So. #PendasFen - part of the BBC #PlayForToday. There's a game we like to play in Britain when something's as openly queer as this: we pretend it's incomprehensible. Even Alan Clarke - the director - has said he doesn't understand it all, on which I immediately call BS.
October 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
So. #PendasFen - part of the BBC #PlayForToday. There's a game we like to play in Britain when something's as openly queer as this: we pretend it's incomprehensible. Even Alan Clarke - the director - has said he doesn't understand it all, on which I immediately call BS.
just watched Penda’s Fen.
It’s quite nice every now and again to watch a film that you can’t make any sense of.
#PendasFen
It’s quite nice every now and again to watch a film that you can’t make any sense of.
#PendasFen
September 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
just watched Penda’s Fen.
It’s quite nice every now and again to watch a film that you can’t make any sense of.
#PendasFen
It’s quite nice every now and again to watch a film that you can’t make any sense of.
#PendasFen
I'm also glad that my review of Ian Greaves's fantastic, absolutely comprehensive book PENDA'S FEN: SCENE BY SCENE has been published today online, before its appearance in a CRITICAL STUDIES IN TELEVISION journal issue: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Pendasfen #Rudkinmania
Book review: Penda’s Fen: Scene by Scene - Tom May, 2026
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September 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I'm also glad that my review of Ian Greaves's fantastic, absolutely comprehensive book PENDA'S FEN: SCENE BY SCENE has been published today online, before its appearance in a CRITICAL STUDIES IN TELEVISION journal issue: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Pendasfen #Rudkinmania
-“Oh don’t worry, I’ll get my daughter to do it, she’ll be fine” was her response. So she did. Here’s young Caroline Hawkins in #PendasFen the play, and here she is with me tonight
September 23, 2026 at 8:47 PM
-“Oh don’t worry, I’ll get my daughter to do it, she’ll be fine” was her response. So she did. Here’s young Caroline Hawkins in #PendasFen the play, and here she is with me tonight
PLAY EDWARD ELGAR YOU TITS #totp #pendasfen
September 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
PLAY EDWARD ELGAR YOU TITS #totp #pendasfen
Penda's Fen sent me down an Elgar rabbit hole. #PendasFen
Penda's Fall | Daily Reckless
Elgar in Penda's Fen mixed with 'The Dream Of Gerontius,' 'Theme from Enigma Variations' and The Fall's 'Dog Is Life/Jerusalem'. Enigma solved courtesy of the Daily Reckless. see also:
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September 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Penda's Fen sent me down an Elgar rabbit hole. #PendasFen
Wherein I solve Elgar's enigma. #fallfriday #PendasFen
Penda's Fall | Daily Reckless
Elgar in Penda's Fen mixed with 'The Dream Of Gerontius,' 'Theme from Enigma Variations' and The Fall's 'Dog Is Life/Jerusalem'. Enigma solved courtesy of the Daily Reckless. see also:
www.dailyreckless.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Wherein I solve Elgar's enigma. #fallfriday #PendasFen
What am I doing with my life? Well, currently, after watching #PendasFen trying to solve Elgar's enigma through the medium of The Fall and Jerusalem. #PendasFall
September 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
What am I doing with my life? Well, currently, after watching #PendasFen trying to solve Elgar's enigma through the medium of The Fall and Jerusalem. #PendasFall
Caught up (either by a day or 50 years depending on your point of view) with #PendasFen tonight
September 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Caught up (either by a day or 50 years depending on your point of view) with #PendasFen tonight
Had a viewing here which ended in a nice long chat with Edward Elgar
#PendasFen
#PendasFen
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September 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Had a viewing here which ended in a nice long chat with Edward Elgar
#PendasFen
#PendasFen
Do order, it’s a terrific book. #PendasFen
Thanks for reading. This thread barely scratches the surface. You may like to investigate my even more detailed book #PendasFen : Scene By Scene (Ten Acre Books, 2025). We do not supply to Amazon, so please try your bookshop or order direct from the publisher. Link in bio. Goodnight.
September 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Do order, it’s a terrific book. #PendasFen
Missed Penda’s Fen last night? Both David Rudkin’s 1974 film and a new interview with actor Spencer Banks are streaming on BBC iPlayer.
Catch up on the film, then listen to our podcast episode
tinyurl.com/PendasFen
#PendasFen #FolkHorror #PlayForToday #BBCiPlayer
Catch up on the film, then listen to our podcast episode
tinyurl.com/PendasFen
#PendasFen #FolkHorror #PlayForToday #BBCiPlayer
September 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Missed Penda’s Fen last night? Both David Rudkin’s 1974 film and a new interview with actor Spencer Banks are streaming on BBC iPlayer.
Catch up on the film, then listen to our podcast episode
tinyurl.com/PendasFen
#PendasFen #FolkHorror #PlayForToday #BBCiPlayer
Catch up on the film, then listen to our podcast episode
tinyurl.com/PendasFen
#PendasFen #FolkHorror #PlayForToday #BBCiPlayer
Loved that. Wonderful. It fills me with wonder. Thanks too to all the hashtaggers #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Loved that. Wonderful. It fills me with wonder. Thanks too to all the hashtaggers #PendasFen
If you watched #PendasFen last night and didn't mutter "five rounds rapid" at a couple of key scenes you're made of more Elgarian stuff than I
September 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
If you watched #PendasFen last night and didn't mutter "five rounds rapid" at a couple of key scenes you're made of more Elgarian stuff than I
I ought to love #PendasFen but I just find it toe curling.
September 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I ought to love #PendasFen but I just find it toe curling.
1973: The Vauxhall "Griffin" ad campaign. 1974: "Penda's Fen". CO-INCIDENCE? #BBC4 #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
1973: The Vauxhall "Griffin" ad campaign. 1974: "Penda's Fen". CO-INCIDENCE? #BBC4 #PendasFen
I lived in Malvern for a while. This is an average day, iirc. #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I lived in Malvern for a while. This is an average day, iirc. #PendasFen
It's only the ghost of Eddie the Elgar #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's only the ghost of Eddie the Elgar #PendasFen
Nimrod gives me the willies. #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Nimrod gives me the willies. #PendasFen
Just Elgar having a wank #PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Just Elgar having a wank #PendasFen
I enjoyed #PendasFen very unusual the hashtag view along was greatly illustrative.
September 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I enjoyed #PendasFen very unusual the hashtag view along was greatly illustrative.
Ian Hogg deep into the meat of the speech about the secret bunker we borrowed for Broken Veil.
Gorgeous gorgeous writing.
#PendasFen
Gorgeous gorgeous writing.
#PendasFen
September 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Ian Hogg deep into the meat of the speech about the secret bunker we borrowed for Broken Veil.
Gorgeous gorgeous writing.
#PendasFen
Gorgeous gorgeous writing.
#PendasFen