A celebration of all things Gothic
This autumn, BBC Two, BBC Four and the British Library are celebrating all things Gothic with a new season of programmes exploring the literature, architecture, music and artworks that have taken such a prominent place in British culture.
Find out more from the When Gothic Was Born website. Not to be missed! For all A level literature students.
Also have a look at the British Library’s exhibition on gothic here.
The ‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination’ exhibition includes two hundred rare objects which trace 250 years of the Gothic tradition, exploring our enduring fascination with the mysterious, the terrifying and the macabre.
From Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Stanley Kubrick and Alexander McQueen, via posters, books, film and even a vampire-slaying kit, experience the dark shadow the Gothic imagination has cast across film, art, music, fashion, architecture and our daily lives.