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There's another shot there, look... remarkable.

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! Almost every year, fellow Foxhillians send in their remarkable artworks to celebrate National Séance, and it is always such a joy to check them out. As the long-awaited Ghostwatch: On The Night special edition Blu-ray from Lawman Productions continues to inch towards the finish line, we were wondering if you might like your work to be showcased in the release itself... The Blu-ray is currently set to have an accompanying booklet which takes the form of a ficticious report investigating the Ghostwatch broadcast. We would like you to send in your personal Ghostwatch- inspired artwork to be included within its scrutinising pages. This can take any form of your choosing, all we ask that it encapsulates your personal impression of the show, its characters, story, and legacy, to later be selected by either an elite team of art experts, or failing that, us, to then be slotted into a few extra pages. You have until January 1st 2025 to get your submissions to us (i...
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We have a whole array of technology here with us...

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Greetings Ghostwatchers! Randomly happening upon the following types of fine details is always thrilling for me, for some reason. It's a bit like revisiting an old unfinished jigsaw puzzle, picking up some strange irregular piece that looks like it will never fit, then somehow it does, and you can put the pair of scissors back in the drawer, Ted. During National Séance 2024 (in which, Pipes Peepers/Phobes/Procrastinators, we trended #10 on the leaderboards), X user @EnglishDamsel somehow identified the exact magazine that Suzanne can be seen reading in the sisters' bedroom around 15 mins into the programme. Naturally, I felt compelled to pick up a £14 copy, perfectly preserved from July 1992, that originally cost £2.50 (the value of these things is just skyrocketing!) I must admit, in anticipation of putting together this article, for a moment, I thought I was writing for another blog. As you can see, there are a number of pages that ably confirm this eagle-eyed discovery. ...
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Blu-ray update & National Séance 2024

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So... delays, hold-ups, lags, more delays, obstructions, downtime, hindrances, impediments, and finally delays. But hopefully, not many more to come! It seems as though certain things cannot be rushed. In fact, certain things cannot be rushed, even when you do your best to rush them. Certain things are decidedly rushless in nature, inasmuch as they simply avoid being rushed, even when you ask nicely atop Mount Rushmore during rush hour drinking a Prussian Crusha. Come to think of it, these sluggish stragglers actively resist rushing on every ruddy level you can think of. Fortunately, almost all the groundwork for a Lawman Productions Special Edition DVD was laid around 2012. Two years ago, or thereabouts, the aforementioned 1/6 scale production company picked up the rights to Ghostwatch for the territories of Australia & New Zealand, and these assets were expected to port over to the new Blu-ray format as effortlessly as a malevolent poltergeist slipping on a grubby petticoat. ...
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National Séance 2023

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! Happy Hallowe'en, and here's hoping you all enjoy National Séance later on this evening at 21:25 sharp. Or, should I say 21:28? Yes, for the first time in thirteen years, our annual live event shall commence a full three minutes later than expected following a truly remarkable discovery made by Ceefax Sleuth, Jason Robertson (better known as The Teletext Archeologist ) who, from two off-air recordings kindly donated for the upcoming 'On The Night' Blu-ray from Lawman Productions, has deftly extracted the precise time-code that marks exactly when Ghostwatch aired. Within micro moments of posting this news online, verification came via Paul Hayes on X, care of the programme's PasB. It seems as though, despite being listed for broadcast at 21:25, and its runtime being one hour, 30 minutes and 55 seconds long, apoximately 3 minutes each side were taken up by a combination of News and Sport beforehand, or bumpers leading up to Match of the ...
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Look at these, you've got a lot of coverage.

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! On the 28th of May of this year, fellow Pipes-Phobe Adam Hickey dropped us a line to report a potential new Pipes sighting. The section of the programme in question occurs approximately 25 minutes and 39 seconds in, and purports to show a dark, shadowy figure in the background of a newspaper clipping featuring Pam, Suzanne, and Kim, in the children's bedroom. Now, as we all know, there have been nine confirmed sightings of Pipes so far (though, admittedly, I did bish on the Tweet announcing this and forgot #9). During Behind the Curtains, director Lesley Manning is heard to say she believes there are more - potentially 13 in total, ostensibly leaving four left to find. To be a Ghostwatch fan is to know what it is like to scour the DVD for clues, decades on from transmission. Over the years, false positives have come and gone, with the most recent find confirmed care of cross-referencing with production call sheets. Despite this sighting very much falli...
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"Happy Hour" - Upstairs At The Gatehouse until 28th May!

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! Rather excitingly, news has reached us that Ghostwatch Director, Lesley Manning is helming a bold new production, Happy Hour. The comedy-drama, written by Andy Walker will run Upstairs At The Gatehouse, Highgate Village, until the 28th of May. Press Night was just last evening and tickets are now available at the award-winning London Fringe Theatre, well-known for its varied programme of drama, musicals and... well, fringe theatre. Enticing blurb incoming!
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"Filling The Void" - Interview with Production Designer, Richard Drew

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Greetings, Ghostwatchers! As development continues on our upcoming GHOSTWATCH: 'On The Night' Blu-ray, this seems the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind, and take in a brand-new exhibition at Worthing Museum, now open until 16th July 2023. Recently, I was fortunate enough to speak with the man in the show's spotlight, the exceptional Richard Drew, Production Designer, who, we all know, worked with Ken Starkey in 1992 to bring the sets to life on everyone's favourite Hallowe'en Hoax. Richard's experience in television production is now so extensive, his work has been made the focus of an exciting new show entitled, Filling The Void - 35 years of TV production design. I was fortunate enough to speak with Richard and find out more about the event... RICH: Hi Richard, how did this exhibition come about, and could you tell us a little about your connection to the venue? RICHARD: I approached the museum nearly a year ago about the idea of doing it. I’d fancied doi...
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