MICROGORIA 113 - Radio Halloween II

As a prelude to our Halloween history episodes this year, we delve into the world of 1980s radio and unearth a Halloween special from the scarifying Canadian show Nightfall! In this seasonal episode we hear a dramatization of a strange tale from Robert Aickman about a couple who unwisely choose to take a break in a small village on All Hallows Eve... 

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MICROGORIA 109 - Fat Andy

In another stop-gap episode, we go to raid the audio archives and find the Man in Black waiting for us there to relate the creepy tale of Fat Andy...  

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MICROGORIA 108 - The Marquis of Death

In an emergency stop-gap episode, we delve into the archives of abominable audio, to unearth a tale of vampirism from the shadowy realm of old time radio - The Marquis of Death!

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HYPNOGORIA 207 - Nightmares of Nosferatu - A Prelude

To open a new podcast series celebrating the centenary of seminal movie Nosferatu (1922), we unearth an almost forgotten remake - a radio version of the silent classic! 

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MICROGORIA 100 - William & Mary

Thanks to my arch enemy Mr Real Life getting in the way, it's another trip to the Archives of Abominable Audio this week... But on the upside, we've unearthed a macabre tale from Roald Dahl!  

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MICROGORIA 099 - Donovan's Brain

In a new mini series, we take a look at Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak, first published in 1942 in the pages of legendary pulp magazine Black Mask. In this first episode we hear the celebrated 1944 radio version produced by the Suspense radio show, and starring Orson Welles! 

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HYPNOGORIA 170 - Tardis Tuners & Zone Boxes

In this episode we pay a visit to the 'Orrible 'Ouse of Terrible Old Tat to investigate some very rare and rather weird items of science fiction merchandise! First we ask what exactly was a TARDIS Tuner? And why had it never actually appeared in Doctor Who? Then we investigate the  Zone Box, a piece of tie-in tat for The Twilight Zone that is as bizarre as it is obscure! 

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MICROGORIA 85 - Radio Halloween

As a prelude to our next helping of Hallowe'en history, Mr Jim Moon delves in the revivals of radio horror from the 1960s and the 1970s, to sample Hallowe'en specials from the likes of The Black Mass and the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre! 

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THE BOX OF DELIGHTS IS OPEN!

I've just opened  a brand new section in the Great Library of Dreams devoted to The Box of Delights in all its incarnations. Here you will find writings and podcasts covering the original book by John Masefield, the well-loved TV series, plus details of all its various radio incarnations too! 

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HYPNOGORIA 76 - The True and Twisted History of the League of Gentlemen

This Christmas, a certain quartet of scallywags are reforming to mark the 20th anniversary of their first broadcasts, and hence in this episode, Mr Jim Moon is heading into deepest and darkest corners of the benighted little town of  Royston Vasey to uncover the true and twisted history of that now legendary comedy troupe, the League of Gentlemen!

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GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 37 - Ghost Hunt

Just in time for Halloween, Mr Jim Moon presents a special episode - a radio play that tells the tale of a most disturbing haunting, adapted from the classic chiller, Ghost Hunt by HR Wakefield.

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HYPNOGORIA 67 - Day of the Triffids Part II

Continuing our exploration of the (un)natural history of the triffids, in this episode Mr Jim Moon looks at the various radio version produced down the years by the BBC, and then joins Howard Keel to take on John Wyndham's horticultural horrors on the big screen in the 1962 movie version.

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HYPNOGORIA 41 - The Origins of Halloween Part 4

In a bonus extra chapter this year, Mr Jim Moon uncovers the birth of the horror genre and discovers when Halloween first properly became scary! We take a look at early Halloween horrors in the pages of the pulps, and then discover how the macabre radio shows of the 1930s and 1940s would make Halloween night their own... 




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HYPNOGORIA 40 - The Origins of Halloween Part 3

As Halloween approaches Mr Jim Moon delves once more into the history and the mysteries of this ancient holiday. In this chapter we take a trip back to the start of the 20th century to discover how Halloween parties evolved and see how the spookiest night of the year was portrayed in the brave new worlds of radio and film. 



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MICROGORIA 27 - Mysteries of the Mummy Part IX: Radio Thoth II

To round off our current run of mummy shows, we tune in once again to the world of old time radio to sample some further audio terrors with an Egyptological flavour! In this episode, Mr Jim Moon presents the eerie tale of an excavated sarcophagus in We Dug It Up from Arch Oboler's Lights Out, and then visit the Hall of Fantasy to encounter the curse on The Golden Bracelet of Amoniris

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MICROGORIA 26 - Mysteries of the Mummy Part III: Radio Thoth

In this episode, we take a side-step into the world of old time radio to sample a variety of Egyptological thrills. Firstly we have an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale The Ring of Thoth presented by Escape! and then hear the tale of the Living Mummy from The World Adventurers Club. And finally we round off with a spine-chilling tale of opening an ancient tom Whence You Came from the brilliant Quiet Please.

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MICROGORIA 17 - Lee-viathan 99

In a stop-gap episode, Mr Jim Moon raids the archives of the Great Library of Dreams to uncover the tale of Leviathan '99 - a 1960s experimental radio play. This space age sonic drama was a riff on Moby Dick penned by the late great Ray Bradbury and starred Sir Christopher Lee as an obsessed comet-hunting captain on a space vessel...


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FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS - Diary of a Madman

In this episode, Mr Jim Moon discovers a lost audio treasure in the dusty archives of the Great Library of Dreams - a rare recording of comedy legend Kenneth Williams performing an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic tale of creeping insanity Diary of a Madman.

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HYPNOBOBS 142 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 9

Yes at long last we are returning to Gotham City for another helping of Bat-history. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon explores Batman on the radio, looking at the attempts in the 1940s and 1950s to launch a Caped Crusader audio serial and the Dynamic Duo's aural team-ups with the Man of Steel!




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HYPNOBOBS 126 - The Secret Origins of The X Files Part 2

In this second part of our investigations of the origins of The X Files, Mr Jim Moon delves into the archives of the Great Library of Dreams to present four pieces of archive radio on the UFO phenomena.

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