Reply to: Somewhat of a record, even for "Horizon".

[zeitghost]

Bloody hell, that's a lot to pay for a good evening's kip.

I think I'll stick to Horizon.

Gosh.

I watched the Horizon about antibiotics & managed to stay awake almost all the way through.

Admittedly I watched it in the late afternoon rather than at 21:00.

Maybe that's the secret.

All the way through I was muttering to myself "Wot about bacteriophages?" and lo! at about 40 mins in, they got to bacteriophages.

[nomadd]

If you are serious about getting some decent Astronomy on your tv: The Great Courses - Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition

Look at the 'set' including his course on Black Holes at the bottom of the page. 54 hours worth of quality tv. Makes Horizon look like a BBC Kids programme.

Best £150 I ever spent on DVDs. Period.

[gingerjedi]

I did that again with the Horizon last night.

Don't think I quite dribbled & snored though.

I managed to get through this one.

They managed to measure gamma rays that have been travelling for 14 billion years and found a 5 second anomaly which proves light isn't a constant.

[zeitghost]

I think I beamed out a bit towards the end, but it was reasonably interesting.

I did that again with the Horizon last night.

Don't think I quite dribbled & snored though.

I definitely slept through a bit of the thing about metals on BBC4 & that was on at 19:30.

[BlasterBates]

Which sort of implies that the climate is becoming unstable, which is more imagined than real.

[zeitghost]

It was ok.

I think I beamed out a bit towards the end, but it was reasonably interesting.

Even managed to mention the Little Ice Age and not mention hockey sticks, which is remarkable.

The best bit was at the end, when the chap said that the planet basically doesn't care two hoots about global warming since it's been far warmer & far colder in the past.

The only ones concerned about it are the hu-mans and what passes for their civilisation which has come about in a period of unusually stable climate.

[TimberWolf]

Stone me.

I managed to stay awake through the one about Weird Weather.

Though I did watch it at 6:30.

I skipped through it in 3 minute hops and didn't linger. Was it good?

[zeitghost]

Well I never did.

I managed to stay awake through the Horizon from last week, all about fat.

It was quite interesting.

Not a quark to be seen.

Nor a Higgs boson.

Marvelous.

[Mich the Tester]

Stretching the topic a bit, but could Freema Agyeman make the step from Sci-fi to Sci-fact?

I'd certainly be happy to let her try.

[zeitghost]

I say Mr ZG; do you feel that your thread has been improved yet?

Definitely.

It's almost made up for having to talk to the Dean on Monday.

[TimberWolf]

according to google she has very perky puppies too, but I am not allowed to post pictures like that.

I see what you mean. Had to turn safe search off though, for nip 'slip'. Pointing at the sky.

[TimberWolf]

I see she comes equipped with a harness to keep her down. Alright then, I would.

Bungee cord. Even better.

[Arturo Bassick]

I see she comes equipped with a harness to keep her down. Alright then, I would.

according to google she has very perky puppies too, but I am not allowed to post pictures like that.

[Mich the Tester]

As long as your sure. You wont mind if I do...

I see she comes equipped with a harness to keep her down. Alright then, I would.

[TimberWolf]

A bit fragile for my liking. I certainly don't go for fat birds, but remember I'm a 16 stone blind side flanker and it's no use if she flies out of the window on the first good thrust.

More reader's wives than page 3 eh.