There is something about them on BBC 2 tonight. Bound to show pretty
pictures but if you really want to know more, you'd be better off
watching the film on Five at 13:40.

On 20 Nov, 02:30, Weatherlawyer wrote:
There is something about them on BBC 2 tonight. Bound to show pretty
pictures but if you really want to know more, you'd be better off
watching the film on Five at 13:40.

You can get a preview of tonight's volcano program here, but it's not
for the faint hearted or global warming sceptics.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...m&asb=1&news=1

Cheers, Alastair.

On Nov 20, 2:21 pm, Alastair wrote:

You can get a preview of tonight's volcano program here, but it's not
for the global warming sceptics.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...7103300/710330...

Quite.
A series of articles on The Register describe how the BBC has lost its
way. For instance:

It repeatedly puts reporters in front of fast-dripping glaciers or
spreading deserts and gets them to express their personal shock, awe,
loss, and disgust. Then, back in the studio, a gnarled "sceptic" may
occasionally be wheeled on to show that the Beeb still gives a voice
to Creatures From Another Planet.

What we need from the BBC is dispassionate enquiry, objective facts,
and dispassionate presentation of those facts.

Instead, we get dumbed-down moral absolutes, far-out footage, and a
sprinkling of "balance". Nobody at the BBC says this is the strategy;
but BBC News, in particular, applies it with the utmost vigour.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...ity/page2.html

On 20 Nov, 14:52, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Nov 20, 2:21 pm, Alastair wrote:



You can get a preview of tonight's volcano program here, but it's not
for the global warming sceptics.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...7103300/710330...

Quite.
A series of articles on The Register describe how the BBC has lost its
way. For instance:

It repeatedly puts reporters in front of fast-dripping glaciers or
spreading deserts and gets them to express their personal shock, awe,
loss, and disgust. Then, back in the studio, a gnarled "sceptic" may
occasionally be wheeled on to show that the Beeb still gives a voice
to Creatures From Another Planet.

What we need from the BBC is dispassionate enquiry, objective facts,
and dispassionate presentation of those facts.

Instead, we get dumbed-down moral absolutes, far-out footage, and a
sprinkling of "balance". Nobody at the BBC says this is the strategy;
but BBC News, in particular, applies it with the utmost vigour.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...impartiality/p...

Dr Iain Stewart is a geologist not a reporter. But if you are not
willing to listen to what a geologist has to say about the climate of
the past then the program is not for you. Why don't you write to
Radio 4's Feedback program if all you want to do is whinge about the
BBC?

Cheers, Alastair.

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:07:23 -0800 (PST), Alastair
wrote:

Dr Iain Stewart is a geologist not a reporter. But if you are not
willing to listen to what a geologist has to say about the climate of
the past then the program is not for you. Why don't you write to
Radio 4's Feedback program if all you want to do is whinge about the
BBC?

Nobody told him how to pronounce Þingvellir.


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On Nov 20, 8:07 pm, Alastair wrote:
On 20 Nov, 14:52, Weatherlawyer wrote:



On Nov 20, 2:21 pm, Alastair wrote:

You can get a preview of tonight's volcano program here, but it's not
for the global warming sceptics.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...7103300/710330...

Quite.
A series of articles on The Register describe how the BBC has lost its
way. For instance:

It repeatedly puts reporters in front of fast-dripping glaciers or
spreading deserts and gets them to express their personal shock, awe,
loss, and disgust. Then, back in the studio, a gnarled "sceptic" may
occasionally be wheeled on to show that the Beeb still gives a voice
to Creatures From Another Planet.

What we need from the BBC is dispassionate enquiry, objective facts,
and dispassionate presentation of those facts.

Instead, we get dumbed-down moral absolutes, far-out footage, and a
sprinkling of "balance". Nobody at the BBC says this is the strategy;
but BBC News, in particular, applies it with the utmost vigour.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...impartiality/p...

Dr Iain Stewart is a geologist not a reporter. But if you are not
willing to listen to what a geologist has to say about the climate of
the past then the program is not for you. Why don't you write to
Radio 4's Feedback program if all you want to do is whinge about the
BBC?

Oh he's a geologist is he?

That means what, exactly?

On 20 Nov, 20:07, Alastair wrote:

Dr Iain Stewart is a geologist not a reporter. But if you are not
willing to listen to what a geologist has to say about the climate of
the past then the program is not for you. Why don't you write to
Radio 4's Feedback program if all you want to do is whinge about the
BBC?

I thought it was a very enoyable, informative programme.

Weatherlawyer Bingo, anyone? BBC Whinge: Score 5 points.

Richard

On 2007-11-21, Richard Dixon wrote:
On 20 Nov, 20:07, Alastair wrote:

Dr Iain Stewart is a geologist not a reporter. But if you are not
willing to listen to what a geologist has to say about the climate of
the past then the program is not for you. Why don't you write to
Radio 4's Feedback program if all you want to do is whinge about the
BBC?

I thought it was a very enoyable, informative programme.

I liked it as well, although I'm in no way qualified to comment on its
accuracies with regard to climate.

I imagine next week's will be scrutanised quite closely..!

Jim
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recollection of meeting.

On 21 Nov, 09:56, Jim wrote:

I imagine next week's will be scrutanised quite closely..!

And probably whined about...

Richard

Oh he's a geologist is he?

That means what, exactly?

He knows what he is talking about when it comes to Earth Science ie
the subjects listed here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_s...ie nce_topics

Cheers, Alastair.