Links for 22 February 2010
Posted on 22 February 2010 in Daily Links (No comments yet - be the first!)
London's lighthouse and the story of Trinity Quay Wharf - BBC London
London has a lighthouse. I never knew.
Residents want answers over "hated" Colliers Wood tower - Wimbledon Guardian
"At a public meeting last week more than 100 residents voiced their anger at the condition of the 17-storey structure - which they claim is crumbling dangerously and has become home to rough sleepers." Whether London's ugliest eyesore has or not become home to rough sleepers, I don't know. I do know that someone asked me for some spare change a couple of nights ago - and that's never happened in the six years I've lived in the area.
UK Newspapers Want BBC Mobile Apps Blocked For ‘Undermining’ Them, BBC Disagrees - paidContent:UK
"I wondered how long it would be before print media pointed at the BBC’s new smartphone apps plan as another example of expansion in to their commercial territory. The answer: just 24 hours..."
How Time Lord Doctor Who took on Mrs Thatcher - BBC Newsnight
"Doctor Who actor Sylvester McCoy has claimed that scriptwriters of the cult TV show wrote material in the 1980s which was designed to undermine Margaret Thatcher's government."
On the BBC R&D blog, a fantastic look at old microphones!
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