News and Book Excerpts Whistle Down The Wind — An Extract From No Diggin’ Here A prelude to Jon Dear’s much anticipated Headpress book, No Diggin’ Here, on the history of the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas. More » Jon Dear 4th December 2024
Reviews: Film New Adventures And Debauchery: The Green Man The Kingsley Amis novel, The Green Man, adapted by the BBC in 1990, is a ghost story that revolves around a pub. One for the road? More » Jennifer Wallis 27th December 2023
Reviews: Film When TV was King. Musing on Penda’s Fen King Penda and composer Edward Elgar visit a teenage boy in this archive BBC production that made little sense to director Alan Clarke. More » David Kerekes 19th December 2023
Reviews: Film A Ghost Story For Christmas — The Signalman Helloa! Below there! A look at The Signalman, part of the BBC’s festive A Ghost Story For Christmas thread, originally aired in 1976. More » David Kerekes 8th December 2023