A program devoted to the supernatural stories of Robert Aickman…
THE UNSETTLED DUST: THE STRANGE STORIES OF ROBERT AICKMAN (RADIO
December 15, 2011“The Unsettled Dust: The Strange Stories of Robert Aickman”
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“…Screenwriter Jeremy Dyson praises the supernatural
stories of British author and conservationist Robert Aickman and argues
they should receive greater recognition for their contribution to
literature. Robert Aickman was the grandson of the prolific Victorian
novelist Richard Marsh whose occult thrillerThe Beetle(1897) was in its
time as popular as Bram Stoker’sDracula. Aickman is best remembered
today for co-founding the Inland Waterways Association, but his
Grandfather’s work influenced him to write around fifty so called
‘strange’ stories involving the supernatural and macabre over a thirty
year period starting in the late forties. In recent years League of
Gentlemen writer Dyson has adapted Aickman’s work into various forms
of Drama including the BBC Radio Four play ‘Ringing the Changes.’ By
speaking with fans of Aickman and introducing students to his work for
the first time, Dyson argues that Aickman’s literary gifts have been
undervalued and during his lifetime he should have received greater
critical acclaim…”]
Jeremy Dyson.
Jayne Ashbourne (reader), Ramsey Campbell (interviewee),
JeremyDyson(presenter),StephenGarner(producer),MarkGatiss
(interviewee),Stuart Maconie (interviewee).