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more about #bbc infmom: Any word on when it'll hit BBC America? #bbclife more » fate47 - Meh.: I would like to see the a behind the scenes look at the sound fx team. That beetle in the gecko clip sounded like an AT-AT walker. o_O #bbclife more » valkilmerisawful: The hydrophobic gecko is officially banned from playing marco polo. #bbclife more » TheLostVikings: Wow, that gecko was inanely small! Watching it in the same frame as those insects was almost surreal. #bbclife more » george9807: That hydrophobic skin is amazing! I suppose it makes puddles a bit like water beds. #bbclife more » anexanhume: My fiancee has speculated, and I'm inclined to agree, that extra footage goes into making their series "Walk on the Wild Side," which is quite hil... more » Hiphopopotamus: Planet Earth was what made my upgrade to my current HDTV (and what made me buy a PS3 over Xbox - so I could watch it on Blu-Ray) - guess its time to g... more » Kaiser-Machead: What would've been funny is if the toad happened to be unfortunate enough to witness the dawn of a new species of Bouncing Tarantula. #bbclife more » sfokevin: Holy Vacuum Batman!!!!! more » Nick: the army took note until some private reminded them that vacuums are noisy and you can't use this to sneak up on anyone. more » soulfinger: Shenanigans. more » psychiccheese: seriously? the volume control on the BBC media player goes to 11... more » D0rk: MYTHBUSTERS DID IT! Though, his seems to work much better than Adam's version, despite his looking much more homebrew-like with the plywood and clear... more » HJTravels: That was kind of cool. Now some idiot is going to try it without the safety lines. more » skyundersea: He looks like a combination of Spiderman and Doctor Octopus. I like to call him... Octopusman! more » sean.piggott: No Heroics is also not a BBC show, but ITV. more » dirtybacon: Yes! Bring on Two Pints of Lager!! I LOVE that show! and No Heroics! (if it returns) more » kris120890: Peepshow and gordon ramsay are channel 4 NOT BBC more » egyptomix: Can't wait to watch Peep Show legally. For anyone who hasn't seen Peep Show, give it a view. Nothing shows the very despair that is modern life like t... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: More Gordon Ramsay can only be a good thing. Kitchen Nightmares, the UK version, is damn good. Plus, they can say shit on the BBC. more » -
#photography
Life: Think of It As Planet Earth Part II
Life, the BBC's latest totally unbelievable nature documentary, is airing in 10 episodes between now and Christmas. Not only is the footage as incredible as you'd expect; the studio sent some production notes our way explaining how scenes were shot. More » -
#stunts
British Man Climbs Up Side of Building Using DIY Vacuum Gloves
As part of a BBC science show called Bang Goes the Theory, inventor Jem Stansfield climbed up the side of the 140-foot BBC building using "vacuum gloves" made from an ordinary vacuum cleaner. More » -
#vod
Report: America Getting BBC Streaming TV, Thanks to Google
The British Broadcasting Corporation, television purveyor of such fine programs as Top Gear and Planet Earth, is said to be in talks with Google to bring their excellent VOD service to America. More » -
#vendingmachines
Vending Machine Dispenses Comfort Food When Economy Stumbles
The Japanese have vending machines dispensing treats when an emergency strikes and the British, not to be outdone, now have one that dispenses snacks when the BBC reports something bad about the economy. More » -
#youtube
YouTube, Google Search Help Man Deliver Baby
How does a U.K. man deliver a baby in this age of high technology and search engines? Just point your browser to the "How to Have a Baby in a Car" YouTube video. Poof. Delivered. More » -
#annalsofstupidity
What NOT To Do When Electronically Robbing a Bank
A gang of European blokes just landed in gaol after trying to steal over $300 million in what would've been the greatest techno-heist in history. What stopped them? A remarkable string of amazingly stupid decisions. More » -
#zumbaphone
'Top Secret' Zumba Voice-Controlled Phone Looks Like Spy Gear, Smells Like Vapor
In this video, the BBC takes us inside the top secret headquarters of IA Technology, where the former ejector seat company is working on the "world's first fully accurate voice recognition phone," the Zumba. More » -
#iphoneapps
Television App For iPhone is Not Quite Hulu, But Getting Warmer
The creatively name "Television" aggregates web TV sources like CNN, CBS, NBC and BBC, making Bob Schieffer, Brian Williams and the gang from Top Gear just a single tap away. -
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#parody
The Mactini: The Inevitable Future of Apple in a Post-Netbook World
Who could have guessed that the most prescient technologist of our day would be a relatively unknown British sketch comedian? More » -
#firstrecordingofcomputermusic
First Recording of Computer Music Found. Verdict: Catchy, But You Can't Dance to It
A recent dig around in the BBC's archives has resulted in an unexpected find: recordings made in 1951 of a Ferranti Mark 1 computer playing tunes. Predating what was thought previously to be the first (on a Bell Labs IBM mainframe in 1957) the tapes were made during a recording of Children's Hour in Manchester University. The Ferranti was the first commercially available general purpose computer, and can be heard beeping through God Save the King, Baa Baa Black Sheep and In the Mood... slowly, and a bit scratchily since the recordings are 57 years old. Interestingly, the software was written by a chap called Christopher Strachey, a friend of Alan Turing. Click on to the BBC link to hear this bit of History in action, and marvel how far we've come since. [BBC via The Inquirer]
