PSA: HPL on BBC R3

Coming to a steam-driven wireless near you tonight:

Sunday Feature
BBC Radio 3
Sun 3 Dec, 21:30 - 22:15

Weird Tales: The Strange Life of H P Lovecraft

Geoff Ward examines the strange life and terrifying world of the man hailed
as America's greatest horror writer since Poe.

During his life Lovecraft's work was confined to lurid pulp magazines and
he died in penury in 1937. Today, however, his writings are considered
modern classics and published in prestigious editions.

Among the writers considering his legacy are Neil Gaiman, S T Joshi, Kelly
Link, Peter Straub and China Miéville.

I may try to listen to this myself if I am up to it.

ETA: I wasn't, but it is available to listen to online for seven days.

You’re telling me she PLANNED it?

After quite a rough patch this evening (I got quite cold as a result of the wind today, despite wearing what I thought were warm clothes, and that triggered a major worsening of the ME symptoms; fortunately short-lived), I am feeling rather better.

Watched Torchwood. More by accident than design. There were a couple of decent, brief scenes, but the whole thing... It made no sense, no sense whatever.

I met my friend R. last night, and at one point I mentioned how very disappointing Torchwood was. She said she had heard it was quite good; Surely, she said, it can't be as bad as Robin Hood?

No. And it is quite depressing that that remains the one positive thing I can say about it.