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This BBC Video ident from 1984 used to give me the willies. Like so many video company idents of the time, it felt cold, sterile, and slightly dystopian. Was it just me, or did it unnerve anyone else?

This BBC Video ident from 1984 used to give me the willies. Like so many video company idents of the time, it felt cold, sterile, and slightly dystopian. Was it just me, or did it unnerve anyone else?

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SHORT TERM FOSTER PARENTS: Alarming PIF which goes for shock value to gets its point across. The worst of it is, that poor kid clearly isn't acting, he's genuinely upset.

SHORT TERM FOSTER PARENTS: Alarming PIF which goes for shock value to gets its point across. The worst of it is, that poor kid clearly isn't acting, he's genuinely upset.

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NEAR AND FAR (1975): This BBC educational series for schools had a decidedly eerie title sequence, with a theme tune best described as 'queasy'. Now turn to page 666 in your exercise books.

NEAR AND FAR (1975): This BBC educational series for schools had a decidedly eerie title sequence, with a theme tune best described as 'queasy'. Now turn to page 666 in your exercise books.

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One of the classic idents of the Scarred For Life era: the cold, hauntological, and faintly Orwellian parpings of THE OPEN UNIVERSITY.

One of the classic idents of the Scarred For Life era: the cold, hauntological, and faintly Orwellian parpings of THE OPEN UNIVERSITY.

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Animated French series ONCE UPON A TIME... MAN (1978) spanned the entire history of humankind. The final episode sees humanity wipe itself out in a nuclear war in the year 2060 (don't worry, we survive, thanks to moon colonists!)

Animated French series ONCE UPON A TIME... MAN (1978) spanned the entire history of humankind. The final episode sees humanity wipe itself out in a nuclear war in the year 2060 (don't worry, we survive, thanks to moon colonists!)

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British PIFs in the 1970s: "Clunk click every trip" Irish PIFs in the 1970s:

British PIFs in the 1970s: "Clunk click every trip" Irish PIFs in the 1970s:

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KEEP OUT (1972): A masterclass in shocking minimalism, this 15 second PIF warning kids of the dangers of messing about by train tracks leaves its horrors to the imagination. I have vivid memories of this one popping up during kid's shows on ITV!

KEEP OUT (1972): A masterclass in shocking minimalism, this 15 second PIF warning kids of the dangers of messing about by train tracks leaves its horrors to the imagination. I have vivid memories of this one popping up during kid's shows on ITV!

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ITV daytime soap GENERAL HOSPITAL (1972) was like Crossroads, but with doctors and nurses. So top marks for this brief moment of unexpected horror, as a genuine photo of a medical procedure is flashed onscreen! Big thanks to Patreon member RhoDear for the heads up.

ITV daytime soap GENERAL HOSPITAL (1972) was like Crossroads, but with doctors and nurses. So top marks for this brief moment of unexpected horror, as a genuine photo of a medical procedure is flashed onscreen! Big thanks to Patreon member RhoDear for the heads up.

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Behind door number 18 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... it's Vera's cyborg transformation in SUPERMAN 3!

Behind door number 18 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... it's Vera's cyborg transformation in SUPERMAN 3!

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Scarred For Life advent calendar door twenty: It's the infamous cyborg transformation scene from Superman III. Poor Vera!

Scarred For Life advent calendar door twenty: It's the infamous cyborg transformation scene from Superman III. Poor Vera!

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The parping, cold, hauntological, and Orwellian stylings of one of the classic logos of the Scarred For Life era: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The parping, cold, hauntological, and Orwellian stylings of one of the classic logos of the Scarred For Life era: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

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Happy Bonfire Night, and remember - let's be careful out there!

Happy Bonfire Night, and remember - let's be careful out there!

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Merry Christmas one and all from Scarred For Life! Hope you have a smashing day. But first, a festive message from our Queen...

Merry Christmas one and all from Scarred For Life! Hope you have a smashing day. But first, a festive message from our Queen...

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Fireworks PIF countdown: number one! HAND (1976) This all-time classic PIF featured bandages that haunted a million nightmares and turned sparklers into something to be feared. It worked on me. Happy Bonfire Night!

Fireworks PIF countdown: number one! HAND (1976) This all-time classic PIF featured bandages that haunted a million nightmares and turned sparklers into something to be feared. It worked on me. Happy Bonfire Night!

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ARMCHAIR THRILLER - QUIET AS A NUN (1978): The rest of this serial, adapted from Antonia Fraser's novel, doesn't live up to the phenomenal, rightfully legendary cliffhanger to episode three. But after this, how could it?

ARMCHAIR THRILLER - QUIET AS A NUN (1978): The rest of this serial, adapted from Antonia Fraser's novel, doesn't live up to the phenomenal, rightfully legendary cliffhanger to episode three. But after this, how could it?

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🧵 A short thread of festive scars, as chosen by us on our Scarred For Life podcast Christmas Special! First up, the 1978 BBC1 Christmas ident, a revolving nightmare consisting of Santa's maniacally smiling decapitated head... Listen here:

🧵 A short thread of festive scars, as chosen by us on our Scarred For Life podcast Christmas Special! First up, the 1978 BBC1 Christmas ident, a revolving nightmare consisting of Santa's maniacally smiling decapitated head... Listen here:

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What's behind door number 3 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar..? Watch out - it's The Thin Man, THE BOY FROM SPACE's creepy adversary!

What's behind door number 3 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar..? Watch out - it's The Thin Man, THE BOY FROM SPACE's creepy adversary!

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Perhaps releasing a board game about defusing unexploded bombs in the middle of an IRA campaign wasn't the best idea. After the death of a bomb disposal officer, BOMBSHELL (1981) was quickly yanked from shelves.

Perhaps releasing a board game about defusing unexploded bombs in the middle of an IRA campaign wasn't the best idea. After the death of a bomb disposal officer, BOMBSHELL (1981) was quickly yanked from shelves.

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Happy Christmas, one and all, from Scarred For Life!

Happy Christmas, one and all, from Scarred For Life!

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The line between horror and comedy can be a thin one. Vic and Bob's brilliant Masterchef sketch from 1995 made me laugh out loud while my skin was crawling. "HE IS SAD!"

The line between horror and comedy can be a thin one. Vic and Bob's brilliant Masterchef sketch from 1995 made me laugh out loud while my skin was crawling. "HE IS SAD!"

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THE HEXHAM HEADS: In 1976, BBC early evening magazine show Nationwide aired a segment about a real-life folk horror story. Stone heads unearthed from a garden, paranormal activity and werewolves abound in this notorious report, thought lost until 2024...

THE HEXHAM HEADS: In 1976, BBC early evening magazine show Nationwide aired a segment about a real-life folk horror story. Stone heads unearthed from a garden, paranormal activity and werewolves abound in this notorious report, thought lost until 2024...

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British people watching this advert in the early 80s: "Haha, brains!" American tourists in Britain watching this advert in the early 80s: "WHAT"

British people watching this advert in the early 80s: "Haha, brains!" American tourists in Britain watching this advert in the early 80s: "WHAT"

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GRANGE HILL series 6 (1983) is astonishingly great drama from start to finish. The centrepiece is school bully Gripper Stebson's transformation into a racist thug surrounded by cowardly sycophants. Hard-but-fair (mainly hard) teacher 'Bullet' Baxter is having none of it...

GRANGE HILL series 6 (1983) is astonishingly great drama from start to finish. The centrepiece is school bully Gripper Stebson's transformation into a racist thug surrounded by cowardly sycophants. Hard-but-fair (mainly hard) teacher 'Bullet' Baxter is having none of it...

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MR SNUFFLEUPAGUS was Big Bird's elusive best mate in Sesame Street, a gentle, doe eyed creature who just wanted to make friends. But, like Rainbow's Bungle, the original version from 1971 was an absolute nightmare. The eyes! The eyes!

MR SNUFFLEUPAGUS was Big Bird's elusive best mate in Sesame Street, a gentle, doe eyed creature who just wanted to make friends. But, like Rainbow's Bungle, the original version from 1971 was an absolute nightmare. The eyes! The eyes!

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In 1984, GRANGE HILL shocked its young viewers (and enraged a fair few parents) when annoying pupil Jeremy Irvine drowned in the school baths. Leaving kids completely unsupervised in a swimming lesson? Never happen today!

In 1984, GRANGE HILL shocked its young viewers (and enraged a fair few parents) when annoying pupil Jeremy Irvine drowned in the school baths. Leaving kids completely unsupervised in a swimming lesson? Never happen today!

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LOOK AND READ: DARK TOWERS (1981) The BBC's famous literacy strand for primary school kids threw up the occasional scary serial, and this classic - written by Andrew 'House of Cards' Davies - gave kids the heebie-jeebies. With songs by Derek Griffiths, too!

LOOK AND READ: DARK TOWERS (1981) The BBC's famous literacy strand for primary school kids threw up the occasional scary serial, and this classic - written by Andrew 'House of Cards' Davies - gave kids the heebie-jeebies. With songs by Derek Griffiths, too!

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"Ooh, nasty!" KNIGHTMARE (1987) was TV's toughest gameshow. Treguard the Dungeon Master presided over a blue-screen labyrinth where adventurers didn't just fail, they 'died', falling prey to blades, spikes, and deadly drops!

"Ooh, nasty!" KNIGHTMARE (1987) was TV's toughest gameshow. Treguard the Dungeon Master presided over a blue-screen labyrinth where adventurers didn't just fail, they 'died', falling prey to blades, spikes, and deadly drops!

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GRANGE HILL: "Slip on the wet floor, did you?" Phil Redmond's hard-hitting school drama didn't pull its punches. In a 'they did things differently back then' scene from 1981, hard but fair P.E. teacher 'Bullet' Baxter doles out justice to a colleague who's been bullying kids.

GRANGE HILL: "Slip on the wet floor, did you?" Phil Redmond's hard-hitting school drama didn't pull its punches. In a 'they did things differently back then' scene from 1981, hard but fair P.E. teacher 'Bullet' Baxter doles out justice to a colleague who's been bullying kids.

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The first episode of WORZEL GUMMIDGE (1979) sees the loveable scarecrow come alive for the first time, and it's directed like a scene from an Italian zombie film. Lucio Fulci would approve!

The first episode of WORZEL GUMMIDGE (1979) sees the loveable scarecrow come alive for the first time, and it's directed like a scene from an Italian zombie film. Lucio Fulci would approve!

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RETURN TO OZ (1985) is one of the darkest films in all of Disney's 1980s 'Dark Phase'

RETURN TO OZ (1985) is one of the darkest films in all of Disney's 1980s 'Dark Phase'

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's (1968) creepy CHILD CATCHER (an unforgettable performance by Robert Helpmann) doesn't appear in Ian Fleming's original novel, and was created by either scriptwriter Roald Dahl or director Ken Hughes, depending on who you believe. A horrifying concept.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's (1968) creepy CHILD CATCHER (an unforgettable performance by Robert Helpmann) doesn't appear in Ian Fleming's original novel, and was created by either scriptwriter Roald Dahl or director Ken Hughes, depending on who you believe. A horrifying concept.

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HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR: THE HOUSE THAT BLED TO DEATH (1980) Aired a week after The Housing Act 1980 became law, this homage to The Amityville Horror, about a couple with an obsessive attitude to home ownership, featured one of the most iconic horror scenes of the decade...

HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR: THE HOUSE THAT BLED TO DEATH (1980) Aired a week after The Housing Act 1980 became law, this homage to The Amityville Horror, about a couple with an obsessive attitude to home ownership, featured one of the most iconic horror scenes of the decade...

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When the BBC finally aired SALEM'S LOT (1979) in the autumn of 1981, images and scenes from it burned their way into my brain. I slept facing away from my bedroom window for weeks!

When the BBC finally aired SALEM'S LOT (1979) in the autumn of 1981, images and scenes from it burned their way into my brain. I slept facing away from my bedroom window for weeks!

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Your regular reminder that British public information films were like brutal horror films condensed into 30 second chunks, and shown during primetime (and children's) TV shows.

Your regular reminder that British public information films were like brutal horror films condensed into 30 second chunks, and shown during primetime (and children's) TV shows.

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STREET OF CROCODILES (1986): Startling, terrifying stop-motion animation by the Brothers Quay, loosely based upon the short story by Polish writer Bruno Schultz. Channel 4 aired it in one of their animation strands and it blew my mind.

STREET OF CROCODILES (1986): Startling, terrifying stop-motion animation by the Brothers Quay, loosely based upon the short story by Polish writer Bruno Schultz. Channel 4 aired it in one of their animation strands and it blew my mind.

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Apparently Saturday Night Live UK did a parody of this Scarred For Life gem last night: the deeply sinister early 80s British Pork ad! Talk about a deep cut...

Apparently Saturday Night Live UK did a parody of this Scarred For Life gem last night: the deeply sinister early 80s British Pork ad! Talk about a deep cut...

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THE TOMORROW PEOPLE: THE DIRTIEST BUSINESS (1977) Mike falls in love with a young Russian telepath, but the KGB have other plans for her... blimey, what an ending there!

THE TOMORROW PEOPLE: THE DIRTIEST BUSINESS (1977) Mike falls in love with a young Russian telepath, but the KGB have other plans for her... blimey, what an ending there!

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THE INCREDIBLE HULK: PROMETHEUS (1980) Poor David Banner is trapped mid-transformation (the Demi-Hulk!). The Hulk's transformations used to unnerve me as a kid, and that mid-point was the scariest. The great Bill Bixby sells the whole thing. Massively underrated actor.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: PROMETHEUS (1980) Poor David Banner is trapped mid-transformation (the Demi-Hulk!). The Hulk's transformations used to unnerve me as a kid, and that mid-point was the scariest. The great Bill Bixby sells the whole thing. Massively underrated actor.

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ULYSSES 31: THE KINGDOM OF HADES (1981): French/Japanese/Luxembourgian sci-fi version of The Odyssey. Despite being a CCBC Broom Cupboard-era fave with a singalong theme song, it had a fair few dark, scary moments...

ULYSSES 31: THE KINGDOM OF HADES (1981): French/Japanese/Luxembourgian sci-fi version of The Odyssey. Despite being a CCBC Broom Cupboard-era fave with a singalong theme song, it had a fair few dark, scary moments...

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