Just installed 4OD or "4 on Demand" on my PC Like the BBC's iPlayer it allows you to download and watch recent programmes, except Channel 4 rather than BBC of course. Will wait to see how much 'geographical' content is available...
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Knock on the door a couple of minutes ago brought a welcome parcel: a book I saw in the Liverpool Tate shop: "Patterns of the Earth". Like the sticker on the front which says "Essential for creative thinkers and inquiring minds." and the second book was one I've been waiting for for about 3 months, and which has had great reviews by people such as Rory McLean, Andrew Motion and Tim Adams. Search for "wild places MacFarlane" to read the reviews for yourself. He visits places I know well myself: Norfolk, Loch Coruisk and Raasay.. Even the map at the front of the book makes you look at the country from a different angle.. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into this, but first I have to cook tea...
Seaside Special... Piers are a favourite of mine. Below are some images of (and from) Southwold Pier Hunstanton , which is the nearest town to where I live, had a pier until the 1970s when bad weather swept away much of the structure which had been damaged by fire several times. There is now an entertainment centre which itself is a rebuild from a structure which was burned down in 2002. Some images of the FIRE HERE . There is also a list of the various towns which have LOST THEIR PIERS here. Here is an early image of the town with pier from the TOWN COUNCIL website. For me, a pier would really bring a focal point into the town, but I understand that it's not popular with everyone. My 'local' paper: the Lynn News has a long running correspondence going on in the readers' letters page. There are plans for a marina development for the town as well, in association with Searles Resort , which has a population greater than Hunstanton during the summer months... BURA is th...
Image by Flickr user ISDKY - great image of Saddleworth Moor. "Way way way down the motorway...." The programme of the summer so far were episodes 1 & 2 of "The Secret Life of the Motorway" These had some amazing images from the building and opening of the first motorways, particularly the effort that went into building the top section of the M62, which I spent 3 years living next to (well, not RIGHT next to...) When this gets repeated (or shown on BBC1 or 2) I urge you to watch it... Plenty of Geography mentioned and geographers featured...
Great quote by Will Self: "All that is required to teach contemporary urban youth about our social history, the impact of industrialisation on Britain, our environment and what threatens it is to stick stout boots on their feet, a map in their hands, and have them walk into the country." Will Self Also exploring this site: SHOP HORROR . Some ideas for CONSUMPTION and RETAILING.
Get your kicks on the M66... If you have satellite / cable TV there's an excellent series (by the look of it) to be shown next week on BBC4, called " The Secret Life of the Motorway " Here are the details from the BBC website: Episode 1 (Tuesday) This series pays homage to Britain's motorways – the people who built them, the people who use them and the people who risked their lives to stop them. Along the way, everything from early driving experiences and the joys of motorway services to the rise of the protest movement are re-lived. At just six miles long, the first stretch of motorway, the M6 Preston Bypass, was opened in 1958. For the first time, people could travel further, more easily and quicker than ever before, thanks to this groundbreaking "road revolution". This programme charts the beginning of Britain's love affair with motorways, meeting the engineers and builders who designed and built this first motorway, through to those who toiled to...
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L is for... Originally uploaded by ~Bellatrix~ Like this a lot. Wonder if this could be adapted for some Geographical purpose as a project ?
Guerrilla Geography Day 1 Well done to Dan, Simon R and Nicole, plus Jimboe for their Guerrilla Geography action in Birmingham yesterday Here is a YouTube taster with a radio interview. Also check the blog: http://guerrillageography.blogspot.com/ Dan also featured in the Guardian today on the decline in numbers taking 'A' level Geography. More news items, this time on BBC Midlands Today ! Great clip ! And here's another
Today is the anniversary of the Lynmouth AND Boscastle floods ... Well done on a 'nice' set of AS and A2 results today KES Geographers ! and thanks to Mr. Bilbie for passing on all the details... SLIDESHARE's largest group is now the GEOGRAPHERS There are over 170 slideshows there now... A quick random search today also led me to this very stylish presentation which should be recommended reading for all those colleagues who use Powerpoint (and me) A great job by Alexei Kapterev
Talked to a friend in Sheffield yesterday, and he told me that one of the outcomes of the recent flooding in Sheffield was a beer festival that was held last weekend (and which resulted in him having a 'bit of a head' the following morning) The beer festival was called 'Floody Hell' and involved some of the breweries that were damaged in the flooding, such as Kelham Island brewery (brewers of Pale Rider, one of my favourite ales) Special beers that were brewed had appropriate titles: FLOODY HELL - Kelham Island Brewery WADE IN THE WATER - Kelham Island Brewery LADY'S BRIDGE - Thornbridge Brewery SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN - Durham Brewery DON VALLEY DELUGE - Sheffield Brewery RIVERWARE - Bradfield Brewery TORRENT - Acorn Brwery HERE COMES THE SUN - Derby Brewery RIVER'S CASCADE - SHEFFIELD BREWERY SANDBAGS & GLADRAGS - Kelham Island Brewery