So this phone box never existed but in another reality (thanks to Phillip K. Dick and ‘The Man in the High Castle’)…
New uses for a phone box
I like the creativity that phone boxes can bring out in scriptwriters.
In Person of Interest (Season 3 Episode 1) we find a new use for the phone box – ring a specific number and the back panels opens to become the door to a dodgy strip joint, frequented by sailors and cops…
Then in Episode 5 a phone box is being used to stash some cassettes…
Battle
We took a trip to Battle today (think Norman Conquest 1066AD) and came across a phone box tucked into history:
Vienna
We took a short trip to Vienna recently. I love the 1970’s style of box found out at the cemetery and in one of the museums. There was even a nod to the iconic London red box.
Iconic London
This shot was used to set the scene in London, in an episode of ‘Bones’ from season 4:
More phones on the screen
Cold Weather (2010)
The Blacklist
Spooks (season 1)
Seven days in May (1964)
New use for old style
Need juice? Mobile-charging phone boxes planned across London
This week’s best city stories from around the web explore an initiative to transform phone boxes into free mobile-charging hubs across the UK capital, critique New York’s proposed ferry network, celebrate sidewalk gardening in LA and discover the world’s first artificially-cooled outdoor plaza…
(story from The Guardian online)
In the news
I’m sure I woke yesterday to the news that the UK phone box design had won an award but I couldn’t find a recent story – this link is older news but still relevant
Design Museum adds red phone box to collection
And some more phones on tv…
Arrow
Fortitude
Bones (S2 I think)
Classic film
I am happy to add one of the most iconic films of all time to my blog. I hadn’t realised there was a phone box in the games room of the Overlook Hotel.
The Shining
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