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Have just watched tonight's repeat of Battle of the Books on BBC4, in which Philip K. Dick's VALIS was roundly beaten by Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Result notwithstanding it was fun to have been at the recording and Ken Campbell's mad rambling incoherence in defence of VALIS was great to see again. The director had sat me right behind the presenter James Naughtie because I was in a dark blue shirt, so I thankfully blend in particularly well with the background (relief). Also spotted [livejournal.com profile] greengolux and [livejournal.com profile] coalescent lurking elsewhere, but chalk one up for scene-stealer [livejournal.com profile] alexmc who not only is central to a couple of shots he even does his own 'talking head' bit right at the end... Nice one, lawnmower man!

Now form an orderly queue if you want to borrow the videotape.

Date: 2004-05-20 03:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] coalescent.livejournal.com
*queues patiently*

Date: 2004-05-21 01:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] coalescent.livejournal.com
Huzzah! See you at the BSFA meeting on wednesay?

Date: 2004-05-21 01:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peteyoung.livejournal.com
Alas no, but I will be at the RSFG on the 31st.

Date: 2004-05-21 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] coalescent.livejournal.com
OK. I shall be there.

Battle of the Books

Date: 2004-05-20 06:50 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I had this vision of two folks whacking each other with copies of the respective novels...I guess not?

FPK3

Re: Battle of the Books

Date: 2004-05-20 11:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com
That isn't so far off the truth as there was very little in the way of rational argument. It was more "That is SciFi and this isn't so this should win". Oh dear oh dear.

Re: Battle of the Books

Date: 2004-05-21 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Aha...the Ox and Crack argument that "this is LITeraTURE"! Never mind that all the ideas were lifted from the gutter (SF)...

FPK3

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