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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Win Smith who wrote (8037)	3/8/2001 5:57:02 PM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 82486

The British seem to be much less aggressive recyclers than most US media. Sadly true... it's improving now, but only because of satellite/cable, which didn't really take off in the UK until the '90s. What they did recycle was tape... many of the original Dr Who series are lost for ever as the recordings got reused. Shocking. Anyway, it mainly stemmed from a lack of outlets - with only 3 channels at the time there was obviously little bandwidth (now 5 free terrestrial, 200+ digital/cable), plus the BBC at the time wasn't into replay rights. I have to admit, mind, I couldn't follow the Hiker radio series until the second time around (after I'd read the books). Fantastic, but very odd. I'n surprised they god much showing in the US, the humour - the general attitude - is very British, and I'd thought that it was only when Pratchett took off overseas that this wonderful whimsical style really began to travel. Although if you want to read the best of that genre, seek out Robert Rankin's 'Brentford Trilogy' series (5 books so far...). Truly bizarre. Think I read the Knight, in an old Gollancz collection... I had a very well-spent teenage era ;-) Mind you, too much makes you cynical - the plot twist is all too obvious now. Finally, on Pete & Dud, my favourite has to be the Tarzan audition... ROFL.