In a panel discussion recorded at The Horse Hospital arts club after a screening of Ken Russell’s lurid Bram Stoker adaptation on Wednesday 14 March, Mark Pilkington discusses The Lair of the White Worm (1988) with BFI Flipside programmers Vic Pratt and Will Fowler, touching on the legend of the Lambton Worm, titillation and absurdity in British cinema and Russell’s three-picture deal with Vestron Pictures in the 1980s.
In a special programme to honour the late Ken Russell, Virginie Sélavy is joined by Strange Attractor Press editor Mark Pilkington, Electric Sheep contributor Richard Bancroft and Electric Sheep assistant editor Alex Fitch to discuss the director’s achievements, including The Devils, Altered States, Lair of the White Worm, Lisztomania, Dance of the Seven Veils and Music Lovers.
First broadcast on Resonance FM 104.4 on Friday 16 March.
A discussion on femmes fatales, including the heroines of Laura (1944), Baby Face (1933) and Gun Crazy (1950), with writer and filmmaker Nicola Woodham and former Plan B editor and musician Frances Morgan, hosted by Virginie Sélavy.
First broadcast on Resonance FM 104.4 on Friday 17 February.