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Parrish Baker's avatar

I’m surprised they were brazen enough to try. Perhaps they failed to understand the material and didn’t know they were vampires playing with holy water ….

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Wilfred Stepto's avatar

It could be containment &/or well-poisoning.

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Brian Shepherd's avatar

Of course the “media experts” (BBC) would be the ones to adapt a book where the experts (N.I.C.E.) are the baddies :)

That Hideous Strength is a masterclass in what happens when one embraces materialism. I have a few interviews on my substack podcast with Joseph Weigel where we tackle some aspects of this amazing book.

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Brian's avatar

Well done.

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Patrick Abbott's avatar

This review is enough to convince me N.I.C.E. controls the BBC.

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Mythic Mind's avatar

Belbury Broadcasting Corporation

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Patrick Abbott's avatar

So that's where they're located.

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Wilfred Stepto's avatar

They put the ogres in L-ogres.

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Wilfred Stepto's avatar

This was a good review.

I did not know that the BBC had made this, and you confirmed my suspicion that this would not be worth listening to. We appreciate the time that you sacrificed to bring us this information.

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Wilfred Stepto's avatar

I've listened to the Cosmic Trilogy audiobook on YouTube. I tried to find the original channel version I listened to, but they do not seem to be there anymore.

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Aaron Sellers's avatar

I listened on YouTube as well and it was a woman who read them. It was really well done but I can't find it anymore either.

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Wilfred Stepto's avatar

Mine was a man speaking very polished RP.

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Alto F.'s avatar

What a horrible adaptation! I don’t think British state media is capable of producing anything thoughtful or worthwhile anymore.

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