Summary This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated 'strange stories' - modern ghost stories - his two volumes of autobiography and his campaigning work for the restoration of the British canal system. The film includes rare footage, recordings and photographs of Aickman, interviews with his friends and with writers Jeremy Dyson and Reggie Oliver, and dramatized excerpts of his stories. View more details
Directed : Rosalie Parker R.B. Russell
Written : Rosalie Parker R.B. Russell
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : May 27, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Tartarus Press
Summary This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated 'strange stories' - modern ghost stories - his two volumes of autobiography and his campaigning work for the restoration of the British canal system. The film includes rare footage, recordings and photographs of Aickman, interviews with his friends and with writers Jeremy Dyson and Reggie Oliver, and dramatized excerpts of his stories. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : May 27, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Tartarus Press
