As we enter a 10-day period of relative quiet in the Sands (story-wise)relating to October 6 - 15, we use the spare time to go to the movies.

Thanks to Arthur Beale, we got to watch the 1978 film version of The Riddle of the Sands with 40-50 other ROTS fans, and the bulk of this podcast is dedicated to celebrating what turned out to be an excellent evening.

First up, though, we urge you again to pledge your support for the Adventure Club - just £25 gets you the Handbook Edition of this classic adventure book, a ‘field’ audio book and access to a month-long web adventure. http://unbound.co.uk/books/riddle-of-the-sands (01:20 )

A tip of the hat to our hosts Arthur Beale and the purchase of a 1-3/8-inch galvanised rigging screw (06:04 ); Lloyd (notDavies) runs us through some basic facts about the 1978 film version of The Riddle of the Sands(07:29 ); we meet the composer of the movie soundtrack, Howard Blake, who gives us some insight into how movie music gets made(09:11 ); Lloyd gets to meet Club Member Aunt Liz, who disses him about his rope skills (14:55 ); another treat from Film Club night - maritime artist Martyn Mackrill brings along a wonderful painting of ‘The Dulcibella’ and briefly talks us through its conception (16:47 ).

Someone attending the Film Club night reveals they own a Rippingille stove!(21:16 ); a discussion about ‘the row to Memmert’ and the perils of running too far ahead in the story (22:24 ); our main impressions of the film, starting with the rather obvious anti-German tropes and the shadow of two world wars.(25:27 ); the stepmother (26:40 ); the radical changes to the story in the opening and the ending of the film (27:01 ).

Club member Kevin challenges the presence of the Kaiser in the film (28:20 ) and uses a detailed knowledge of times and dates to identify Tirpitz as a much more likely person to be involved in a nefarious naval plan in October 1898 (31:33 ); Lloyd gets upset about the number of deaths in the film and we discuss the merits of murder in action movies (35:14 ).

NEXT WEEK: there's talk of a trip to Norfolk to see a man with a boat that is a bit like The Medusa, plus a visit to a clothes shop that might kit us out in Norfolk jackets (37:41 ); ahoy to Oliver at Brooks who is focussing our minds on the cycling element of our proposed Adventure - can two men like us really complete the long bike trip that our trip to Germany will involve? (38:43 ).

MUSIC CREDITS

Great Open Sea by Wellington Sea Shanty Society (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/none_given_1098/12_-_Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society_-_Great_Open_Sea) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

A sample of Howard Blake's excellent soundtrack of the movie: https://youtu.be/3WSoYUiMcoA