Hooked On Radiophonics



The great Delia Derbyshire at work. Maybe I’m weird but there’s something vaguely erotic about seeing such a well-spoken young lady playing with heavy audio equipment like this. JG Ballard could write a novel about that.

This is Delia’s most famous production. An obvious choice but it’s still fab. Composer Ron Grainer was so amazed by what Delia had done to his tune he said to her “Did I really write this?” to which she replied “Most of it.”

Download: Dr. Who theme – BBC Radiophonic Workshop (mp3)

Something for the Weekend

Caption Competition


A scene from Space: 1999 for you to have fun with this time. As before, the best caption will win a copy of my magazine.

Download: Kinky Boots – Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman (mp3)

Something for the Weekend

Something for the weekend

Markets of Britain



Discovered this at Ace Jet 170 and I laughed so much I nearly peed myself. Though that could have been my prostate acting up.

Commercial Break



Bear with me, I’m swamped.

Always Crashing In The Same Car

I’m under the cosh of an impending deadline at work right now so I’ll have to leave you these for your brains to chew on for a bit. Two old BBC films with the creepy atmosphere that 70s telly did so well featuring the great JG Ballard talking about the eroticism of cars and car crashes. Even if you think he’s talking a lot of silly bollocks (I’ve been in a car crash and believe me there wasn’t anything sexy about it) there’s still lots to enjoy: Sweeney-esque cars, the Westway, and Gabrielle Drake getting saucy with a gearstick.

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