What are dreams again?
Hospital environment is all very strange. Outside of visits to my mother’s and sisters respiratory medical cases. Hospital is not somewhere have ever been, let alone for an extended time. The clunk and clink of equipment and the shuffling passage of records moving about become…
The Thunderbolt Incident: The questions
It is likely many of these questions will become their own threads in the coming investigation process as we push forward to create a documentary on the incident. This also is not the comprehensive be all and end all of the questions, it’s just where…
Date and time of The Thunderbolt Incident
Beginning with the date and time: 12th November 1987. Where does this date come from? What are the sources? Can we confirm the date? Is it correct? Have different events been mentally merged together? This is the first real test of the investigation into the…
The Thunderbolt Incident: Vision, strategy and timeline challenge
The source material is the information that forms the backbone of evidence for the presentation. In this case, the end goal of a documentary on the topic of The Thunderbolt Incident. A cacophony of facts, testimony, an assessment of information, verification where possible. Endeavouring to…
The Thunderbolt incident – What lead me to this point.
First contact. Was exploring the local studies library in Hucknall, a large town with a mining heritage in north Nottinghamshire in 2007-8. Looking for regional accounts and locally published materials of curious goings-on. A variety of clippings and notes from newspapers from the Hucknall Dispatch,…
An origin tale of Pancakes.
https://youtu.be/RvXOIcCHv8g Nottingham claims to an origin tale to Pancakes. Pancake day is nigh upon us. As we prepare to make and toss our pancakes. It is a perfect time to share this fascinating legend from the Fortean rich village of Linby. North of the city…
What happened to SEGAs mighty Virtua? The history and influence of Virtua
What began as a reply to a Facebook post on the Saturn Junkyard page. To a user asking the former gods of SEGA for a new Virtua Cop title. Became a documentary into the story of “Virtua”. A standard of excellence its revered brand strived…
Peter Pan in Nottingham
Peter Pan in Nottingham. Is the Nottingham Arboretum Neverland? Was Robin Hood an inspiration for his appearance? What happened at Clifton Grove? Let’s piece together clues and find out! J.M. Barrie spent his time in Nottingham walking his days into the city through the Arboretum….
Peter Pan in Nottingham – Blog / Behind the scenes / making of
It is a conversation with Nottingham living historian Robin Hood, Tony Rotherham that began this journey and the film. Could the Arboretum really be the inspiration of Neverland? JM Barrie once lived very nearby in his tenured youth working for the Nottingham Journal albeit for…