Coming to a steam-driven wireless near you tonight:
Sunday Feature
BBC Radio 3
Sun 3 Dec, 21:30 - 22:15
Weird Tales: The Strange Life of H P Lovecraft
Geoff Ward examines the strange life and terrifying world of the man hailed
as America's greatest horror writer since Poe.
During his life Lovecraft's work was confined to lurid pulp magazines and
he died in penury in 1937. Today, however, his writings are considered
modern classics and published in prestigious editions.
Among the writers considering his legacy are Neil Gaiman, S T Joshi, Kelly
Link, Peter Straub and China Miéville.
I may try to listen to this myself if I am up to it.
ETA: I wasn't, but it is
available to listen to online for seven days.