I slept in an east-facing bedroom in Bosnia, and the late August sun always woke me up far too early in the morning, especially at weekends; I would groggily listen to the BBC World Service to distract me from the fact that I was awake. So I was probably one of the first people in Banja Luka to hear the news. Of course we did not anticipate the craziness that would overtake the UK in the next few days. And I wish I’d kept the copy of Private Eye that I bought before it was withdrawn from sale.
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I’m trying to remember whether Seven/Mel feature in any Big Finish audios. I know Six/Mel do, but not Seven/Mel.
I’ve always liked Rememberance, but my bugbear with it is such a silly one: if it’s really set in November 1963 then some of the evening scenes should be in the dark, not daylight. But then matching lighting to time of year is not something that t.v. does well. I’ve noticed that no-one ever has breakfast in the dark during the winter on t.v. (unless it’s a plot point about getting up really early) – despite the fact that at least half of the year I get up when it’s still dark.