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Brian Watson

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Jul 6, 2010, 6:41:41 AM7/6/10
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Which occasional ATP poster describes himself in the introduction to his 3
hour programme on radio sci-fi (Men, Martian and Machines) as a "spotty, and
possibly nasty, small boy who hated sport..."?

I trust the spots have got better...

Lol!

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Ignis Fatuus

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Jul 6, 2010, 7:33:45 AM7/6/10
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:41:41 +0100, "Brian Watson"
<Br...@imagebus.co.uk> wrote:

>Which occasional ATP poster describes himself in the introduction to his 3
>hour programme on radio sci-fi (Men, Martian and Machines) as a "spotty, and
>possibly nasty, small boy who hated sport..."?
>
>I trust the spots have got better...
>
>Lol!

Eric Frank Russell?

Brian Watson

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Jul 6, 2010, 2:32:37 PM7/6/10
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"Ignis Fatuus" <Ig...@fatuusisland.com> wrote in message
news:h35636539psh4lgd6...@4ax.com...

Good guess, but no.

J.R.Hartley

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Jul 6, 2010, 6:54:16 PM7/6/10
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:32:37 +0100, "Brian Watson"
<Br...@imagebus.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"Ignis Fatuus" <Ig...@fatuusisland.com> wrote in message
>news:h35636539psh4lgd6...@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:41:41 +0100, "Brian Watson"
>> <Br...@imagebus.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Which occasional ATP poster describes himself in the introduction to his 3
>>>hour programme on radio sci-fi (Men, Martian and Machines) as a "spotty,
>>>and
>>>possibly nasty, small boy who hated sport..."?
>>>
>>>I trust the spots have got better...
>>>
>>>Lol!
>>
>> Eric Frank Russell?
>
>Good guess, but no.

A small, spotty boy?

Bluebottle!

No, but seriously...

<Thinks!> Who here would be prepared to pontificate that long on
radio sci-fi?

It's gotta be James Follett, surely. He could then listen to the sound
of his own voice over & over again.

Dick Spanner

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Oct 23, 2017, 9:03:17 AM10/23/17
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