BBC News
By Andrew Woodger
The writer of a hit BBC horror drama series has revealed the grand finale was set in Suffolk near to the site of the infamous 1980 UFO incident .
Julian Simpson adapted The Shadow Over Innsmouth, the latest in a trilogy of podcasts inspired by the occult stories of American author HP Lovecraft.
He said the location of the fictional village Pleasant Green was somewhere between Orford and Rendlesham .
He added that the trilogy had ended, but some characters may be revived.
The trilogy of dramas were in the top 10 most-listened to podcasts/broadcasts on BBC Sounds in 2020.
Two nights after Christmas, 1980, and the American servicemen of Combat Support Group were letting off steam in the early hours at Woody s Bar.
An awards dinner was still in full swing and beer was flowing in the hut at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk.
No one paid much attention to the white-faced young airman who slipped into the bar and beckoned to his commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt.
Halt left the table. The junior officer, Lieutenant Bruce Englund, looked nervous and confused: It s back, sir, he said over the hubbub. The UFO it s back.
A Vietnam veteran and deputy commander of the camp, Halt was exasperated. Rumours of a bizarre sighting in the woods had been rife on the twin bases at RAF Woodbridge and RAF Bentwaters, near Ipswich, which were shared with the U.S. Air Force.
Bookwaves
Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is “Ghostways: Two Journeys in Unquiet Places,” written in collaboration with artist Stanley Donwood and writer Dan Richards, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
This short book examines two strange areas in England, Orford Ness, a spit of sand in the southeast of England, not far from Cambridge, which was used as a weapons testing site in the Cold War, and the holloways of Dorset, strange paths beaten over centuries, and often covered over by trees, almost as caves.
In this interview, recorded December 8, 2020, he talks about the book, both places in England, how the pandemic has affected his life, and how climate change is affected by the shutdown.
7 Which fish, traditionally caught off the East Anglian coast were known as silver darlings?
8 In which decade did McDonalds open in the UK?
9 Which brand made the Cabana chocolate bar in the 80s?
10 True or false – vinegar can melt pearls?
11 Which spirit is made from the blue agave plant?
12 What’s the hottest chilli in the world?
13 What is the most stolen food in the world?
14 What is nori?
16 What is ceviche?
18 In French gastronomy what are often referred to as diamonds of Perigord?
19 Which football club does Delia Smith co-own?
20 Which biscuit is named after an 18th century Italian leader?
A FORMER pirate radio station has finally been given the green light to broadcast the Queen’s Christmas message – more than 50 years after being forbidden from doing so. Radio Caroline, based on the Ross Revenge which is moored on the River Blackwater, has been an authorised broadcaster for three years. But in its pirate days back in the Sixties it was forbidden from broadcasting the Queen’s traditional Christmas Day address to the nation. On December 1, 1964, David Block, publicity officer for the then pirate radio station, contacted the BBC to request a copy of the Queen’s Christmas message. Despite having more than 12million listeners, he was told the request could not be granted because Caroline was a pirate radio station, and to come back “if and when” he could provide “evidence of credentials as representative of an authorised broadcaster”.