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.
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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'.
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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.
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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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