skip to main | skip to sidebar

Notes from an Evil Burnee

...because I'll surely roast in Hell

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Confessions of a Medium — BBC Radio 4

This was on BBC Radio 4 a couple of days ago and should be available for the rest of this week. It's a radio drama by A. L. Kennedy about a spiritual medium in the 19th century (played by the inimitable Bill Nighy). He's not quite what he seems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pn34n/Saturday_Drama_Confessions_of_a_Medium/


From the iPlayer:

Confessions of a Medium

Starring Bill Nighy as Thomson and Robert Glenister as Mr. Parker. A gothic, shadowy, and darkly comic drama about illusion, delusion and desire. Based on a true story in 1870's London. Mr. Parker is a sincere and kind man in search of a higher meaning to life. He has moved from conventional religion to séances and spiritualism. He believes he's met his saviour in the guise of Mr. Thomson - a charming, erudite, and utterly mesmerising medium, but unbeknown to Parker, Thomson is a complete and utter fake.

DIRECTED BY PAULINE HARRIS BBC DRAMA NORTH

Credits

Thomson Bill Nighy
Parker Robert Glenister
Morton Jonathan Keeble
Mr Gordon Jonathan Keeble
Gentleman Jonathan Keeble
Wilson Jonathan Keeble
Waiter Jonathan Keeble
Mills Andrew Westfield
Butler Andrew Westfield
Miss Foster Fiona Clarke
Mrs Gordon Fiona Clarke
Lady No.1 Fiona Clarke
Miss Blackstone Daryl Fishwick
Woman Daryl Fishwick
Pianist Daniel Browell
Posted by Paul S. Jenkins at 20:53
Labels: A. L. Kennedy, BBC Radio 4, Bill Nighy, mediums, Pauline Harris, radio drama, Robert Glenister, spiritualism
Confessions of a Medium — BBC Radio 4
2013-03-03T20:53:00Z
Paul S. Jenkins
A. L. Kennedy|BBC Radio 4|Bill Nighy|mediums|Pauline Harris|radio drama|Robert Glenister|spiritualism|
Newer Post Older Post Home
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Keep Libel Laws out of Science

Pages

  • THIS SITE USES COOKIES
  • Home
  • Dembski & Licona's Evidence for God
  • Arguments for Fred*
  • QED 2012 media links
  • Reviews for The Fix Online

Podcast

Skepticule Podcast

Archive

  • ►  2020 (1)
    • ►  December (1)
  • ►  2019 (2)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ►  2018 (3)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
  • ►  2017 (2)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2016 (17)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2015 (35)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2014 (15)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ▼  2013 (64)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (8)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ▼  March (10)
      • Unbelievable? Facebook facepalm (part 2)
      • Unbelievable? Facebook facepalm (part 1)
      • Burnee links for Monday
      • High ideals in Red Lion Square
      • CFI-UK one-day conference: Tricks of the Mind
      • An essential aspect of management
      • Giles Fraser speaks the truth
      • Burnee links for Sunday
      • Confessions of a Medium — BBC Radio 4
      • Jehovah's Creationists
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2012 (139)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (31)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (17)
    • ►  March (18)
    • ►  February (15)
    • ►  January (18)
  • ►  2011 (289)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (13)
    • ►  August (23)
    • ►  July (32)
    • ►  June (30)
    • ►  May (31)
    • ►  April (30)
    • ►  March (31)
    • ►  February (28)
    • ►  January (31)
  • ►  2010 (67)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2009 (114)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (14)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (12)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2008 (75)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (11)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (15)
    • ►  August (12)
    • ►  July (3)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (5)
  • ►  2007 (39)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (16)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
  • ►  2006 (2)
    • ►  December (2)
  • ►  2005 (4)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (1)
    • ►  April (2)

About me

Paul S. Jenkins, writer, podcaster and tech-enthusiast (and atheist and skeptic) lives and works in Hampshire, UK. Notes from an Evil Burnee is his blog about things skeptical.
image

Subscribe

Posts
Atom
Posts
Comments
Atom
Comments

Followers

Blogroll

  • Boing Boing
    Remembering the KKK Riot on MLK Day in Denver, 1992
    1 hour ago
  • lesswrong: What's new
    Public selves
    1 hour ago
  • BHA news
    ‘Secularism means freedom to choose how to live your life’: over 500 join tonight’s event on secularism around the world
    1 hour ago
  • Freethinker
    Evangelical who helped incite the Capitol riot is running a UK business
    2 hours ago
  • Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta
    Preacher: God Told Me Trump Would Be Re-Elected and Any Doubters Can “Shove It”
    2 hours ago
  • Whatever
    Update: Still Got Nothin’, Here’s a Picture of Krissy Instead
    2 hours ago
  • Pharyngula
    Discuss: Political Madness All the Time
    3 hours ago
  • Skepchick
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and the R01 Thirst Trap
    3 hours ago
  • Ahy Evolution Is True
    Another legacy of slavery: tipping (or so says HuffPo)
    3 hours ago
  • Rant & Reason
    Community of Conscience: The Inauguration of a New Progressive Partnership
    4 hours ago
  • Bad Astronomy
    Why The Recent Signal That Appeared to Come From Proxima Centauri Almost Certainly Didn't
    5 hours ago
  • Daylight Atheism
    Does God Exist?
    9 hours ago
  • kenanmalik.com
    NOT CREATED TO DECORATE A ROOM
    1 day ago
  • eSkeptic
    eSkeptic for January 17, 2021
    1 day ago
  • Occam's Typewriter
    Are Journal Editors Biased?
    1 day ago
  • coelsblog
    Edinburgh University should value academic enquiry above ideology
    2 days ago
  • NSS News
    Government issues notice to Jewish school which taught creationism
    2 days ago
  • CFI | Free Thinking
    Except Maybe Bigfoot
    3 days ago
  • NeuroLogica
    Multiverses and the Inverse Gambler’s Fallacy
    3 days ago
  • Token Skeptic
    Darkfield’s Coma – Adventures in Unconsciousness
    3 days ago
  • Philosophical Disquisitions
    The Parent-Child Relationship: Can it justify becoming a parent?
    3 days ago
  • xkcd.com
    1/100,000th Scale World
    3 days ago
  • Tim Minchin
    USA! Tim will be performing 3 songs from ‘Apart Together’ on CBS This Morning this Saturday!
    4 days ago
  • microphilosophy
    How Cultures Think
    5 days ago
  • Jesus and Mo
    better
    5 days ago
  • Choice in Dying
    Market Wrap: Bitcoin svæver omkring $ 34,2K, mens optionshandlere betaler for mulig ETH opad
    5 days ago
  • Jack of Kent
    A few thoughts on Forex brokers and trading in the UK
    5 days ago
  • Neil Gaiman's Journal
    Reunited (and it feels so good)
    5 days ago
  • Center for Inquiry - News & Announcements
    No One Expects the Skeptic Inquisition! Kendrick Frazier on CFI Insider, Jan. 19
    6 days ago
  • Metamagician and the Hellfire Club
    An open letter in support of free inquiry and open discussion
    6 days ago
  • Hampshire Skeptics Society
    Rosie Campbell – Too dangerous to publish?
    1 week ago
  • Tessera
    Vaccines are Genocide leaflet
    1 week ago
  • Stephen Law
    Book Zoom sessions with me for your RS or Philosophy class
    1 week ago
  • Richard Wiseman's Blog
    Science magic
    1 week ago
  • Merseyside Skeptics Society
    Skeptics with a K: Episode #293
    1 week ago
  • Forget What Did
    Goats and Daffodils
    2 weeks ago
  • From Stars To Stalagmites
    More musings on Kitzmiller
    2 weeks ago
  • Atheism UK
    New Year Greetings & Census 2021
    2 weeks ago
  • Almost Diamonds
    When 2 + 2 = 5 and Other Ways to Be Wrong with Heuristics
    3 weeks ago
  • Unreasonable Faith
    How Do I Become Ordained Online?
    4 weeks ago
  • Notes from an Evil Burnee
    Wasteful Witnesses
    5 weeks ago
  • Andrew Copson
    The return of American secularism?
    2 months ago
  • DC's Improbable Science
    Why p values can’t tell you what you need to know and what to do about it
    3 months ago
  • Stephen Fry
    TROY – Available from the 29th October 2020
    3 months ago
  • Quackometer
    The Two World-Views of Puberty Blockers.
    3 months ago
  • Evolving Thoughts
    The first phylogeny
    3 months ago
  • Edger
    ペニス増大サプリで貧血になる
    4 months ago
  • GCU Dancer on the Midway
    Link blog: evangelicalism, conspiracy, trump, qanon
    7 months ago
  • The Non-Prophets
    The Non-Prophets 19.08 2020-05-2 with Denis Loubet, Jim Barrows, Johnny
    8 months ago
  • Mind Hacks
    Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures?
    9 months ago
  • Sarah Angliss
    Buying the Wind
    10 months ago
  • Meming of Life
    KiddyUSA: Strollers, Car Seats and Accessories Information
    10 months ago
  • Atheist Ethicist
    The Accountability Theory of Condemnation
    1 year ago
  • Border of Insanity
    Betsafe Casino review : our detailed opinion
    1 year ago
  • Derren Brown Blog
    Something to keep Seth Myers up late at night
    1 year ago
  • Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool
    Move Zotero Citations Between Google Docs, Word, and LibreOffice
    1 year ago
  • Atheist Experience
    The Atheist Experience will be leaving Freethoughtblogs
    1 year ago
  • Greta Christina's Blog
    “Showgirls,” and Some History of Sex in Cinema
    1 year ago
  • The Skeptic (UK)
    Gervais & Dawkins in Conversation
    1 year ago
  • ARIANE SHERINE
    It's a wonderful, wonderful life
    1 year ago
  • Science, Reason and Critical Thinking
    Who You Gonna Call? (A brief guide to finding the right person to exorcise unwanted spirits, ghosts and daemons from your home.)
    1 year ago
  • Cruella-blog
    WTF happened over the weekend Kate?!
    1 year ago
  • Talking Philosophy
    2 years ago
  • Nigel Warburton - virtual philosopher
    A Golden Age for Public Philosophy
    2 years ago
  • Robinince's Blog
    2 years ago
  • Southampton Atheist Society
    This Website Is Being Retired Find Us On Facebook!
    2 years ago
  • The Skeptical Probe
    "Hey Atheists, You're going to Burn in Hell"
    2 years ago
  • What If?
    Earth-Moon Fire Pole
    2 years ago
  • New Humanist Blog
    Defenders of the Earth
    2 years ago
  • Heresy Club
    ダイヤの価値の決め方と買取について
    2 years ago
  • Kazim's Korner
    Thoughts from a new VR player
    3 years ago
  • Zeno's Blog
    The Society of Homeopaths: failing to make the case for homeopathy
    3 years ago
  • Bad Science
    Evidence to House of Commons Sci Tech Select Committee on Research Integrity
    3 years ago
  • James's space
    avoiding the laundry list literature review
    3 years ago
  • HumanistLife
    Discussing atheism in highly religious countries
    3 years ago
  • onegoodmove
    Trump World
    3 years ago
  • Skepticule
    Skepticule-122-20161213
    3 years ago
  • The Skeptics' Book of Pooh-Pooh
    Does Spirulina contain BMAA? Evidence shows yes it does.
    3 years ago
  • Bruce M. Hood
    Get Stuffed! The Origins & Power of Ownership
    3 years ago
  • Panda's Thumb
    Creationist classification of theropods
    4 years ago
  • Thought Stash
    Wow. EU delayed flight compensation is good!
    4 years ago
  • Alethian Worldview
    Plan B
    4 years ago
  • educatheist
    Farewell
    4 years ago
  • Christian Meets World
    We are in the Podcast Awards and we need your daily votes!
    4 years ago
  • The Man Version
    Thought experiment: Electric cars vs. the environment
    4 years ago
  • GodlessGirl.com
    Relationship Funerals & The Way We Say Goodbye
    4 years ago
  • Reason Project: Newsfeed
    This feed contains no entries
    4 years ago
  • Birmingham Skeptics
    Skeptical about drug laws – Part 2
    5 years ago
  • Skeptical Software Tools
    Where to see me at DragonCon 2015
    5 years ago
  • Butterflies and Wheels
    Bags are packed
    5 years ago
  • We Are SkeptiXX
    On Sexism: Barbie Penises and Matchbox Vaginas
    5 years ago
  • The Uncredible HallQ
    New WordPress blog
    5 years ago
  • The Rants of Cherry Black
    Nepal: A Trip To Dhakalthok
    5 years ago
  • Caricature Club & Neil Davies Illustration
    Recent work
    5 years ago
  • Jim Al-Khalili's Website
    Let There Be Life
    6 years ago
  • British Centre for Science Education
    Charles Darwin through Christian spectacles
    6 years ago
  • Skepticblog
    Announcing INSIGHT at Skeptic.com
    6 years ago
  • JREF Swift Blog
    Last Week on Science Based Medicine for 15 September 2014
    6 years ago
  • manicstreetpreacher's blog
    The Holy Bible’s 20th Anniversary
    6 years ago
  • Heresy Corner
    The Jihadist
    6 years ago
  • The Pod Delusion
    SUMMER SCIENCE SPECIAL!
    6 years ago
  • A caricature of an atheist
    The dangers of 'no free will'?
    6 years ago
  • Common Sense Atheism
    My new personal blog: LukeMuehlhauser.com
    6 years ago
  • How good is that?
    An incredible thing is happening right now in protest of FCC plans to break the internet
    6 years ago
  • Blag Hag
    The Jenome is no longer crashing & comments are working!
    6 years ago
  • Skeptico
    Why Religion Really Doesn’t Have the Upper Hand over Science
    6 years ago
  • a little place of calm
    Automated regression testing of Chromecast using Cucumber, JRuby and Rukuli
    6 years ago
  • Rationally Speaking
    So long, and thanks for all the fish
    6 years ago
  • Dr Petra Boynton
    When sex is painful
    6 years ago
  • 123Macmini.com
    Apple Releases iTunes 11.1.5 Update
    6 years ago
  • 123MacBook.com
    Apple Releases iTunes 11.1.5 Update
    6 years ago
  • Skeptic
    Volume 25 Issue 4: The Monster of Lake Champlain
    7 years ago
  • Thinking Is Dangerous
    Pod Delusion - Episode 203 - UK, Syria and Chemicals.
    7 years ago
  • Patient and Persistent
    Majorca was banned to kick out the boozy
    7 years ago
  • anatheistviewpoint
    Eric Hovind Begs
    7 years ago
  • the a-atheism blog
    Faked Church Signs from Desperate Atheists
    7 years ago
  • Four Dollars, Almost Five
    Sye still up to his old tricks - and still talking nonsense
    7 years ago
  • Julia Sweeney
    7 years ago
  • Steven Carr's Blog
    Did Pilate have Jesus executed?
    7 years ago
  • mediawatchwatch.org.uk
    Catholic Church “Opus Dei” decision due Friday
    7 years ago
  • Gods that don't Exist
    Juanita Berguson
    7 years ago
  • Cosmic Variance
    Speculating about the Future of Google+
    7 years ago
  • BBC - BBC Internet Blog
    The Blue Room at The Consumer Electronics Show
    7 years ago
  • BBC Adam Curtis Blog
    SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME
    8 years ago
  • Bay of Fundie
    Dog Bites Man
    8 years ago
  • Calamities of Nature
    Blog - March 19, 2012 - Monday - Additional Notes
    8 years ago
  • The Indelible Stamp
    Move to Big Think
    8 years ago
  • BBC - The BBC Radio Blog
    500 WORDS 2012: Short story writing competition for children
    8 years ago
  • Philosophy Bites Daily
    Michael Dummett (1925 - 2011)
    9 years ago
  • Jourdemayne
    9 years ago
  • Don't Get Fooled Again
    Slaying the super-injunction dragon and dismantling the secret courts
    9 years ago
  • Flat Earth News
    eating people is wrong
    9 years ago
  • Struck by Enlightning
    I Had a Chance to Exercise my Skeptical Chops in Real Life the Other Night
    9 years ago
  • Cectic - The Comic
  • bengoldacre
  • Trystan Swale
  • James Randi Educational Foundation
  • Carmen Gets Around
  • David Allen Green — New Statesman
  • Wiltshire Phenomena Research
  • Me (and others) vs Creationist
  • Temple of the Future
  • Centre for Inquiry London
  • The Gallant Skeptic
  • The New Humanism
  • steve's posterous
  • Furious Purpose
  • winscifest's Space
  • PodBlack Cat
  • RichardDawkins.net
  • QED :: Question.Explore.Discover
  • A Tippling Philosopher
  • Ups and Downs of a Glasgow Girl
  • Fun Anymore

My last two Twitter updates

My last two Twitter updates

    follow me on Twitter

    Atheist Bus Campaign

    Atheist Bus Campaign

    This might surprise you: