I’m trying to square away what the difference is between this and George RR Martin reading Homer and Tolkien and others and then producing A Song of Ice and Fire…

Yes! I had totally forgotten about the instant pang of shock and anger I would feel when that happened.

Not sure I agree with you that it was that bad, but I love the strength of your reaction.

Let us know how you get on

There is a project “Xlinks” to build an HVDC cable from Morrocco to the UK for this purpose. Who knows if it will succeed but it does have real backing.