Done! We talk about the 1978 Play for Today "Red Shift" by Alan Garner. And the book! We talk a lot of background but we do have about 20 minutes of synopsis before the end.
Here's the audio, but surely you would rather download this from apple podcasts or your podcast reader of choice?
The red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along, and so does The Folk Horror Podcast! Listen below.
I has some audio problems in the second half, but the good news is that I've set up my studio so that all audio going forward should sound A LOT better.
Audio snippets were from The Carice Singers (performing Peter Warlock) and Lisa Knapp.
Go to work on an egg.
Almost as brutal as Watership Down.
Rob considers one last Karate chop.
Don't look back.
The Village Green Preservation Society.
Interesting detail -- blood on Wellbeloved?
Something we didn't mention is that, if the characters do represent mystical beings at the end that instead of Herne the Hunter, Fisher could be Cernunnos, the celtic god. Though there are possible connections between Herne and Cernunnos anyway.
Forgot to mention it actually IN the episode, but this is the first part of what will probably be a two part discussion of Robin Redbreast! Listen below. But who wants to sit in front of a computer? Download it on your phone!
See the man with the green turtleneck behind the woman in the blue top who is behind Howie? That’s Shaffer! His only cameo in the film. The associate music director, Gary Carpenter, dressed up in drag to play the organ in the church scene. You can see a behind the scene shot of that here: http://twm.wikia.com/wiki/Behind_the_scenes_-_still_pictures?file=Bts_church_gary_and_robin.jpg
Hardy’s minister cameo, as far as I know, didn’t make any cuts nor did Gary’s.
- 'Summer is icummin in' is only heard when they set the Wicker Man on fire, not during the procession or at any other time. It’s the oldest song in the English language. More info on its use here: http://twm.wikia.com/wiki/Summer_is_icummin_in
- Check out these pictures of a commune that re-created their own Wicker Man. It wasn’t until recently that I found out they their “man” wasn’t one of them made for the film. http://www.davidstooke.co.uk/green-lane-photo-archive.html
It's all wrapped, our discussion of The Wicker Man that is, which you can find here:
First up, how about some EXCLUSIVE pictures from Mike's trip to Puerto Varas, Chile during the Carnaval del Sur (literally Carnival of the South). Very May Day procession, even with its own wicker statue. Interesting to read that Puerto Varas was founded by German immigrants, though I don't know if that's why these costumes are reminiscent of European festivals. The pictures were taken in November, 2017 (Spring in South America.)
All these photos are copyright Michael Schwartz.
And here are those screenshots, thanks Mike! Check out that mise-en-scène.
Bright Phoebus
Have a slice.
Meow meow.
Not dead.
Dead and mostly 'armless. Hanged?
Nuada.
Sunny with a chance of Cher.
Ready to Punch someone.
Why so nervous, Ingrid?
This might be the band GOAT, I'm not sure.
Anointed.
Edward Woodward sees the Wicker Man.
Oh no.
Daniel my brother, do you still feel the pain . . .
