Month: May 2010
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Photos with an Olympus Trip
I really don’t use the rather lovely Olympus Trip I bought a few years ago on eBay nearly as much as I should. Here are a few shots I took over a rather dramatic weekend. The full set is here.
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Enron
If you’re into plays based around colossal financial scandal, then now is a great time to be in the West End. Last autumn I saw The Power of Yes at the National, but the play that everyone was talking about was Enron. And this evening I finally got around to seeing the play that’s won…
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Magnificant Maps
Have I mentioned before how much I love maps? Oh yes, I have. The latest exhibition at the British Library is Magnificent Maps which opened on Friday. It shows off an enormous range of maps, from a Roman era floorplan engraved on a rock through a reproduction of the Mappa Mundi (recently commissioned by the…
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A Bit of the Dawn Chorus After and During the Rain
It was pretty wet last night in London, so I recorded this: Listen!
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And Something A Little Older
Chris Morris on the launch of Virgin 1215 from back in 1993. I’m looking forward to see Morris’ new film Four Lions next week.
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Station Cross Promotion
Richard Bacon hosted an Election Special on 6 Music on Friday discussing how each party might approach the music industry. John Wittingdale was on the programme for the Conservatives, and while I wouldn’t suggest that what he said on the programme would affect my vote, I did enjoy this bit: