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Freebie Film and Book Tip: Frederik Pohl and the BBC, Too
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Started conversation Apr 6, 2013
Do you enjoy science fiction? I do, rather a lot. (NOT fantasy.)
Especially classic science fiction, like the works of Frederik Pohl.
In 1954, Pohl wrote a bang-up short story called 'The Tunnel Under the World'. You may be familiar with it. It's been anthologised a lot.
Today, I was re-reading this gem of a story, admiring the work, when I happened across the information that the BBC had filmed 'Tunnel' in 1966, as part of their "Out of the Unknown' series. Somebody at imdb claimed they had wiped the tape, which will teach you not to believe everything you read on imdb.
I found it on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkgs-mU-CFo
At first, I was put off by the re-setting of the story in the UK. And by those RADA accents. ('Heouw dooo 'ooo doo?') But then they started nattering on about Feckle Freezers, and I was hooked.
'Feckle, Feckle, Feckle, Feckle...' is one of the great lines of science fiction. Enjoy, if you haven't seen this.
If you'd like to read the original tale, here's the link:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31979
Freebie Film and Book Tip: Frederik Pohl and the BBC, Too
Willem Posted Apr 7, 2013
Hi Dmitri, I love that story! Was one of the first science fiction stories to really impress me. Advertisers would do that if they had the power! I'll try and make some time to watch that ...
Freebie Film and Book Tip: Frederik Pohl and the BBC, Too
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Apr 7, 2013
Glad that hit the spot, Willem.
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