I’ve talked about Boston radio station WBCN numerous times, most recently about it being an early promoter of Monty Python in America. It was once one of America’s premier underground radio stations, and it will, for now, remain streaming on the Web, but it will soon be gone from the airwaves.
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A Gentleman and a Scholor — er, Scholar!
Happy 60th birthday to writer, broadcaster, dramatist, and (I’m guessing on this one) bon vivant, Brian Sibley!
Computerized Collie
Jon Provost says that, “For the first time in 50 years of public appearances, I am meeting children who do not know about Lassie.” So it’s a good thing that Lassie will be returning to TV in the next year or two in a computer animated series. You can read more at this link.
Dogs, no Rats
I haven’t done too many cute pet photos. In fact, I think this is the first one. My oldest sister sent this. Hmm… saying “oldest” no longer sounds right, considering our ages. How about eldest? Or first born?
That’s Mogul on the left, and Riva on the right. What great expressions!
Xbox box arrives
Eric’s repaired Xbox 360 has been returned and it’s once again working. Summer is saved! Recently, The Onion had a special segment examining the importance of video games in preparing today’s youth for their inevitable future…
Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?
Whose Doctor?
Thanks to the Roku Digital Player, my guilty pleasure has been watching the revived BBC series Dr. Who. I’m almost through the second season with David Tennant, who took over from Christopher Eccleston. The Doctor always has a young lady along for his adventures, and Billie Piper as Rose appears in both seasons.
Dr. Who retains the preposterous stories and hokey monsters of past incarnations, but I’m impressed by the human interest elements of the new series. The love triangle between Rose, her boyfriend, and The Doctor had a curious end. One episode in particular, “Love and Monsters”, uses the ludicrous sci-fi trappings of the last Time Lord as an excuse for memorably quirky character portrayals. The scenes with Rose’s hopeful mum and a younger man are both a funny and poignant. The episode features the delightfully mouse-voiced Shirley Henderson, who is Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies.
England in the early 60’s was the source of some of the all-time best theme music. The James Bond theme was composed by Monty Norman, but arranger John Barry disputes that claim. A man named Laurie Johnson wrote the theme for The Avengers, and the Dr. Who theme was composed by Ron Grainer at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.