Fortean Times

EDITORIAL

WHAT ARTHUR DID NEXT

Welcome to our June issue, in which we kick off a three-part retrospective of a classic fortean television series. Regular readers will recall that in 2021 Ryan Shirlow took a deep dive into , the 1980 series that introduced a was a worthy follow-up to , serving up some serious weirdness (including “a now unthinkable teatime gorefest that showcased the wounds of Christ”) for budding forteans and fascinated viewers. Over the next three issues Ryan will be revisiting each episode in detail and assessing how the cases Clarke and company presented in 1985 stack up today: so stay tuned for further instalments.

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