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Magic Marmalade 17th Feb 2021		TV Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (2021)	Probably a lot simpler than you'd imagine Quad... (In terms of construction principle, even though there's still work involved) ... My own theory is simply this: Dig a ditch... Drag and drop stones in it, then pull them upright... Then back fill / bury them with only the tops of these uprights showing level with the surrounding ground... Then drag lintel / capstones onto them until they are in position... ... Then finally, excavate the surrounding earth to new ground level. Other than dragging the stones, any group of people with a bucket and spade, and enough time, can remove the earth. (Certainly easier than hosting 30 ton stones 30 feet in the air with hypothetical, fantastical lifting kit) Al you need is cows, cows, cows :) Now look at Avebury... Measure depth of ditch, and compare with height of great sarsens at Stonehenge.
Magic Marmalade 16th Feb 2021		TV Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (2021)	Great new research, but honestly, if I see another "reconstruction" of people attempting to move large heavy stones with ropes, I think I'll scream! The Aurochs was an animal related to modern cows, but much larger... and seeing it is estimated that in general, a four legged beasty can pull about one and a half times it's own body weight, I'd like to think that the people who were smart enough at least to build these monuments in the first place were smart enough not to try and lug them with multitudes of men themselves, but use these huge animals instead. 500 men, or a few Aurochs' (?)
Magic Marmalade 7th Feb 2021		TV Detectorists (2014 - Now)	I don't think they could ever make too many of these! ... It's like the Archers, for our generation. (I sometimes see detectorists when I'm out looking at a rock or two in a field for my megalithic purposes... Always a nod and a "how'd ye do")
Magic Marmalade 8th Nov 2017		TV Detectorists (2014 - Now)	New series (3) begins tonight on BBC 4 at 10 of the clock :)
Magic Marmalade 13th Jul 2017		TV The Munch Bunch (1980 - 1982)	I thought this was a yogurt?
Magic Marmalade 25th May 2017		TV Detectorists (2014 - Now)	Superb. A third one should finish it up nicely :)
Magic Marmalade 16th Mar 2017		TV Rainbow (1972 - 1991)	Having just heard the original full length theme tune just now.... am I the only one who now wants it on vinyl?!!
Magic Marmalade 16th Mar 2017		TV Rainbow (1972 - 1991)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 9th Feb 2017		TV University Challenge (1962 - Now)	After last year, I think we start counting the years from zero again. (Or start counting backwards :)
Magic Marmalade 1st Nov 2016		TV University Challenge (1962 - Now)	It's important to remember some simple rules when taking part in University Challenge: 1. Never look the Paxman directly in the eye; The Paxman regards this as a challenge to it's authority. 2. The Paxman's vision is based on confidence and contempt; Do not draw the Paxman's gaze by being overly confident, or underly confident... in fact, just sit there if at all possible and say nothing. 3. The Paxman regards a failure to answer an impossibly complex question correctly as an affront to humanity, and only goes to exacerbate it's profound air of being a quiz show presenter entirely against it's will; Remember, the key feature of Paxmanian behaviour is to always give the impression of wanting to be almost anywhere but where it is at any given moment. 4. The Paxman regards a failure to answer a simple question correctly as a hanging offence: Do not linger!!! 5. The Paxman will, on occasion, accept an answer that is close enough to that printed on it's card... but will demand your soul in exchange later.... be prepared to trade. As the Paxman undoubtedly would say if broadcasting rules would permit: "Untill next time... Piss off and leave me be!"
Magic Marmalade 10th Oct 2016		TV University Challenge (1962 - Now)	Recent controversy: Pac-man said in an interview that some of the starter questions were edited out if they had too long a string of unanswered questions... ..great, so it's not enough that these (for the most part) kids are exponentially smarter than me in the first instance, they are made to appear even more so for editorial reasons. No wonder I had that University Challenge based melt-down that time when I was trying to keep up with them, and ended up cracking under the pressure, and running down the road in my underpants, weeping, and attempting to recite Pi to fifty thousand decimal places.
Magic Marmalade 28th Aug 2016		TV University Challenge (1962 - Now)	I usually aim to get 5-10 answers right, and usually get about 3-4 :( But one tip is that when it comes to the highly complicated maths questions, the rule of thumb is that the more convoluted the question, the simpler the answer... just answer: 1, 0, or -1, and it's a fair bet you're near the mark. (Like the pub quiz football questions, just answer Uruguay :)
Magic Marmalade 1st Aug 2016		TV Quantum Leap (1989 - 1993)	Yes, never found that Lee poem did he?
Magic Marmalade 29th Feb 2016		TV Amerika (1987)	Nice review Comrade.
Magic Marmalade 24th Feb 2016		TV Knight Rider (1982 - 1986)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 24th Feb 2016		TV Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 - 1974)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 7th Feb 2016		TV Crime Story (1986 - 1988)	This was golden late night "Just home from the pub" viewing in the nineties: [YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 7th Feb 2016		TV Pingu (1996 - 2006)	This is the only programme I can watch with my nephews that I don't feel like I'm being psychologically assaulted by some relentless day-glo ad campaign. ... seriously, try watching just five minutes of kids TV now, and I challenge you to discover where the ads end, and the programme begins. -But I must confess,I still actually enjoy this! ..wAh wah wah, waah wah WAh wah etc. :)
Magic Marmalade 17th Jan 2016		TV The X-Files (1993 - 2018)	Ads are on Channel 5 for the new series starting in "early February" in the UK. The return of Skullf*%k and Mildew.... woohooooo!! (New Gotham on now, and Heroes Reborn soon too... well donw Channel 5 for deciding to stop being generally awful)
Magic Marmalade 6th Jan 2016		TV Newsnight (1980 - Now)	Other than that.... it's Ok. :)
Magic Marmalade 5th Jan 2016		TV Doctor Who (1963 - Now)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 5th Jan 2016		TV Manimal (1983)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 5th Jan 2016		TV Street Hawk (1985)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 5th Jan 2016		TV Sherlock (2010 - 2017)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 3rd Jan 2016		TV Airwolf (1984 - 1986)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 3rd Jan 2016		TV Automan (1983 - 1984)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 3rd Jan 2016		TV Automan (1983 - 1984)	[YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 1st Jan 2016		TV Sherlock (2010 - 2017)	Oooh, that Christmas /New Year special was good... ... Just wish we didn't have to wait an eternity for new seerizes. (Whole glaciers have melted since they last got around to making the last one... and Free-batch and Cumberman have only made a couple of dubious 'Obbit adaptations and the like in the meantime. I think they'd have been better advised to have concentrated on creating a larger body of work with this.
Magic Marmalade 26th Dec 2015		TV L'instit (1993 - 2004)	:)
Magic Marmalade 26th Dec 2015		TV Detectorists (2014 - Now)	Christmas special was good.

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