Shush. It was only a few months ago, or that would make me quite old. And also, shush. (View Post)

Brought to mind a quote from Babbage: "On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly … (View Post)

I offered no opinion. That's just the view of the 'proper' academics. Although opening up the debate about 'University' vs. 'Polytechnic' vs. 'College' is always good. (View Post)

The decline in radio drama is very pronounced. Which you'd have thought would hold up given how cheap it is compared to the telly. There used to be a torrent site that hosted old UK radio drama's whi… (View Post)

The last thing I remember seeing Clarke in was Red Riding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Riding). And he was still a cracking performer. (Quite a bleak series mind you - beautiful, and disturbing… (View Post)