What’s the link between Queen Elizabeth II and sun spots? The production company RDF, according to Tony Juniper: I was more than a little interested to learn that both ITV and the BBC have decided to suspend the commission of programmes from independent programme-maker RDF Television. I came across this outfit back in 1997, when… Continue reading The Great Documentary Swindle
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Is the media a ‘feral beast’? Science has the answer!
Tony Blair is lamenting about that eeevil old media. You know, the thing that he used to become Prime Minister: the media can operate like “a feral beast” and its relationship with politicians is “damaged” and in need of repair. Can this be true? Well, it would appear that we now have a way to… Continue reading Is the media a ‘feral beast’? Science has the answer!
Science is a bit shit, says the Daily Mail
The front page of the Daily Mail has this masthead: “Do dogs have a sense of humour?“. I don’t know who originally observed this, but it has been said that if the Daily Mail ever uses a question mark at the end of a headline, the answer is usually ‘no’. In this particular case however,… Continue reading Science is a bit shit, says the Daily Mail