That documentary also features the blurry shot of the headline at the top of this thread – one of those rare ones which defies Betteridge’s Law, because it is a Question To Which The Answer Is Yes

...because it’s 10 December, which can mean only one thing – today would have been the 84th birthday of actor, writer, director, caperer, mischief maker, and “one of the strangest people in Britain”, Ken Campbell

Journalists are desperate to write 'young people are voting for Reform stories' even though the data simply does not back it up.

Advent bird No. 11

Tufted Duck

Scientific name: Aythya fuligula

Alternative names: tuftie, ponytailed floater

Finnish name: tukkasotka

Song: kwik kwik

BREAKING NEWS: Sheringham Town Council have just voted 6-5 to withdraw support for the planned demolition of their now nationally famous Bus Shelter!

A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.

People power for modern heritage ✊🏻

Yep. I'm a different class, a couple of years older than Nige. The nazi obsessives at my South Wales comp were regarded as the odd ones. There were even a couple who were so odd that the rest of the nazi obsessives avoided them.

I was good enough at tech drawing to do it well, and to realise I'd produced enough isometric projections to last me a lifetime.

And was lucky enough to meet some mates at Uni who had Beeb Bs, working for Acornsoft. Cue lots of game playing! Oh, and some use of the Uni mainframe.

Typewriters. A literal room full of typewriters.

The girls were directed to a typewriting/secretarial class. So they had a chance to play with the typewriters.
The boys were directed towards woodworking and then technical drawing. I avoided hacking any holes in my hands, progressed to tech drawing.

these kinds of videos always prompt a certain Pratchett quote in my brain, from Thief of Time

This looks like a useful guide:
www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperi...