Musings on Classic Crime Fiction. Book collector / crime fiction historian / blogger
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Late Night Horror Screening
Film is Fabulous! is thrilled to announce a showcase event, which will be held at Riverside Studios in London on Saturday, 28th November 2026.
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OK, #BookTwitter! I'm working in an article for classicmystery.blog on #mystery book series that should be adapted for TV that haven't been done before? Any suggestions? I've got my top five (although it might become a top ten) but what would you like to see?
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My thoughts on the fourth volume of Bodies from the Library, edited by #TonyMedawar #CrimeFiction #BookReview
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Brendon Connelly sat down with me to discuss his @BBCRadio4 murder mystery Done to Death: such a wonderful show, made with great love for the genre and a real understanding of what makes mysteries special -- check it out!
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Returning Films to BBC Archives
Members of the Film is Fabulous! board of trustees were delighted to visit BBC Broadcast Centre in London yesterday.
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Dudley Moore Trio Found
Film is Fabulous have catalogued the films within 2 private collections. During the examination of one 400ft reel, a scene from a missing BBC ep was discovered. It featured ‘The Dudley Moore Trio’, on the show:
This is Petula Clark Broadcast: 19th Dec 67
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No Such Thing As A Vampire
Film is Fabulous! recently returned missing ep of Late Night Horror to BBC Archives
To coincide with this, Oliver Crocker interviewed the film collector who had collaborated with Film is Fabulous! to retrieve a long-lost BBC classic from the shadows
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It’s Bodies from the Library day at the BL. Looking forward to a day packed with Golden Age Crime panels! It’s sold out this year - so make sure you book early for 2027.
ALT The Knowledge Centre auditorium at the British Library. John Lee (publisher for BL books) on stage. Screen reads Bodies from the Library
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I know a too obvious choice, but the iconic image justified Poirot Investigates (1924) by #Agathachristie The famous #poirot portrait by W.S. Broadhead #MurderEveryMonday – at California, USA
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Missing Doctor Who Recovered!
The Film is Fabulous! team are pleased to announce the recovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who, from the serial entitled, ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’:
The Nightmare Begins (Broadcast: 13th Nov 1965)
Devil’s Planet (Broadcast: 27th Nov 1965)
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We are delighted to announce the latest reissue to be added to the Galileo Golden Age Mystery list: Villainous Saltpetre by Clifford Witting.
We know many of the classic crime readers among you are very keen on his writing, & hope you’ll enjoy this Cornwall-set mystery! 🗡️ 📖
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Spotting this bee in the blossom yesterday (wasn’t the March sun glorious?) has inspired us to reshare. Not that actual busy bees make an appearance in the novel . . . so what can it mean? 🐝 🔍
Exciting Witting news coming soon! Fans might want to keep 30th April free 📖
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Scanning the Film
The film experts at R3Store Studios in London have the latest digital scanning equipment.
This short video shows the lacing of a 35mm reel of film with an optical soundtrack into the scanner, and the scanning process.
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Shedunnit @ShedunnitShow
The podcast where Caroline Crampton unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories
The Documents in the Case (Green Penguin Book Club 13
21 January 2026
(you can also hear this through BBC sounds or Apple podcasts)
open.spotify.com/episode/4et…
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In today's video we celebrate the beautiful Everyman P. G. Wodehouse hardback collection, as published between 2000 and 2015. Featuring striking covers by Andrzej Klimowski, these are perhaps, the greatest editions of Wodehouse's work that you can get. youtu.be/uUnwytH9LuY
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Missing Media at R3Store Studios
Members of the Film is Fabulous! team visited the preservation experts at R3Store Studios in London yesterday, to prepare, clean, scan and digitally transfer several important films, and 35mm reels.
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Out now from the @britishlibrary Crime Classics range - Sky High by Michael Gilbert, with an introduction by @medwardsbooks #BookTwitter #CrimeClassics
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Do we have any Golden Age mystery reissues lined up for 2026? Yes, yes we do. To be revealed!
#goldenagemystery #goldenagedetectivefiction #galileopublishing #smallpublishing #reissues
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An old unreprinted title that is very hard to find - and probably not worth the effort
#BookTwitter #ClassicMystery #JohnRhode
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