EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 1H 17M
#288 - Rich Lawden (Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains)
from The Overlook Hour Podcast · host The Overlook Theatre
Released Thursday, 28th October 2021The Overlook Hour Podcast originally aired from August 2016 to April 2024.The show was lost in a hosting platform change in 2025. -----------------------------------------------------------In 1992 the BBC aired the now landmark film “Ghostwatch”. Rich Lawden was 7 years old when he watched the premier and afterwards Ghostwatch became a life long obsession. The filmmaker joins the boys this week to talk about his documentary on the film, its upcoming 30 year anniversary, and to educate the Americans on the history of the BBC.Films: Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012), Noroi (2005), Ghostwatch (1992), WNUF Halloween Special (2013), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Batman (1989), Ghostbusters (1984), The Exorcist (1973), Alien (1979), The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Young Ones (TV), The Fear Footage (2018), Edge of Darkness (TV), The McPherson Tape (1998), Without Warning (1994), Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996), Blue Peter (TV)Hey, we're on YouTube! Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Fill our fe-mailbag by emailing us at [email protected] Intro Music by Engineer RandyReach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre)Facebook (@theoverlookhour)Twitter (@OverlookHour)
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Released Thursday, 28th October 2021The Overlook Hour Podcast originally aired from August 2016 to April 2024.The show was lost in a hosting platform change in 2025. -----------------------------------------------------------In 1992 the BBC aired the now landmark film “Ghostwatch”. Rich Lawden was 7 years old when he watched the premier and afterwards Ghostwatch became a life long obsession. The filmmaker joins the boys this week to talk about his documentary on the film, its upcoming 30 year anniversary, and to educate the Americans on the history of the BBC.Films: Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012), Noroi (2005), Ghostwatch (1992), WNUF Halloween Special (2013), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Batman (1989), Ghostbusters (1984), The Exorcist (1973), Alien (1979), The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Young Ones (TV), The Fear Footage (2018), Edge of Darkness (TV), The McPherson Tape (1998), Without Warning (1994), Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996), Blue Peter (TV)Hey, we're on YouTube! Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Fill our fe-mailbag by emailing us at [email protected] Intro Music by Engineer RandyReach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre)Facebook (@theoverlookhour)Twitter (@OverlookHour)
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#288 - Rich Lawden (Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains)
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