Bob Fischer
@bobfischer.bsky.social
Writer and mumbler. Haunted Generation, Fortean Times, Electronic Sound, Doctor Who Magazine, Shindig, Mulgrave Audio, Wiffle Lever To Full, Scarred For Life and Summer Winos. Summat to do innit
New Haunted Generation Radio Show! Honest! Music from Highly Likely, Elizabeth Parker, Renaissance, Roy Wood, more school assembly curios... plus I get put on trail in the Crown Court. Thanks to @soundliness.com @andreworton.bsky.social & Ross from The Futureheads...
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The Haunted Generation Radio Show #9
Join writer Bob Fischer for a gentle selection of TV themes, folk music, vintage electronica and school assembly hymns, all presented from the dock of Fulchester Crown Court. Maybe support at https://...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New Haunted Generation Radio Show! Honest! Music from Highly Likely, Elizabeth Parker, Renaissance, Roy Wood, more school assembly curios... plus I get put on trail in the Crown Court. Thanks to @soundliness.com @andreworton.bsky.social & Ross from The Futureheads...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
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Looks much better like this
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Looks much better like this
I keep gazing lovingly at this.
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I keep gazing lovingly at this.
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With @pablovich.bsky.social on Disneytime Rotadraw, @bobfischer.bsky.social and @georgyjamieson.bsky.social on Why Don't You...?, @gfrancie.bsky.social on Fruitopia, @whenisbirths.bsky.social on I Hate J.R. by The Wurzels and more...
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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Wheatmeal Man Came Round Every Thursday Week
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Suzy Robinson on Crown Court, Danny Kodicek on Fox Tales, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson on Why Don’t You…?, Paul Abbott on Disneytime Rotadr…
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February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
With @pablovich.bsky.social on Disneytime Rotadraw, @bobfischer.bsky.social and @georgyjamieson.bsky.social on Why Don't You...?, @gfrancie.bsky.social on Fruitopia, @whenisbirths.bsky.social on I Hate J.R. by The Wurzels and more...
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I like how shops at bus stations still sell large, framed pictures of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Perfect impulse purchase for that long journey home on the X10.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I like how shops at bus stations still sell large, framed pictures of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Perfect impulse purchase for that long journey home on the X10.
Pure joy.
Vince Guaraldi’s first television performance of Linus and Lucy, from 1964. youtu.be/9EMfA5_tm8Y?...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Pure joy.
Had the Collector's Dream last night. Tesco had put their charity table in the car park, laden with Fighting Fantasy rarities. Ran to the car to get extra bags, but the car had been stolen. Ran back to the table to fill my pockets, but the books had all gone. Woke up with my blanket on the floor.
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Had the Collector's Dream last night. Tesco had put their charity table in the car park, laden with Fighting Fantasy rarities. Ran to the car to get extra bags, but the car had been stolen. Ran back to the table to fill my pockets, but the books had all gone. Woke up with my blanket on the floor.
Thursday night!
Three days to go till our Folk Horror show comes to Leeds! Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social will be at the brilliant @oldwoollen.bsky.social
What links Play School and Witchcraft? Find out on Thursday! Tickets are selling fast for this one...
Box office: bit.ly/483H8JA
What links Play School and Witchcraft? Find out on Thursday! Tickets are selling fast for this one...
Box office: bit.ly/483H8JA
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Thursday night!
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Gigantic thanks to Bob @bobfischer.bsky.social for the lovely write up of ‘Rewilding’ in the latest @electronicsound.bsky.social edition…
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Gigantic thanks to Bob @bobfischer.bsky.social for the lovely write up of ‘Rewilding’ in the latest @electronicsound.bsky.social edition…
Just found myself idly wondering if you can still dial 100 from a landline and speak to "the operator" but apparently you can't. At least not on my phone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfaR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfaR...
Time Operator
YouTube video by Scott Walker - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Just found myself idly wondering if you can still dial 100 from a landline and speak to "the operator" but apparently you can't. At least not on my phone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfaR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfaR...
Childhood anxiety, the Brothers Grimm and a river monster called Tony Rossinger. Fresh on the Haunted Generation website, a Durham cafe chat with the charming @fjwords.bsky.social, written for @electronicsound.bsky.social. He's Alan Bennett with beats.
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Faithful Johannes and The House at Night
“The new album is called The House At Night, and I tried to capture that feeling when you’re on the landing because you need a wee, and you’re looking out of the window at the orange lights in the …
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February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Childhood anxiety, the Brothers Grimm and a river monster called Tony Rossinger. Fresh on the Haunted Generation website, a Durham cafe chat with the charming @fjwords.bsky.social, written for @electronicsound.bsky.social. He's Alan Bennett with beats.
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/06/f...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/06/f...
I've just discovered, via BBC Radio Tees, that Boro striker Tommy Conway spends his spare time volunteering for a local charity, going out on Teesside and actually delivering children's beds to households that can't afford them. My God, that is a prince amongst men. I had a little moment.
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I've just discovered, via BBC Radio Tees, that Boro striker Tommy Conway spends his spare time volunteering for a local charity, going out on Teesside and actually delivering children's beds to households that can't afford them. My God, that is a prince amongst men. I had a little moment.
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One week to go till our Folk Horror show comes to Leeds! Join me and @bobfischer.bsky.social at @oldwoollen.bsky.social next Thursday (may contain witchcraft, Bagpuss, and suburban sex orgies)
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
One week to go till our Folk Horror show comes to Leeds! Join me and @bobfischer.bsky.social at @oldwoollen.bsky.social next Thursday (may contain witchcraft, Bagpuss, and suburban sex orgies)
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
A few more of my @electronicsound.bsky.social reviews, fresh on the Haunted Generation site. Hello @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, Mordant Music @castlesinspace.bsky.social and @spongeboy23.bsky.social...
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hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/05/e...
Electronic Sound – Reviews (Issue 118)
Guarding the woods of Wheaton Aston like a robed sentinel, label boss Ben Holton marks the passing years with mystical missives from this sleepy corner of rural Staffordshire. In a nutshell, an ann…
hauntedgeneration.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A few more of my @electronicsound.bsky.social reviews, fresh on the Haunted Generation site. Hello @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, Mordant Music @castlesinspace.bsky.social and @spongeboy23.bsky.social...
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hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/05/e...
You might think you've achieved a lot in 2026, but I've watched all seven series of 'Sorry!' since New Year's Day.
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
You might think you've achieved a lot in 2026, but I've watched all seven series of 'Sorry!' since New Year's Day.
Vivid dream last night - Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 on Monday. The goal came when an unknown Boro teenager called Jon William came off the bench and scored with a thunderous free kick. I can still see him getting mobbed by the away fans. He doesn't exist, but bookmark this anyway.
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Vivid dream last night - Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 on Monday. The goal came when an unknown Boro teenager called Jon William came off the bench and scored with a thunderous free kick. I can still see him getting mobbed by the away fans. He doesn't exist, but bookmark this anyway.
I'm a big Broken Veil fan, and I'll be interviewing Joel and Will onstage at this, so I'm a happy man. I'm told tickets are going fast...
We’re going to be at the Essex Podcast Festival on Feb 26th
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I'm a big Broken Veil fan, and I'll be interviewing Joel and Will onstage at this, so I'm a happy man. I'm told tickets are going fast...
Reposted by Bob Fischer
We’re going to be at the Essex Podcast Festival on Feb 26th
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
We’re going to be at the Essex Podcast Festival on Feb 26th
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
Tickets available now…
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast
#brokenveil
I'm making a new Haunted Generation Radio Show. I'm actually doing it right now, as we speak. In the meantime, there are eight previous shows full of weird 1970s folk music, plinky synth jingles, school assembly hymns and stuff from Play Away albums...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
The Haunted Generation
The Haunted Generation is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts
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February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I'm making a new Haunted Generation Radio Show. I'm actually doing it right now, as we speak. In the meantime, there are eight previous shows full of weird 1970s folk music, plinky synth jingles, school assembly hymns and stuff from Play Away albums...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
Fresh on the Haunted Generation site... the @electronicsound.bsky.social chat I had with synthpop legends Ralf Dörper & Michael Mertens, of Propaganda. About ZTT, A Secret Wish, Frankie, Mandy Smith's version of 'Duel' and their ace 2024 Propaganda album...
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hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/02/r...
Ralf Dörper, Michael Mertens and Propaganda
I think we’ve become closer friends than ever before,” says Michael Mertens with a warm smile. “We were always friendly with each other – we had an incredible time making A Secret Wish with Claudia…
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February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Fresh on the Haunted Generation site... the @electronicsound.bsky.social chat I had with synthpop legends Ralf Dörper & Michael Mertens, of Propaganda. About ZTT, A Secret Wish, Frankie, Mandy Smith's version of 'Duel' and their ace 2024 Propaganda album...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/02/r...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/02/r...
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ATTENTION YORKSHIRE WEIRDIES! Just two weeks to go till me and @bobfischer.bsky.social come back to one of our favourite venues!
Oh, god! Oh, Jesus Christ! Two and a half weeks to go till our Folk Horror show at Leeds @oldwoollen.bsky.social ! Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social will be channeling our inner Lord Summerisles to bring you a bountiful harvest of rural horror.
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
Tickets: bit.ly/483H8JA
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
ATTENTION YORKSHIRE WEIRDIES! Just two weeks to go till me and @bobfischer.bsky.social come back to one of our favourite venues!
My mate, Summer Winos comrade and Mulgrave Audio oppo @andrewtsmith.bsky.social has spent the last couple of years quietly working on the biography of Roy Clarke, with the help of Roy himself. It's called 'Writing All Hours', it's being published by @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, and it'll be ace.
Sir Roy Clarke turns 96 today and, having considered himself retired on several occasions, will have works premiering on television this year. I'm still in the midst of writing his biography – a colossal, but infinitely rewarding undertaking. Some thoughts follow...
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
My mate, Summer Winos comrade and Mulgrave Audio oppo @andrewtsmith.bsky.social has spent the last couple of years quietly working on the biography of Roy Clarke, with the help of Roy himself. It's called 'Writing All Hours', it's being published by @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, and it'll be ace.
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Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
A few thoughts on my beloved Penda's Fen. I wrote this last summer for the great @shindigmagazine.bsky.social, and it's now fresh on the Haunted Generation website...
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hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/01/28/s...
Screen Time: Penda’s Fen
“They won’t spot it,” says the elderly ghost of Sir Edward Elgar, genially pontificating from an iron wheelchair in a derelict 1970s farm building. “They have no demon for counterpoint…”…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A few thoughts on my beloved Penda's Fen. I wrote this last summer for the great @shindigmagazine.bsky.social, and it's now fresh on the Haunted Generation website...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/01/28/s...
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/01/28/s...
Apologies, as I know I've done this before and I can't remember the answer. On what day/time of the week was the Top 40 revealed in the 1980s? Was it something weird like a Tuesday lunchtime?
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Apologies, as I know I've done this before and I can't remember the answer. On what day/time of the week was the Top 40 revealed in the 1980s? Was it something weird like a Tuesday lunchtime?