Yuletide beta -- ISO Brit Picker, pre-Thatcher England

[rthstewart]

I am in the throes of my Yuletide assignment and am finding I really need a Brit-picker, ideally with some feel for pre-Thatcher, 1970s England (with added Oxbridge references and slash subtext).  I know the fandom and the characters well (book and film) -- that's not the problem -- but I think the draft so far reads very American with lots of

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[adaese]

I don't admit (at least in public) to being able to remember the 70s. But I did live in Oxford for a few years at the time, as well as studying there later and spending quite a few Christmases in Cambridge.

Soot sounds about right. They were still cleaning it off the Oxford walls through the 80s - it was a revelation, all that marvellous golden stone where it had been almost black.

[rthstewart]

I will let you know! As I explained to inkvoices, this is all espionage, skullduggery, the Cambridge 5 and old establishment set against the decided post-Empire milieu of grubby early 1970s London. I'll see how I do. Thank you for the offer!!

[wellinghall]

Early 70s? Industrial unrest, strikes and walkouts. The 3-day week. General elections in 1970, 1974 and 1974 again

[wellinghall]

The royal wedding in 1973 (ie Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips).

Who will Prince Charles marry?

Bay City Rollers (tartan!)

Glam rock (shiny, platform boots, make-up, big hair - and that was just the guys!)

[inkvoices]

Can I ask what the fandom is? Or can you PM me with it if you don't want to post it?

I'm English, so there's that *grins*. 1970's isn't my strong point, but I can certainly check the added 'u' words. For slang and idioms I'm better really at later or much earlier eras, but I can probably pick out anything glaringly odd, and I've visited Oxford and Cambridge, so again, whilst it's not my strong point, I have a handle on the geography. Any use?

[rthstewart]

I sent a PM to you via Live Journal! thank you!!

[econopodder]

Lemme know if I can help. Can advise based on early-80s familiarity with Thatcherism & Cambridge & inches-deep carbon & dirt & soot buildup on ancient stone walls . . .

[rthstewart]

Oh man. I think my brain just broke. I have to remember who else this goes to.... Oh self. You mention this at Thanksgiving and NO TURKEY LEFTOVERS FOR YOU!

Ahem. Thank you!