BBC radio this week: Stream drama, sci-fi, comedy, music documentaries

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Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Sun The Time Lord is held on a doomed planet and forced to help save it from an exploding sun.

 

The Goon Show: The Battle of Spion Kop The British mount a South African attack, but something is lacking. From December 1958.

 

Robert Louis Stevenson: The Bottle Imp Native Hawaiian Keawe buys a bottle promising love, fame and money - but there's a drawback. Stars David Rintoul and Tony Osoba. 

 

The Seven Ages of Rock: Art Rock Featuring David Gilmour, Peter Gabriel and Bryan Ferry.

 

 

Pulp cover parade







Dear Prudence, still meditating after all these years

A Florida TV station catches up with Prudence Farrow Bruns, sister of actress Mia Farrow and inspiration for the Beatles' song "Dear Prudence."

Bruns and her sister were in India during the Beatles' 1968 stay at Rishikesh, where they studied Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
...she was so serious about meditation; others in the group began to worry about her. John Lennon was so concerned, he wrote her a song. The result "Dear Prudence", which the Beatles released on their "White Album".
Turns out, Bruns is still at it.
Bruns has continued to follow the teachings and philosophy of meditation her entire life. Now she wants to share meditation with the world through her dear prudence foundation.

“Now I’m ready to give back and so my way of giving back now I can use dear prudence to my advantage. So I’ll raise money with the foundation and all of the money will go toward scholarships for the programs that have to do with TM" said Prudence.

Bruns and her husband are raising money by shooting a documentary of the international Kumbh Melah festival centered on the art of meditation.

"It's where people all over India who are interested in yoga or meditation or actually almost any kind of spirituality for thousands of years" said Albert Bruns.

New comics and more Jan. 16, 2013: Conan, Batwoman, Lil' Abner, Fables, inflatable Dalek!

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Conan Volume 12: Throne of Aquilonia


Batwoman Vol. 1: Hydrology (The New 52)


Fables Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland


Li'l Abner Volume 5


Dr Who Inflatable Dalek

Photo still: William Shatner in the Twilight Zone

Anyone know the name of the actress?

DC Comics April 2013 solicitations

Items of note from DC Comics' April releases. Click the links to order pre-order discounted items from Amazon.


SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and others, cover by Darwyn Cooke.
The early adventures of Superman are collected in one massive hardcover as he battles social injustice and political corruption, fighting for the common man. Includes the first appearances of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.
Collecting stories from Action Comics #1-31, New York World's Fair #1, New York World's Fair 1940, and Superman #1-7.
794 pages.


THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA CHRONICLES VOL. 1 TP
Written by Gardner Fox, art by Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs and others, cover by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson.
Presenting the adventures of the JLA in chronological order! Learn how the team first gathered to battle the intergalactic conqueror Starro!
Collects The Brave and the Bold #28-30 and Justice League of America #1-3.
168 pages.

THE CAPTAIN COMET ARCHIVES HC
Written by John Broome, Gerry Conway and others, art by Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and others, cover by Carmine Infantino.
Captain Comet faces alien invasions and weird monsters from distant worlds in these stories from DC's classic science fiction series Strange Adventures, as well as his 1970s adventures!
Collects Strange Adventures #9-44, 46 and 49, and Secret Society of Super-Villains #2-6.
400 pages.

IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB HC
Written by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer, cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia.
After arriving at DC Comics at the start of the 1970s, one of Jack Kirby's first projects was the black and white magazine In The Days of The Mob, which featured stories of organized crime in the 1930s. Now, this hard-to-find magazine is reprinted for the first time!
Collects The Days of The Mob #1 and stories from Amazing World of DC Comics #1 and 10.
108 pages.

SOLO DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by Darwyn Cooke, Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Richard Corben, Tim Sale, John Arcudi, Howard Chaykin, Michael Allred, Neil Gaiman, Steven T. Seagle, Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Brendan McCarthy and other, art by Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, Jordi Bernet, Michael Allred, Teddy Kristiansen, Scott Hampton, Damion Scott, Sergio Aragones and Brendan McCarthy, cover by Tim Sale.
At last, the acclaimed 12-issue series Solo is collected, featuring the work of some of comics' greatest creators, including Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Pope and so many others. With stories starring Batman, Robin, Superman, The Spectre, The Teen Titans and more, as well as westerns, war stories, science fiction epics, humor and horror, this is a collection you won't want to miss!
Collects Solo #1-12.
568 pages.




DVD and Blu-ray new releases Jan. 15, 2013: Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special; Merlin season 4; Perry Mason season 8 part 2; Man Who Knew Too Much Criterion Edition; Jackson Five animated series, more!

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Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season


Perry Mason: The Eighth Season, Vol. 2


The Man Who Knew Too Much (Criterion Collection)


Jackson Five: The Completed Animated Series


Ronnie Lane Band: Live At Rockpalast


King: A Filmed Record... From Montgomery to Memphis (2-Disc Set)


Doctor Who: 2011 Christmas Special


Vintage photo: Peter Sellers