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Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:08 pm
by Mark
Anyone else catch him on BBC2?

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:35 pm
by aquaplane
I missed that. What programme was it, I'll look on iPlayer?

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:54 pm
by Pete Cooper
Celebrity Eggheads - I watched it - but I'm not telling you the result :P

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:33 pm
by Arghiro
What a daft idea, 5 "scientists" on a general knowledge quiz show! They didn't do too badly considering how narrowly focussed the team was. Surely everyone knows the key to a good quiz team is as wide a range of backgrounds as possible!

The Eggheads programme is the quiz equivalent of the old fairground Boxing booths where a professional fighter invites all comers & uses his skill to humiliate them regardless of their strength.

:umbrella:

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:55 pm
by ubergeekian
aquaplane wrote:I missed that. What programme was it, I'll look on iPlayer?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... pisode_10/#

Or so I'm told. I don't pay any attention to such things myself you understand. What, I was on it? really?

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:00 am
by ubergeekian
Arghiro wrote:What a daft idea, 5 "scientists" on a general knowledge quiz show!
That did not escape us in discussions about who would answer what sort of questions. Luckily - we thought - Johnny Ball has an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport and Adam Hart-Davis has made history programmes, so that was two people we could blame if necessary. Erm, sorry, I mean, that was two areas covered.

I'm off to Port Bannatyne for the day tomorrow to check the boat. Just hope there aren't too many papparazzi at Wemyss Bay.

Yrs celebritily

UG

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:12 pm
by Clyde_Wanderer
ubergeekian wrote:
Arghiro wrote:What a daft idea, 5 "scientists" on a general knowledge quiz show!
That did not escape us in discussions about who would answer what sort of questions. Luckily - we thought - Johnny Ball has an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport and Adam Hart-Davis has made history programmes, so that was two people we could blame if necessary. Erm, sorry, I mean, that was two areas covered.

I'm off to Port Bannatyne for the day tomorrow to check the boat. Just hope there aren't too many papparazzi at Wemyss Bay.

Yrs celebritily

UG
"Check boat" That sounds like a very good decision consedering the forecast on the west coast storm for wed.
Considering putting two Hilti anchor fixings in the concrete and strapping my boat and cradle down, suppose it wont stop other boats from flying around though.
Wishing you all a belated Happy Christmas and hope santa was good to you.
C_W

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:48 pm
by Arghiro
ubergeekian wrote:
Arghiro wrote:What a daft idea, 5 "scientists" on a general knowledge quiz show!
That did not escape us in discussions about who would answer what sort of questions. Luckily - we thought - Johnny Ball has an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport and Adam Hart-Davis has made history programmes, so that was two people we could blame if necessary. Erm, sorry, I mean, that was two areas covered.

I'm off to Port Bannatyne for the day tomorrow to check the boat. Just hope there aren't too many papparazzi at Wemyss Bay.

Yrs celebritily

UG

Ye gave 'em a good run for their money anyway. Hope that the boat's fine.

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:26 pm
by ubergeekian
Clyde_Wanderer wrote: "Check boat" That sounds like a very good decision consedering the forecast on the west coast storm for wed.
Still haven't got there - too much festive season and too many warnings about services disruptions on the Calmac website. The old girls is a ashore, though, on a cradle and well sheltered behind the cliff at the back of the boatyard, so I'm not tooooo worried. Hope to go this week sometime.

Re: Ubergeekian on TV

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:26 pm
by ubergeekian
Arghiro wrote: Ye gave 'em a good run for their money anyway. Hope that the boat's fine.
Thanks, and I hope so.

Merry Boxing Day to you all.