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This site is maintained on an IBM ThinkCentre A50 (8085-24U), using ExpressionWeb, PhotoImpact 12.0, and more share- and freeware than you can shake a stick at.
Firewall note: for some reason, ZoneAlarm Pro may now and then block the display of an image on this site. Oddly enough, the image will appear if the ZAP Privacy settings of Ad Blocking and Cookie Control are set to "off", even though there are neither ads nor cookies on this site. Clearing cache and reloading may also be necessary.
A word about watching British/European DVDs in the US: Because most of Wendy's work has been for British movie and television production companies, those movies and TV shows of hers which are commercially available on DVD (and, less frequently now, on video tape) tend to be in PAL format, with the DVDs additionally set to a region code of '2'. This is an obstacle for US (and other non-European) viewers, since TV, VCR, and DVD equipment sold for use in the US is not compatible with PAL format products, nor with region codes other than '1' or '0'. What to do? Stand-alone DVD players which are multisystem and region-free are available and not too expensive. If you don't mind watching disks on your computer, many -- if not most -- DVD-ROM drives tend to be multisystem. As for the region coding, there are a number of software products, such as the excellent DVD Region + CSS Free, which permit the commercial disk to be viewed on the DVD-ROM drive of one's computer regardless of the region the disk (or the player) has been set to.
| Comments or questions about the
site? Drop me a note: glc at-sign prodigy.net (Include "Wendy Richard" in the subject line, to get past my spam filters.) |
Our pledge to you: Constructive criticism is studied with care. Insolent flames are vaporized at once. |
That said, feel free to bookmark the home page. It will continue to grow in content, as well as evolve in design. |
| Special note: please do not send me e-mail addressed personally to Ms. Richard. She has her own dedicated fan e-mail address: shirleybrahms@hotmail.com. | ||
It was in 1997 that the Wendy Richard Appreciation Page arose out of the convergence of a number of distinct interests of mine. First and foremost, around 1995 I noticed Ms. Richard's work for the first time through various shows on the local PBS television station. I couldn't help wondering who that charming lady was, and to my surprise I found there was virtually no data in any form available outside the UK about Wendy and her career. Hmm, ought to do something about that . . . Second, back in the early Nineties, I'd written a lot of HTML (the hard way) for various corporate and US state government websites. Those projects were finished by '95, but I remained intrigued enough by web technology that I decided to keep some basic currency in the field. Hmm, what kind of web site could I put together . . . ? Finally, there was the clear and rapid ascendancy of the Web as a useful -- indeed superior -- tool for research, by virtue of its openness and interconnectivity -- features, sadly, which these days have been coming under increasing attack by various monied interests who would see the best qualities of the Web stifled for their own personal or corporate gain (*sigh*, don't get me started on that . . .). In any case, these things all came together handsomely as the "why", "what", and "how" that resulted in the web site you are now visiting.
The fact that the W.R.A.P. is
currently the Web's best (and, well actually, only) dedicated
fan resource about Ms. Richard (she does have her
own nascent web site
now, you know. . .) is well and good. That maintaining this site
has helped me stay reasonably proficient in the art of
webmastering is an added bonus. But -- and I make this
observation in humility and with no small amount of surprise --
its greatest value has been as a catalyst for many a
correspondence, and I dare say even a friendship or two, that
has enriched and encouraged me in ways I scarce could have
expected when I began this endeavour. I extend my sincere thanks
to all -- I very much appreciate it!
Some of the music that has kept me company as I've worked on this site . . .
