Friendship is universal. So are human-eating alien lizards in sunglasses. At least that's what we thought in 1983, thanks to one blockbuster TV mini-series.

This is the story of V...

Writer Kenneth Johnson had a strong background in TV drama and sci-fi, having worked on The Incredible Hulk and The Six Million Dollar Man. In 1976 he had created The Bionic Woman series.

But his next project would be more political...

Johnson was interested in Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel It Can't Happen Here, a story about how fascism might take hold in America. He worked up a modern retelling of the story - called Storm Warning - and pitched the idea to NBC as a mini-series.

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Jun 15

Time for a quick quiz: can you name these British seaside resorts from their 1960s postcards?

(If you're outside the UK... at least you can admire these examples of excellent parking!)

Here's an easy one to start...

Number 2: name that British seaside resort!

Here's a clue - it's mildly radioactive...

Seaside town number 3: but where is it? And would you risk a paddle?

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Jun 11

Today in pulp... I take a trip to Games Workshop!

It's not all Warhammer 40,000 you know!

OK, it is mostly Warhammer...

Games Workshop is a shop like no other. You are literally entering a portal to another dimension, where the dice is king and the smell of acrylic paint and sausage rolls hangs heavy in the air.

Let's look around...

Firstly there's a lot of dice. I mean a lot. Nobody uses a calculator in Games Workshop: the numbers are resolved by memory and witchcraft into strategic options. Most of which involve an Orc sitting on you until you say the magic word.

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