Episode 11: The role of sheep in science fiction

A retrospective of Aussiecon in 1975 David and Carey remember Aussiecon Organising the Hugos The Entire Awards Committee Who created the rocketships? Getting the bases made Paranoid about security Panel with Ursula Le Guin Videotaping the convention Australian Science Fiction Foundation Interview with Carey Handfield Role of Sheep in Science Fiction Ursula's GoH speech Interview with Perry Middlemiss Hearing about the convention Travelling from Adelaide Experience of the convention Life-changing event Legacy of Aussiecon Subsequent Australian Worldcons Interview with Leigh Edmonds First DUFF winner DUFF as promotion for '75 What actually happened at Aussiecon? The notorious Wang Girls Before and after the con Hugo presentation interrupted by cricket scores Producing daily newsletter Room parties Talking to individuals An opportunity for fans in Australia Audio-visual trend in SF Changes nature of SF and fandom Aussiecon this little jewel Interview with Bruce Gillespie Suggestion by Andy Porter Foyster forms committee Main effort went into fanzines First female fans Merv Binns and MSFC Space Age Books Bidding at Torcon Travel to the US and UK Arrives in US in 1973 Arrives in UK Meeting Bob Tucker Choice of Le Guin The Writer's Workshop Impact of Aussiecon Photo of sheep by Michael Pearl at Pexels.com.