Around the dial

This week's opening salvo comes from Cult TV Blog, where John's review of the actress Patricia Hayes continues with some of her comedic work from the 1960s and 1970s, which gives us a great look at the versatility of her roles.Earlier this week, you hopefully read my interview with David Hofstede regarding the second edition of his wonderful book, When Television Brought Us Together. At Comfort TV, David continues with his behind-the-scenes look at how, and why, this updated version came to be. Consider it a cautionary but ultimately victorious tale. At Cult TV Lounge, dfordoom reviews David McDaniel's novel Who is Number 2, the second original novel based on the series The Prisoner. I happen to own this book myself and, in fact, was looking at it earlier this week. It's a lot of fun, and I'll leave it to you as to whether or not it should be considered part of the canon.Time now for a quick trip to the radio side of the dial, where Martin Grams looks at the lost radio adventures of…