Connections

If you are of a certain age, you may remember a British television series called Connections, hosted by James Burke. It was all about the odd chains of events and improbable linkages that have led us — technologically, socially, geographically — to where we are. And it was absolutely fantastic. (If, perhaps, a bit unfashionably leisurely in its narrative pacing.)

O joy, O rapture! A friend has alerted me to the fact that you can now watch them ALL, ALL the episodes, on YouTube: here's the link. What a wonderful thing for the writer of speculative fiction! You want to learn how to write gripping plots that no-one could ever have predicted? Look at our intensely improbable world to find out how! (Just in time for NaNoWriMo, too.)