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    Frozen Planet - David Attenbrough

    Interesting post JT, thanks. The 'educate and entertain' vs 'entertain and educate' balance is always an interesting one, and I've always thought the Discovery/Nat Geos to be the eye candy entertainment only. Educating is also different from teaching in the purest meaning, and Attenborough (and...
  2. DunnoKev

    Frozen Planet - David Attenbrough

    The skeletal scripts are usually put together pre-production so most/many of any required in frame narratives can be filmed in one grouping. They got him to a couple of spots in ep one, they would have just had to turn him 180 degrees for a slightly different background and, hey presto, another...
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    Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

    Looks like the latter is an old omnibus with a bit of a new paint job.. "This book is a revised edition of a pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent first published in 1983.."
  4. DunnoKev

    Frozen Planet - David Attenbrough

    And I thought you'd have sussed my high standards would keep me away from all things Essex.. ;) You're part right, there's no pleasing all people.. The Don Draper I watch would be interested in selling to the masses with lowest common denominator subliminal trickery, so I s'pose I should expect...
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    Frozen Planet - David Attenbrough

    O.k., before this turns into too much of a love-fest, the second and third shows have both been tarnished by the musical score. Thirty years ago o.k. for rinkly-tinkly pieces overlaying the anthropomorphic bits, but it's so o.t.t. you can guess what sort of scene is coming up just by the changes...
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    Great Tits with Tumours

    The BTO has a link where you can report cases to help monitor the virus; http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/gardens-wildlife/garden-birds/disease/avian-pox My personal experience is that you see a lot more infected earlier on, in the summer/early autumn, presumably resulting from the...
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    Simon Aspinall 1958-2011

    Thanks for posting this Mike. Very sad indeed. My memory of Simon will be of him enjoying everything about the wildlife, people and places of Northern Thailand just a couple of short years ago. He knew how to enjoy the birds. A really lovely guy. Kev
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    "Is there much about?"

    The real shorthand, as with the purpose of most communication, comes down to them wanting something from you, so, yes, they want you to make a judgement call and tell them about something you think might interest them- and that's where the worries come from, as subconsciously they expect you to...
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    Uk400club 'list Of Lists' Etc Etc

    Oh you're obviously fairly new to this aren't you? ;)
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    which magazine would you choose

    Dagnabbit 2W, where's the island? I'll obviously need a subscription to a relevant journal for that location.. ;) Chitchat and tidbits? I think that's what we're here for.. Current info is usually available via websites as well, the only advantage of a mag is it lands in front of you-...
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    which magazine would you choose

    Most of the mags over the years have been bought out of habit, and publishers like to get readers into that, esp. if they get you subscribing; 'inertia selling' is the term for buying into something and then not being *rs*d to get out. If you count the no. of pages you're actually interested by...
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    The darker side of listing

    Don't hold your breath waiting for a revealing reply. He'll have to ask his employers if they want this info in the public domain. My own experience is they'll then say 'why?', and then 'could this lead to any adverse publicity for us?' and unless they're a very brave company indeed, they'll at...
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    The darker side of listing

    Sorry, there's no camping tolerated either ;)
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    The darker side of listing

    Don't worry Peter, my morals do go out the window now and then. Usually when involving c... and d... btw. Light-hearted and challenging some of the prevailing orthodoxies of listing. Crikey. Good luck with that. ;) Well, if it puts a smile on your face anything I record in my spare time at...
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    The darker side of listing

    Ooo don't get me started, we're on the other half's home turf, and the stories behind the fallout in the last few years between the new regime at the Embroiderers' Guild and their local groups, well, you'd drop stitches if I told you even the half of it ;)
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