Fortean TV

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1997 British TV series or programme

Fortean TV

Genre| Documentary
Paranormal
Directed by| Luke Campbell
Starring| Lionel Fanthorpe
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 22 (+ Xmas Special)
Production
Running time| 22 minutes
Original release
Network| Channel 4
Release| 29 January 1997 (1997-01-29) –
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19)

Fortean TV was a British paranormal documentary television series produced by Rapido TV, originally broadcast from 29 January 1997 (1997-01-29) to 6 March 1998 (1998-03-06) on Channel 4. The series was about anomalous phenomena and the paranormal, based upon the Fortean Times magazine; it was presented by Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe. Fortean TV ran for 3 series (the third was an adult version renamed Fortean TV Uncut with unseen material from the previous two series as well as new items). The three seasons comprised 22 half-hour episodes (the last of the first season was a compilation "Best Of"), plus a final hour-long family Christmas special.[1][2]

Series 1 contained 9 unique episodes, broadcast on Wednesday evenings (29 January – 26 March 1997), with a final tenth "Best Of" the following week to round off the season (Wednesday, 2 April 1997).

Series 2 contained 8 unique episodes, beginning again the following January, broadcast now on Friday evenings (16 January – 6 March 1998).

Fortean TV Uncut – a short four-episode adult spin-off series with unseen material from the previous two series as well as new items – immediately followed (beginning less than a week after the second series had finished), now back on Wednesday evenings (11 March – 1 April 1998).

The show concluded with a Christmas Special at the end of that year entitled Xmas Files (Saturday 19 December 1998).[3]

The show's theme tune was Danny's Inferno by The Three Suns.

The entire show was released on DVD in the UK in 2021.

## References

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1. ^ Fortean TV, Unexplained Mysteries (2007-05-27)
2. ^ Fortean TV, British Film Institute (2007-05-27)
3. ^ Fortean TV Uncut, British Film Institute (2007-05-27)

## External links

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* Fortean TV at IMDb

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