BBC Archive shares a 1965 report on women’s professional wrestling in Britain and interview two wrestlers, Mitzi Mueller and Naughty Nancy Barton. “‘These are tough maidens… you can’t fix the floor–that stays hard, routines or no routines.’ Fyfe Robertson reports on a women’s wrestling match between Mitzi Mueller […]
It’s a 1984 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, A Suspension of Mercy / The Story-Teller (1965). “When crime novelist Sydney Bartleby begins rehearsing the ‘perfect murder’ for creative inspiration, his macabre habits draw dangerous attention from neighbours, police, and even his own wife. But when […]
The BBC has uploaded a collection of Nigel Kneale’s radio works and adaptations of them at The Internet Archive. It includes: “The Pond”; “The Road”; “The Quatermass Memoirs”; and, “The Stone Tape” (adapted by Peter Strickland and Matthew Graham). There’s also a discussion of Kneale and his work. […]
Enjoy this 6-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the story of King Arthur. It is very 2000s! “The series stars Ben Whishaw as Arthur, Ian McDiarmid as Merlin, and Jane Lapotaire as the older Morgan. It was written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Steve May.” Listen here.
BBC Archive has a clip of Delia Derbyshire in 1965. “Tomorrow’s World visits the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a studio dedicated to the production of cutting edge electronic sound effects, soundscapes and electronic music for use in BBC television and radio programmes. Pioneering sound engineer Delia Derbyshire–who, along with […]
Listen to BBC Radio 4’s chilling 2002 adaptation of four classic tales, “Who Goes There?” (the basis of The Thing (1982) and The Thing From Another World (1951)); “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream”; “Delta Sly Honey”; and “Corona.” Listen here.
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