Tag: documentary

Ray Bradbury: Story of a Writer (a 1963 TV documentary)

Jesse Willis

Ray Bradbury: Story of a Writer is a 25 minute TV documentary produced by David L. Wolper in 1963. It includes a little dramatization of Dial Double Zero, a short story about the emergence of an artificial intelligence within the… Read moreRay Bradbury: Story of a Writer (a 1963 TV documentary)

BBC Arena: Philip K Dick: A Day In The Afterlife (video documentary)

Jesse Willis

Thomas M. Disch (author), Brian Aldiss (author), Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Tim Powers (author), Terry Gilliam (filmmaker), Lawrence Sutin (biographer), Paul Williams (biographer), Barry Spatz (analyst), Kleo Mini (second wife), Anne Dick (third wife), Tessa Dick (fifth wife), Jim Blaylock… Read moreBBC Arena: Philip K Dick: A Day In The Afterlife (video documentary)

BBCR4 + RA.cc: Bond’s World – a documentary about the world of James Bond

Jesse Willis

First broadcast on BBC Radio more than 10 years ago I discovered this interesting documentary over on RadioArchive.cc, the terrific radio only torrent* site. Bond’s World compares the reality of the British SIS (secret intelligence service) with Fleming’s SIS, examines… Read moreBBCR4 + RA.cc: Bond’s World – a documentary about the world of James Bond

BBCR4 + RA.CC: Libraries, Labyrinths, Borges, And Me

Jesse Willis

There’s an interesting documentary about Jorge Luis Borges over on RadioArchive.cc. Its presenter, Peter White, traveled to Buenos Aires, talked to a Borges biographer and a former student. He sits in the club that Borges sat in and walks the… Read moreBBCR4 + RA.CC: Libraries, Labyrinths, Borges, And Me

BBCR4: Tracking The Lincolnshire Poacher – A documenary on “Numbers Stations”

Jesse Willis

Back in 2005 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a compelling documentary on something called “Numbers Stations“, automated shortwave radio stations that are linked to international espionage. Check out the Wikipedia entry for “The Lincolnshire Poacher” and have a listen to an… Read moreBBCR4: Tracking The Lincolnshire Poacher – A documenary on “Numbers Stations”