Writer and broadcaster Annabel Port joins Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence for a trip down memory lane, revisiting the childhood films, books and experiences that left her well and truly scarred for life.
Growing up in the 1970s and 80s, Annabel was a rather dark child, with an obsession with serial killers, nuclear war and the paranormal. But it was a particularly nasty encounter with a swarm of killer bees in the 1978 film The Swarm that gave her nightmares, alongside a Ladybird edition of The Magic Porridge Pot—a story in which an overflowing pot threatens to engulf a town. Yes, really.
We also get into the surprisingly grim world of children’s books, including Goodnight Moon and Not Now, Bernard, before Annabel reveals her teenage obsession with Ouija boards. And there’s one particularly unsettling experience involving a homemade board, a glass, a classroom and a spirit calling itself Lucifer. What could possibly go wrong?
Away from the nightmares, we chat about Annabel’s broadcasting career, growing up in Southend, the freedom (and questionable parenting decisions) of 1970s television, and her brilliant project, The Other British Museum, celebrating the everyday British icons that deserve their place in history.
Expect killer bees, childhood trauma, paranormal encounters and plenty of nostalgia. Just don’t read the Ladybird books before bedtime.
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