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I remember the Zircon affair quite vividly. At the time I was a 20 year old student union activist, CND member (still a member) and involved in the Scottish ind
by teh_klev 11y ago
I remember the Zircon affair quite vividly. At the time I was a 20 year old student union activist, CND member (still a member) and involved in the Scottish independence movement (SNP member when it was unfashionable).
A couple of days after BBC Scotland was raided by Special Branch a bunch of us attended a viewing of the "banned" Secret Society "Zircon" programme in Edinburgh in the City Chambers (I think). Duncan Campbell was present and gave a short introduction. It was a positively electrifying event. I managed to get hold of a copy of the episode for distribution and viewing at my college. It was handed to me in a jiffy bag, the VHS video cassette was labelled "Mickey Mouse", I think I have it in a box somewhere.
- wrboyce 11y agoIs this[1] the programme you refer to? [1]: https://vimeo.com/44948377 https://vimeo.com/44948377
- teh_klev 11y agoYes, that's the one. Seems like a storm in a teacup now.
- billybofh 11y agoI've been looking for a copy of that for ages - thank you!
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoAt 19:19 it's hilarious - British Aerospace gave the game away about the 3rd "Skynet" satellite being at 53deg East instead of where it should be, then that info was rescinded in later releases (showing it was important), then the centre for tracking the Skynet satellites (in this segment) only has 2 tracking dishes. British SigInt were really, really bad at lying it seems. Or, was this just the diversion ...
- teh_klev 11y agoAlso worth a watch, Mr Campbell himself giving a talk at The Register Christmas Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJfFOJVRMNU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJfFOJVRMNU