@El Loro posted:Part of Londinium's first basilica found in the basement of an office:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2jdnv0ywyo
I’ve just seen that on the news El….amazing find 
Apparently in the 28th in the early evening Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be in the night sky at the same time, something which won't happen again until 2040, You would need to be in an area with little light pollution , able to see a low horizon as Mercury and Saturn will be at a low level, and of course, clear skies. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be the brightest, Mars less so.
Interesting news item on the local news website about Tom Chambers (Inspector Sullivan in "Father Brown").
https://www.gloucestershireliv...pector-morse-9935118
He's going to be in a new stage play where he's playing Inspector Morse in "House of Ghosts".
Website for the play which includes a short clip of Chambers announcing his role:
https://inspectormorseonstage.com/
The play is written by Alma Cullen who wrote the script for 4 episodes of "Inspector Morse".
The next series of "Father Brown" has been commissioned. We may get an idea as to what happens with Inspector Sullivan in the last episode of the current series in a month's time. It's already on iplayer but I'm waiting until it's shown on television.
@El Loro posted:Interesting news item on the local news website about Tom Chambers (Inspector Sullivan in "Father Brown").
https://www.gloucestershireliv...pector-morse-9935118
He's going to be in a new stage play where he's playing Inspector Morse in "House of Ghosts".
Website for the play which includes a short clip of Chambers announcing his role:
https://inspectormorseonstage.com/
The play is written by Alma Cullen who wrote the script for 4 episodes of "Inspector Morse".
The next series of "Father Brown" has been commissioned. We may get an idea as to what happens with Inspector Sullivan in the last episode of the current series in a month's time. It's already on iplayer but I'm waiting until it's shown on television.
I love Tom Chambers 
He was one of my favourite Strictly winners .
@El Loro posted:New documentary series starting tonight on Channel 5 with Clare Balding called "Tales from the Riverbank" looking at various British rivers. Tonight is about the Severn and next Thursday's is about the Dart.
By the way, the river Severn was knows as Sabrina in Roman times.
Apparently youtube was founded 20 years ago today.
The first clip was posted by one of the founders, Jawed Kanin on 23 April 2005:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw
The second one is thought to be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAltgu_pbM
@El Loro posted:Apparently youtube was founded 20 years ago today.
The first clip was posted by one of the founders, Jawed Kanin on 23 April 2005:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw
The second one is thought to be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAltgu_pbM
loved both of those - thank you EL
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Rain forecast here for much of the day, heavier this morning, lighter later. Temperature 4-5 ° all day.
Warmer from Tuesday.I hope everyone has a good day
A wet start to the day here El, but it's due to stop mid afternoon leading to dry evening and a sunny day tomorrow
Keep warm folks! 
@slimfern posted:
A wet start to the day here El, but it's due to stop mid afternoon leading to dry evening and a sunny day tomorrow
Keep warm folks!
@Moonie posted:Good afternoon Buddies
An overcast drizzly day. A high of 4° expected but getting warmer next week
Have a nice day everyone
Drizzling here now rather than rain. Staying cloudy though could get a bit of sunshine on Monday
Good morning everyone
Rather cloudy day here but staying dry. Less cloud tonight and a forecast low 0f -1°.
Monday some sunshine and slightly less cold, Tuesday could be a lovely sunny day with a high of 8°, warmer still on Wednesday and even warmer on Thursday but unsettled.
I hope everyone has a good day
Slim, little to note on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week. Om Thursday at 7.45 in the morning is a minor British film called "Smart Alec" (1951). A bizarre attempt at a humorous murder mystery. A fat rich man snoozing on a balcony is bludgeoned to death while the Smart Alec of the title has one of the dumbest alibis ever.
I suspect the film is one of those where it's only watchable if one is in the right mood.
Charles Hawtrey is in the cast,
Early directorial film of John Guillermin's who became better known in the 1970s for "The Towering Inferno" and "Death on the Nile" (Peter Ustinov), and the first remake of "King Kong" (1976)
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Rather cloudy day here but staying dry. Less cloud tonight and a forecast low 0f -1°.
Monday some sunshine and slightly less cold, Tuesday could be a lovely sunny day with a high of 8°, warmer still on Wednesday and even warmer on Thursday but unsettled.I hope everyone has a good day
Yesterday they forecast us sunshine for today...how unlike them to be wrong 
Keep safe & warm folks!
@El Loro posted:Slim, little to note on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week. Om Thursday at 7.45 in the morning is a minor British film called "Smart Alec" (1951). A bizarre attempt at a humorous murder mystery. A fat rich man snoozing on a balcony is bludgeoned to death while the Smart Alec of the title has one of the dumbest alibis ever.
I suspect the film is one of those where it's only watchable if one is in the right mood.
Charles Hawtrey is in the cast,
Early directorial film of John Guillermin's who became better known in the 1970s for "The Towering Inferno" and "Death on the Nile" (Peter Ustinov), and the first remake of "King Kong" (1976)
Thank you El
I'm not sure I'll be in the right mood at that time of the morning El ...so will probably give it a miss 
I remember watching 'The Towering Inferno' with it's huge star casting, it was probably my first disaster movie.
@slimfern posted:Thank you El
I'm not sure I'll be in the right mood at that time of the morning El ...so will probably give it a miss
I remember watching 'The Towering Inferno' with it's huge star casting, it was probably my first disaster movie.
I saw "The Towering Inferno" too when it was released though I had seen some classic disaster films on television before. "In Old Chicago" (1938) which was shown on television the year before TTI was released (the great fire of 1871). Had also seen "San Francisco" (1936) (the 1906 earthquake). "The Hurricane" (1937) .
"The Hurricane" is the best of those and the only one I've seen more than once 
@El Loro posted:
I saw "The Towering Inferno" too when it was released though I had seen some classic disaster films on television before. "In Old Chicago" (1938) which was shown on television the year before TTI was released (the great fire of 1871). Had also seen "San Francisco" (1936) (the 1906 earthquake). "The Hurricane" (1937) .
"The Hurricane" is the best of those and the only one I've seen more than once
I don't think I've seen either of those El...
@slimfern posted:I don't think I've seen either of those El...
"In Old Chicago" (Tyrone Power) (Imdb 6.7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb7Rts9bpmw
"San Francisco" (1936) (Clark Gab;e) imdb 7.1 on youtube but not free
"The Hurricane" (imdb 7.1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze0i7pRgRw
I think you saw that in 2021, Slim
@El Loro posted:"In Old Chicago" (Tyrone Power) (Imdb 6.7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb7Rts9bpmw"San Francisco" (1936) (Clark Gab;e) imdb 7.1 on youtube but not free
"The Hurricane" (imdb 7.1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze0i7pRgRw
I think you saw that in 2021, Slim
Yes, you are right El....blimey, you have a better memory then me
Thankyou
@slimfern posted:Yes, you are right El....blimey, you have a better memory then me
Thankyou
It's more to do with the search function here rather than my memory, Slim
I was fairly certain that I had mentioned "The Hurricane" before so did a search on that and found when I had. Looks at my reply and saw that your next post mentioned it,
Good morning everyone
Fairly sunny here but a frosty start minus 2° outside at present,High of 6° forecast.
The BBC forecast from Wednesday is very different to the Met Office forecast. BBC has rain every day, Met Office doesn't. BBC has gusty winds in the 40s on Friday morning and Sunday morning, Met Office doesn't. 
I hope everyone has a good day