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M Courtney,

It'll be a mercy if Dr Who is finally killed off.

Once it was a show that required a small suspension of disbelief, but now it has no rules at all. Transforming the Doctor into a wizard hasn't hurt its popularity, but it's not healthy.

Of course science is the opposite of magic but, as Clarke observed, scientific results can seem magical. So foolish reporters don't question climatologists when they have simply waved their hands and invoked "the science". The magical Dr Who is not to blame, but it sets a pattern.

BTW, I heard that there were enough submissions suggesting Dr Who for the face of the new £50 note that the mint issued a statement saying that nominations had to be for a real scientist.

Jan 13, 2020 at 1:16 AM | Unregistered CommenterRobert Swan

Looks like Facebook Faceplanted little Miss Thunberg...


Daddy and activists revealed as authors of content on her Facebook site ..... even though she's still claiming it's all her own work urdy-doody Swedish chef style....

Jan 13, 2020 at 1:03 AM | Registered Commentertomo

#1 best seller on Amazon - and still not actually released.....

- it will upset a few people......

Jan 13, 2020 at 12:55 AM | Unregistered Commenterfred

M Courtney:yep – it raised my ire the moment the little kid threw a paddy and stormed out, straight into trouble, much the same as has been done in rather too many tacky “disaster” films (Juggernaut and Battlestar Galactica immediately spring to mind). Then we had The “Doctor” standing up in her pulpit and giving us the appropriate sermon. I’m still trying to come to terms with Jodie Whitaker’s version on the Doctor (a bit too intense for my liking…), but, oh, purleeze, BBC…..

Jan 13, 2020 at 12:34 AM | Registered CommenterRadical Rodent

Today, Dr Who did AGW.
In the process they changed the way that time travel works in the show. Which is annoying to us Whovians.

And it was so unsubtle that even Guardian commenters are comparing it to the He Man cartoon.

The BBC just killed its most commercial franchise as a sacrifice to AGW.
Madness, a gift from the Gods.

Jan 12, 2020 at 10:18 PM | Registered CommenterM Courtney

13:30pm Radio 4 Part 2 " James Landale, now explores what will happen as countries around the world develop enough renewable energy to end their dependence on hydrocarbons and assesses the geopolitical consequences of this energy revolution."

Unlistenable cos the guests kept using the term "net zero CO2"
.. That is a PR term ,no one who is talking the real world would use that term
There is no real chance of that

If they had a realistic target say of first getting to zero growth of CO2 and then say down to 80% of todays levels that would be realism.

Super reductions are dependent on when new super fuels like fusion come into use.

BTW no Countryfile viwers tweeted about Climate

Jan 12, 2020 at 10:04 PM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

SlyNews The Pledge (recorded Thu)
FFS the PM's sister is leading the discussion going
" look at this burnt land in Australia Climate Change wah wah "
https://twitter.com/ThePledge/status/1216057185030983680

and https://twitter.com/ThePledge/status/1215304038444564481

Jan 12, 2020 at 9:38 PM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

Jan 12, 2020 at 8:07 PM tomo

Thank you!

The concept of growing bio diesel seemed good. Issues with fuel preheating are overcome by Russians and Canadians. The Green Blob have now killed smaller diesel engines and bio diesel, and the EU has been complicit in wasting billion$ in the process. No one can recall environment health problems caused by London Taxis and buses.

Only EU subsidies could have afforded the skills to devise a combustible fuel oil that will damage diesel engines.

Jan 12, 2020 at 9:27 PM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

The BBC seem to have missed this

.... wonder why?

Jan 12, 2020 at 9:24 PM | Registered Commentertomo

Long BBC story
Australia fires: Plants photographed regrowing in ashes
By Georgina Rannard 11 January 2020
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51036608

Jan 12, 2020 at 9:18 PM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

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