Next Thursday is something of a milestone for British Simpsons fans as the UK edition of Simpsons Comics reaches its milestone 200th issue. Based on the world’s favourite family, Simpsons Comics is the official magazine of the cartoon, published by… Read More ›
Anniversaries
Happy Fifth Birthday, Panel Borders!
We plugged the latest Panel Borders show earlier today, but presenter and producer Alex Fitch has just let us know that yesterday marked his 5th anniversary of making programmes for Resonance FM in London, so here’s a look back at… Read More ›
60 Years of Eagle Celebrated
Eagle Society member Phil Daniels has posted the first part of his video report on the 60th Anniversary of the Eagle in Southport on youtube. (The whole video will be split into at least three parts). “The Eagle was the… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Plus 4 Days – Splashdown
Today, the descent stage of Lunar Module remains untouched where it was left in the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. The ascent stage of the Lunar Module was left in a decaying lunar orbit and eventually crashed into the… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Plus 3 Days – The Future
As the Apollo 11 Command Service Module covered the quarter of a million miles back from the Moon back to the Earth, NASA had big plans for the Moon with Apollo only being the first step. However, with the Apollo… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Plus 2 Days – The Return Trip Begins
It was actually 21st July that the return to Earth began. Armstrong and Aldrin spent less than three hours walking on the Moon and lifted off in the Lunar Module’s ascent stage less than 22 hours after they had touched… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Plus 1 Day – First Footsteps
Americans would have us believe that Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969 because they saw it happen in their late evening. However British audiences saw it happen in the early hours of 21st… Read More ›
Graeme Neil Reid: Walking on the Moon
Here’s the latest contribution to our marking of the 40th Anniversary of the first Moon Landing: “Walking on the Moon”, a stunning piece of art by top Scottish illustrator and comics artist Graeme Neil Reid, whose credits include the Radio… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Minus 0 Days – The Eagle Has Landed
Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the Lunar Module, Eagle, and undocked from the Command Service Module, Columbia. Leaving Mike Collins alone in the CSM in lunar orbit, they descended towards the Moon’s surface where Eagle… Read More ›
Moon Landing: T Minus 1 Days – What Could Go Wrong
Forty years ago today, the crew of Apollo 11 were almost at the Moon with their mission progressing smoothly. The crew of Apollo 13 were not so lucky when, on 14th April 1970, an explosion occurred in their Service Module… Read More ›