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Once Upon a Prime Time - NATIONAL SÉANCE 2026

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Greetings, Ghostwa tchers! And so, once more, we find ourselves at what is inarguably the most wonderful time of the year: that thin, creaky, tail end of October when people are handing out sweets to themselves, watching something reassuringly stupid on the radio, or pretending not to have heard a noise upstairs; while the rest of us are preparing to spend an hour and a half staring intently at a 1992 television drama as though it might finally blink first. Oh, yes. Welcome to National Séance 2026. A quick word of apology before we begin. I have been busy. Very busy. So busy, in fact, that this page has been assembled with all the grace, precision and mathematical confidence I last displayed during my GCSE Maths exam. Incidentally, I got an E. This is not an attempt to lower expectations; it is merely an important piece of consumer information. Still, the important things are ready. There is Ghostwatch . There is the aforementioned Hallowe’en Night. There are people all over the world ...
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The man came, and he couldn't understand it. He said it was 'impossible,' everybody said it was impossible.

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! SO... HOW COME THE NEW GHOSTWATCH BLU-RAY IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, THEN, HMM? In just a single day since launch, we've seen a huge — and greatly appreciated — response to the announcement of the new Ghostwatch: On The Night Blu-ray. Alongside that excitement, we've also seen quite a few understandably disappointed messages from fans in the UK and elsewhere asking why they can't order a copy. It's a completely fair question. After all, Ghostwatch is a British programme, made for a British audience and broadcast on BBC1. So why is a new Blu-ray being produced in Britain, by a British production company, but currently only available directly to customers in Australia & New Zealand?   The answer involves a story that actually began more than fourteen years ago... with Behind the Curtains.   You see, back around 2012, plans were being developed for a 20th-anniversary two-disc DVD edition of Ghostwatch. The intention w...
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We shall see.

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! After a very long time in the making, GHOSTWATCH: On the Night is available now from Big Cartel   exclusively for the regions of Australia & New Zealand. And, for the first month of release until Hallowe'en Night 2026, will be on special offer at A$39.95 from the RRP of A$49.95, plus shipping. This Special Edition Blu-ray has been an enormous undertaking. It has involved years of research, restoration, sourcing, editing, designing, correspondence, problem-solving and an occasionally unreasonable level of attention to detail. The aim was never simply to put Ghostwatch on a disc; it was to create a release that reflects the programme’s singular place in British television history and the remarkable devotion it still inspires. The 2002 BFI DVD remains a high watermark for the title - a thoughtful, essential release that treated Ghostwatch with the seriousness and care it deserved.  On the Night is intended to sit alongside it - a more expansive ...
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A Haunted House in Space

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers. I remember the day very clearly. The precise date could probably be triangulated from old TV listings and Sky schedules if one were so inclined. I had spent the weekend at a friend's house. Before leaving, I set my trusty Sanyo VHS recorder at home (still works) to capture the UK terrestrial premiere of a brand-new Sci-Fi title on Sky Premiere. Other than a brief snippet on (if memory serves) BBC1 prime-time show, How Do They Do That? reporting one of, if not the earliest digital faceswaps between actor and stunt-double, despite the film's trailer being slick and intriguing, I don't recall exactly why I was so excited to finally check it out - ironically, I was never much of a Horror aficionado - but I do remember what happened next. When I got home, the first thing I did was rewind the tape and press play. It was daytime. Early afternoon, perhaps late morning. The sort of hour when Horror has no business working at all. And yet from...
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SFX #401

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! It is my genuine joy to announce that the 401st issue of  SFX Magazine  will feature an exclusive interview with yours truly regarding the upcoming Ghostwatch: On The Night special edition Blu-ray - and, surreal as it feels, mention of this also graces the front cover - the 'version unseen for over 30 years' relating to the reinstated opening/closing BBC1 continuity, broadcast conversion (tx-accurate), with special 888-Mode that reinstates the original Ceefax subtitle track. So there. I've been a subscriber to SFX since I ssue 14, for reasons obvious to those who know me. It has a lways been packed with news, opinions, and reviews, and for the longest time was my de facto source of all things film and TV-related. The interview covers a lot of the technical aspects behind the Blu-ray: restoring the aforementioned BBC continuity, recovered Ceefax subtitles, and presenting 31/10 in Teletext format. I also talk about the motivation for this releas...
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National Séance 2025 - [Ghostwatch: Behind The Partition]

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers. Every so often, something surfaces from the depths of Ghostwatch folklore that refuses to stay buried. That makes you question whether any of this was ever really over. Back in the spring, I received a standard saved search email through a small UK auction site for a listing that, at face value, didn't seem to align with any of my saved searches... a small batch of BBC Engineering floppies under the disarmingly mundane listing: "Broadcast Ops (Assorted)". The thumbnail showed a handful of 3.5-inch 1.44 Mb disks, their handwritten labels half-faded and curling. In the item description, "Vintage computer disks. Estate clearance. Untested." As you can see, six 3.5" floppies. Nothing unusual, save for one - a single disk which, despite being partially obscured, I somehow knew was marked GHOSTWATCH.EXE - and in red biro on the reverse side, "DO NOT MOUNT." At first, I assumed it was another of those clever fan projects or ...
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