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Free Thinking: Robert Aickman

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On Halloween, Matthew Sweet & guests discuss supernatural fiction, conservation and canals

Prepare to be spooked by some very strange stories with Matthew Sweet, Suzi Feay, Andrew Male and RB Russell.

"Strange stories" is the way Robert Aickman (1914-1981) described his fiction. He was involved in an investigation into the haunting of Borley Rectory and a member of The Ghost Club and he co-founded the British Inland Waterways Association to restore canals. Matthew Sweet is joined by three fans of his work - critic Suzy Feay, writer Andrew Male and  publisher R.B. Russell.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod 

Robert Aickman published the following collections of stories: Powers of Darkness (1966), Sub Rosa (1968), Cold Hand in Mine (1976), Tales of Love and Death (1977) and Intrusions (1980)
You can find other spooky Free Thinking episodes including a discussion of Ghost Stories with Irving Finkel and Jeremy Dyson, a ghost hunt in Portsmouth and a discussion of Blade Runner and a programme about the TV programme Ghostwatch

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