Mondo Macabro (TV programme)

For the home video distribution company, see Mondo Macabro.

Mondo Macabro
GenreDocuseries
Written by
Directed by
  • Pete Tombs
  • Andy Starke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Pete Tombs
  • Andy Starke
EditorAndy Starke
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release27 October (2001-10-27) –
16 December 2001 (2001-12-16)
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Mondo Macabro is a British documentary television series written, produced and directed by Pete Tombs and Andy Starke. Based on Tombs' 1997 book Mondo Macabro: Weird & Wonderful Cinema Around the World,[1] the series focuses on cult films from different countries around the world. The series ran for eight episodes and was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2001.

  1. ^ "Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent". Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent (15): 71. 2008. The British duo were preparing a television series based on Mondo Macabro for Channel 4; they also planned to launch a DVD label devoted to recirculating lost genre classics.