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If you love Edgar Allan Poe (and really who doesn’t?) you’ll want to get your mitts on today’s BBC 7 documentary! Scots Gothic – A Portrait Of Edgar Allan Poe In Ayrshire 1 Broadcast – Approx. 30 Minutes [DOCUMENTARY] Broadcaster:… Read moreBBC 7: Scots Gothic – the influence of Scotland on Edgar Allan Poe
Spotted in next week’s Radio Times, and soon to be found in my Radio Downloader folder, an item that should be of interest to those classic Doctor Who fans who collected and read the Doctor Who books in the 1980s… Read moreBBC Radio 4: A documentary on Doctor Who books!
The now 80 year old Ursula K. Le Guin looks back on her life and career and the Ursula K. Le Guin’s website is hosting the MP3 file made from the March 17th 2009 BBC broadcast interview. Have a listen… Read moreBBC Radio 4: Ursula K. Le Guin biographical documentary NOW an MP3
Here’s the terrific 2006 BBC Radio 3 documentary Weird Tales: The Strange Life Of H.P. Lovecraft, broken up into 5 parts and with unnecessary images (which I’ve minimized) for YouTube. “Geoff Ward examines the strange life and terrifying world of… Read moreWeird Tales: The Strange Life Of H.P. Lovecraft (originally on BBC Radio 3)
Coming up on BBC R4 Ursula K. Le Guin looks back on her life and career… Writer China Mieville talks to American science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin. Le Guin was a trailblazer – writing in the 1960s, her series… Read moreBBC Radio 4: Ursula K. Le Guin biographical documentary
Down and Safe: A Celebration of Blake’s 7 Presented by fan Mitch Benn. Airdate: August 25, 2008 (aired 3 times). Holy moly, I was busy and away and almost missed this excellent radio retrospective of Blake’s 7. (Fortunately for all… Read moreBBC7 presents: Down and Safe (Blake’s 7)