by David Todd | Apr 19, 2016 | On a Sadder Note, Seradata News
Television science fiction aficionado’s will be mourning the death of actor Gareth Thomas who played rebel ringleader Roj Blake in the Terry Nation science fiction television series Blake’s 7. The RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)-trained Thomas, who...
by David Todd | Mar 31, 2016 | On a Sadder Note, Seradata News
The diminutive Scottish-born comedian and comedy actor, Ronnie Corbett, has passed away at the age of 85. Rocket aficionados will note that he appeared in the 1957 comedy in the film Rockets Galore, a sort of successor to the remote Scottish Island-set comedy, Whisky...
by David Todd | Mar 17, 2016 | Apollo, History, On a Sadder Note
Veteran BBC broadcaster, Cliff Michelmore has passed away at the age of 96. After serving in the RAF during World War II, Michelmore joined British Forces radio. He subsequently joined the BBC and rose to stardom presenting the radio show Family Favourites with...
by David Todd | Mar 16, 2016 | History, On a Sadder Note
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator with her then husband Gerry Anderson of the futuristic puppet adventure series Thunderbirds, and voice of its Lady Penelope character as passed away at the age of 88. During the 1960s and 1970s, the creative team of Century 21...
by David Todd | Mar 14, 2016 | Apollo, History, On a Lighter Note, On a Sadder Note, Science, Seradata News
Research has found that conspiracy theorists who believe that that the Apollo moon landings of the late 1960s and early 1970s were fakes are more likely to be “narcissists” than other individuals. The online research conducted by the University of Kent has...
by David Todd | Feb 22, 2016 | History, On a Sadder Note, Technology
During February the death of Eric “Winkle” Brown, age 97, was announced. Having briefly served in the Royal Air Force, Brown had transferred to the Senior Service to become the leading test pilot in the Royal Navy. “Winkle” Brown, whose nickname referred to his short...
