I was trying to remember when I first saw (and was delighted by) Moonbase 3, and I realized it must have been while preparing for our public access episode on British SF television.  This series is from 1973, six episodes long, and absolutely worth watching.  The only part that's a little doofy is that the special effects showing the vehicles on the surface of the moon were pretty lame.  In fect, the only concrete memory I have of our earlier discussion is that I referred to the show as "Moonbase Tonka."  But once you get past those effects, you'll see that the writing and acting in this series are really excellent.

Also, when I was a kid I got a kick out of The Goodies when it used to air (I think) on PBS.  Unfortunately, I haven't seen that show since I was about twelve, so I don't know if it's as funny and cool as I remember.  It might go the route of other things that I found funny when I was twelve, like the Benny Hill TV show or the Cheech & Chong movies.  And yes, I know that it's more of a comedy series than a SF series, but I do seem to remember some very freaky and fantastic elements to the show.

Oh, and I will also concur with a very strong YES vote in support of sharing The Day of the Triffids miniseries with anyone and everyone.  We saw that on TV when it first aired on PBS in the 1980's, and the memory of that show stuck with us for years.  I was delighted to buy it when it was finally released on DVD.  The movie version with Howard Keel is all very well and good (and interesting in its own right), but the miniseries version is really quite splendid.

I am watching Series 2 now on BBC America, and I find the writing 75.77% better than Series 1.

So, I'm going through the tapes of the public access show, and like I said, I found the three or four odd hour long episodes we did in our fourth year but that never got aired.  This includes an episode where we discussed British SF TV with a group of fans.  Now, seeing as how this never aired, should it be considered part of the canon as I worry about us repeating ourselves by doing the topic now on the podcast?

Or should I just relabel this Part 2?

Too much time on my hands.  Need to go back to work.

What I did, after watching the cliffhanger at the end of Tripods series 2, was check the third book of the print trilogy out of the library...  it's a fairly quick read and tied the story up satisfyingly.

Your guest was trying to think of the name of a British zombie series.  I'm guessing he was thinking of the "Dead Set" miniseries which was written by Charlie Brooker, who is better known for being a British television critic/personality who employs caustic humor in his critiques on his programs "Screenwipe" and "Newswipe."  Dead Set is played seriously, rather than for laughs, though it has a satirical commentary subtext due to the survivors of the zombie apocalypse being trapped on the set of the reality TV show "Big Brother."  I didn't actually like it, because it seemed too derivative of George Romero to me, but your mileage may vary.  Here's a trailer for it:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OErUbThn4pg