrooper #vcs #2000ad #comicart

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 1d

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actress Katy Manning (1946), 'Jo Grant', companion to the Third Doctor and, more recently, the voice of the enigmatic time traveller, 'Iris Wildthyme', for Big Finish Productions.
#doctorwho #katymanning

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 2d

Does that word have the same connotations over there? I know it means 'spirit' or 'bravery', but does it have that other, perhaps kore common, meaning that it does here?

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 2d

On the day after, what would have been, his 150th birthday.
(comicusdeorum.com)
#aleistercrowley

A four panel cartoon by comicusdeorum.com satirising Aleister Crowley's obsession with getting his end away.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 3d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1979 - Douglas Adams' novel 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- is published. Adapted from his own radio play, it has since gone on to sell 15 million copies worldwide.
#douglasadams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 3d

Left the house today for the first time since my accident in August.
Helios was only here this weekend & i wanted to see it.
Also popped into work to say Hi and found a free proof of the new Andrew Michael Hurley.
Home now, exhausted & in much pain but so happy to have left the house for a while.

A large reproduction of the Sun hanging from the ceiling of a church in Swansea.

Cover image of the new Andrw Michael Hurley novel Saltwash featuring a Pan type figure.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 5d

On what would have been her 77th birthday, I thought a rewatch of Vanessa Howard in the bizarre, bewildering, bonkers, and brilliant 'Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly' was in order.
#mumsynannysonnyandgirly #Girly #vanessahoward
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Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly' starring Vanessa Howard.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 5d

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to actress Vanessa Howard (1948), star of 'Blood Beast Terror', 'Corruption', 'What Became of Jack and Jill?' and the brilliantly bonkers 'Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly'.
#vanessahoward #otd #girly

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 6d

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to artist, author, and occultist Ithell Colquhoun.
#ithellcolquhoun #stewartlee
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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 7d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history.
1971 - Hawkwind release their second album, the space rock masterpiece, 'In Search of Space'.
#hawkwind #insearchofspace #spacerock
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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 9d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history.
1969, #Chigley, the third of Gordon Murray's Trumptonshire Trilogy first aired. Perhaps the least regarded of the trio, but it does feature perhaps the most famous of all the songs that Freddie Phillips wrote for the three series.
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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 10d

I have my original Trunk Records LP here somewhere. The first time the soundtrack was ever released but, for some reason, without Gently Johnny.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 10d

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to original Sherlock Holmes illustrator, Sidney Paget (1860), the Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water, Donald Pleasence (1919) and Hellraiser author Clive Barker (1952).
#sidneypaget #donaldpleasence #clivebarker #bornonthisday

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 10d

There's someone...well. I'm sure you can work out where...in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday #Thriller #someoneatthetopofthedtairs
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Someone at the Top of the Stairs

Wyrd Britian reviews 'Someone at the Top of the Stairs' from the ITV series 'Thriller'.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 11d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history.
1964 - Stand by for action! Stingray was about to launch.
#stingray #gerryanderson

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 13d

The fantastically sleazy soundtrack to the fabulously cheesy Amicus sci-fi will be available for the first time tomorrow from the brilliant Buried Treasure.
#amicus #ost #theycamefrombeyondspace
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NEWS: Buried Treasure release 'They Came From Beyond Space' OST

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 15d

His cat's thoughts on life with Rampa. I'm guessing you know that he lived the last part of his life in Canada.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 15d

Wyrd Britain reviews T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith', by R.B. Russell and Tartarus Press.
#tartaruspress #rbrussell #tlobsangrampa #theetempleofpsychickyouth
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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 15d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history.
1965 - Thunderbirds are go for the very first time.
#thunderbirds #gerryanderson

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 16d

On this day in Wyrd Britain history.
1967 and Patrick McGoohan arrives in the Village in the first episode of The Prisoner whilst Captain Scarlet battles the Mysterons and then exactly a year later in 1968, 9 yr old Joe McClaine climbs into the RAT Trap and steals a Russian fighter-bomber in Joe 90.

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 17d

We're hunting evil psychics in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#theomegafactor
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The Omega Factor

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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 21d

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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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · 29d

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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Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social · Sep 11

Have you ever wondered what ghost tastes like?
#thegourmet
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