Penda's Fen
An Uncanny Hour - Episode FourWelcome to episode four of our Patreon exclusive podcast documentary series, An Uncanny Hour hosted by Robin Ince.
A Happy New Year and welcome to episode four of our Patreon exclusive podcast documentary series, An Uncanny Hour hosted by Robin Ince.
In this episode we look at Penda’s Fen, a television play, written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke for the BBC’s Play for Today series in 1974. It has since gone on to become a cult classic and Time Out went so far as to rank it as one of the Best 100 British Films ever.
Robin Ince talks about his love for the play and speaks with:
• Comedian, Stewart Lee, a fan of the play who has also written about it for different publications.
• Professor Carolyne Larrington, a fellow in English literature at Oxford University.
• Screenwriter and director, and Penda’s Fen admirer, Joel Morris,
• Co-Editor of the Of Mud and Flame: A Penda’s Fen Sourcebook, James Machin.
• Author and comic book legend Alan Moore.
• Professor Carolyne Larrington, a fellow in English literature at Oxford University.
• Screenwriter and director, and Penda’s Fen admirer, Joel Morris,
• Co-Editor of the Of Mud and Flame: A Penda’s Fen Sourcebook, James Machin.
• Author and comic book legend Alan Moore.
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