Britain uncovered

Unofficial Britain’s editor, Gareth E. Rees, recommends some haunting books about place, memory and culture.

Emilia Ong on the chilling vision of a Covid testing centre in a Margate car park

In this video presentation, Gareth E. Rees takes you on a visual journey through the unexpected places he visits in his book, ‘Unofficial Britain’

On an ill-fated supermarket car park walk during the pandemic, Gareth E. Rees ends up stalking the undead beside an abandoned roundabout

Irish storyteller Helena Byrne, place writer Marcel Krueger & Gareth E. Rees discuss the importance of folklore, bizarre stories and urban myths in the contemporary world

Emilia Ong’s meditation on alienation and strangeness on a walk by the amusement arcades of a British seaside town