Fortean TV


Fortean TV was a British paranormal documentary television series produced by Rapido TV, originally broadcast from to on Channel 4. The series was about anomalous phenomena and the paranormal, based upon the Fortean Times magazine; it was presented by Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe. Fortean TV ran for 3 series. The three seasons comprised 22 half-hour episodes, plus a final hour-long family Christmas special.
Series 1 contained 9 unique episodes, broadcast on Wednesday evenings, with a final tenth "Best Of" the following week to round off the season.
Series 2 contained 8 unique episodes, beginning again the following January, broadcast now on Friday evenings.
Fortean TV Uncut – a short four-episode adult spin-off series with unseen material from the previous two series as well as new items – immediately followed, now back on Wednesday evenings.
The show concluded with a Christmas Special at the end of that year entitled Xmas Files.
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.