James getting there first

[dit]

I'm just watching Brian Cox's 'Wonders of the Solar System' part 3, and much though I love his work and think he's one hell of a lot better prospect that my old (ancient) science teacher at school, I'm having a thought that strikes me more and more.

Cox has just gone up in a plane 60,000 feet to look at the curvature of the earth. Remind you of anything? Yes, he was in South Africa and James was in America and did 70,000 feet, but I'm thinking, "But James did it first!". I seem to be getting that feeling more and more nowadays.

If you look back over James' oeuvre there are so many things that he had in programmes like 'Big Ideas', 'Twentieth Century' and 'Man Lab' that have been used by other people since. Frankly, if I was James I would be getting a little bit peeved. Anyone agree? And what examples come to mind?

[Vivienne]

Didn't he make that remark when he was driving the Fisker?

[FizzyLogician]

Jun 23, 2012 23:53:14 GMT Vivienne said:

Didn't he make that remark when he was driving the Fisker?

Yes, that the Fisker used the same battery recharging idea that he'd used in the Eagle Hammerhead Thrust (aka Geoff).

[crumbs]

I remember thinking that from time to time but can't for the life of me think of any examples.

Thinks.

Nope, memory failure again.

On a slightly different level, I went to a bit of a 'do' last weekend and was amused to hear the chaps referring to their attire as wearing a 'suit and James May shirt'. Needless to say, the shirts were all floral. Mr Crumbs wore a flowery shirt too and all the chaps looked really good. I do like to see a chap in a flowery shirt.

He could, in all seriousness, probably bring out a range of shirts...... Don't laugh.......

[amie8]

About a year after "Big Ideas", some comedian whose name I've forgotten did a documentary which was basically a repeat of the robot episode. It featured many of the same machines and scientists, and the premise of "will there be robots in my lifetime" was the same. The fact was actually noted by a TV reviewer, who said that James had presented the same facts with more wit and charm and in a more informative way.

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