Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens debating blasphemy

Listen to Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens debating blasphemy at last year's Guardian Hay Festival from Guardian Unlimited: Culture Vulture

Highly recommended (albeit time-consuming, 78 minute playtime) debate. The direct link to the MP3 is here

BBC apostrophe catastrophe

Panorama has tonight "exposed" Mr Taranissi for offering risky and unproven treatments. I posted a comment on the BBC Online forum which prompted a call from one of their journalists: BBC NEWS - Defending the IVF doctor.

Obviously, having 2 lovely children as a result of his treatments, I am hardly unbiased, but I would urge everyone to watch the unedited interview with Mr Taranissi. It's an hour long but even a watching a few minutes will, I suggest, convince you of his sincerity, notwithstanding any legal/compliance issues.

Georgina was very knowledgeable about these things and I know she would be horrified. She was always particularly critical of Prof. Robert Winston.

New climbing opportunities

 

The school bench has been one of my best acquisitions from FreeCycle - the boys absolutely love it. Of course, as I've set it up here, it gives them great scope to scare visitors...

Ben's first day at school today

Will the teachers prevail?