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A University Challenge first round match, broadcast on BBC 2 in 2001. Christ Church: Seb Falk, Alex Roth, Ben Fasham, Rachel Stalker. Birmingham: Ewan Mitchell, Andrew Tarpey, Liam Herringshaw, Stephen Melnikoff

"Angus and the Ducks", by Marjorie Flack :: Published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux (1930?) :: Read aloud by Seb Falk.

This may be the first ever recording of "The Forecastle Sailor, Or The Guardian Frigate". This shanty* celebrates the miraculous survival of HMS Guardian, thought lost off the Cape of Good Hope in 1789-90. It was "written by Mr. Shapter and Sung by Mr. Darley at Vauxhall Gardens; Composed by John Moulds late Pupil to Mr. Linley." (in either 1790 or 1791). I made this video to celebrate the publ...

A selection of the Spiritus: Light and Darkness "son et lumière" show, at Cambridge e-Luminate Festival, 10 February 2017. Show created by Ross Ashton ( Projstudio) and Karen Monid ( KarenMonid). Inspired by the life and work of the philosopher-bishop Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175-1253), and the work of the Ordered Universe project investigating his scientific writings. More...

Alan Rickman (1946-2016) as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). Clip also features Bonnie Bedelia as Holly McClane. :: Holly Gennero McClane: After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief. Hans Gruber: I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite.

Paper presented by Seb Falk at the Biennial London Chaucer Conference, 10 July 2015 astrolabesandstuff.blogspot.com ::: Seb_Falk Paper abstract: Those scholars who have sought to argue that Chaucer’s interest in astronomy went beyond that of a curious amateur have often called on evidence from The Equatorie of the Planetis. This treatise has been suggested as the ‘theorike to declar...

Paper presented by Seb Falk at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, 15 May 2015 astrolabesandstuff.blogspot.com; Seb_Falk Paper abstract: Writing in English was relatively ordinary by the late fourteenth century - but less so in science. This paper examines an exception to that rule: the "Equatorie of the Planetis". Study of this unique manuscrip...

www.gogherkin.com :: Seb Falk is running the London Marathon in an 8-foot home-made Gherkin costume to raise funds for Parkinson's Disease research. Target time for 26.2 miles: 3 hours 15 minutes. :: www.gogherkin.com - find out more about me, the costume and the marathon challenge. :: www.justgiving.com/gogherkin - contribute to the fundraising campaign and support Parkinson's research. :: Ple...

Paper given by Seb Falk at the Connecting with Collections Symposium, Cambridge, 23 September 2013. connectingwithcollections.wordpress.com/ Paper abstract: "King Arthur's Table" is not a table, nor has it anything to do with King Arthur. It is a twentieth-century reconstruction of a fourteenth-century astronomical instrument: a planetary equatorium described in a manuscript attributed to Geoff...

RYA Sea Survival Course. Cambridge University Yacht Club members practise sea survival skills: using lifejackets, launching a lifeboat, righting it, getting into it and paddling it!

A medley of classical and folk tunes played by the students of Pearson College, at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, Canada, in March 2011. "This orchestra consists of violins, clarinet, flute, saxophone, piano, cello and contrabass players from around the world. The name of this orchestra originates from a Finnish word maailma meaning world and hira is a word from Madagascar that means orchestra. T...

Songs performed by the choir of Lester B. Pearson College, the United World College of the Pacific, at One World 2011. Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC, Canada, 19 March 2011. From the One World programme: "Pearson College Choir has long been an instrument and illustration of the United World Colleges' mission to promote international and intercultural understanding and cooperation. The choir includ...

The Figgy from Pearson College performing sea shanties at One World. Royal Theatre, Victoria, 19 March 2011. The songs are "General Taylor", "Barrett's Privateers", and "The Last Leviathan". From the One World programme: Sea shanties are an integral part of an old and rich culture found in the Northeast of North America. For many years New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the hub of ...

Pearson College Men's Ensemble perform "Another Man's Cause", originally by The Levellers. One World, Royal Theatre, Victoria, 13 March 2010. Sorry for the low volume!