January 27, 2004

» Rob Brydon's new show is about directors' commentaries

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In a send-up of those languorous "director's commentaries" that now come as extras on DVDs, the fictitious De Lane talks us through episodes he has supposedly directed of old TV shows such as Bonanza, The Duchess of Duke Street, Secret Army, The Bounder and, er, Mr and Mrs. "Mr and Mrs [I chose] because I loved the ludicrous nature of a director's commentary on a something throwaway like a quiz show," he chuckles. This subversive talking over of old footage is something Brydon has been at for a very long time.

» Nuclear weapons stuck together with sticky tape - official

Yahoo! News - Nuke Workers Taped Explosive Components

Workers dismantling the pit in question found the explosive was cracked, which made it more unstable and easier to detonate, Conway wrote. Their solution was to tape together the cracked explosives and move them to another location.

» Searching for Vulcanoids

Elusive Vulcanoids: Search Reaches New Heights

Scientists have long theorized about a population of small, asteroid-like objects roaming around the Sun inside the orbit of Mercury. None has been found, but the search for these so-called Vulcanoids was elevated earlier this month from jet airplanes to a camera mounted on a sub-orbital rocket.