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Ian McMillan, The internet as a source for horror, Patrick Gale, The end of The Big Bang Theory

News, reviews and interviews. Poet Ian McMillan on a graveyard as inspiration, the internet as a setting for horror, and Patrick Gale on his novel Take Nothing With You.

Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan takes us on a guided tour of Darfield churchyard near Barnsley, as part of Front Row's Inspire season.

Patrick Gale, who wrote last year's TV drama Man In An Orange Shirt, discusses his new novel Take Nothing With You, a coming-of-age story as a young boy obsessed with the cello realises how messy adult life can be.

Are internet horror movies becoming a new genre? In the wake of the recent release of several films using it as inspiration and a plot device, including Slender Man and the forthcoming Searching, horror podcaster Mike Muncer and technology lecturer Dr Kate Devlin discuss.

TV reviewer Caroline Preece reacts to the announcement that US comedy series The Big Bang Theory will be coming to an end next year after nearly 300 episodes, and the differing responses the news has received from both critics and the public.

Presenter: Stig Abell
Producer: Jerome Weatherald.

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Inspire - Ian McMillan

Inspire - Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan in the graveyard of All Saints Church, Darfield

Main image: Ian McMillan at All Saints Church, Darfield

Patrick Gale

Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale
Photo credit: Markus Bidaux

Patrick Gale's book Take Nothing With You is out now

The internet as a source of horror

Slender Man is on general release, cert 15

Searching is in cinemas from 31 Aug, cert 12

Discussion with Mike Muncer from the Evolution of Horror podcast
and Dr Kate Devlin, technology expert and lecturer


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  • Fri 24 Aug 2018 19:15

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