Tag Archive | "anniversary"

Happy birthday, Mr Dickens

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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One of the most beloved authors in the world, Charles Dickens, would have been 200 years old today, were he still alive in the physical sense (he is, of course, still alive in spirit through his books). I always liked the Doctor Who episode where Dickens asks our time travelling hero if his books survive, [...]

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Happy birthday, Doctor Who!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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November 23rd and that means happy birthday to the world’s longest-running science fiction show. Join me for a quick Vworp! I think we need some Doctor Who art to celebrate the day – how about some classic Doctor Who comic work from the brilliant Mick McMahon, who recently posted up all of his Junkyard Demon [...]

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Gollancz is 50

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the UK’s most famous major science fiction publishers, Victor Gollancz, which has published some truly brilliant work by some fantastic writers as diverse as Richard Morgan, Alastair Reynolds, Pierre Pevel, Ian McDonald, Ben Aaronovitch, John Bruner, Sheri S Tepper, Joe Abercrombie, Michael Moorcock, Robert Holdstock, Joe [...]

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23rd of November, 1963 – it’s just a question of Time…

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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It’s November 23rd, 1963; just a couple of months before Marvel started the X-Men, the Great Train Robbery had taken place, earlier in the year the Beatles had released Please Please Me, John F Kennedy had made his famous “ich bin ein Berliner” speech just a few months before, now the charismatic young president lies [...]

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Manchester birthday party!

Friday, September 17, 2010

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The Manchester FPI will be celebrating their thirtieth year as a comics store this October and to mark this very special occassion the Manchester crew are flinging a party: (some of the FPI Manchester posse) “The shop is now 30 years old and we thought it would be good to celebrate 30 years of awesomeness [...]

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Now we are Five…

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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It’s hard for me to believe but today marks the fifth birthday of the Forbidden Planet blog. It’s a peculiar feeling because in one way it doesn’t really feel like it’s been five years since I posted that first blog item but on the other hand it also feels like we’ve been a part of [...]

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Happy birthday science fiction fandom!

Friday, December 11, 2009

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On BoingBoing Cory notes that today, the 11th of December, marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of something very close to my heart and cyber-implants, science fiction fandom. “80 years ago today, the first ever science fiction fan group, the Scienceers, met for the first time at organization president Warren Fitzgerald’s apartment in Harlem [...]

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Happy birthday, Doctor Who!

Monday, November 23, 2009

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(the late William Hartnell as the first ever Doctor, with granddaughter Susan and companions Ian and Barbara; (c) BBC) Happy birthday wishes today to the world’s longest running science fiction TV series, Doctor Who, first broadcast on the BBC on November 23, 1963. Famously there was some doubt the fledgling show would even air, following [...]

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Happy Birthday Asterix

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Asterix, that staple of wonderful childhood memories for most of us turned 50 today. Happy Birthday old man. To celebrate the occasion Google gave him and Obelix their own “google doodle”for the day. The Guardian has a rather nice article on the subject. (Via Wim)

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Warlord anniversary

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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I had no idea that yesterday marked the 35th anniversary of a comic I enjoyed every week as a kid in the 70s – Warlord. I’m sure many British readers of a certain age will let out a nostalgic sigh as they cast their mind back to that mid-week war-comic treat. Come on, own up, [...]

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