Episode 4: The Abominable Snowman (1957)
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Wrap up warm and join Dan Smith and I in the high Himalayas as we prove that the word 'abominable' is bloody hard to say (for me at least).
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Episode 3: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
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It lives!
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Episode 2: X the Unknown (1956)
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"What's that unnerving hammering sound?" you (probably don't) ask.
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Episode 1: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
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J G Byrne & Maura McHugh get (totally) hammered on Nigel Kneale as they witness the birth of Hammer horror (proper).
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Hammered: A Trailer
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Coming soon!
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After delays caused by illnesses (really), technological breakdowns (really) plus drought 'n' pestilence 'n' flood (not really), we're back, baby!
And we're back to where it all started (really started) for Hammer Horror.
It's lurid colour! It's Gothic sensation! It's Cushing! It's Lee! It's Terrence Fisher! It's a concatenation of circumstances (as Bertie Wooster would have it) and a coming together of elements. It is - of course - The Curse Of Frankenstein.
And joining me on this episode, to break it all down, is Donald Clarke - chief film correspondent for The Irish Times, and one of the most entertaining and insightful journalists currently writing about film. You can also track him down on Twitter, where his handle is @DonaldClarke63.
Original music, and music mixing, is, as always, by our own in-house composer (our James Bernard) the mighty David Blake.
Hope you enjoy. Let's get Hammered.