Archive on 4: Aleister Crowley – Master of the Dark Arts

BBC Radio 4

October 2025 will be the 150th anniversary of the notorious occultist Aleister Crowley. The Black magician, poet, and cult leader who scandalised British society – dubbed by the tabloids the “Wickedest Man In The World”, “The Great Beast” and the “Master Of Darkness.”

For this Archive on 4, Paul Morley explores the extraordinary influence that Crowley has had on British rock music over the last 60 years.

Producer: Victoria Ferran