Thunderbirds has made the “Because It’s Friday” slot before: As a child of the 60s, this week we are celebrating the life of one of the iconic voices from Thunderbirds – Parker. Peppa Pig and Thunderbirds actor David Graham dies – BBC David Graham also provided Dalek voices. Have a …
Because It’s Friday – Did you read the Beano?
Something quick this week’s for “Because It’s Friday”: xkcd: Slingshots You want a bit more? Here is a quick explanation of gravity assist from Mashable. For the record 1974 comes before 1977, so the Voyager missions were not the first spacecraft to use gravity assist for extended space exploration. (Watch …
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Because It’s Friday – Thunderbirds
I do not remember these adverts from the 1960s but I do remember getting Thunderbird models from cereal packets and watching Thunderbirds on a Saturday morning with my Grandfather. (For those of you who do not know what Thunderbirds was back in the 1960s, there is a primer video at …
Because It’s Friday – I know it’s Monday, but Diana and I need something to cheer us up today
If it is not space – see last week and the week before – my pet subject for “Because It’s Friday” is flying cars. The image above is a Google search for “flying cars” so there have been quite a few of them over the years. Have a look at …