Episode 5: An Incomplete History of Serious Events

Perry and David, and their guest Leigh Edmonds talk about: Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Problem of walled gardens of content Geographical restrictions on content Interview with Leigh Edmonds Both past and future are unknowable England in the 17th Century Both SF and history written for the present History of Technology Tax office as example of technological change History of Australia as a struggle to overcome distance Science Fiction and history The reason to read SF History of SF fandom Period of radical change in Australia The sub-cultures of Melbourne The change in Australian culture SF floods into the country The Sydney Push Importance of letters and fanzines in early years Fundamental change due to computers Difficulty of publishing a fanzine Fanzine publishing before WWII Passing on technique Why the history of fandom needs to be written about Windup Image copyright Netflix. Used here for purposes of review.