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Comment on British Invaders 127: Random Quest (Part 1) by Geoff

Geoff — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:46:42 +0000

Thanks for the latest podcast. I had never heard of Random Quest til you guys mentioned it. Just watched it via You tube. Really enjoyable, thanks for the introduction.
PS: Been a subscriber for several years now and really enjoy your efforts

Comment on British Invaders 113: Chocky (Part 1) by Adam Stone

Adam Stone — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:48 +0000

I have been watching this on You Tube recently and it is really good stuff. The novel is good but this is even better in my opinion.

Comment on British Invaders 119: Space 1999 (Part 2) by eamonn

eamonn — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:56:12 +0000

Some of the links we mentioned:
A message from Moonbase Alpha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nox6XjsS7Bs
The return of Victor Bergman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj91am-tX1c
The Space 2099 project
http://www.space2099.tv/
The Space 1999 Catacombs
http://www.space1999.net/catacombs/
Fanderson
http://www.fanderson.org.uk/

Comment on British Invaders 111: The Changes (Part 1) by eamonn

eamonn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:21 +0000

Hi Matthew
You have mail
As you know there is no official DVD release of the Changes
there are unofficial DVDs out there.

Comment on British Invaders 111: The Changes (Part 1) by Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:04:55 +0000

Do either of you know where I could get a copy of The Changes anywhere?

Comment on British Invaders 83: The Last Train (Part 2) by Adam Stone

Adam Stone — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:41:02 +0000

Hi, Just listened to this episode the other day (i;m sooooooo behind) but I have to agree with your comments on The Last Train. I watched it on the original broadcast back in the days when we were starved of decent British genre shows and quite enjoyed it. It was a decent enough attempt and was better than the recent remake of Survivors in my opinion.

Comment on British Invaders 109: Sapphire & Steel: The Audio Dramas (Part 1) by Paul Greaves

Paul Greaves — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:20:49 +0000

I love the Sapphire & Steel audio dramas, All Fall Down being a particular favourite. Don’t forget that as well as being nominated for a BAFTA for playing Matty Storin in House of Cards, she was also the second female lead in the BBCs 1995 renowned adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. In fact, Ultraviolet was her next TV role after P&P.

And of more interest to DW fans, she was ‘romantically linked to Paul McGann between 2006-2008 (after they worked together on BF’s Shada).

I think she’s a very under-rated actress. Just look at the difference between Jane Bennett in P&P, Angie March in Ultraviolet and Sapphire!

Comment on British Invaders 110: Sapphire & Steel: The Audio Dramas (Part 2) by Brian

Brian — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:10:00 +0000

Thanks, John! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the show! We will be covering Space 1999 in the not-too-distant future….

Comment on British Invaders 110: Sapphire & Steel: The Audio Dramas (Part 2) by John Weaver

John Weaver — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:57:26 +0000

I love your show to death and I think you guys are great, but just one question: When is the Space 1999 episode coming out?

John

Comment on About British Invaders by eamonn

eamonn — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:39:16 +0000

thanks, Conor and welcome aboard. Alternative 3 is fantastic. A little gem that I re-discovered though doing the podcast.

Comment on About British Invaders by Brian

Brian — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:25:36 +0000

Hi, Neil. I’m glad you enjoyed the podcast. Also, “very varied” is one of my favourite phrases!

I have not seen Kinvig, but I think Eamonn has seen it. We may yet cover it in the future….

Take care.
Brian

Comment on About British Invaders by Neil Morgan

Neil Morgan — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:31:02 +0000

Hi
just listened to Edge of darkness podcasts and had to buy the DVD. I remember it being on but did not watch it for some bizarre reason and will now put that right.

Excellent podcast, very varied. Did Kinvig ever reach your shores?

Cheers
Neil Morgan

Comment on Episode 4: Doctor Who (Part 2) by Sabrina Tirabassi

Sabrina Tirabassi — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:47 +0000

Ah, that would be hard to find on the net. Thank you anyway

Comment on Episode 4: Doctor Who (Part 2) by Brian

Brian — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:42:58 +0000

I’m not aware of any French-language Doctor Who DVDs being released in Canada. They usually distribute the American discs in Canada (for classic Doctor Who). There could be French Doctor Who DVDs available in Quebec or specialty stores.

Comment on Episode 4: Doctor Who (Part 2) by Sabrina Tirabassi

Sabrina Tirabassi — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:08:05 +0000

The Doctor landed in Italy the first time in the february-march 1980. He arrived illegally (I always say he’s one of the first illegal aliens to arrive in my country…), ’cause italian RAI TV, our state television, decided to buy the show not directly from the BBC, but from some french television. This is the reason why the first italian Doctor Who fans like me do not say “Tàrdis”, with an english accent, but “Tardìs”, imitating the french accent our actors heard and dubbed in. The french version, though, was changed before it reached italy. An electronic soundtrack was added (and sometimes badly mixed) to the original score. Even so, I liked it very much, and I wasn’t the only one. A famous performer, now sadly no longer with us, said in a commentary that she found the Doctor Who french version on a DVD published in Canada, and she liked it too. Now, since the half of your company is canadian, do you know anything about it?
Thank you, and take care
Sabrina

Comment on British Invaders 98: Alternative 3 (Part 2) by Eamonn

Eamonn — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:46:43 +0000

As mentioned in the show the Alternative 3 novel can be found online at
http://www.archive.org/details/Alternative3

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by Sabrina Tirabassi

Sabrina Tirabassi — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:44:53 +0000

I wanted to do the effort and try to read them anyway, ’cause Nigel Kneale wrote on the introduction of the Penguin scripts that these are not faithful to the original. He changed them so that they could fit in the book medium, since he felt that a script meant for television wouldn’t work on the written page. So, in the end the two things are quite different. Believe me, they are! I tried to read the book of Quatermass II to help me understanding some muffled lines in the serial (the audio being what it can be…), and the two scripts don’t match at all. Maybe it’s better to read (or try to read) The Quatermass Experiment’s script and the Penguin version as two separate things. It’s interesting, anyway, to see how they differ…

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by Brian

Brian — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:48:18 +0000

The DVDs only include the scripts for the four missing episodes of The Quatermass Experiment. They look like scans of photocopies of the original shooting script. They are quite difficult to read. The Penguin script-book is much better. The scripts of the existing episodes are not included with the DVDs.

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by Sabrina Tirabassi

Sabrina Tirabassi — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:21:15 +0000

My Dearests,
Thank you for youk kind help. I can see now that I disturbed you for nothing. I’m sorry, but when you said “novelisations” I thought I could find available something similar to the Andromeda novel. I too have the whole trilogy published by Penguin Books in 1960 (and Heaven knows how much it costed me…). DVD boxsets, scripts, CDs, anything Nigel Kneale wrote for television, you name it, I hope I have them all. Only when you said there was a pair of “novelisations” available, I thought I had to catch up with something. I only found a Quatermass IV novel, and I bought it. I thought you were talking about some more “novels”, that’s why I asked you for more informations. (I also could have the italian “L’Astronave Atomica del Professor Quatermass”, book published in Italy by Urania – could it be the only translation in a foreign language of Kneale’s work? – but I didn’t want it, ’cause it was just a translation of the Penguin Books version I already had. If I wanted it translated, I’d do it myself… )
Well, thank you for your help, I could have missed the Quatermass IV novel without you. And sorry again for my intruding…

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by eamonn

eamonn — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:39:54 +0000

Doctor’s log: supplemental
If you search eBay UK you can find the Penguin originals for much cheaper prices than the amazon marketplace.

BTW, I think all the original Quatermass episodes that survive can be found for free on the internet archive now.

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by eamonn

eamonn — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:37:50 +0000

Hi, Sabrina
They were originally published by Penguin books in 1960. They were reprintings of the TV scripts rather than novelisations. The Penguin versions are a bit difficult to get hold of now and the prices reflect that.

All the scripts were re-released in 1979 by Arrow books to tie in with Quatermass IV. Those paperback versions have quite nice cover illustrations from the original shows and are a bit easier and cheaper to get hold of on the second-hand book market. If you search the books section of Amazon.co.uk for Quatermass you will find them.
Try http://tinyurl.com/3zq2mfw

The same scripts are available as pdf files on the DVD set (I think) – but I’m told they are slightly dodgy scans of photocopies and not very readable in places.

I have a set of the Penguin originals on my bookshelf at work so if you want more information let me know and I will consult them.

Hope that helps.

Comment on Episode 8: Quatermass (Part 2) by Sabrina Tirabassi

Sabrina Tirabassi — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:16:09 +0000

I started downloading your podcast only recently, and listening to the Quatermass one I found out that there are also novelisations of the serials available. I’ve been searching, and found only the novel about the Quatermass IV serial. I believe you said that two novels at least were printed, can you tell me more about the second one? For example, the name of the publisher could be of great help…
Thank you, and keep up with the good work.
(And if you’ll need more comments after seeing the italian Andromeda, I’ll be there…)

Comment on British Invaders 99: A come Andromeda by Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:40:49 +0000

Scott, I’m glad you’re enjoying the podcast. I don’t know if Sabrina will be back, but it was certainly fun to have her join us!

Comment on British Invaders 99: A come Andromeda by Scott Boswell

Scott Boswell — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:41:02 +0000

Hello! I’ve enjoyed listeing to all your episodes, from the time I found it to going back to listen to all the archive shows. I want to say 1 thing – - – Bring Back Sabrina from Italy!! She was a true delight! Cheers!!

Comment on British Invaders 43: A for Andromeda (Part 1) by » British Invaders 99: A come Andromeda British Invaders

» British Invaders 99: A come Andromeda British Invaders — Sun, 08 May 2011 08:04:05 +0000

[...] is a very special bonus episode. We covered A for Andromeda in episodes 43 and 44. This classic 1961 BBC serial was about a message from the stars. Unfortunately, most of the [...]

Comment on About British Invaders by Conor

Conor — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:26:29 +0000

Hi Brian and Eamonn,

I recently started to listen to your podcasts and have highly enjoyed them so far. As a casual sci-fi fan, I have to say that you’ve highlighted a number very interesting programs that I otherwise would never have heard of. Thank you so much.

The reason for this reply was you most recent podcast on ‘Alternative 3′. I was facinated by what you both had to say and decided to buy a copy. I also thought the timing of your podcast couldn’t be more apt. I was recently handed a religious leaflet which stated that ‘the rapture’ (where all Christians leave the planet and assend to heaven) will happen on 21st May this year! Or maybe that’s just Alternative 4!

Anyway, keep up the good work,

Conor (from Dublin)

Comment on About British Invaders by Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:27:00 +0000

Dear Brian and Co.

I’ve just been switched on to your podcasts by Ryan at The British TV Podcast.
He told me you’d done a review of one of my fave TV shows ‘Ultra Violet’ and I’m now working my way through your back catalogue of archived podcasts.

Keep up the good work

Phil, London, UK

p.s. One tiny thing, in your review of ‘Ultra Violet’, Eric referred to the Code V hunters as using the cover name ‘CIB’? They only actually pretend to be CIB in the first episode because the people they’re investigating are police officers; CIB stood for ‘Complaints Investigation Branch’, at the time the Met police’s internal affairs department? In future episodes their cover names change to suit the parties involved.

Comment on British Invaders 92: Eleventh Hour (Part 1) by Mike

Mike — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:26:45 +0000

Delighted you decided to cover Eleventh Hour despite it’s toe dipping into the scifi pond but after Oktober (which I watched thanks to your coverage and I liked) it’s certainly has the credentials. I rarely watch anything on ITV1 but this science drama with Patrick Stewart was a no-brainer combining some good drama and a little action and thankfully not straying into the more kiddie safe arena.
It’s a shame there were no more UK stories but after listening to the podcast there it seems to have been a troubled show but no real complaints with the final offering. I did watch the US version and it stands on it’s but is definitely faster paced and a little more simplistic to attract a larger market.

Comment on British Invaders 83: The Last Train (Part 2) by briand

briand — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:56:01 +0000

Hi, Neil. You can download past episodes from our website. We may add some type of “archive feed” in the future. At the moment, you need to download the old episodes from the website.

Comment on British Invaders 83: The Last Train (Part 2) by Neil Morgan

Neil Morgan — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:25:34 +0000

Hi
sorry not a comment on the episode.

Are all past episodes going to be on itunes?

Great show! Been looking for a decent cult TV podcast for ages!

Regards

Comment on British Invaders 83: The Last Train (Part 2) by Mark_uk

Mark_uk — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:22:35 +0000

I was sceptical at first, i was prepared yo rubbish it before i watched it,
i’m a 1970s SURVIVORS nutter,. watched SURVIVORS as a kid, didn’t understand it, but was captivated by the visuals.i still remember certain images from the series and the visual impact these must have had since 1976 – when i was 10. strange how you remember certain things, even more strangely, i was watching Survivors and a (new) friend called, he sat watching and it seems he remembered wayching it as a kid too, and, for reasons that i cant explain, he asked me about a certain scene, which was the scene that was burned into my mind, all those years ago. needless to say, i lent him all 38 VHS tapes. i felt quite proud, as i converted a couple more friends to it too. one mate who moved to Canada, got into it big time, i hope to set up a Survivors podcast sometime, but ot sure how much content i would have.

Last train.. well, it took me by surprise, i expected it to be soul-less and politically correct, no interest or stunning or haunting visuals that would stay with me for a while, – though i agree with your comments about the show, i really enjoyed the dismal atmosphere, the industrial wastelands, and some of the locations were superb. i am thinking of the old holiday camp, and of course, the so dark, harrowing scene in the cooling tower where they crucified our survivors. this scene in particular, stays with me. creepy. the story as a bit convoluted in parts, and being a short series, didn’t get enough time to develop the characters, and so i didn’t feel too much empathy for most the characters, added to the fact the pacing seemed a little bit too quick-cut for my liking, as compared to the luxurious character exploration in 1970s Survivors..
The fact that i saw and was horrified and deeply moved by ‘Threads’ when originally broadcast, (and have been showing it to as many people as poss, as an anti-war exercise ! – to good effect mainly, too.) did get my attention.
Anyway, enough waffle from me.
Interesting and enjoyable show chaps, Thanks !
Mark

Comment on British Invaders 78: Ultraviolet (Part 1) by briand

briand — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:45:41 +0000

We are planning to cover Space 1999. I don’t know exactly when we will get to it. Quite possibly in 2011.

Comment on British Invaders 78: Ultraviolet (Part 1) by Ed Stafford

Ed Stafford — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:11:51 +0000

When will you be reviewing Space 1999?

Or will you be?

Comment on British Invaders 79: Ultraviolet (Part 2) by eamonn clarke

eamonn clarke — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:25 +0000

Thanks to Eric and Ilona for filling in for me.
Great job, guys!

Comment on British Invaders 52: Neverwhere (Part 2) by Neil Ottenstein

Neil Ottenstein — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:36:54 +0000

The author’s preferred edition of Neverwhere (in the US at least) appears to be a $$$ limited edition book. There is a large (trade) paperback edition from 2003 and a 1998 mass market paperback edition.

Comment on British Invaders 17: Day of the Triffids (Part 2) by briand

briand — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:23:37 +0000

Thanks for the comment, TriffidUK. I think Brian Aldiss coined the term “cosy apocalypse” and cited Day of the Triffids. I’ll see if we can mention your comments on a bonus show. Cheers.

Comment on British Invaders 17: Day of the Triffids (Part 2) by TriffidUK

TriffidUK — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:32:03 +0000

Big John Wyndham fan, so I enjoyed your podcast. His brother Vivian was actually encouraged to write by John, who as you say was plying his trade for some time. Strictly speaking ‘Triffids’ was not his first novel (he had four pre-war books published, though they were commercially unsuccessful). It really annoys me when people describe his stories as ‘cosy catastrophes’. For a robust denial of this go to http://www.wyndhamweb.com

Cheers

Comment on British Invaders 64: Bonus Episode by briand

briand — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:58:14 +0000

I’m sorry about that, Jarrak. The feed change was something we couldn’t avoid when we went to Farpoint Media.

Comment on British Invaders 64: Bonus Episode by Jarrak

Jarrak — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:05:34 +0000

Took me over 6 weeks but finally noticed why there were no new shows in my itunes:)