Short story: The blue vulture and the red snake


The blue vulture flexed its claws, still managing to hold on firmly to the thick, gnarly old branch of the great tree in which it long ago made its nest, right at the very top. Other birds had tried to make their nests on the upper branches, but over time had come to realise that the blue vulture would only tolerate their presence if they were either other vultures, or smaller birds prepared to make do with the much thinner and weaker branches right at the very bottom.

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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Doctor Who 20th anniversary feature from ‘Nationwide’ (1983)


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQolJKding8

In 2008 Doctor Who celebrates its 45th anniversary. Blimey. This clip is from 1983, and promotes the then-20th anniversary story, The Five Doctors.

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Thursday, April 24th, 2008

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