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Mammuthus primigenius - facts about the Woolly Mammoth

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

The ‘Woolly’ mammoth is the best known of all the mammoth species of which science is aware. Found in rock and ice deposits which formed up to 150,000 years ago, woolly mammoths are thought to have become extinct in Europe and North America towards the end of the Pleistocene period, though a smaller dwarve sub-species [...]



Tommy Cooper - the King of One Liners

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Tommy Cooper – he even borrowed his fez. “I said to the gym instructor: ‘Can you teach me to do the splits?’ He said: ‘How flexible are you?’ I said: ‘I can’t make Tuesdays’.” “Dyslexic man walks into a bra” “I went to the zoo the other day, there was only one dog in it, [...]



Narwhals: Unicorns of the ocean

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The narwhal, Monodon monoceros, is a toothed whale of medium size which inhabits an area of the Atlantic ocean around the fjjords and inlets of Greenland and Northern Canada. Male narwhals are distinguishable by the sizeable long ‘tusk’ which extends from the upper jaw. Despite first appearance this tusk is actually a developed incisor tooth, helical in [...]



The Wicker Man - a 1973 cult British film classic.

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The Wicker Man, 1973,  Dir: Robin Hardy. 1973 saw the release of one of British Cinema’s most fascinating films. The Wicker Man grabbed a number of opposing viewpoints on religion, sexuality, authority, and the relationship between ‘minority’ cultures and mainstream mores, placing them in an environment where there could only be one victor.  By taking [...]