BBC Spinal Tap

No matter how esteemed your corporation or your institution, there is always some wag who will find a way to usurp the carefully manicured lawn of your public image with a comedy molehill.

Whilst catching up on the epic Murray v Gasquet Wimbledon tennis battle, I noticed this morning that the embedded BBC news player goes, just like Nigel Tufnel's Spinal Tap amplifiers, up to eleven.



Well done BBC - my commendation for this elegant means of achieving superior audio quality. It is comforting to know that whenever I want that extra push over the cliff top, the BBC player (unlike all the others) can provide it.

My Nuclear Two Minutes

I am pleased that my Four Reasons Why Nuclear Power Is Stupid post found its way into BBC Radio 5's weekly Pods and Blogs review.

I wasn't totally surprised that Blog of Funk was featured - after all, I write this blog with some attention to quality, and have reasonably consistent readership - but pleasant it truly was to witness at least one small moment, albeit on a rather less-well-known-than-it-deserves late night radio programme, which bucked the trend of the almost entirely editorially pro-government reporting that characterised the rest of the BBC's coverage of the nuclear subject. Thank you that man for putting the argument to a larger audience.

Audio direct link here (for another few days only) - Blog of Funk referenced at around 26 minutes, and BBC Pods and Blogs website here.