Writer and mumbler. Haunted Generation, Fortean Times, Electronic Sound, Doctor Who Magazine, Shindig, Mulgrave Audio, Wiffle Lever To Full, Scarred For Life and Summer Winos. Summat to do innithttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlvekzqi322mShort story for the weekend, anyone? About growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, about the terrors of impending adulthood, about a hallucinogenic religious experience on a suburban school cricket pitch... https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/05/15/i-saw-the-face-of-god-in-a-summer-sky/15 May 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvekzqi322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlv5h2bw6c2xSad to hear about Alan Rothwell. Like many, I was mildly disturbed by the opening titles of Picture Box, but I always loved the gentle presence of Alan and it's a show that seems to have infused so many 70s childhoods. A truly fine actor, too - and hey, the perfect straight man for Humphrey Cushion.15 May 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv5h2bw6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlsr7yf6hs2iVery taken with this. It reminds me a bit of Jilted John. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFKTIf8kELs14 May 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsr7yf6hs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlsq6qi6zc2iLatest @forteantimes.bsky.social Haunted Generation column, hi @occultaria.bsky.social @subexotic.bsky.social @keithseatman.bsky.social @castlesinspace.bsky.social @plentywenlock.bsky.social @waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com @soullessparty.bsky.social https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/05/14/the-haunted-generation-in-the-fortean-times-issue-469 https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/05/14/the-haunted-generation-in-the-fortean-times-issue-469/14 May 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsq6qi6zc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlskp3566k2bI cannot guarantee that I steer completely clear of incomprehensible nonsense in this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlskp3566k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlnx5vfbus2jFerocious storm of hailstones on Teesside. It's like 1976 all over again.12 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnx5vfbus2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlnrvc3wlc2pMore of my @electronicsound.bsky.social reviews fresh on The Haunted Generation site! Salut Coastal Electronauts, Dilettante, @bellprover.bsky.social, The Winter Journey, C Duncan and Sophie Jamieson. Always nice to nod to Gilbert O'Sullivan as well. https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/05/12/electronic-sound-reviews-issue-121/12 May 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrvc3wlc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlnl6kas4k23If you'd like two hours of me discussing Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, Public Information Films, Gregory's Girl and BBC Micros on Doctor Who then today - quite frankly - is your lucky day. Thanks John Mabey for inviting me onto the Channel Hopper podcast... https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Dc3NoPQjF6eCFHSYjcogF?si=SxxBfMDAQPWgq99-uj52Ng&nd=1&dlsi=0d95b81d46c042ca12 May 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnl6kas4k23https://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlnia4ykk22jGod, those poor bloody journalists who have to stand all day in Downing Street shouting questions that will never be answered. In solidarity, I've started doing the same. I'm currently standing outside @polypores.bsky.social's house shouting "IS THAT A ROLAND JUNO 6 PATCH ON TRACK 5, MR BUCKLEY?"12 May 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnia4ykk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mllnynq2jk2yA bit unseasonal, but a while ago I had a nice chat with Dean & Britta and Sonic Boom about the lovely Christmas album they made. For @electronicsound.bsky.social, now on the Haunted Generation website. Also: Lou Reed, Delia Derbyshire, Jem & The Holograms... https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/05/11/dean-britta-and-sonic-boom/11 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnynq2jk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlky3ozva22uNiche Bob Dylan question. The official timing for 'Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands' is 11m 23s. But the version on my ancient 1990s 'Blonde On Blonde' CD is 10m50s. Was it edited on the first wave of CD issues, and if so do newer CD editions have the full-length version?11 May 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlky3ozva22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mldmfvxk5c2kJust seen this incredibly sad news. Dave did countless bulletins on my old radio shows, and we usually spent longer waffling about music and old telly then we did doing the actual travel. A great presenter in his own right and an absolutely top bloke to boot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y72z33z58o08 May 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmfvxk5c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlaxmx5ups2lI live in the catchment area for this service. Can I tick a box to ensure that the £60 Blu-ray box set I've ordered isn't dropped twenty feet onto my drive by a wobbly electric wasp? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0l21992z75o07 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaxmx5ups2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mlavhtymcc2lI've just googled "Geocities" in the name of research and laughed out loud to myself. Give it a go.07 May 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlavhtymcc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3ml6y5qbgg224IT LIVES06 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6y5qbgg224https://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3ml6lnrksgs2tRadio fans may recall my love of post-punk synth-folk combo Rudolf Rocker. I took afternoon tea with the original line-up now reformed, @mgoodall.bsky.social, Steve Goodall & Jeremy Dyson (yes, him) to discuss their ace new album Rocker's Revenge... it's in the current @electronicsound.bsky.social!06 May 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6lnrksgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3ml6jckolxc2tGreat weekend at Whitby's Hand Of Glory folklore festival, although I've had to do a lot of sleeping since I got home. Thanks everyone who came, and to all who performed - it was ace. Here's myself and @scarredforlife.bsky.social Ste Brotherstone asking an important question late on Friday night.06 May 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6jckolxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mkryaqbbz22uFree folklore festival in Whitby this weekend! With added @scarredforlife.bsky.social Folk Horror from myself and Stephen Brotherstone at 9pm tonight. Here's everything you need to know... I'm setting off soon and am very excited about it all.01 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkryaqbbz22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mkrwnrhlms2fIt's Bandcamp Friday! If you're in the mood for a bit of weird, retro-flavoured drama, please give our @mulgraveaudio.bsky.social releases a listen... we're probably the only company in the world to have worked with both Valerie Singleton and Belbury Poly. mulgraveaudio.bandcamp.com01 May 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrwnrhlms2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mkrufjgo2c23Tonight! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrufjgo2c23https://bsky.app/profile/bobfischer.bsky.social/post/3mkpstmkbus2zFree folklore festival in Whitby all weekend! Friday to Sunday, please come and join us... spoken word and music from a league of great performers. I'm MC-ing all weekend, and tomorrow at 9pm myself and Ste Brotherstone will be doing the @scarredforlife.bsky.social Folk Horror show...30 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:7bctloumdl3ql75odioun75m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpstmkbus2z