The Mekon he doesn't know it, but I like the Mekon." British rock band The Mekons named themselves after the character in 1977. In May 2013, the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers" featured a storyline in which regular character Brian Aldridge was aggrieved by a local newspaper article that compared him to the Mekon. The Mekon The Mekon (of Mekonta) is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare, first appearing in 1950 in the "Eagle" comic strip "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" and created by Frank Hampson. Apart from Dan Dare himself, he is the only character
Television's Greatest Hits: 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and 60's Television's Greatest Hits: 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and 60's 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and 60's is the first volume of the "Television's Greatest Hits" series of compilation albums by TVT Records. "From the 50's and 60's" was a double LP that featured 65 themes from television shows ranging from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September 2011, Los Angeles-based Oglio Records announced they were releasing the "Television's Greatest Hits" song catalog after entering into an arrangement The Bicycle Music Company. A series of 9