I was pleased to discover that there is another blogger out there who has an enthusiasm for
Bradbury 13, the Mike McDonough-produced radio series from the 1980s which was first broadcast on National Public Radio.
The blog
Such a Sew and Sew has a couple of posts about individual episodes, and looks set to review all thirteen shows. It also has welcome links for (legal) downloads of the shows and places to buy the (legal) CD version.
My own page about the show is
here, and tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the series with exclusive photos from producer McDonough.
One of Bradbury's influences - revealing itself in both
The Martian Chronicles and
Dandelion Wine - was Sherwood Anderson's novel
Winesburg, Ohio. It seems that there is a new film adaptation of
Winesburg coming soon, although the action is shifted to the city of Chicago, giving the film its title
Chicago Heights. Read about the film
here.
Creature Features has posted some images of Bradbury signing copies of the Laserdisc (yes, Laserdisc!) edition of
Something Wicked This Way Comes from 1996. See the photos
here. Before you chortle too much about Laserdisc, that antiquarian format, please remember that the Laserdisc of
SWTWC carried audio commentaries - unlike the DVD edition, which comes with not a single extra feature!
Finally - and you may have already seen this one, as it is all over the blogosphere - some designer has come up with a marvellous fixture that every home should have. It seems to combine the best elements of a roaring fireplace and a convenient bookshelf. You, too, could have
Fahrenheit 451 in your own living room. Details
here, and a picture here:
British listeners get a rare chance to hear broadcasts of the classic 1980s radio series Bradbury 13 starting this weekend. The series - about which I have raved extensively - is being broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm (and repeated at 12.30am), on the digital station Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC 7).
