Yesterday a trip to Swindon and the chance to visit STEAM – the museum of the Great Western railway. The … More
Category: UK
Birdlog: Monday 1st April
This afternoon went Birdwatching in NW Kent. The first stop was Bough Beech reservoir ( http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/bough-beech/ ) , a reserve … More
Doctors, dissection and the resurrection men.
Yesterday morning I had a meeting in Southwark, so after lunch I went onto the Museum of London to see … More
Bletchley Park (3): Alan Turing
Alan Turing was born in 1923. His talent was recognised from an early age. He had a natural talent in … More
Bletchley Park (2) : Enigma
The enigma military coding system was used by the German armed forces from before WWII. It was generally believed to … More
Bletchley Park (1)
Yesterday we visited Bletchley park in Buckinghamshire. From 1938 onwards Bletchley Park was the headquarters of British secret service code-breaking … More
Spring weather in London
I know people say that the English go on about the weather too much but seriously its the end of … More
Natural history talk
For anyone in London tomorrow @NHM_London tomorrow 22 March. I'm in the Attenborough Studio to give a #panda talk at … More
Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Sunday Times previews the forthcoming exhibition at the British Museum http://thetim.es/15QXgXN
Stars in the skies
Working at home most of the day. The garden was pretty quiet bird-wise, although at 1300 there was suddenly a … More
