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
Hold Ye Front Page Hold Ye Front Page Hold Ye Front Page is an educational project published by the UK tabloid newspaper "The Sun". It comprises a website, on which significant events in world history and in the histories of science and sport are described by "mocked-up" "Sun" front pages accompanied by explanatory articles and pictures. The format is based on four books published by "The Sun": "Hold Ye Front Page" (1999), "Hold Ye Front Page II" (2000), "Giant Leaps" (2006), and "On Me 'Eadline" (2007). The first book, "Hold Ye Front Page", was a UK best-seller, published to commemorate the Millennium and documented