@El Loro posted:

I had noticed that

It's Carol Reed, the director, who also narrates the opening of "The Third Man".
In the cast is Bernard Lee (M in some of the Bond films) and Geoffrey Keen (uncredited) who was also in some Bond films. And the assistant director was Guy Hamilton, the director of 4 of the Bond films,

Had to pause it...will watch on iplayer later....have spent the last hour trying to sort the alarm on my Dad's DAB radio...it has stopped ...he has it so the radio turns off  and on again before & after sleep..........and has lost the instructions.
Can't find a download anywhere...so have given up before I go

I have seen the film before, but many years ago....recognised Bernard Lee (M)

@slimfern posted:

Les millions d'Arlequin - Harlequinade ...is not one I've heard of before either ..

Have to say ...the male dancer (Harlequin) danced more like the musical 'Jack in the box' character played by Dick Van Dyke in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The clip says it was a reconstruction which suggests that this was not a ballet which had been staged for a long time so not surprising that you hadn't heard of it

The history of Harlequin, Pierrot and Columbine is of French pantomime.

Part of the ballet - the Serenade - was very popular, there were instrumental versions and also song versions. One of the instrumental versions was played by the musicians on the Titanic.

@slimfern posted:

Had to pause it...will watch on iplayer later....have spent the last hour trying to sort the alarm on my Dad's DAB radio...it has stopped ...he has it so the radio turns off  and on again before & after sleep..........and has lost the instructions.
Can't find a download anywhere...so have given up before I go

I have seen the film before, but many years ago....recognised Bernard Lee (M)

You might try Youtube to see if you can find a clip regarding your Dad's DAB radio. Youtube can be quite useful for clips showing how to do that sort of thing.

A better afternoon for Cheltenham that your team, Moonie.
Cheltenham beat Shrewsbury 2-1. It was quite a match as it was a return to Cheltenham for Steve Cotterill, Shrewsbury's manager. He was the Cheltenham manager for a number of years guiding them through 3 promotions.
Cheltenham now in 11th place

@El Loro posted:

You might try Youtube to see if you can find a clip regarding your Dad's DAB radio. Youtube can be quite useful for clips showing how to do that sort of thing.

I've tried You Tube....no luck
He'll just have to wait for Santa

@El Loro posted:

A better afternoon for Cheltenham that your team, Moonie.
Cheltenham beat Shrewsbury 2-1. It was quite a match as it was a return to Cheltenham for Steve Cotterill, Shrewsbury's manager. He was the Cheltenham manager for a number of years guiding them through 3 promotions.
Cheltenham now in 11th place

Hi El

I was keeping an eye on our teams. A great result for Cheltenham

We had lost our last three away games so I wasn’t expecting much and didn’t get it

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL monsieee slim

Good morning everyone we're promised a sunny day today, let's hope they're right.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Sunny here at present, 4 degrees colder outside than this time yesterday.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

I've tried You Tube....no luck
He'll just have to wait for Santa

What's the make and model of your dad's radio ?

Good morning Buddies

Its a cold, dry start here with hazy sunshine. The forecast is, sunny changing to partially cloudy in the afternoon

Have a lovely day everyone

@El Loro posted:

What's the make and model of your dad's radio ?

It's a B̶u̶s̶h̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶r̶ o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶...N̶E̶-̶9̶1̶6̶0̶0̶ I think...can't remember, and am back home now, so he will have to make do with his other radio in the meantime. He practically has one for every room in his place....Birthday present this year was a new John Lewis one for the shower room
I did try looking through an older booklet - for the last one he had in his bedroom, but couldn't fathom it out
Am usually pretty good at stuff like that...

*edit that....it's a Pure DAB

@slimfern posted:

It's a B̶u̶s̶h̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶r̶ o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶...N̶E̶-̶9̶1̶6̶0̶0̶ I think...can't remember, and am back home now, so he will have to make do with his other radio in the meantime. He practically has one for every room in his place....Birthday present this year was a new John Lewis one for the shower room
I did try looking through an older booklet - for the last one he had in his bedroom, but couldn't fathom it out
Am usually pretty good at stuff like that...

*edit that....it's a Pure DAB

Sorry, couldn't find anything Did see a Youtube clip for a NE-3160 but that clip was of no use at all.

@El Loro posted:

Sorry, couldn't find anything Did see a Youtube clip for a NE-3160 but that clip was of no use at all.

Thank you for having a look El

He has the radio set  to play for half an hour as he goes to sleep and again half an hour in the morning....a creature of habit, so he does tend to make a noise when things don't go to plan

I've already spoken to Santa

BBC clip of a Lego city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...bridgeshire-59322849

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

BBC clip of a Lego city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...bridgeshire-59322849

night EL moonsiee slim

Good morning everyone it's a cold day to come but at least it's mostly sunny.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

A sunny but cold day here.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

A wide spread ground frost overnight here

A high of 8 degrees expected. It’s sunny and should be for most of the day

Enjoy your day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

A wide spread ground frost overnight here

A high of 8 degrees expected. It’s sunny and should be for most of the day

Enjoy your day everyone

It's the first day this season where there's been a ground frost here and also icy car windows

@El Loro posted:

It's the first day this season where there's been a ground frost here and also icy car windows

Frosty car roofs and the recreation ground at the bottom of the garden was white over

@Moonie posted:

Frosty car roofs and the recreation ground at the bottom of the garden was white over

Ground frost has gone here now

The frost has gone here now too El

Films on the Talking Pictures TV channel in the next week which might be of interest to Slimfern:
Tuesday 15.55 "State Secret" (1950) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins. Not in the same league as "The Lady Vanishes" although written by the same man who also directed this. Takes places in the fictional European country of Vosnia and is unusual as a Vosnian language was invented for and used during the film.

There are a couple of films which some consider to be good but may seem too dated now:
Wednesday 16.15 "The Queen of Spades" (1949). Adaptation of a short story by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin about An elderly countess (Edith Evans) strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer (Anton Walbrook), who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
Sunday 13.45 "A Farewell to Arms" (1932) the first adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The film was made before the Hays code censorship rules were brought in. Helen Hayes was a major American stage actress at the time, she didn't make many films. Years later she was Miss Jane Marple in a couple of American TV movies. She was also in a couple of Disney films "One of our dinosaurs is missing" and "Candleshoe"

@El Loro posted:

BBC clip of a Lego city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...bridgeshire-59322849

Lego has always been great fun for all ages
Looney tunes....that takes me back somewhat

@El Loro posted:

Films on the Talking Pictures TV channel in the next week which might be of interest to Slimfern:
Tuesday 15.55 "State Secret" (1950) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins. Not in the same league as "The Lady Vanishes" although written by the same man who also directed this. Takes places in the fictional European country of Vosnia and is unusual as a Vosnian language was invented for and used during the film.

There are a couple of films which some consider to be good but may seem too dated now:
Wednesday 16.15 "The Queen of Spades" (1949). Adaptation of a short story by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin about An elderly countess (Edith Evans) strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer (Anton Walbrook), who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
Sunday 13.45 "A Farewell to Arms" (1932) the first adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The film was made before the Hays code censorship rules were brought in. Helen Hayes was a major American stage actress at the time, she didn't make many films. Years later she was Miss Jane Marple in a couple of American TV movies. She was also in a couple of Disney films "One of our dinosaurs is missing" and "Candleshoe"

Thank you El
I'm away staying with family for a few days as of Wednesday, so probably won't get the chance to watch much till I get back Sunday.......your post is up there to check out then

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL moonsieee slim

Good morning everyone it's a bit of a mixture today, some sunny intervals but very cold.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, cold but no frost.

Moonie, I hope you have a great Happy Birthday

I hope everyone has a  good day 

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, cold but no frost.

Moonie, I hope you have a great Happy Birthday

I hope everyone has a  good day 

Thanks El, it’s going splendidly so far

@Moonie posted:

Thanks El, it’s going splendidly so far

That's good

@El Loro posted:

That's good

Good afternoon Buddies

What a wonderful day but that’s enough of me

The weather is cold and overcast. Hardly a breath of wind. So methinks it will be a cold one tonight

Have a great day everyone

NASA intends to send a spacecraft to crash into a small moon (Dimorphos) which orbits a small asteroid (Didymos) as a test to see if the impact can affect the orbit of that moon. It's just an experiment to see it the idea could be used in the future if there was a threat of an asteroid hitting Earth.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-59327293

Dimorphos is Greek for having two forms. It was named as the above mission will change its form.
Didymos is Greek for twin. It's the same as Didymus which is used in St John's gospel as the alternative name for the disciple Thomas.

@El Loro posted:

NASA intends to send a spacecraft to crash into a small moon (Dimorphos) which orbits a small asteroid (Didymos) as a test to see if the impact can affect the orbit of that moon. It's just an experiment to see it the idea could be used in the future if there was a threat of an asteroid hitting Earth.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-59327293

Dimorphos is Greek for having two forms. It was named as the above mission will change its form.
Didymos is Greek for twin. It's the same as Didymus which is used in St John's gospel as the alternative name for the disciple Thomas.

Not like any game of darts I've ever played...and yikes! at the cost, but will be interested to see the outcome. I hope they report what happens

@slimfern posted:

Not like any game of darts I've ever played...and yikes! at the cost, but will be interested to see the outcome. I hope they report what happens

DART stands for Double-Asteroid Redirection Test. The spacecraft won't get there until September next year and it's expected to take weeks or months before any change can be detected by telescopes. So we won't get to here anything for quite some time

The NASA website has a section on this DART mission so one can see if there are updates by them:
https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart/dart-news