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The Reckoning (BBC Radio 4X)

Ooh, three hours on the Life and Death of Christopher Marlowe. Deevine. Catch up on the first part here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017cds
where already that ne ...

You raise an important point.

First: is lining up in a wall 'a natural position'?
It used not to be, now it is.
Second: is having your hands cupped round your dangly bits 'a natural position'. ...

Most interesting. Liverpool and Man City are the only teams that never have to resort to a siege mentality, even against one another, because of their brand of swift counter-attack when defences are n ...

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0

Arsenal are a passing team so we have pass it out methodically from the back. When we do this we play the other team off the park (though we may still lose)
What have every t ...

The King of Warsaw (Walter presents, Channel 4)

This looks highly good. It's the first treatment I've ever seen of Jewish life in Poland without any holocaustal overlay -- it's set in 1937. I can't ...

I don't know what you're arguing. There is no question of 'adapting'. Adapting to what? They have tried their best to conform to the new regime as with the example of putting their arms behind their b ...

Spurs 1 Burnley 0

I write not wearing my Arsenal hat but my Cocklecarrot wig re the Spurs pen that might be critical in our respective fortunes. Usual scenario, ball comes over defender misses it, ...

The Duchess of Malfi (BBC4)

One of my earliest (voluntary) theatrical experiences was watching Bob Hoskins in (or possibly trying to get up, I can't remember) the Duchess of Malfi at the Roundhouse ...

It's war!1. Ukraine - Kalush Orchestra: Stefania
2. UK - Sam Ryder: Space Man

Fever Pitch (BBC R4X)

Oh good, I thought Nick Hornby's book about being an Arsenal fan. It was excellent when I read it all those years ago but it will be better now that I actually am an Arsenal f ...

Does anyone remember Crossrail? I was reminded of it watching the new Secrets of the London Underground series and wondered what had happened to it. I'd even forgotten the name but I remembered it was ...

My brain gets better and better even though, by normal standards, there is precious little room for improvement.

Well, they did have biggest source of salt in antiquity. One on the Carthaginian doorstep plus these

These salt lakes stretch with only two short breaks in a line from the Mediterranean at the Gulf ...

The Spy Who Died Twice (Channel 4)

Good grief, when is the penny going to drop? There are ministerial posts that are sensitive from a security point of view and there are those that aren't. The lat ...

Yes, that's a good one, 'parasitism'. It happens in all large organisations but comes to full flower when it is a state-funded one and there's no-one to complain about the cost. And fullest flower of ...

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Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:07 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	The Reckoning (BBC Radio 4X) Ooh, three hours on the Life and Death of Christopher Marlowe. Deevine. Catch up on the first part here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017cds where already that ne ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:39 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	You raise an important point. First: is lining up in a wall 'a natural position'? It used not to be, now it is. Second: is having your hands cupped round your dangly bits 'a natural position'. ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:10 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Most interesting. Liverpool and Man City are the only teams that never have to resort to a siege mentality, even against one another, because of their brand of swift counter-attack when defences are n ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:26 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 Arsenal are a passing team so we have pass it out methodically from the back. When we do this we play the other team off the park (though we may still lose) What have every t ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:23 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	The King of Warsaw (Walter presents, Channel 4) This looks highly good. It's the first treatment I've ever seen of Jewish life in Poland without any holocaustal overlay -- it's set in 1937. I can't ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:17 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	I don't know what you're arguing. There is no question of 'adapting'. Adapting to what? They have tried their best to conform to the new regime as with the example of putting their arms behind their b ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:38 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2736 Views: 315416	Spurs 1 Burnley 0 I write not wearing my Arsenal hat but my Cocklecarrot wig re the Spurs pen that might be critical in our respective fortunes. Usual scenario, ball comes over defender misses it, ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:41 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	The Duchess of Malfi (BBC4) One of my earliest (voluntary) theatrical experiences was watching Bob Hoskins in (or possibly trying to get up, I can't remember) the Duchess of Malfi at the Roundhouse ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:38 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	It's war!1. Ukraine - Kalush Orchestra: Stefania 2. UK - Sam Ryder: Space Man
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:29 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1480 Views: 221830	Fever Pitch (BBC R4X) Oh good, I thought Nick Hornby's book about being an Arsenal fan. It was excellent when I read it all those years ago but it will be better now that I actually am an Arsenal f ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 3369 Views: 373115	Forum: Politics Posted: 11:36 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 3369 Views: 373115	Does anyone remember Crossrail? I was reminded of it watching the new Secrets of the London Underground series and wondered what had happened to it. I'd even forgotten the name but I remembered it was ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	Forum: Politics Posted: 2:12 am Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	My brain gets better and better even though, by normal standards, there is precious little room for improvement.
Topic: Way Out West
Mick Harper Replies: 193 Views: 64322	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 7:38 pm Subject: Way Out West
Mick Harper Replies: 193 Views: 64322	Well, they did have biggest source of salt in antiquity. One on the Carthaginian doorstep plus these These salt lakes stretch with only two short breaks in a line from the Mediterranean at the Gulf ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	Forum: Politics Posted: 7:25 pm Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	The Spy Who Died Twice (Channel 4) Good grief, when is the penny going to drop? There are ministerial posts that are sensitive from a security point of view and there are those that aren't. The lat ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	Forum: Politics Posted: 2:55 am Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 366 Views: 58798	Yes, that's a good one, 'parasitism'. It happens in all large organisations but comes to full flower when it is a state-funded one and there's no-one to complain about the cost. And fullest flower of ...