We’ve been writing around the 55th anniversary of the Moon landings this month, so here’s another piece about 1969 and another anniversary for this month. We’re now twice as far from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as we are from Apollo 11. 28th July 1914: the start of the First World War.
Oh! What A Lovely War Games
An occasional series looking at Doctor Who, a peculiarly British kind of TV show, and its cultural contexts.
Our theme music is Otra vez by friend of the show S F Gallardo, who you can find on Spotify and Bandcamp
Related essays from July 2024 include:
‘Silent Running’ revisited
Certain films capture your heart at 15, but how awkward and old-fashioned would they make you feel if you watched them with a teenager now? And what horrifying things might they reveal about the person you once were? Avoid embarrassment, and the waste of £1.49 in rental fees, by letting us take the risk on your behalf.
Secondary world
As a toddler, one of my favourite games was collecting rocks. This involved walking slowly around the garden picking up pebbles and bringing them back indoors.
The Clangers
Friend in the Corner: The Clangers (1969—70) If we look out at the night sky we can see millions of stars, and the stars we can’t see we can imagine. We can imagine them any colour and shape we like but, of course, we cannot hear them. This star for instance, this serene orb sailing forever through the silence of the sky. Does it ring with the music of t…
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