Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh

The week of January 12th, 1981: Hitchhikers, Hulk, Hawk, and Who, oh my!  Buck Rogers returns with a new feathered friend, the Doctor has a new furry friend, and the stories from behind the scenes reveal what a miracle it was that any of these shows made it to our screens.  (1:02:19) Right-click here and “save as” to download the K-9’s memory, which will only work in an alternate universe where, if you’re extremely lucky, it might be read by Peter Jones instead of me. Links: Feel free to help support the show at Patreon or Ko-Fi, or get merch at Redbubble. January 1981 in theLogBook’s History Timeline Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Incredible Hulk DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Buck Rogers In The 25th Century DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Doctor Who (Tom Baker era) DVDs in theLogBook.com Store What was the #1 song this week? Music by Jahzzar Also visit Pop Culture Retrorama (I’ve written a few articles there) Music (in order): “Great Dark Spot” by Jahzzar (betterwithmusic.com) CC BY-SA from the album Galaxy “Luxe” by Jahzzar from the album Servants “Fès” by Phillip Gross from the album Morocco Commercial break: “Queen” by Soft and Furious from the album The Man I’m Not “Pearl” by Philip Gross from the album Katerstimmung “Random Sanity” by Dee Zee from the album Random Sanity

An episode of the Retrogram – theLogBook.com podcast, hosted by Earl Green, titled "Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh" was published on April 12, 2021.

April 12, 2021 · Retrogram – theLogBook.com

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The week of January 12th, 1981: Hitchhikers, Hulk, Hawk, and Who, oh my!  Buck Rogers returns with a new feathered friend, the Doctor has a new furry friend, and the stories from behind the scenes reveal what a miracle it was that any of these shows made it to our screens.  (1:02:19) Right-click here and “save as” to download the K-9’s memory, which will only work in an alternate universe where, if you’re extremely lucky, it might be read by Peter Jones instead of me. Links: Feel free to help support the show at Patreon or Ko-Fi, or get merch at Redbubble. January 1981 in theLogBook’s History Timeline Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Incredible Hulk DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Buck Rogers In The 25th Century DVDs in theLogBook.com Store Doctor Who (Tom Baker era) DVDs in theLogBook.com Store What was the #1 song this week? Music by Jahzzar Also visit Pop Culture Retrorama (I’ve written a few articles there) Music (in order): “Great Dark Spot” by Jahzzar (betterwithmusic.com) CC BY-SA from the album Galaxy “Luxe” by Jahzzar from the album Servants “Fès” by Phillip Gross from the album Morocco Commercial break: “Queen” by Soft and Furious from the album The Man I’m Not “Pearl” by Philip Gross from the album Katerstimmung “Random Sanity” by Dee Zee from the album Random Sanity

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