Of Mud & Flame: The Penda's Fen Sourcebook

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Strange Attractor are publishing Of Mud & Flame: The Penda's Fen Sourcebook edited by Edited by Matthew Harle and James Machin
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Of Mud & Flame includes insightful essays by scholars across a range of disciplines including television history, literature, theatre, and medieval studies. It also contains a wealth of creative contributions from contemporary writers and poets inspired by this unique cornerstone of Britain’s uncanny archive, as well as recollections from actors Spencer Banks and Christopher Douglas, and reflections from Rudkin himself. Together with this breadth of commentary, Of Mud & Flame also includes the full revised screenplay of Penda’s Fen, its first time in print since 1975.

 

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Kicking off February, the BFI will be hosting a talk for all fans of David Rudkin's 1974 legendary film, Penda's Fen, on Monday the 3rd. The editors of Of Mud & Flame, Matthew Harle and James Machin, will join BFI curator William Fowler in discussing the book’s conception and creation in this event hosted at Southbank's BFI Reuben Library.
Tickets for the BFI event available HERE
Location: BFI Reuben Library • BFI Southbank, SE1 8XT
Date: Monday 3rd Feb
Time: 6:30PM
Tickets: £6.50
While unfortunately the London Review Bookshop's 28th of February evening of conversation with screenwriter David Rudkin is fully booked, the next day Whitechapel Gallery will be hosting a screening of Penda's Fen - to which tickets are still available.
This will be followed by a discussion featuring David Rudkin, the film's star Spencer Banks, and fellow cast members Christopher Douglas, Jennie Heslewood and Ian Hogg. Marking 1365 years since the death of the last Pagan King, the talk is set to be introduced by Of Mud & Flame contributor, medievalist Beth Whalley.
Tickets for Whitechapel Gallery's event available HERE
Location: Zilkha Auditorium • Whitechapel Gallery, E1 7QX
Date: Sat 29th Feb
Time: 3:30PM
Tickets: £9.50/£7.50 concs

 

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You can now listen to the Whitechapel event-

Last month's event hosted at The Whitechapel Gallery is now available to listen to for free on Strange Attractor's Bandcamp page! February's special screening of Penda's Fen was followed by a discussion featuring David Rudkin, Spencer Banks, Christopher Douglas, Jennie Heslewood and Ian Hogg, and was introduced by Of Mud & Flame contributor, medievalist Beth Whalley.

The recording is completely free to listen to, and listeners on Bandcamp are encouraged to name their own price in order to buy and download the talk.

https://strangeattractorpress.bandcamp.com/track/of-mud-flame-pendas-fen-and-the-world-beyond