{"id":8184,"date":"2018-01-21T12:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T12:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=8184"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","slug":"emily-the-jedi-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=8184","title":{"rendered":"Emily, The Jedi and Me."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8185\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8185\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/our-voice-artist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/our-voice-artist.jpg 811w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/our-voice-artist-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/our-voice-artist-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I know he wasn&#8217;t wearing the silly helmet when he recorded The Heights &#8211; but I might pretend he was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ve been having some Sci Fi fun.<\/p>\n<p>It started with the news that the audio edition of<a href=\"http:\/\/myBook.to\/TheHeights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Heights<\/a> had been recorded ready for release. The actor who read the book was Jonathan Oliver. I immediately google him and found out that he\u2019d played a role in Star Wars : Return of the Jedi. Ok \u2013 he was on the wrong side, but I still had an excited\u00a0fan\u00a0moment \u2026. The original Star Wars films are among my favourite films of all time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I also discovered that Jonathan has provided the voice for audio recordings of Jack Higgins and Alistair MacLean novels. My dad was a big fan of both authors and introduced me to them when I was still at school. I guess tastes change over time, but a couple of books by each author are still on my bookshelves.<\/p>\n<p>Then \u2013 to properly round out\u00a0my Sci Fi week, I found myself at the BBC \u2013 where a Dalek and the TARDIS were sitting in the reception area. A real Dalek and the actual TARDIS. I was a pretty happy geek girl.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8187\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8187\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/for-blog.jpg 366w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/for-blog-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/for-blog-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exterminate&#8230;..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you fancy the idea of a link between Star Wars and Emily Bronte via the miners&#8217; strike \u2013 you can pick up the audio book of <a href=\"http:\/\/myBook.to\/TheHeights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Heights\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8136\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TH_200.png\" alt=\"The Heights by Juliet Bell published by HQ Digital\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TH_200.png 130w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TH_200-98x150.png 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been having some Sci Fi fun. 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