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We seem certain to get some snow in Northern Ireland. But for a white Christmas it has to be falling somewhere at 12 noon. We'll see. Officially I seem to remember it's something like "a single snowflake falling on broadcasting house at any time during Dec 25th" - they probably need a for...

2 would do if needed, but I'd allow 4-6 if that was viable.

Between 0°C and 3°C (min/max) at our location on Xmas day, with ~40% chance of precipitation during the night/morning; more likely to be rain than snow.

An excellent evening; Thank you to all for their contributions and organisation, including the excellent steaks which were (or at least mine was) cooked perfectly. My favourite ports of the night were the F20 and S20, the former slightly more structured and the latter slightly softer, but both delic...

JWEW wrote: It's a malachite kingfisher, but as all I wanted to hear was kingfisher, your answer is accepted as correct.

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A beautiful sight and impressive picture to have captured, very nice image.

Black, French Trilogy written in the style of a series of telegrams - No idea, sorry...

A friend of mine had a Celestron 6SE which he was very happy with; though he upgraded within 6 months, which he warns as a common problem with the hobby, and would recommend going for the 8SE if you can afford it! Good set of features including auto-setup, go-to and tracking, as well as excellent im...

Perhaps he starts wearing thicker socks, made from wool, reminding him of Woolwich? (though I don't think that's a city, so perhaps somewhere else that wool comes from?)

You start wearing a Tweed jacket, which reminds you of Berwick-on-Tweed?

It appears I am in..woohoo...confirming that I will be adopting from Tom as it is late notice...and...if anyone needs a lift from Stansted or The Saffron Hotel then please let me know. Hi Cookie, good to hear you'll be there.. I'm flying to Stansted this afternoon and will be getting a train to Aud...

AW77 wrote:No, is Northampton famous for its slippers?

It's better known thanks to a film for some other footwear... Should we be expecting a surprise tonight Mr. Djewesbury?!

Kodo/taiko drummers You went to see the group "Yamato ”“ The Drummers of Japan", or more specifically their new show "Rojyoh". It was indeed a (superb) performance of Rojyoh - Taiko drumming by the Wadaiko Yamoto, who had not visited the UK for several years. When I saw them ori...

Is it something connected to Japan? Yes. Additional clue: all the performers were Japanese. Further significant clue: The show comprises several pieces played by the performers. All performers play an instrument, almost all of the time. The majority of the time, all of the performers play the same ...

JWEW wrote:Were there any puppets involved?

Not that I remember; it seems unlikely.

PhilW wrote:

DRT wrote:Is it something connected to Japan?

Yes.

Additional clue: all the performers were Japanese.

LGTrotter wrote:Or water?

no.

DRT wrote:Is it something connected to Japan?

Yes.

Favourite new 2011 releases (in no order): Dow, Fonseca, Vesuvio Capela, Quevedo

My favourite wine of 2013 (so far) would be a Niepoort '42 which I was lucky enough to try twice thanks to Dirk's generosity; absolutely stunning wine, closely followed by a Cockburn '45.

The local site search doesn't seem to be working correctly for me. For example, searching either using the box at top right, or the advanced search for the term "BFT" (or +BFT) searching within subjects and message text yields no results.

DRT wrote:I was referring to this.

Oh not what I had thought.

The remaining Nolans did indeed gather together in July this year. :| Your tone suggests direct knowledge? :shock: No, not the Nolans, Riverdance, Rammstein or Riverdance (or "Kingfisher the musical"!). Someone doing birdsong. No, although to be fair I think in one piece, one of the perfo...

Is the train station called Wendens Ambo or Audley End? Audley End - then you'll either have to walk the 5 minutes to the Bell or get a taxi to pick you up and take you to the hotel. or if the are no taxis as happened to me one time, there is a fairly frequent (every 15mins?) bus direct from the st...

A clue: This question and answer are linked very loosely to my last one; re-reading my posts relating to the last question could potentially help.

DRT wrote:Was it a performance by a re-formed group?

I am not aware of any split, disbanding and therefore no reforming.

djewesbury wrote:The Eagles?

DRT wrote:Fleetwood Mac?

no and no; not a pop group.

DRT wrote:The Black and White Minstrel Show?

ha! No.

JWEW wrote:A Passion Play?

DRT wrote:Was it a musical performance?

djewesbury wrote:What was the name of it?

It was not a play; however the performers certainly played their instruments with passion.
Music was played; No, I'm not telling you the name (yet).

djewesbury wrote:Barnum at Chichester.

Neither Barnum, nor at Chichester.

Earlier this year my wife and I went to a non-London theatre to see a performance which it had not been possible to see in the UK for several years; it was just as good (phenomenally good, in fact) as we remembered from several years ago. What did we see?