I recall reading in Starlog magazine (in an article about space ships) that the flying head in Zardoz was built for the unmade The Lord Of The Rings movie as one of the heads on the Argonath. Since already they had it, they decided to use it as the ship in Zardoz.
Say what you will about the movie, but we got to see Charlotte Rampling naked.
For the sake of balance, here is an article from the NPR website, with their reaction to the above essay:
I would also like to remind anyone who isn’t already aware, NPR is publicly funded by donations from individuals and corporations, program fees for programs it produces and provides to public radio stations, some other smaller sources such as return on investments, and 7% “other revenue” which may include government funding.
Meanwhile, I remember complaints that NPR is biased towards the government, big business and other large institutions because those are the types of people who get invited to appear.
Some people in Brazil accept a “let’s get frostbite on our feet” challenge, get frostbite on their feet. It is okay, though, because a firefighter was supervising.