On 18:56 18 Nov 2021, Jim Lesurf said:

In article <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net>
wrote:

I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.

Not watched "Ascent of Man" in ages. IIRC he did tend to pause as
he worked out what he wanted to say next, and also speak in a rather
specific manner. That's probably more distracting than modern, more
laid back and practiced, presenters.

Jim

I can still recall one of the later episodes of the original 1973
broadcast of the "Ascent of Man" where Brownowski, who is Jewish, is
standing ankle-deep in water at Auschwitz as a testament to the deaths
there.

It remained with me. Nowadays you can find such clips on YouTube.

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In message <XnsADE780EE5F92637B93@144.76.35.252>, Pamela <pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> writes

On 18:56 18 Nov 2021, Jim Lesurf said:

In article <sn633j$6i8$1@dont-email.me>, Sysadmin <jon@home.net>
wrote:

I don't know why, but Jacob Bronovsky used to irritate me.

Not watched "Ascent of Man" in ages. IIRC he did tend to pause as
he worked out what he wanted to say next, and also speak in a rather
specific manner. That's probably more distracting than modern, more
laid back and practiced, presenters.

Jim

I can still recall one of the later episodes of the original 1973
broadcast of the "Ascent of Man" where Brownowski, who is Jewish, is
standing ankle-deep in water at Auschwitz as a testament to the deaths
there.

It remained with me. Nowadays you can find such clips on YouTube.

The BBC repeated that one episode just a year or two back.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

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