BBC 1 December 12th 8pm Minature Britain

[Poly Hive]

Showing a sting pumping in macro.

Not showing on BBC Scotland the schedule says but I assume possible to see it on the BBC player thingy.

PH

[HJBee]

Thanks PH, sounds really interesting. Ill get my folks to record it just in case (they live south of the border). I can watch it at Christmas.

[Bridget]

It's one hour later at 9 o'clock on the same day 12Dec


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[Bridget]

Sorry meant to add
In Scotland only
According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pc1c1


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[Poly Hive]

Should be available on line though in Scotland as the servers are surely in London.

PH

[HJBee]

I can get it from Sky, already set to record.

[Bumble]

The BBC site says it's on tommorrow, in both Scotland and England http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pc1c1/broadcasts/upcoming

[EmsE]

Are these thing usually on the BBC iplayer? I'm at the Glasgow association meeting tomorrow evening.

[Poly Hive]

I may be wrong but my understanding was if they broadcast it it is available for a time on the player. A week I think. However not if abroad it seems as my Aussie friends were unable to see some material they wanted to view by reason of not being in the UK. So Aunty is not that generous.

PH

[GRIZZLY]

Saw the programme last night. Interesting but I wasn't too impressed by the photography - quite amateurish compared to most BBC stuff. Too much mucking about with focusing mechanisms between shots. Perhaps I was expecting too much.

[gavin]

With a name like McGavin I just had to watch (on iPlayer). Reminds me of that plastic microscope I bought as a lad thanks to an offer on the back of a Weetabix packet. I think that changed my life. What fascination to be found in a drop from a puddle!

Quite liked the bee bit. I usually scrape out stings right away rather than watch the mechanism at work. He could have added that the barbed bits shoogle from side to side to work their way in deeper. Even a sting without the bee attached can work into your skin. Nice to see native-looking bees rather than the imported stuff that is becoming too common these days (yes, Murray, if you are reading, they might have struggled to get one of these NZ carnies to actually sting in the first place!).

[Poly Hive]

The carnies can look more native than the natives... obsessing about black could lead to charges of racism....lol

Did anyone catch the name of that cheese?

PH

[Bumble]

I've spent the last half an hour or so looking for the name of the cheese, because it sounded interesting. It was Beaufort de Montagne http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Dust-mites-lesser-weevils/story-17574884-detail/story.html

[Neils]

With a name like that I don't know whether to put it on a biscuit or sword fight it.

[Bumble]

Probably both!

The programme's on iplayer, by the way http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pc1c1/Miniature_Britain/

[HJBee]

The detail of the branched hairs was great, and I will try and keep the amazing ingenuity of the sting in mind the next time I'm unfortunate to encounter it on person - might take the edge off the pain!