Tag Archives: BBC

MasterChef 2009

Posted on 26 February, 2009 by simon

Well, well, well. Great competition this year. I’d plumped for Andy winning, but Mat Follas won. Mat was probably the most dramatically improved chef throughout. Totally enjoyable series again, just like 2008!

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Why Do We Dream?

Posted on 11 February, 2009 by simon

Fascinating documentary on dreams last night by Horizon – might be available here. Especially interesting was the section on lucid dreaming: I’ve been able to do that a couple of times, though recently dreams have been absent. Some of my … Continue reading →

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Time, it Passes

Posted on 3 December, 2008 by simon

Really interesting documentary on time last night – by Horizon. It’s by the same professor who has been working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – Brian Cox. He has a fantastic ability to talk in both a highly technical … Continue reading →

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Oh Great

Posted on 31 July, 2008 by simon

Good news, being single in your mid-life could increase risk of Alzheimer’s (I even spelt it right, the first time).

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Some Kind of Irony

Posted on 6 April, 2008 by simon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7332941.stm – “Mugabe party questions vote”.

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MasterChef 2008

Posted on 29 February, 2008 by simon

Another superb series ended last night. James won as I’d expected, though it would have been great if Emily had won – taking a gamble on some of her amazing creativity. One of the people who ate one of her … Continue reading →

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Life in Cold Blood

Posted on 19 February, 2008 by simon

I have to say that this series is absolutely superb. David Attenborough is a hero of mine and has been ever since I can remember. I’m not looking forward to this being the end of the “Life” series – still … Continue reading →

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