On 18/11/2021 18:35, John Hall wrote:
>
> In message <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net> writes
>>
>> I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.
>
> Really? I still have fond memories of his 1970s (?) series "The Ascent
> of Man", which for me remains head and shoulders above any programmes
> about the history of science that we've had on TV since.

Yes, it was very good, and I'd like to see it again.

Though I did wonder whether 'Sysadmin' really meant Jacob Bronovsky, or
had muddled his name with Jim Al-Khalili who presents the radio
programme linked above.

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In message <sn68qe$i5m$1@dont-email.me>, Java Jive
<java@evij.com.invalid> writes
>On 18/11/2021 18:35, John Hall wrote:
>>
>> In message <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net> writes
>>>
>>> I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.
>> Really? I still have fond memories of his 1970s (?) series "The
>>Ascent of Man", which for me remains head and shoulders above any
>>programmes about the history of science that we've had on TV since.
>
>Yes, it was very good, and I'd like to see it again.
>
>Though I did wonder whether 'Sysadmin' really meant Jacob Bronovsky, or
>had muddled his name with Jim Al-Khalili who presents the radio
>programme linked above.
>

If he'd meant Jim Al-Khalili, wouldn't he have used the present tense?
But hopefully he will tell us himself who he meant, and there'll be no
need to speculate.
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John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
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In article <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net> wrote:

> I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.

Not watched "Ascent of Man" in ages. IIRC he did tend to pause as he
worked out what he wanted to say next, and also speak in a rather specific
manner. That's probably more distracting than modern, more laid back and
practiced, presenters.

Jim

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On 18:56 18 Nov 2021, Jim Lesurf said:

> In article <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.
>
> Not watched "Ascent of Man" in ages. IIRC he did tend to pause as
> he worked out what he wanted to say next, and also speak in a rather
> specific manner. That's probably more distracting than modern, more
> laid back and practiced, presenters.
>
> Jim
>

I can still recall one of the later episodes of the original 1973
broadcast of the "Ascent of Man" where Brownowski, who is Jewish, is
standing ankle-deep in water at Auschwitz as a testament to the deaths
there.

It remained with me. Nowadays you can find such clips on YouTube.

In message <XnsADE780EE5F92637B93@144.76.35.252>, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> writes
>On 18:56 18 Nov 2021, Jim Lesurf said:
>
>> In article <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.
>>
>> Not watched "Ascent of Man" in ages. IIRC he did tend to pause as
>> he worked out what he wanted to say next, and also speak in a rather
>> specific manner. That's probably more distracting than modern, more
>> laid back and practiced, presenters.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>I can still recall one of the later episodes of the original 1973
>broadcast of the "Ascent of Man" where Brownowski, who is Jewish, is
>standing ankle-deep in water at Auschwitz as a testament to the deaths
>there.
>
>It remained with me. Nowadays you can find such clips on YouTube.

The BBC repeated that one episode just a year or two back.
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John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)