Craft Recordings put out an 8 CD / 104 file digital download R.E.M. at the B.B.C. in 2018 - this was the condensed "best of" version, narrowing down to 20 tracks across 2 LPs. The first disc is all BBC sessions (Nicky Campbell, John Peel, Mark and Lard, Drivetime, Radio 1 Lounge) and the second...
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After I'd caught up with Doctor Who, the next series I focussed on was Red Dwarf - another long-running BBC sci-fi series. I have a very minor connection to Red Dwarf - my godmother's husband, Mel Cross, was a camera operator on the first two series. Sadly, Mel passed away last year. I own the...
Since I've had a lot of time at home recovering, I've taken the opportunity to catch up on missed episodes of Doctor Who. From when the series restarted in 2005, until 2020, I watched every episode either at or shortly after broadcast, and own several of the series on DVD and Blu-Ray. Alas, after series...
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For decades, TV networks have spent millions of dollars on unsold pilots that will never become series. Here's how they've tried to recoup their investment.
How the European Union invested heavily in local manufacturing of microprocessors … only for that technology to become completely globalized anyway.