This is the most maligned episode of the series. I believe that any failings are not down to the actual episode itself, but are down to the limitations of the technology at the time. We can see this is any number of science fiction series from the era. As with, arguably, the whole concept behind [...]
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Assignment Two
I suspect that this episode is the more famous of the series (possibly even more so than the final episode). Whenever I recall any of the series, it is this one that comes to mind most readily. First broadcast in July 1979, this is one of the more chilling episodes in the entire run. As [...]
Assignment One
For the uninitiated, Sapphire and Steel was a short lived UK television series which ran from July 1979 to July 1982. There were only 6 seasons of the series in total and it is a great cult classic. For an overview of the shows and the ideas around them, please see the first post in [...]
It’s Safe to Insult Certain People. Apparently.
Coverage of the recent Olympics has made me realise that despite the fact that Political Correctness is widespread and pretty much ingrained in Western society, there are still 2 groups of people that we can still be patronising and rude to without any comebacks. I don’t know if this is a loophole or whether the [...]
Give Blood Regularly
Now that you’ve read the title, the text should be of no surprise to you. Yesterday I gave blood again, this was my twentieth donation and it took me less than an hour. I’m too much of a scaredy cat to donate bone marrow and I’m not nearly clever enough to be a doctor, so [...]
Sapphire and Steel – UK TV Series
All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned. These words opened every episode of the series. Sapphire and Steel aired [...]
