Fortean TV
Paranormal documentary series based on Fortean Times magazine.
Fortean TV was a British paranormal documentary television series produced by Rapido TV, originally broadcast on Channel 4. The series was about anomalous phenomena and the paranormal, based upon the Fortean Times magazine, and was presented by Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe. It ran for three series: the first two comprised 9 and 8 unique episodes respectively, plus a tenth "Best Of" compilation to round off season one. The third series was an adult version renamed Fortean TV Uncut, featuring unseen material from the previous two series as well as new items. The show concluded with a Christmas special at the end of 1998 entitled Xmas Files.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Documentary; Paranormal
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- Director
- Luke Campbell
- Starring
- Lionel Fanthorpe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4
- First aired
- 29 January 1997
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Background
The show's first series aired on Wednesday evenings from 29 January to 26 March 1997, with 9 unique episodes. A tenth "Best Of" compilation followed on Wednesday, 2 April 1997. Series 2 began the following January, now broadcast on Friday evenings from 16 January to 6 March 1998, containing 8 unique episodes. Immediately after, Fortean TV Uncut – a short four-episode adult spin-off series – aired on Wednesday evenings from 11 March to 1 April 1998. The show concluded with a Christmas Special entitled Xmas Files on Saturday 19 December 1998. 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, and was repeated on TV from April 18th 2026 on Talking Pictures TV.
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