Tom Ranson
@tomranson.bsky.social
TV producer and director. Pompeii with Dan Snow and Kate Lister. RI Xmas Lectures with Dame Sue Black. Love science, history and film. Excited about AR, less so about AI. Twickenham via Doncaster.
www.ransonfilms.com
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my daughter is a fan of this for the trickier times table... 7 x 8 ... does not compute !
March 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
my daughter is a fan of this for the trickier times table... 7 x 8 ... does not compute !
Didn't know about the nuclear issue. Feels like something UK and France should look at.
March 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Didn't know about the nuclear issue. Feels like something UK and France should look at.
I guess this is what the end feels like. You're right, it's an unbelievable tragedy. But... Whenever I've filmed at NASA I've always wished Europe had an equivalent offering. Time for Europe and ESA to step up.
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I guess this is what the end feels like. You're right, it's an unbelievable tragedy. But... Whenever I've filmed at NASA I've always wished Europe had an equivalent offering. Time for Europe and ESA to step up.
Da Vinci Resolve is free to download and if you watch a few YouTube videos you should be able to make a start
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Da Vinci Resolve is free to download and if you watch a few YouTube videos you should be able to make a start
Thanks for this Hendrik
January 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thanks for this Hendrik
I'm fact checking a documentary script right now - often wonder if we could somehow (with blockchain technology?) digitally watermark / stamp facts from trusted sources - like the economist, FT, BBC - to show that they have been formally checked. Create a market for truth.
January 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm fact checking a documentary script right now - often wonder if we could somehow (with blockchain technology?) digitally watermark / stamp facts from trusted sources - like the economist, FT, BBC - to show that they have been formally checked. Create a market for truth.
I'm fact checking a documentary script right now - often wonder if we could somehow (with blockchain technology?) digitally watermark / stamp facts from trusted sources - like the economist - to show that they have been formally checked. Create a market for truth.
January 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm fact checking a documentary script right now - often wonder if we could somehow (with blockchain technology?) digitally watermark / stamp facts from trusted sources - like the economist - to show that they have been formally checked. Create a market for truth.
fair point - my daughter gets infuriated by the lack of snow here. She's only ever built two snowmen at home and she's 8!
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
fair point - my daughter gets infuriated by the lack of snow here. She's only ever built two snowmen at home and she's 8!
And my evolving wave function is nothing but me ?
November 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
And my evolving wave function is nothing but me ?
Rylance summoning the giants with is bin lid in Jerusalem was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen. I love Sean Bean but Rylance is pretty much unbeatable.
November 17, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Rylance summoning the giants with is bin lid in Jerusalem was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen. I love Sean Bean but Rylance is pretty much unbeatable.
Exactly... Saying that, there aren't a lot of factual docs on the BBC anymore but that's another story.
November 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Exactly... Saying that, there aren't a lot of factual docs on the BBC anymore but that's another story.
A good start would be to reduce the ridiculous filming fees. It's crazy that it's prohibitively expensive to show the museum's treasures on television.
November 16, 2024 at 11:51 AM
A good start would be to reduce the ridiculous filming fees. It's crazy that it's prohibitively expensive to show the museum's treasures on television.
Really interesting interview - Adam Flemming's point about human nature is a good one, these platforms will always end up as mirrors to our collective nature - good and bad. That's why they need to be curated responsibly.
November 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Really interesting interview - Adam Flemming's point about human nature is a good one, these platforms will always end up as mirrors to our collective nature - good and bad. That's why they need to be curated responsibly.
Your dad's photo is special. Reminds me of Callanish, a place where the power of the moon is made obvious too.
November 16, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Your dad's photo is special. Reminds me of Callanish, a place where the power of the moon is made obvious too.
anyhow hope you're well. enjoyed the new series. Alice, Suzy and Laura should be very proud.
November 15, 2024 at 10:13 PM
anyhow hope you're well. enjoyed the new series. Alice, Suzy and Laura should be very proud.
that must have been it !
November 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM
that must have been it !
wasn't there some issue re. the ejector seat and your height?
November 15, 2024 at 9:43 PM
wasn't there some issue re. the ejector seat and your height?
I remember that day - was very worried about your kneecaps!
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
I remember that day - was very worried about your kneecaps!
I have an Oxford chemistry degree for precisely this reason - I grew up in South Yorkshire in the 1980s when the steel works were still open, my Dad had a Chemistry PhD and worked in the metals industry. The economics of all that loomed large in my world without me realising it.
November 15, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I have an Oxford chemistry degree for precisely this reason - I grew up in South Yorkshire in the 1980s when the steel works were still open, my Dad had a Chemistry PhD and worked in the metals industry. The economics of all that loomed large in my world without me realising it.
We all need more Marcus du Sautoy - as you say he is brilliant.
November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
We all need more Marcus du Sautoy - as you say he is brilliant.