#Anglia Television

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Francesca Annis as Jill and Michael Bryant as Erik Petterson in The Explorer (1968)

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The Stalls of Barchester (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1971) A Warning to the Curious (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1972) Lost Hearts (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1973) The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1974) The Ash Tree (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1975)

“For all five of these adaptations, Gordon Clark worked with cinematographer John McGlashan and sound recordist Dick Manton, who he credits with establishing the gloomy look that would be the hallmark of the series (as well as editor Roger Waugh who edited all the original series’ James adaptations save 1973’s ‘Lost Hearts’). Central to that aesthetic were the authentic East Anglian locations that have been the inspiration for many a terror tale, even aside from those of M.R. James.

‘James lived in East Anglia—the region that encompasses Norfolk and Suffolk—for most of his life,’ explains Helen Wheatley, citing this as one reason James set many of his stories there. ‘However, there is also a broader sense of the region as being rather out on a limb, a relative hinterland, which lends itself to ghost story telling,’ she continues. ‘In James’ stories, and their television adaptations, the geography and landscape of the region—expanses of flat land, the whispering grasses of the East Anglian coast line, sparsely populated agricultural land—has a particularly haunting quality.’

This landscape is key to the series’ hauntological appeal. Scholar Derek Johnston has an extensive catalogue of writing that examines nostalgia in relation to the Christmas ghost story—and the A Ghost Story for Christmas series in particular—and notes that the Victorian middle class idealization of rural life was subverted by James’ stories, which presented the country as peaceful on the surface but a place of dark, tumultuous secrets. He also points out that East Anglia is a land of invaders and colonizers, writing in his essay ‘Season, Landscape and Identity in the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas’ that ‘The connection to the local soil and landscape runs generations deep, but it has also been built upon the remains of earlier populations, with earlier connections to that landscape, overrun by the incomers...the landscape may encourage identification with the nation, but it also emphasises how the landscape is interpreted through the history of human action upon it.’” — Kier-La Janisse, from Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017).

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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY

based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more …

August 11

480 BC – Leonidas, (b. circa 540 BC); King of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the strength and bravery that made his ancestor famous, died on this day.

While it has been established (to say nothing of being turned into the film "300") that King Leonidas of Sparta died at the Battle of Thermoplylae in August, 480 B.C., defending Greece from an invasion by Xerxes and his Persian forces, very little is known about the year of his birth, or for that matter, his formative years, but it is legend that he was accompanied by his "army of lovers." These were the Spartan army, who each went into battle with his male lover by his side, in the belief that they would fight better for each other. It is assumed that Leonidas had his own lover by his side.

1913 – The English novelist and writer Sir Angus Wilson, CBE, was born on this date. (d.1991). Wilson was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England, to an English father and South African mother. He spent part of his childhood in South Africa.

Back in England, Wilson found a stability at school and university, that was not offered at home. Within these institutions he fashioned himself into a 'character'. His homosexuality soon became obvious and, as his pretty looks metamorphosed into oddity and campness, he created defences to protect himself.

Taking pride in his differences and learning to clown, impersonate and tell stories enhanced his natural kindness and generosity, and attracted others to him.

He was educated at Westminster School and Merton College, Oxford, and in 1937 became a librarian in the British Museum's Department of Printed Books, working on the new General Catalogue. His first publication was a collection of short stories, The Wrong Set (1949). His writing has a strongly satirical vein. Several of his books have been adapted for television. During World War II, he worked in the Naval section Hut 8 at the code-breaking establishment, Bletchley Park, translating Italian Naval codes. A wearer of large, brightly-coloured bow-ties, he was one of the "famous homosexuals" at Bletchley (Alan Turing being the most famous). The work situation was stressful and led to a nervous breakdown. He returned to the Museum after the end of the War, and it was there that he met Tony Garrett, fifteen years his junior (born 1929), who was to be his companion for the rest of his life. From 1946 onwards, their relationship, based on friendship as well as mutual attraction, slowly developed until it became a strong, loving and respectful, though not always unproblematic, partnership that neither wanted to relinquish.

He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his book The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature. His writing, which has a strongly satirical vein, expresses his concern with preserving a liberal humanistic outlook in the face of fashionable doctrinaire temptations. Several of his works were adapted for television. He jointly helped to establish the now renowned creative writing course at the University of East Anglia.

In the mid 1980s Wilson began to suffer from dementia and was cared for by Garrett until his death in 1991.

1945 – Denis Lemon (d.1994) was a British magazine proprietor, editor and journalist. Born in Exmouth, Devon, he grew up in Herne Bay and Whitstable. He moved to London for a job in accountancy, and later worked in a record shop in south London. He founded Gay News - Britain's pioneering gay newspaper- in June 1972 with Andrew Lumsden. Within months he was the sole editor.

James Kirkup's poem The Love that Dares to Speak its Name was published in the 3 June 1976 issue of Gay News. The poem, written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion, graphically describes him having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, and also claims that Jesus had had sex with numerous disciples, guards, and even Pontius Pilate.

In early November 1976, Mary Whitehouse obtained a copy of the poem and announced her intention to bring a private prosecution against the magazine. Leave to bring this prosecution was granted on 9 December 1976. The charges named Gay News Ltd and Denis Lemon as the publishers. A charge against Moore Harness Ltd for distributing was subsequently dropped. The indictment described the offending publication as "a blasphemous libel concerning the Christian religion, namely an obscene poem and illustration vilifying Christ in his life and in his crucifixion".

The Gay News Fighting Fund was set up in December 1976. Judge Alan King-Hamilton QC heard the trial at the Old Bailey on 4 July 1977. Gay News Ltd was fined £1,000. Denis Lemon was fined £500 and sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended. It had been "touch and go", said the judge, whether he would actually send Denis Lemon to jail.

Mary Whitehouse's costs of £7,763 were ordered to be paid four-fifths by Gay News Ltd and one-fifth by Lemon. Gay News Ltd and Denis Lemon appealed against conviction and sentence. On 17 March 1978, the Court of Appeal quashed Denis Lemon's suspended prison sentence but upheld the convictions. Gay News readers voted by a majority of 20 to 1 in favour of appealing to the House of Lords. The Law Lords heard the appeal against conviction and delivered their judgment on 21 February 1979. At issue was whether or not the offence of blasphemous libel required specific intent of committing such a blasphemy. The Lords concluded that intention was not required. The appeal was lost.

The European Commission of Human Rights declared the case inadmissible to be heard by the European Court of Human Rights on 7 May 1982. The £26,435 raised by the Gay News Fighting Fund through benefits and donations from the gay community and others, including a £500 donation from Monty Python, was sufficient to cover the costs of the trial and appeals.

Although he poem is freely available via the Internet it has never been published in the UK since and until someone challenges the decision, the blasphemy ban still stands.

As a result of the world-wide publicity surrounding the trial Denis Lemon found himself as a public speaker.

Denis Lemon fell ill and sold Gay News in February, 1982. (It folded shortly afterwards.)

He briefly worked with Paul Oremland on Channel 4's One in Five, the first national lesbian and gay television series. He became a restaurateur in London. He then moved to Exeter with his lover, Nick Purshouse, and opened a restaurant at the Arts Centre.

Denis Lemon died on 21 July 1994 after several years of AIDS-related illness.

In his obituary of Denis Lemon in The Pink Paper, 29th. July, 1994, Richard Smith said, 'The last year has seen the British gay press finally coming of age with a number of new titles. But none of these would have been possible if it were not for the groundwork done by people like Denis Lemon a quarter of a century ago.'

Picture above: Denis Lemon watches [on the left] as the Tom Robinson Band – who had that year released the anthem Sing If You're Glad To Be Be Gay - play at a Trafalgar Square protest of the prosecution of Gay News in 1978.

1949 – Born and raised in Edinburgh, Ian Charleson (d.1990) attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend the University of Edinburgh. He initially studied architecture but switched to acting. After graduating from Edinburgh he won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

His best-known role was as the athlete Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire (1981). A very fine stage actor, his other notable film appearances included his film debut Jubilee (1977), Gandhi (1982), and Dario Argento's horror classic Opera.

Shortly before his death, from 9 October to 13 November 1989, Charleson performed a run of Hamlet at the National Theatre — giving a definitive performance which garnered major accolades. The day following Charleson's final Hamlet performance, when Ian McKellen was given the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for his Iago in Othello, McKellen offered thanks, but said having seen 'the perfect Hamlet' at the National Theatre the previous night, he thought that not he but Ian Charleson was truly the Best Actor of 1989.

Charleson was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, and died of AIDS-related causes in January 1990 at the age of 40. Charleson is buried in Portobello Cemetery, Edinburgh.

The Ian Charleson Awards have been presented annually since 1991 to reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors aged under 30.

The HIV day care centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London NW3 is named in his memory.

1957 – Bobby Blake, born in Memphis, Tennessee, is an African-American retired gay pornographic film actor best known as a dominant top in gay pornographic films.

Growing up in Tennessee, he moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s and worked as an erotic dancer. On the advice of a friend, he visited a gay sex club owned by porn actor Paul Hanson. Impressed with Blake's performance, Hanson recommended him to adult film producers who cast him in his first film, Ebony Knights. Known for working alongside veterans and adult film performers such as Gene LaMar and J.C. Carter, Blake appeared in over 100 films playing aggressive and dominant top roles.

Bobby Blake was a long time partner with Flex-Deon Blake. Bobby actually referred Flex-Deon to the producer Edward James, and secured the introduction of Flex-Deon to the adult industry. Bobby Blake has told the story of their relationship in his book, My Life in Porn.

Bobby Blake has written the book My Life in Porn: The Bobby Blake Story co-written by Blake and John R. Gordon and published in 2008. In his autobiography, he talks extensively about his youth and experiences in the adult film industry. In one of the closing chapters entitled "Prodigal Returns", Blake depicts himself in biblical terms as the "prodigal son" who "had to leave [his] church and the place of [his] birth and go out there in the far country." However, he continues, "in all the years I was working in the adult entertainment business, I never turned my back on God or the Bible teachings I had grown up with." Blake emphasizes that he has no regrets about his lifestyle, interpreting it as part of God's plan for him: "Now that it's over, I can accept that that journey was all part of God's plan for me."

He has retired from adult films around 2000 becoming an ordained Christian minister. In 2007 studied for a master's degree in criminal justice. He also worked for a while as a security manager for a big Memphis night venue called Club Census. Bobby Blake married Ronald Fraser March 29,2015 in Brooklyn NY

1978 – Mark Alexandre "M.A." Fortin is a Canadian screenwriter and producer. He co-writes with his life partner Joshua John Miller; together they wrote the screenplay for the 2015 horror comedy The Final Girls, and the pilot of the USA Network drama series Queen of the South.

Fortin was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Oakville, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Emerson College, from which he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. He is gay, and as of 2013 is in a relationship with fellow screenwriter Joshua John Miller.

Fortin frequently co-writes with Joshua John Miller. Their first collaboration was on the short film Dawn, which was directed by actress Rose McGowan. The short premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The two then wrote and executive produced the horror comedy film The Final Girls, which was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Taissa Farmiga and Malin Åkerman. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2015, and was given a limited release in the United States on October 9, 2015. Fortin and Miller wrote the pilot of the USA Network drama series Queen of the South, which premiered on June 23, 2016, and for which they also serve as executive producers.

1980 – Justin Jedlica, formerly known as the Human Ken Doll, is an American man who has garnered international attention for undergoing over 700 cosmetic procedures.

At the age of seventeen, Jedlica began to research his first cosmetic procedure, rhinoplasty. Inspired by watching Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous as a teen, Jedlica saw body contouring and cosmetic surgery as emblematic of the wealthy, glamorous lifestyles he sought to emulate. His parents did not approve of cosmetic enhancements and Jedlica was forced to wait until he could legally make the choice for himself. Four days after his eighteenth birthday, Jedlica underwent his first cosmetic procedure, to reconstruct his nose.

As of 2012, Jedlica had undergone approximately 190 cosmetic procedures. These have included rhinoplasty, chest implants, shoulder implants, bicep implants, triceps implants, brow shaving and lifts, cheek augmentations, subpectoral implants, gluteoplasty, and lip augmentations.

Jedlica identifies as gay and wed his partner, a successful businessman, in a civil ceremony in July 2014 after five years of dating; the couple relocated for business purposes to Chicago and resided in Trump Tower. In 2016 they divorced after two years of marriage.

1992 – During a television interview, President George Bush said that if one of his grandchildren were gay he would love the child but tell him homosexuality is not normal and discourage him from working for gay rights.

1994 – The government of Colombia issues a protest against the display of a painting by Chilean artist Juan Davila in London. The painting presents nineteenth-century South American independence hero Simon Bolivar as a transgender.

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30 December 1970 The Duke of Edinburgh, who has been "signed up" by Anglia Television to co-host with Peter Scott's documentary of wildlife conservation to be shown on the ITV network, called "It's Now or Never", seen on location in Africa during the making of this programme.

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President Dr. Irfaan Ali was born Mohamed Irfaan Ali (April 25, 1980) in Leonora, Guyana to Mohamed Osman Ali and Bibi Shariman. He has one brother. He was reared near Demerara village, and his early education began at the Cornelia Ida Primary School there. He completed his secondary education at St. Stanislaus College in Georgetown, where he was an active participant in the sport of cricket.

He received a BA in Business Management from the University of Sunderland. He earned an MA in Manpower Planning, a Post Graduate Diploma in International Business, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Finance from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and an LLM in International Commercial Law at the University of Salford. He earned a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the West Indies.

He became a member of the National Assembly of Guyana and worked with the Ministry of Housing and Water and the Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce. In 2015, he held the position of chair of the Public Accounts Committee while he co-chaired the Economic Services Committee of the Parliament of Guyana. His goal was to distribute at least 50,000 house lots to the indigenous community by 2025.

Ali married Arya Kishore Ali (2017), an economist. They have one son, Zayd Ali.

In 2017, he was selected as the presidential candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic. In 2020, he was sworn in as Guyana’s Ninth Executive President. His party won 33 seats in the National Assembly, while the Association for National Unity/ Alliance for the Cambio won 31 seats. He became the first Muslim president of this South American nation. He is the second-youngest person to be appointed or elected president of Guyana.

In 2021, The President’s Diary, a weekly television program, debuted in Guyana, showcasing his activities. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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25th March 2024.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗��𝟓.

Lena starred in The Spring Show at The Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth. 6.15pm and 8.40pm.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena recorded her appearance in The Russell Harty Show, where she sang Some of these days and then was interviewed.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena and Bonnie were on the front page of the TV Times, plus three inside pages. ITV ran adverts for the magazine.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena and Bonnie appeared on Our Show. LWT, Southern and Anglia. 10.00 am - 11.00am. The North had Tiswas Nothing seems to have survived of Our Show, apart from this Studio tape from December 1977.

One of the Elvis impersonators is Tim Whitnall, who wrote the play "LENA"

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Many of the newspapers mentioned Lena on their television page.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐. For sale on eBay, an article about Lena in a 1974 article from the Norwegian women’s magazine Det Nye.

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Judi Dench

Judi Dench, pluripremiata attrice britannica, è una immensa interprete di cinema e teatro.

Dopo tanti successi nella Royal Shakespeare Company, dalla metà degli anni Ottanta, è diventata nota anche sul grande schermo, grazie alla sua incisiva carica comunicativa, interpretando ruoli di donne eccentriche o vendicative in film di successo.

Nel 1999 ha vinto l’Oscar alla miglior attrice non protagonista per il suo ruolo della regina Elisabetta I in Shakespeare in Love.

Ha ricevuto ben otto nomination per gli Oscar, di cui l’ultima nel 2021, ha vinto anche undici Premi BAFTA, due Golden Globe, otto Olivier Awards, due Screen Actors Guild Award  e un Tony Award. Nel 2011 è stata insignita della BAFTA fellowship, il più alto riconoscimento assegnato, ogni anno, dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Fa parte della Royal Society of Arts.

Diverse Università tra cui quella del Surrey, di Durham, la Queen Margaret, la St. Andrews, East Anglia e Leeds le hanno conferito Dottorati Honoris Causa per il suo contributo alla cultura cinematografica e televisiva. 

Nata col nome di Judith Olivia Dench, il 9 dicembre 1934 nella provincia di York, ha ascendenze nobiliari britanniche e danesi. Entrata a contatto col teatro grazie al padre, medico di alcune compagnie, ha studiato alla Central School of Speech and Drama di Londra prima di entrare nella Royal Shakespeare Company nel 1961. Ha debuttato al cinema tre anni dopo. Negli anni Settanta e Ottanta ha girato svariati film tv per la BBC e riscosso grandi soddisfazioni teatrali.

La prima importante interpretazione al cinema è stata nel film di James Ivory Camera con vista del 1986.

Nel 1988 è stata insignita dalla Regina del titolo di Dame, l’equivalente del cavalierato maschile, che ha seguito la nomina di Ufficiale dell’Ordine dell’Impero Britannico nel 1970.

La grande celebrità è arrivata con il ruolo di M nella serie di film di James Bond a partire da GoldenEye del 1995 fino a Spectre del 2015. Da allora è stato tutto un susseguirsi di importanti interpretazioni diretta dai più grandi registi hollywoodiani.

Straordinaria interprete, utilizza al meglio il linguaggio della recitazione per arrivare al cuore del pubblico e farlo riflettere sugli assilli dell’anima.

Sostiene da molti anni Survival International, organizzazione che difende i diritti dei popoli indigeni di tutto il mondo.

Nel 2012 le è stata diagnosticata la degenerazione maculare senile, malattia degli occhi che le rende sempre più difficile lavorare. Ma, nonostante abbia costante bisogno di aiuto, non ha mai smesso di recitare e si è guadagnata l’ultima nomination agli Oscar nel 2022 per il suo lavoro in Belfast. 

Non ha alcuna intenzione di lasciare i set, nonostante i gravi problemi di vista. È talmente determinata a vivere il presente e ciò che la vita ha ancora da offrirle che, a 81 anni, si è tatuata la scritta “carpe diem” sul polso.

Molto impegnata per l’ambiente, ha recentemente rivelato che, da un po’ di anni, ogni volta che una persona amica le muore, fa piantare un albero nel suo giardino. Per rendere metaforicamente la  morte un’occasione per restituire al pianeta una nuova vita.

Questo dice molto sullo spirito di questa donna inarrestabile che, ogni giorno, sceglie di cogliere la vita dal suo lato più bello e reagire alle cattive notizie chiedendosi cosa fare per bilanciare le cose.

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CHANNELETTES SKETCH DUMP

Context: This is for my idea of Channelettes, which are Antropomorphised TV Channels. Or TV Channels Gijinka.

I love Gijinka ever since I became fixated with OS-Tans when I was young. Gijinka, in my opinion, is a good creative exercise in giving human qualities and characterization on non-human things.

I'm planning more on this project. But for the moment, have this sketch dump.

The First Sketches

Featuring early designs of ITV's Anglia, Southern Television and Channel Television. All being part of the United Kingdom's ITV Network.

While I did some ideas of TV Gijinka before, Adam Martyn's Ident Review Extra episode of the ITV Idents inspired the whole new Channelette Project, and with it, those first three designs.

The design for Anglia convinces me, while the others need more refining. Especially Southern Television. Although, Channel Television will be a catgirl, without doubt.

Deutsche Welle (Or DW-Lette)

Made in May.

Sorry for the weird pose, I tend to do those. I don't know what's missing on DW-Lette's design.

RT-Lette

Based on the State-Owned Russian channel.

(Before I did this drawing, I did some sketch with her and CGTN. But I'll not post it here, since it's kinda unintelligible)

She will be portraited as a selfish daddy's girl (The "daddy" being of course The Pudin, You-know-who) who uses the majority of the money given for her own benefict. She doesn't like the other Channelettes. And the other Channelettes doesn't trust her.

She's CLEARLY made for satire. (NO Russophobia allowed with the character!! Xenophobia will NOT be tolerated!)

TV3 Catalunya

Based on TV3 of Catalunya, Spain.

The reason of me making this Channelette is because the 80s TV3 theme is so DAMN EPIC SOUNDING!!

I imagined a Gacha-Inspired animation of TV3-Lette with her flag-carrying spear. It was so cool, I HAD to draw her design.

I tried to draw her with a traditional Catalunya outfits. Making the flag was REALLY hard, though...

EARLY, PRE-CHANNELETTES IDEAS

(Note that NOT every design will be there. Because I sketched in different notebooks and I ended up missing some sketches)

1984 TVN Gijinka (or 1984 TVN-Lette?)

Done in January 2023. Based on Chile's TVN logo from 1984 until 1988.

I LOVE this TVN logo, even if it was short-lived. I love it due to how beautiful and creative the idents are, with those two ribbons moving around. Really elegant idents, also.

I tried to make her design look so formal (Authoritarian? because ya know, dictatorship)

She needs a more defined design and a bigger drawing. Random idea, she will have Ribbons on her main design.

BBC News Early Design

Okay. I forgot that this sketch was from 2020!

I Watched the BBC World News channel and sometimes I watch it with my dad's TV box. And I liked watching the idents and the intros. And I love the countdown.

And I tried to draw her more, but I stopped with this. She needs a better design, still. BUT the idea of her using a antenna-inspired spear as her main weapon will carry on her design.

UCTV Early Design

Based on UCTV, actually named Canal 13, from Chile.

Oh god (ironic), this design also comes from 2020! The idea was older than I thought.

His design was based on a priest, because the UCTV at that time was owned by a Catholic university from Chile. (WAS, nowadays no more, since... Late 2000s early 2010s)

Also because the channel used to show off some priests telling reflections before the channel signs off. (I remember catching some of those Reflections when I was a kid. But I didn't payed attention to those)

While I like this design, I think I'll redesign him. Spoiler of the new design idea, the channel used to have bumpers with angel cartoons, and it's why UCTV was nicknamed "The Channel of the Little Angel" ("El Canal del Angelito"). Wink Wink.

There was this 2022 redraw of UCTV-Lette's design, with another designs for two other Chilean channels.

UCV Televisión, which design is the one with heels and one-eye covering hair. She's was the oldest Chilean TV channel, so i'll try to give her justice on a upcoming design.

AND Telecanal. Which is the one who's holding a box exclaiming "Buy My Shit". The joke refers to the fact that Telecanal's programming consists of an ABSURD majority of infomercials, and little to NO original content... I'm still baffled that this channel SOMEHOW is STILL AIRING. Sorry for the random rant. I'll try to come up with a better design.

I'll be continuing posting more sketches, as well as develop more of the Channelette project.

I'll be making a Masterpost of the whole Channelette later.

When I return to digital drawing, I'll try to digitise the designs. (And Hopefully do more drawings in general. I'm trying to make drawings from my tablet but... I need to build confidence with it)

Hope you like it!

_Elec

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IBA Regional Channels Startups - 80s If you have any ITV Regional clips from 1989 or earlier, please email them at ibaclips@gmail.com Clips are from the following channels: -0:00 Anglia Television (24th February 1984) -3:00 ATV (6th April 1980) -4:15 Border Television (9th June 1985) -10:00 Central (Date unknown) -12:32 Channel Television (1982) -16:33 Grampian (1982) -21:06 Grampian (1984) -21:56 Granada (25th January 1982) -27:35 HTV (1981) -32:18 HTV (1983) -34:37 HTV (1986) -37:12 LWT (6th November 1982) -40:27 Southern (31st December 1981, Southern's final startup) -45:24 STV (Anytime between 1980 and 1985) -49:52 Thames (1985) -54:59 TSW (1982) -58:08 TVS (1982) -1:02:24 Tyne Tees (1980) -1:05:56 Westward (1981) -1:11:30 Yorkshire Television (18th May 1980) -1:16:24 Yorkshire Television (1982) via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxR6JyDprgc

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Hamza Ali Abbasi has shown the quintessence of his acting in a few Pakistani dramatizations and movies, while a year prior he reported to leave the showbiz business.

She showed up in Bilal Lashari's blockbuster film 'The Legend of Moula Jat' in the well known job of Noori Nath which was an immense hit.

DUBAI:

Nord Anglia Global School Abu Dhabi has declared the arrangement of establishing head Jonathan Sleeve, who will bring an abundance of involvement and mastery to the new school scheduled to open its entryways in August 2023.

Having previously managed as overseeing overseer of three of Nord Anglia's renowned schools in the UK, there is no one preferable set over Sleeve to drive forward the development and greatness of NAS Abu Dhabi.

As well as regulating exceptional outcomes as overseeing chief at Oxford Worldwide School, d'Overbroeck's Oxford, and Oxford 6th Structure School, Sleeve was additionally already head of d'Overbroeck and has been an autonomous school controller starting around 2015. His experience likewise incorporates a residency as delegate head and housemaster of two HMC schools in the UK.

Jonathan Sleeve said: "I'm really glad to have been named as the establishing head of Nord Anglia Global School Abu Dhabi, denoting an unbelievably thrilling new part for the training area in the capital of the UAE. My energy lies in giving a fantastic, unmatched schooling experience for the two understudies and guardians conveyed through exceptional educators and offices, and I'm anticipating rejuvenating this at news of dubai.

 

DUBAI:

The second part of house of Kabila Under control Road, Business Straight was sent off with a slam.

The starting service was a major festival at the Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club, with unrecorded music and an all-new selective menu including heavenly food and beverages — making it a memorable night.

House of Kabila started its excursion from Dubailand Home Complex in 2017.

The café's menu displayed the rich and different kinds of the Indian subcontinent, including both vegan and non-veggie lover choices. Visitors were blessed to receive a sample of conventional Indian dishes with a cutting edge curve, and the reaction was predominantly sure.

"The climate at the Place of Kabila was electric. The food was unequaled by what I have tasted here in Dubai as of late, and the beverages were flawlessly created. It was a memorable night, and I can hardly hold on to return once more," said Force to be reckoned with Anjali Khushalani, who was in participation at the send off party.

The warm and inviting mood, joined with unrecorded music on a cold evening, made the send off party the ideal spot for companions, families, and partners to accumulate.

"Kabila is a youth story. Back in New Delhi, our folks used to take us to this most genuine Indian café that had a similar name and taste you will always remember. At some point, the café shut and left us pondering where to find the quality to give up our taste buds. As youthful developing kin, we chose to have a café sometime in the future with a similar name and realness," Place of Kabila proprietor Deepali Vijay Jain said.

DUBAI:

 In the event that you haven't as yet seen the incredibly famous lord of the dance global village, it go on until Walk 21 at the UAE and more extensive district's driving multicultural family objective for culture, shopping, and amusement.

The Worldwide Town presentation of Michael Flatley's universally acclaimed Ruler of the Dance incorporates 23 craftsmen performing mark dance numbers from the full hour and a half show, converged into an exceptionally organized 25-minute high energy masterpiece for Worldwide Town visitors.

Promising an extraordinary encounter, visitors can watch the show consistently, with the exception of Tuesdays, and its allowed to look as a component of a teleios global Town section ticket.

DUBAI:

 Al Etihad Credit Department (AECB), an organization that gives data and investigation to help credit choices, has declared an essential cooperation with Nova Credit, the world's driving buyer permissioned credit agency, to empower rookies to use their nation of origin record of loan repayment while applying for monetary administrations upon appearance to the UAE.

Marking its situation as a forerunner in cross-line credit, the coordinated effort works with constant, huge scope application endorsements by empowering AECB supporters, to be specific UAE-based neighborhood and worldwide monetary organizations and moneylenders, admittance to deciphered financial record of new UAE ostracizes, upon their endorsement as a feature of credit applications.

The drive emphasizes AECB's obligation to improving the UAE monetary environment as the main organization in the GCC with the capacity to give ongoing admittance to normalized unfamiliar credit information from numerous authorities all over the planet.

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Marwan Ahmad Lutfi, President of AECB, said: "AECB is pleased to be among the area's most memorable administrative substances to give cross-line credit arrangements, making an incentive for banks, people, organizations, government elements, and general society through key joint efforts with global authorities. As we keep on acquainting state of the art items with our clients, we emphasize our obligation to making a positive social effect, in accordance with the UAE's vision of turning into the focal point of a borderless worldwide economy."

"Building a borderless monetary framework has been our directing vision since our beginning and by carrying the Credit Passport® to new regions of the planet we are one bit nearer to making this a reality," said Misha Esipov, Fellow benefactor and Chief of Nova Credit.

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Study a bachelor's or master's in Animation at a top-ranked UK University | AHZ Associates

In the UK, bachelor's and master's programmes in animation teach design, character animation, graphics, and video production. Courses are often given by professionals with extensive knowledge of the topic.

 To be responsible for creating material for media such as cartoons, movies, TV advertisements, and video games, you will need a solid imaginative and technical grounding. Students will study art, design, communication, narrative, and screenwriting theory and practise.

 Student participation in the UK's and the world's thriving 3D, CG, gaming, and film production communities is facilitated by animation media.

Career Opportunities for Animation in the UK

If you're looking for a career in digital media, animation is a great way to get started. Because of the high level of competition in the animation industry, recent graduates may have to start as assistant animators. As they progress in their careers, many animators opt for independent work so that they can pick and choose the projects and clients they work with.

 After you graduate, you'll be able to choose from a wide range of rewarding and exciting professions, including those in the fields of animation filmmaking, screenwriting, television, printing, and computer game advertising.

Entry requirements

A minimum total score of 6.0 is required to successfully complete the IELTS requirement (no section below 5.5).

The top animation institutes in the United Kingdom

Here are some of the top-ranked universities for a bachelor's or master's in animation in the UK -

University of Arts London 

You'll learn how to create, investigate, and experiment with 3D digital technology as you develop a unique personal practise at the University of the Arts London in this golden age of possibility. The business is rapidly evolving, and with it comes significant progress in areas like proper animation and a realistic technological world.

Anglia Ruskin University

You can make a living with your artistic abilities in the areas of animation and illustration. These two fields are becoming more important in visual reasoning, and there is a growing need for creative people who can make new, eye-catching visuals. In the Illustration and Animation class, you can get an introduction to both traditional and digital paintings and animation.

University of Bolton 

The creative and student-centered programmes of the School of the Arts at the University of Bolton are accompanied by professors with strong subject knowledge and experience in their chosen fields. Acquiring a degree in animation will enable you to gain commercial knowledge and provide great possibilities for developing your technical skills. You will have enough opportunities to practise and hone your talents with a variety of animation, drawing, and digital software applications currently employed in the field.

University of Lincoln

The Arts Foundation Year at Lincoln University offers a seamless transition into a number of bachelor's and master's degree programmes within the College of Arts. Students in the Arts Foundation Year are required to take a series of classes that will provide them with a comprehensive introduction to the creative arts as well as the skills they'll have to pursue more advanced study in the industries in future years. 

Tuition fees

Higher education in the United Kingdom is expected to cost between 15,000 and 25,000 British pounds annually.

Final Words

When discovering the best animation programmes, keep in mind the technology and analytical expertise you hope to acquire in addition to the field of animation you're most interested in pursuing.

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Events 12.31

406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. 535 – Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. 870 – Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to Reading (East Anglia); many Danes are killed. 1105 – Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Henry V, in Ingelheim. 1225 – The Lý dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor Trần Thái Tông, husband of the last Lý monarch, Lý Chiêu Hoàng, starting the Trần dynasty. 1229 – James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon, enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma, Spain), thus consummating the Christian reconquest of the island of Majorca. 1501 – The First Battle of Cannanore commences, seeing the first use of the naval line of battle. 1600 – The British East India Company is chartered. 1660 – James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. 1670 – The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay, having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish. 1687 – The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope. 1757 – Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia. 1759 – Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery. 1790 – Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time. 1796 – The incorporation of Baltimore as a city. 1831 – Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. 1853 – A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England. 1857 – Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of the Province of Canada. 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two. 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1878 – Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, files for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine. He was granted the patent in 1879. 1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey. 1906 – Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906. 1907 – The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan. 1942 – USS Essex, first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is commissioned. 1942 – World War II: The Royal Navy defeats the Kriegsmarine at the Battle of the Barents Sea. This leads to the resignation of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder a month later. 1944 – World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front, begins. 1946 – President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II. 1951 – Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe. 1955 – General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. 1956 – The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest. 1961 – RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service. 1963 – The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. 1965 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. 1968 – The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. 1968 – MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board. 1981 – A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. 1983 – Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. 1983 – In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. 1991 – All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved. 1992 – Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. 1994 – This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively. 1994 – The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny. 1998 – The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency. 1999 – The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor. 1999 – The U.S. government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties. 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan. 2000 – The last day of the 20th Century and 2nd Millennium. 2004 – The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft). 2009 – Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur. 2010 – Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages. 2011 – Samoa and Tokelau skip the day of December 30, 2011 as they jump to the other side of the International Date Line, changing their time zones. 2011 – NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon. 2014 – A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. 2015 – A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries. 2018 – Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia. 2019 – The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 – The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Britain in the 1960s

Television

Most homes had televisions by the end of the decade.

Coronation Street first aired in 1960.

Live trans-Atlantic satellite television via the Telstar satellite was made possible in 1962.

BBC 2 went on air in 1964 and was the first channel to have colour in 1967.

Dr Who first appeared on television during the 60s.

Shops

The first supermarkets opened – mainly in town centres. Now you could buy all your food in one shop.

Computers

1962 The first computer video game, Spacewar, is invented.

1964 The first successful Minicomputer, Digital Equipment Corporation’s 12-bit PDP-8, is marketed.

1968 The first public demonstration of the computer mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, email, and hypertext.

1969 Arpanet, the research-oriented prototype of the Internet, was introduced.

Health

1967 First heart transplantation operation.

Music

The Beatles began their career. They leapt to fame in 1963 with 'Please, Please Me'.

The Beatles moved through the late 1960s as favourites of the 'flower power' generation - many young people enjoyed 'hippie' music. Other teenagers preferred the music of the 'Mods' - ska music and The Who.

Fashion

1960 Doc Martens boots 1962 Teddy Boy suits 1963 Mop top hair 1964 Wigs 1965 The Twiggy look 1966 Mini skirts 1967 Paisley 1968 Body art 1969 Love beads

Transport

New cars of the 60s included the Capri (1961), Consul Cortina ( 1963) and Ford Escort (1968), which replaced the Anglia.

1n 1966, the first Intercity train was used, which could travel much quicker than old steam and diesel trains. Many trains now run using electricity, which is much quieter and cleaner.

Communications

1962 The audio cassette invented.

1963 - The first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom 2 is launched.

1963 Touch-Tone telephones introduced.

1965 Sony markets the CV-2000, the first home video tape recorder.

Space

1961 - First man in space First human space flight to orbit the Earth: Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1.

1966 The Soviet Union launches Luna 10, which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.

1968 First humans to leave Earth's gravity influence and orbit another world: Apollo 8.

1969 First humans to walk on the Moon: Apollo 11.

Transport

1969 The Anglo-French airliner Concorde makes its first supersonic test flight

Homes and Households

Most houses now had a refrigerator and a cooker.

People could buy sliced bread.

Plastic buckets could now be bought.

CoCo Pops were launched in 1961.

Ice lollies and choc ices on sticks became very popular during the 1960s

Cost of items

The average house price was £2,530

Loaf of bread 5p

A season ticket to see Manchester United cost £8.50.

Population

1960 Population of Britain was about 53 million

1960 World's population was just over 3 billion.

Events

1961 - First man in space

1966 - England won the football World cup

1969 - First humans to walk on the Moon

Primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk. (2013). Britain in the 1960’s. [online] Available at: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/1960s.html.

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is very little option, however, together with The Handmaid's Tale, that has been adopted by"The Opposition" as a chillingly cautionary look at what might happen to women when the nascent Republican government is allowed to get its own way. Web site: CTVA US Anthology - "Way Out" (Talent Associates/CBS)(1961) hosted by Roald Dahl.Web site: BFI Screenonline: Grainer, Ron (1924-1981) Biography.Web site: BFI Screenonline: Tales of the Unexpected (1979-88).See main article: List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes. It used some stories that would later be adapted for Tales of the Unexpected. It was similar in concept and themes to The Twilight Zone, and ran for 14 episodes on Friday nights (as the lead-in for The Twilight Zone).

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Way Outĭahl had hosted a similar series for the American CBS network called Way Out in 1961. The third and fourth series featured two episodes apiece adapted from Dahl stories, and a fifth, titled "The Surgeon", featured in the final series in 1988. The series-three episode "Parson's Pleasure" was the final regular episode to feature an on-screen introduction by Dahl, although he did return to provide introductions to the series-eight episodes "In the Cards" and "Nothing Short of Highway Robbery" and gave a brief voice-over introduction to the series-four episode "Shatterproof". The title reflected this change when it became Tales of the Unexpected – Introduced by Roald Dahl – Dahl ceased providing introductions for episodes after the programme had reached series three. The second series featured four episodes from other writers. Later episodes were set in different locations outside the United Kingdom, with many being made in the United States. This is exemplified in the story " The Landlady", the written version of which only hints at character Billy's fate, while the televised adaptation has a more resolved conclusion. Unlike other horror anthologies such as The Twilight Zone, Tales of the Unexpected features few supernatural, science-fiction, or fantasy elements and instead takes place in entirely realistic settings (exceptions include the series-one episode " William and Mary", the series-two episode "Royal Jelly", and the series-four episode "The Sound Machine").Īlthough many of Dahl's stories are left open to the reader's interpretation, the television series usually provided a generally accepted conclusion. Corbett, Zoë Wanamaker, Charles Dance, Michael Ontkean and Timothy West.ĭahl introduced most of his own stories himself, giving short monologues explaining what inspired him to write them. Despite being produced on a low budget, the series attracted notable guest stars, including Susan George, Siân Phillips, José Ferrer, Joseph Cotten, Janet Leigh, John Gielgud, John Mills, Wendy Hiller, Denholm Elliott, Katy Jurado, Joan Collins, Rod Taylor, Ian Holm, Brian Blessed, Siobhán McKenna, Brad Dourif, Michael Gambon, Cyril Cusack, Julie Harris, Michael Hordern, Derek Jacobi, Anna Neagle, Elaine Stritch, Andrew Ray, Harry H. The series originally adapted various stories from Roald Dahl's anthology books. The theme music for the series was written by composer Ron Grainer. The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at their Norwich studios, whilst location filming mainly occurred across East Anglia. Every episode of series one, eight episodes of series two, and one episode of series three were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss, and Someone Like You. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Tales of the Unexpected (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) is a British television series that aired between 19.

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Cetus has a letter to burn with his brother-in-law.

34. The Green Letters (chapter 1 - Hand Written 1/4 ) part 8. Stories of Dreams.

domestic violence

In Ealden Cynedom, people in magic houses can spend up to ten years of their life, to be wizards. But more often than not, people opt to learn mundane things like math, law, or trades. Ask any Common Folk, housed or not, and they’ll give you the same reasons why they prefer television to magic: Some people just want their laptops fixed, and modern medicine, without having to make deals with fairies for shill for potions.

Cetus, though loving magic, liked being Pepperidge’s only IT person. He ran the beat-up tech-shop. Each day after work, Cetus walked home and sat comfortably in his pink chair to knit. The days were soothingly similar. Cetus resolved some blue screens-of-death, asked if things were plugged in, and got electrocuted maintaining the singular cable-box. Today, Cetus had hooked up a landline to Tiberius Gate; The epicenter of Pepperidge’s magic. His nephew Morgan, had just moved there. Maybe Cetus hoped a phone would mean at least one of his children would call.

When Cetus got home, Delphia was fiddling with the white phone cord while she talked to her relatives in the Westlands. Cetus tried not to overhear. Everyone loved that phone, but there’s still something special about sending and receiving a handwritten letter. Cetus didn’t have this opinion, as he shuffled through their mail. He picked out a solid green letter stamped: ‘confidential’. Inside, was a green envelope sealed with wax. Inside that, there a pristinely illegible letter to decipher:

“Dear Cetus Dawnhill,

I wish to check in on your family, my son. Maybe even my Granddaughter Cadence, since I’ve yet to meet her. I thank you kindly for caring for my precious only child...”

Cetus winced. Oh no, It’s Odysseus. He thought, continuing to read.

“…I have important business I need your help with. The restraining order is not yet expired, and wont till Morgan’s birthday on the autumnal equinox; But I want to ask Morgan what he wants for this stupid traditional ‘royal’ wedding. I need to show him that I’m proud and supportive, by planning a perfect traditional ceremony. I know my son loves history, romance, and magic. It even turns out the ranch is enchanted, and is a historical sight; So that’s two out three!

Honestly, I feel a fool for letting the wizard administration take advantage of my dissociative episode. I had no clue there was a constitutional loop-hole; I spent all my time ridding horses instead of studying that stuff. I’m mostly bitter because Morgan’s heart belongs to Emilia by True Love’s Spell. This mundane betrothal with Duchess Delphia Torchblood, is my fault and insulting to everyone. Even far away, I seem to hurt my boy. I hope at least their mandatory bonding year went well, and Morgan has another friend.

Anyway, I miss Morgan more then words. All I ask, is that you help me make the occasion barrable.

Also, your sister Icthya says hello; She revived your apple tree from the goat tossing mishap.

Read from You Soon,

Odysseus Cynedom.

P.S. Please Return to the address below, so I can avoid Ingrid our post lady. She bit me once.

004-01, Yew Street NE

North-Point, Anglia Isle: GW2 L34”

Cetus wasn’t sure what was weirder; Odysseus wedding planning, or being asked to send a letter to an unspecified location. Cetus giggled recalling Ingrid biting Oddi at their joint wedding. But the fond memories didn’t change the fact that Odysseus beat Morgan bloody for years, to deter him from magic. All because Cetus’s father, not Odysseus’s, was killed managing a staged dragon escape. Whether because magic made Icthya sad now, or Morgan was their precious miracle, didn’t defend Odysseus’s crimes. An abuser is always an abuser. I owe him nothing. Cetus affirmed.

“Oh, a letter! Are you going to write back?” Delphia chirped.

“Yeah, but it’s from Morgan’s dad.”

“Oh.” Delphia murmered, sensing the tension. “Um, why is he reaching out? if you don’t mind sharing.”

“Planning your mundane paperwork celebration, to appease wizards and men with meaningless titles.” Cetus snorted, searching the junk drawer for a lighter. The letter deserved a proper send off.

“As someone legally trapped in this country, to help Morgan, I’m in favour of aiding Oddi. This is going to happen anyway, so we might as well make it safe. For instance, making sure Morgan doesn’t drink on his medication, or ensure I arrive in one piece. You should come if you don’t trust Oddi.”

“Come in one piece?”

“There are rangers sent by my cousin, Earl Kjatin, to make sure I don’t leave Pepperidge. My job is to make sure Morgan doesn’t leave, which means I can’t either.” Delphia shrunk. Cetus was taken aback by this news.

Delphia was sent to manipulate Morgan, while his True Love Emilia was gone; Putting a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, as she used her silver tongue to isolate him. Morgan was never even a threat, nor planned to leave Pepperidge. Realizing this, Delphia changed her tune, and became well rounded over the past year. People were still unkindly, but valued her life and dedication to Morgan.

Thus, stuck in Pepperidge, Delphia decided to make the most of her circumstances. She started shadowing Gemini. Delphia loved magic too much to stop aspiring after so many years of education. Delphia wanted to rise to the task of a town Witch; Diplomat of magic matters. Delphia had already taken the passivistic oath. By final year, Delphia understood that Morgan wasn’t a dangerous mage of royal blood. He was a shy history nut, who liked talking to fairies, wearing pink argyle dresses, and preferring hugs to swords. Delphia had become genuinely attached to Pepperidge. Her sentence, was now a labour of love.

Everything was going smoothly, and Delphia didn’t expect an arrow to shoot passed he face. She was supporting Morgan at the train station, while he saw off his school friends. The train station was on the edge of town. Delphia’s icy eyes went wide as they met another pair across the tracks, that vanished as an officer arrived. Morgan was unable to warm her chills.

That night, Delphia vacantly went about her evening routine. Emilia returned, taking Morgan’s attention. She could only dream of him dancing with her like that. After, Emilia reassured Delphia she was thankful she would be there for Morgan, while Emilia was gone on tours. But Delphia didn’t believe it. She simply agreed to babysit, wishing for her own child someday; Knowing Morgan had no interest in lust, nor her. She felt left behind, knowing she was nothing to Pepperidge; Especially when compared to Emilia.

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