Hello, Bob;

29 Aug 04 10:24, Bob Lawrence wrote to Robert Bull:

 BL> appeared yet, which surprises me because it's in colour now. At the
 BL> time, I always suspected the SCARF appeared *because* of colour.

They tried to give the different Doctors their own characteristics, but I 
hadn't thought of that angle and it sounds like it could be right.  After 
all, Daleks, Cybermen, Ice Warriors and the like tended not to go in for 
trendy colour schemes.

 BL> chase the colout burst which the TV stations were not allowed to
 BL> transmit, even though all programs (incluuding Dr Who) were in colour
 BL> at that time. that was when I first saw the ... SCARF.

And thought to yourself, all that technology, and all they do with it is... 
THIS?  ;-)

 BL>> (but my heart belongs to Mrs Peel).

 RB>> If you were in your twenties at the time, they would have a
 RB>> certain appeal :-)

 BL>  You ought to be ashamed... that's awful!

Oh, dear.  It wasn't even intentional...


 RB>> Was Ms. Peel Diana Rigg, or am I thinking of another series?

 BL>  That's the one,... in leather. How could you forget? There was a Mrs

Didn't have access to TV then...

 BL> Peel before Diana Rigg, I think... Honour Blackman? But Diana was the
 BL> horny one (or maybe it was just me).

Spelled Honor without the "u" when used as a name - I think - but yes, 
that's the one, and why I got a little confused.  Much later in her career, 
saw Diana Rigg as Clytemnestra when the BBC were doing a cultural bit.

 BL>  A conspiracy theory? Bonny and Clde were killing them... because
 BL> they didn't like Classical music.

I thought they just liked money and killing...

 RB>> Well... it was before drag queens were -officially- invented...
 RB>> ;-)

 BL>  I thought the Greeks invented that sort of thing. Of course they're
 BL> keeping it quiet for the Olympic Games (but don't drop the soap in
 BL> Athens).

Wasn't Greece in classical antiquity too hot for anyone to wear much?  So, 
drag queens were, technically, impossible?  ;-)

     Regards,

              Robert.

Just finished:  CHINDI  by Jack McDevitt
     Third of the "Hutch" novels, where she ferries around a group of rich 
     enthusiasts looking for aliens, and they find more evidence than 
     before.  Some if it kicks back...  I won't accuse JMcD of writing the 
     same novel over and over, but there the similarities with earlier 
     novels are a bit too close.

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