This is a very worthwhile project. Thanks for facilitating it. I have a few corrections/suggestions/additions, which I'm going to have to post in multiple parts.
Dave Matthews, Bob Rocca, and Professional Insight all list the transmission dates for series 5 as 7 Nov 82 to 6 Feb 83. (You have 7 Dec 82)
From my personal correspondence with a couple of Pros writers who were present in the fandom from its inception, I have concluded that the name of the very first B/D story is a matter of debate. We are, after all, relying on peoples' memories, and there apparently exists a difference of opinion. Please see Felicity Parkinson's exact wording about the first Pros stories in her article which you quote. In the interests of accuracy I believe that your wording should be:
"Consequences by Tarot and A.N. Other, Powerplay by Stuartsky, and Deathgame by Stuartsky are probably the first Pros slash stories written in the UK (1980 or 1981?)."
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Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 02:31 pm (UTC)Dave Matthews, Bob Rocca, and Professional Insight all list the transmission dates for series 5 as 7 Nov 82 to 6 Feb 83. (You have 7 Dec 82)
From my personal correspondence with a couple of Pros writers who were present in the fandom from its inception, I have concluded that the name of the very first B/D story is a matter of debate. We are, after all, relying on peoples' memories, and there apparently exists a difference of opinion. Please see Felicity Parkinson's exact wording about the first Pros stories in her article which you quote. In the interests of accuracy I believe that your wording should be:
"Consequences by Tarot and A.N. Other, Powerplay by Stuartsky, and Deathgame by Stuartsky are probably the first Pros slash stories written in the UK (1980 or 1981?)."