A look back at 1984's copyright-free, televisual re-tooling of Tron

Yes much like the 1980s themselves, The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour's relentless retrospective of that decade refuses to slink away quietly, wrapping itself instead in a neon bodysuit, a sheepish grin and no real idea of how technology works... Yes, it's inappropriate digital assistants at the ready in this Acast EXCLUSIVE as Doctor Velvet and Blackout look back at the first episode of Automan, with strong drinks at hand to take the sting out of the stretched credibility and a smattering of profanity to catch anything else which slips through. How feasible would it have been in 1984 to digitally simulate Chuck Wagner's glorious bouffant, given that live-action cameras were struggling to adequately capture its reality-defying contours? How credible would it have been to involve any actual detectives or intellectuals in the personality matrix of a crime-solving algorithm? And how plausible would it have been to get someone - anyone - to explain computers to Glen A Larson? If you don't press Play, you won't find out... If you're new to the show and like what you hear, past and future episodes can be found over at <a href="http://www.peggymountpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.peggymountpod.com</a> The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:peggymountpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">peggymountpod@gmail.com</a>

Automan

A casual cultural critique of vintage television, where Britain's best-loved battle-axe is never far from our minds...

The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a casual cultural critique of vintage television, where Britain's best-loved battle-axe is never far from our minds. Brought to you by two men who are obsessed with nostalgia, but are terrible at remembering things. Warning: will contain bad language, alcohol and inaccurate reminiscences.

The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour

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