Bit of a rough night and a struggle to get out of bed, but I perked up a bit once I'd had some paracetomol and a cup of tea, and the sun coming up on a crisp, Autumn day made a world of difference as well.
I was flagging by lunch time again though, and luckily I found a sachet of hot lemon cold remedy in my bag to take. I normally have the reserves to fight off minor colds and such, and I'm rarely ill, but I am starting to feel that may no longer be the case.
Episode two of Electric Dreams was even better than the first, with plenty of happy memories, particularly the BBC micro. I can vividly recall working through the programming exercises in the hefty spiral bound manual and having a whale of a time doing so. In some ways it is a shame that the emphasis in computer education has moved away from learning at least the rudiments of coding. Being able to analyse a problem and break it down into manageable chunks is a very useful skill in many areas of life, and if nothing else being able to program puts you in charge of the computer rather than it being a mysterious box.
Electric Dreams was followed by "It's Only A Theory", a hugely ill starred comedy panel show teaming Andy Hamilton and Reginald D Hunter talking to various scientists about their pet theories. I love Andy Hamilton on the News Quiz and Old Harry's Game, and Reginald D Hunter is a fantastic stand up, but the format of this show is a real mess. It managed to be neither particularly funny or to look at the theories in any sort of serious way. A real shame after the excellent Games Wipe last week.
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