Thames Discovery Programme: Archaeology in Action
Congratulations to the Thames Discovery Programme on winning a British Archaeology Award for ‘best representation of archaeology in the media.’ And here’s a reminder of why they deserved to win!
Archaeology in Action: The Thames Discovery Programme from Thames Discovery on Vimeo.
A date with density
The exact time, to the minute, when Marty McFly arrived in the future after hitting 88mph in the souped up Delorean in Back to the Future 2.
July 6th, 2010 01.21
(PS. As everyone knows, it was actually 2015 when Marty landed back in the future, but why let the facts get in the way! Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!)
World Beard Championships
Garibaldi – not just a deliciously tasty tea dunker consisting of currants squashed between two thin, oblong biscuits (more than a little reminiscent of an Eccles cake).
A Garibaldi is also a beard of distinction, and a recognised sub-division in the ‘Full Beard’ category of The World Beard Championships. As sported here by home grown Beard talent James Hood, the Garibaldi should be round and wide at the bottom (no longer than 20 cm from the bottom of the lower lip) and the moustache may not be separated from the beard or made prominent. Read more
