{"id":55411,"title":"General Witchfinders LIVE!!","description":"TOP 10 FILM HISTORY PODCAST BRINGS FIRST LIVE EVENT TO DORCHESTERDORCHESTER, DORSET \u2013 On Tuesday 5th May, the hosts of the General Witchfinders podcast will meet in person for their first-ever live event at The King\u2019s Arms Hotel. In collaboration with Teasel and Skylark, Dorchester\u2019s premier purveyors of fine books, the evening will be a talk and presentation dedicated to the twisted roots of British Folk Horror.  The hosts \u2013 Ross, James, and Jon, who are based in Dorchester, Bournemouth, and Treforest in South Wales \u2013 have been recording the show for six years, starting during the 2020 pandemic as an excuse for three old friends to chat about the strange films that warped them as kids","content":"<p><strong>TOP 10 FILM HISTORY PODCAST BRINGS FIRST LIVE EVENT TO DORCHESTER<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>DORCHESTER, DORSET<\/strong> \u2013 On Tuesday 5th May, the hosts of the <strong>General Witchfinders<\/strong> podcast will meet in person for their first-ever live event at <strong>The King\u2019s Arms Hotel<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In collaboration with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teaselandskylark.com\/events\/the-general-witchfinders-folk-horror\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>Teasel and Skylark<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, Dorchester\u2019s premier purveyors of fine books, the evening will be a talk and presentation dedicated to the twisted roots of British Folk Horror. The hosts \u2013 Ross, James, and Jon, who are based in <strong>Dorchester, Bournemouth, and Treforest in South Wales<\/strong> \u2013 have been recording the show for six years, starting during the 2020 pandemic as an excuse for three old friends to chat about the strange films that warped them as kids.<\/p><p>Despite being a niche show, <em>General Witchfinders<\/em> is a regular fixture in the <strong>UK Top 10 Apple Podcast Film History charts<\/strong>. In 2024, the <strong>British Library Sound Archive<\/strong> even contacted the team to say the podcast was being preserved as part of the nation\u2019s audio heritage.<\/p><p>\u2018We are humbled \u2013 and frankly baffled \u2013 that our \u201cmoronic prattle\u201d will now outlive us all,\u2019 says co-host Ross Cleaver. \u2018Somewhere in the depths of the national archive, our laughter over the name of legendary <em>Dracula A.D. 1972<\/em> cinematographer Dick Bush, now sits alongside the Beatles and Bowie. It is truly surreal.\u2019<\/p><p>The event also marks the launch of <strong>Issue 4 of the General Witchfinders Zine<\/strong>. Released to coincide with <strong>Beltane<\/strong> \u2013 the ancient Gaelic May Day festival marking the start of summer and the \"thinning of the veil\" \u2013 the zine features uncanny short stories, articles, and art.<\/p><p><strong>The evening will feature:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Folk Horror Talk:<\/strong> A presentation on the films and fiction that haunt the British Isles \u2013 including Hammer Horror, Nigel Kneale, and <em>The Wicker Man<\/em>.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Zine Readings:<\/strong> Live readings from contributors to the new Beltane-themed issue.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Live Music:<\/strong> Performances from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flaming.cactus.band\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>The Flaming Cactus Band<\/u><\/strong><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thewhitleylakeband\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>The Whitley Lake Band<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Zine Launch:<\/strong> The first chance to pick up Issue 4 in person.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, 5th May<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7:00 pm<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Location:<\/strong> The King\u2019s Arms Hotel, Dorchester<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> \u00a38.00 (Available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teasandkylark.com\/events\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teasandkylark.com\/events<\/a> and in-store)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Age Recommendation:<\/strong> 15+<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/><strong>About General Witchfinders:<\/strong> <em>General Witchfinders<\/em> explores the odd corners of British film and television. It has been described as \u2018The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band\u2019 of the horror podcast world.<\/p><p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong> Ross Cleaver<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:generalwitchfinders@gmail.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generalwitchfinders@gmail.com<\/a> <br \/><strong>Web:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.generalwitchfinders.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.generalwitchfinders.com<\/a> <br \/><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/generalwitch1\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>@generalwitch1<\/u><\/a> <br \/><strong>Bluesky:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/generalwitch.bsky.social\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>@generalwitch.bsky.social<\/u><\/a><\/p>","urlTitle":"general-witchfinders-live","url":"\/blog\/general-witchfinders-live\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/general-witchfinders-live\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/generalwitchfinders.com\/blog\/general-witchfinders-live\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1773413119,"updatedAt":1773413685,"publishedAt":1773413684,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":251626,"name":"General Witchfinders"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdi3fv8io7xy0iedentrnzdg0svjearbzf86ff4mzoh3plab.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdi3fv8io7xy0iedentrnzdg0svjearbzf86ff4mzoh3plab.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdi3fv8io7xy0iedentrnzdg0svjearbzf86ff4mzoh3plab.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":57440,"title":"The Blood From The Mummys Tomb","url":"\/blog\/the-blood-from-the-mummys-tomb\/","urlTitle":"the-blood-from-the-mummys-tomb","division":251626,"description":"We jump straight into the final, chaotic chapter of Hammer\u2019s desert terrors.  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