This little stone fist is over three thousand years old. Maybe more. It was loose in the bottom of a large box of Egyptian artefacts that I was asked to photograph for a museum. I was fascinated by it because at the time the logo for my Documentally Podcast was a fist. The fist I had chosen was nothing like this though. This Egyptian fist has the thumb tucked in and my fist was based loosely … [Read more...] about A Fist With The Thumb Tucked In
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Station X
StationX in its modern incarnation was born on the 16th of February 2009. The intention was to create a social media geek-meet, offering access to Bletchley Park for bloggers, tech lovers and social media types, in return for helping amplify Bletchley Park's online campaign. With this common cause in mind, approximately once a month a date is announced through the twitter account @StationX and … [Read more...] about Station X
LIFE – Natural History on TV
I've managed to get my hands on a sneak preview of the BBC Natural History Units new blockbuster landmark series, LIFE which is due to go out this autumn on BBC1. There is not a lot on TV that excites me quite as much as these epic documentaries shot using the latest filming technologies and taking years to complete. The Open University (whom i work with occasionally) are co-producers on this … [Read more...] about LIFE – Natural History on TV
My Gran is on Twitter
My Grandmother is on twitter. Not in the conventional sense.. kicking back with a Macbook Pro, tweetdeck running on a separate screen. No, my Nonna only really geeks out on her sewing machine. It's the only tech she can really operate with confidence. With everything else it's "Computer says no.." She can't really operate the home phone if she has to use more than one button. Yet through me.. … [Read more...] about My Gran is on Twitter
Bottle-Kicking in Hallaton
On the 25th of February 2008, on a cold bright morning, I visited the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire. I was told to expect something strange. A field full of violent people, small kegs of beer called 'bottles' and man with a rabbit on a stick were also mentioned. How could I not go? They were nearly right. The man actually had a hare on a pole. Local folk law states that long ago two … [Read more...] about Bottle-Kicking in Hallaton