Bill Bailey

Alcohol, It’s No Joke

by podblack on January 14, 2010

I’ve written before at length why I don’t drink alcohol, on a post called “My Not Drinking Alcohol Is Not Your Problem“. One of the things that I probably didn’t emphasise enough was that a contributing factor to not drinking was discovering how many of my high-school students talked about being pressured to drink alcohol. [...]

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Thanks To Crispian With Jazzed-Up Doctor Who (Bill Bailey, Again)

by podblack on January 3, 2010

This one is a belated musical thank-you to the lovely Crispian Jago, who mentions my blog in the Pod Delusion New Year Awards! I’m very appreciative and show it via silly YouTube stolen clips. Earlier I found this version — Little Kitten – Doctor Who As Belgian Jazz — which was after I watched the [...]

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Little Kitten – Doctor Who As Belgian Jazz

by podblack on December 4, 2009

This one is for JM Abrassart, who is a real sweetie. We were chatting about the ‘End of Time preview‘ and our shared enjoyment of the show and because he’s French, I immediately thought of this… even though the French is hilarious. You should check out his blog called ‘Scepticisme scientifique‘ — even if you [...]

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Little Kitten – A Love Song

by podblack on March 28, 2009

Finished listening to the most recent Skeptic Zone podcast? Dr Rachael Dunlop is interviewed! So, there was a bit of a chat on Twitter (and on Skepticality forum board, when I tried to be funny… eh, I try) about ‘songs that make you verklempt‘. Here’s mine. By Bill Bailey:

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Bill Bailey, Comedian And Evolutionary Researcher

by podblack on September 23, 2008

From the Age: Bailey’s currently favourite subject is evolution. In particular, he is interested in the evolution of the theory. For about a year, he has been researching and writing the script for a film about Alfred Russel Wallace, a 19th-century adventurer, specimen-collector and naturalist who developed the idea of natural selection in concert with [...]

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Little Kitten – Bill Bailey On God Enters A Pub

by podblack on June 19, 2008

Yes, will be seeing him when he tours here, with ‘Tinselworm’: Yes, this is the one with the uncertainty theorem… You might also like ‘Acts of God’: Avoid policies riddled with theological inconsistencies. Otherwise you’ll end up like the Samaritan Squirrel and end up bafflingly philosophical about the whole thing!

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