Fortean Times UK: Strange Days http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ The latest Strange Days from Fortean Times UK en-GB Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:40 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:40 +0000 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk Colin http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/events/2272/colin.html Zombie film DVD launch and signing session Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:05 +0100 The Damascine Conversion - Blinded by the light http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/medicalbag/6/blinded_by_the_light.html Paul Chambers ponders the Damascine conversion of St Paul and receives a flash of inspiration on the beginnings of the Christian church. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 MI6 and Drugs http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/conspiracycorner/7/mi6_and_drugs.html Examining the allegations of MI6 involvement with the drug trade Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Nazca-like lines in India? http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/archaeology/8/nazcalike_lines_in_india.html Newly discovered glyph resembles the Roman numeral “VI” Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Britain’s spookiest soldier http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ghostwatch/9/britains_spookiest_soldier.html Lance Corporal Andrew “Scary Eddy” Edwards tells all Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Nigel Kneale - Pioneer TV science fiction screenwriter http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/obituaries/10/pioneer_tv_science_fiction_screenwriter.html Fortean Times celebrates a screenwriter for film and TV who was a leading figure in the development of horror and science fiction drama. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Water walking - The evangelist preacher http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/strangedeaths/11/the_evangelist_preacher.html Evangelist preacher makes like Jesus Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 UFOs on TV http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ufofiles/12/ufos_on_tv.html Unpicking Channel Five's woefully inaccurate UFO documentary Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Graveyard fiddling - The strange history of the funerary violin http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/misc/19/the_strange_history_of_the_funerary_violin.html Publisher falls for made-up musical history Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 I see no ships - Questioning perceptual blindness http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/20/questioning_perceptual_blindness.html European explorers found indigenous peoples unable to see their tallships – or did they? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Maurice Grosse http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/obituaries/22/maurice_grosse.html Psychic researcher and stalwart of the Society For Psychical Research Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Fire balloons - Close Encounters of the Fired Kind http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ufofiles/23/close_encounters_of_the_fired_kind.html A look at how these party balloons are tied in with UFO sightings Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Operation Paget http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/conspiracycorner/51/operation_paget.html The Met delve into Diana conspiracies Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Rock that Whispers http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/archaeology/52/the_rock_that_whispers.html New evidence of the earliest known ritual behaviour Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Charge of the Light Brigade http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/53/the_charge_of_the_light_brigade.html How many men really died? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Andreasson affair http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ufofiles/54/the_andreasson_affair.html A UFO family feud Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Egg-snatchers downfall http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/strangedeaths/391/eggsnatchers_downfall.html Obsession with rare bird eggs led to man's death Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The two-headed giant http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/misc/74/the_twoheaded_giant.html Fairground exhibit has not been displayed for seven years Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Penicillin http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/75/penicillin.html Was Fleming's discovery really such a lucky accident? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Concrete Evidence http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/76/finding_concrete_evidence.html Modern inventions constantly break new ground – but sometimes they merely rediscover the lost knowledge of older civilisations. David Hambling builds a case for the ancient construction trade. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Vultures over Britain http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/misc/77/vultures_over_britain.html More unexplained sightings of predatory birds in our skies Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100