The Partygate documentary centres on two fictional Special Advisors played by Ophelia Lovibond and Georgie Henley. With investigations into Downing Street social events during the pandemic still going strong, Channel 4 are airing a factual drama. Based on meticulous research, Partygate tells the story through dramatic re-enactments, interweaved with archive news footage and documentary interviews. … >
Coming soon to BBC Sounds / Radio 4 is The Battersea Poltergeist an intriguing new podcast made by Bafflegab Productions Just revealed by Bafflegab Productions (whose remake of Children of the Stones is up for an audio drama award) is The Battersea Poltergeist. It’s described as a mix of documentary and drama, written and presented by Danny Robins. On … >
The 1970s horror movie The Blood On Satan’s Claw is getting another telling, courtesy of a brand new audio production. It’s been put together by Bafflegab, which has recruited Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Alice Lowe for the new version. The trio have done some early recording work already on the new project, and the plan … >
A decade after it originally aired, we take a look back at Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, Channel 4’s spoof of bad 80’s horror television. > Buy Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace on DVD. What was it about? Running for six episodes in early 2004, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace focused on ‘a show within a show’ as fictional horror … >