[John Thorpe]

Thanks for sharing this Jimmy. Classic Patrick.

I loved the effective but polite manner in which he dealt with the questioner who insisted that the Moon did not rotate. A patient repetition, then, still faced with listener incomprehension, a rapid call for the next question. Also fascinating just how clear and well articulated broadcast speech sounds from our perspective today!

John

[John Thorpe]

Thanks so much for uploading this Martin. A Patrick gem indeed! After reading “Far Side of Planet Moore” I was about to email you to find out if there were any recordings of this occasion. This kind of thing shows how much things have changed in recent years. If the Monte Umbe sailed now the event would be on numerous phones and cameras and we would all have seen them. Let us hope that the sense of fun, and the readiness to be a little outrageous, have not changed as much as the technology!

Cheers

John

[John Thorpe]

Loved the programme. Inevitably some distorted facts but most enjoyable, with very good perfomances particularly by the actors playing Patrick and his mother. 

One point which seemed way out: Arthur C Clarke says that his novel Earthlight is about aliens occupying Earth during the paleolithic period. In fact it is about a war between Earth and the early Moon colony. I remember it well. Patrick’s comment to Arthur that “It’s a bombers moon tonight” is more to the point as the book is very much coloured by Arthur’s memories of the bombing in World War II.

I felt that the show sounded authentic and really captured the spirit of Patrick. I am sure he would have chuckled.

[John Thorpe]

Hi Nick

Living in Australia I rarely get to BAA meetings and to my regret could not make this one. Being able to watch these videos lets me catch up with what I missed and to feel something of the atmosphere of this great meeting. Great to hear so many familiar voices. Loved the various attempts to speak like the ultimately inimitable Patrick!

Just for the record I had a spot of bother downloading the videos on a Windows computer, possibly because it was on our school network, but all came good on my MacBook Pro.

Thanks again Nick

John

 

 

[John Thorpe]

Hi Nick

I just wanted to say that I am delighted that recordings of the day will be available for those of us too far away to be there at the meeting. I have been hoping this would be possible. Thanks so much!

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