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Documentary, using dramatised inserts, in which Denise Mina investigates the tortuous and peculiar relationships between horror writer Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Denise Mina
Virginia Poe:
Lucille Sharp
Eliza Poe:
Lauren Marcus
Frances Sargent Osgood:
Anita Vettesse
Sarah Helen Whitman:
Tamara Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Shapero

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss celebrates the achievements of horror cinema, beginning by exploring the early era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Director:
John Das
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Biopic of director James Whale. When a handsome gardener starts work at his house, Whale is entranced and begins a complex friendship with him. With Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave. Show more

Contributors

James Whale:
Ian McKellen
Clayton 'Clay' Boone:
Brendan Fraser
David Lewis:
David Dukes
Dwight:
Mark Kiely
Elsa Lanchester:
Rosalind Ayres
Edmund Kay:
Jack Plotnick
Director:
Bill Condon

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Radio 1's longest-serving broadcaster Annie Nightingale takes us on a counter-cultural journey through the events, people and sounds that have inspired her illustrious career. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Brook
Director:
Simon Brook
Executive Producer:
Paul Bullock
Executive Producer:
Gethin Scourfield

Documentary, using dramatised inserts, in which Denise Mina investigates the tortuous and peculiar relationships between horror writer Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Denise Mina
Virginia Poe:
Lucille Sharp
Eliza Poe:
Lauren Marcus
Frances Sargent Osgood:
Anita Vettesse
Sarah Helen Whitman:
Tamara Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Shapero

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss celebrates the achievements of horror cinema, beginning by exploring the early era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Director:
John Das
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

BBC Four

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