Clare's Lair

Saturday, June 29, 2002

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Please visit my Mum's new Blog!

Roman's Revisited

Especially of interest if you happen to have an interest in the Ancients.
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Aw.

Hello Bob



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Bye bye Frank



Frank is moving away this week, so it's your last chance to try and catch a glimpse of him at Cat Hospital
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crime watching
week 53
june 29th – 5th july
Written for Payback by Clare-Marie White and Annette White.
NB Schedules may be subject to change so it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings. Some programmes may run late because of the World Cup Final on Sunday, and Wimbledon every day.

television programmes
classics, "Must See TV"
None this week

programmes worth watching out for, which don't make it to MSTV status
None this week

criminal justice programmes
Sunday June 30th, 23.05, C5 Arrest and Trial

Monday July 1st, 02.55, C4 Murder in Paradise

Monday July 1st, 23.00, ITV Real Crime: Starring
John Bindon

Tuesday July 2nd, 05.00, BBC2 Working in Retail
Crime and prevention.

Tuesday July 2nd, 23.00, ITV Real Crime: Kenny
Noye
Road-rage murderer was already well known to the police.
Tuesday July 2nd, 22.45, C5 Serial Killers

social issues documentaries
Tuesday July 2nd, 22.35, BBC1 A Good Smack?
As Scotland introduces a new law to prevent adults smacking children under the
age of three, the pros and cons are explored.


real life documentaries/'docusoaps'.
Tuesday July 2nd, 03.50, C4 Sex Crime Investigators

crime dramas/serials
Saturday June 29th, 20.20, BBC1 Casualty.
Did Lara kill the police officer?
Director: Jeremy Webb Producer: Tim Holloway
Related website: www.bbc.co.uk/casualty

Saturday June 29th, 21.10, C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
[Repeated Monday July 1st , 23.55]
Related website: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi

Saturday June 29th, 22.05, C5 Law and Order
[Repeated Sunday 30th, 23.40]
Related website: www.studiosusa.com/laworder

Sunday June 30th, 03.50, C4 En Malas Companias
16-year-old fights back against homophobic police.
Sunday June 30th, 12.00, BBC2 Murder, She Wrote

Sunday July 30th, 19.10, C5 Martial Law

Sunday June 30th,20.00, ITV Where the Heart Is
Hit-and-run motorcyclist is pursued by nurses.
Director: Clive Arnold Producer: Ian Hopkins

Sunday July 30th. 21.00, BBC1 Nice Guy Eddie
Director: Alan Macmillan Producer: Paddy Higson

Sunday June 30th, 21.00, ITV Midsomer Murders
Family feuds, sexual liaisons and lethal homebrew.
Director: David Tucker Producer: Brian True-May

Weekdays (except Fridays), 14.20, and Wednesday, July 3rd, 23.05, C4
Ally McBeal

Weekdays, 11.00, C5 Magnum PI

Monday July 1st, 20.30, BBC1 Merseybeat
Director: Rob Evans Producer: Kay Patrick
Monday July 1st, and Tuesday 2nd, 21.00, ITV Lenny Blue
Ray Winstone plays an uncompromising cop who gets the chance to put an arch-enemy behind bars.
Director: Andy Wilson Producer: David Boulter

Tuesday July 2nd, and Thursday 4th, 20.00, ITV The Bill
Director: Ian White Producer: Baz Taylor
Related website: www.thebill.com

Tuesday July 2nd, 23.40, C5 La Femme Nikita
A white-slavery ring is infiltrated.

Thursday July 4th, 21.00, ITV A and E
Doctors are held hostage at gunpoint.
Director: Christopher King Producer: Richard Broke

Other programmes of interest
Tuesday July 2nd, 20.00, C5 Undercover
Sarah Lockett talks about her stalking ordeal.
Director: Cathal Watters Producer: David Harvey

Friday July 5th, 22.30, ITV Crime Fighters

clare's and annette's personal choice of the week
Sunday June 30th, 20.00, BBC1 Talking With Animals
Did you know prairie dogs could describe scientists to each other, distinguishing between one in a white coat and one in a hat? So always make sure you dress well in front of a prairie dog. Such exciting discoveries are made by the lovely Charlotte Uhlenbroek, who is also guilty of mean trickery when a male bower bird falls in love with her robot bower bird.
Producer: Lizzie Bewick.

criminal justice story lines in the main soaps during july
Little Mo is suffering in jail in Eastenders. In Coronation Street, ex-con Joe looks to become respectable in the production of ladies' underwear, while evil wife-murderer Richard is still evading justice. In Brookside the police are closing in on Anthony. Emmerdale’s car crime network finally blows up in Scott’s face, and Chloe is horrified that she has been living as a gangster’s moll, whereas ozzie barmaid Louise accepts boyfriend Ray's nefarious lifestyle.

Related websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders
www.corrie.net
www.brookside.com
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers

radio programmes
must hear radio
Tuesday July 2nd, 20.00, Radio 4 File on Four
Is the British justice system unfairly weighted against mothers accused of harming or killing their babies?

criminal justice programmes
Sunday June 30th, 20.30, and Friday July 5th, 16.00, Radio 4
Law in Action

social issues documentaries
Tuesday 2nd July, 21.00, and repeated Wednesday 3rd, 16.30,
Radio 4 Life as a Teenager
Includes advice on teenage behaviour that should be of concern to parents.

crime dramas/serials
Saturday June 29th, 14.30, Radio 4 Saturday Play: A
Question of Proof
Director: Jane Morgan

Monday July 1st, 11.30, Radio 4 The Little World
of Don Camillo
The priest turns sleuth to find the murderer of a fascist.
Director: Chris Wallis

Wednesday July 3rd, 14.15, Radio 4 Afternoon Play:
McLevy
Director: Patrick Rayner

Thursday July 4th, 23.00, Radio 4 The Cry of the Owl
Detective in missing person mystery.
Director: Marion Nancarrow



other programmes of interest
Friday July 5th, 16.30, Radio 4 The Message
Jenni Murray and guests engage in conversation about current media trends. Producer: Cecile Wright
Related website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/themessage.

crime writing in the TV guides
The Radio Times has an interview with Ray Winstone who plays disillusioned copper Lenny Milton in the new drama series, Lenny Blue, dealing with "scumbag" drug dealers.

daily listings
NB As schedules may be subject to change, it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings.

saturday june 29th
14.30 BBCR4 Saturday Play: A Question of Proof
20.20 BBC1 Casualty
21.10 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
23.05 C5 Law and Order

sunday june 30th
03.50 C4 En Malas Companias
12.00 BBC2 Murder, She Wrote
19.10 C5 Martial Law
20.00 BBC1 Talking With Animals
20.00 ITV Where the Heart is
20.30 BBCR4 Law in Action
21.00 BBC1 Nice Guy Eddie
21.00 ITV Midsomer Murders
23.05 C5 Arrest and Trial
23.40 C5 Law and Order

monday july 1st
02.55 C4 Murder in Paradise
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
11.30 BBCR4 The Little World of Don Camillo
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
20.30 BBC1 Merseybeat
21.00 ITV Lenny Blue
23.00 ITV Real Crime: John Bindon
22.55 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

tuesday july 2nd
03.50 C4 Sex Crimes Investigators
05.00 BBC2 Working in Retail
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 ITV The Bill
20.00 C5 UK Undercover
20.00 BBCR4 File on 4
21.00 ITV Lenny Blue
21.00 BBCR4 Life as a Teenager
22.35 BBC1 A Good Smack?
23.00 ITV Real Crime: Kenny Noye
22.45 C5 Serial Killers
23.40 C5 Le Femme Nikita

wednesday july 3rd
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.15 BBCR4 McLevy
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
16.30 BBCR4 Life as a Teenager
23.05 C4 Ally McBeal

thursday july 4th
01.35 BBC1 Airport
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 ITV The Bill
20.30 BBC1 Airport
21.00 ITV A and E
23.00 BBCR4 The Cry of the Owl

friday july 5th
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
16.00 BBCR4 Law in Action
16.30 BBCR4 The Message
22.30 ITV Crime Fighters

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The Lair may be quiet these days, but you can't say quality's going down. This is great.

PriceWaterhouseCooper are apparently spending £10 million on a rebrand. To be called Monday.

They say it conjures up images of toast and coffee. 2 billion commuters say...


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Yesterday we saved a piglet. Well, we raised the alarm for a week-old piglet stuck in a fence. It lived.
This drama at the end of a week living in the charming rustic atmosphere of the Isle of Dogs. Only a few dogs, but lots else…

The water in Clippers Quay is extremely clean and when the shadows are right, you can see right to the bottom. This cleanliness of the Thames, apparently better than at any time since the Industrial Revolution, has encouraged wildlife to these sheltered waters. Clippers Quay is a little outlet below Millwall Dock, which was opened in the 1860s, one of the last major docks to be opened. According to a map of 1984, Clippers Quay is far newer, probably built to be surrounded by new houses in the late ‘80s.

On Clippers Quay you can see coots, ducks and geese, all with their babies at this time of year. One of the coot pair’s nests is sinking, but luckily it seems as if their eggs hatched just in time and four tiny red chicks bob around, protected by their hissing parents. You can also spot crabs during the day.

At night the birds go to sleep and the fish come out. They are all about six to eight inches and sandy, black or stripey. All the fish are very keen on breadcrumbs. In the middle of the water bigger fish jump out to snap at bread, but we haven’t seen them properly. On the bottom are flatfish, which may be called dabs or flounders. And that East End staple, eels, though these are probably too small to eat; usually just a little longer than the fish. They move around like little snakes around the bottom.

The cats make up for the inherent discrimination on the Isle of Dogs by being particularly well bred. A grey Siamese kitten regularly stalks the birds, but rarely gets anywhere, most birds being twice his size. Fred, a huge striped cat, too fine to be a tabby, is undoubted king of the Quay and patrols the area, while a friendly black and white cat makes up for her lack of pedigree by having an especially attractive fishbone collar.

Should you ever wish for a spot of countryside, step across East Ferry Road and find yourself in a field populated by sheep, red cows and little goats. This is Mudchute City Farm, Britain’s biggest city farm, they say. It is built on hills created from the dumped mud of docks. It gives the people of the Isle of Dogs the chance to see pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, geese, cows and even llamas. Where llamas come in the great scheme of British farming is anyone’s guess but nobody minds as they bring a touch of exoticism to the proceedings. These animals eat more bread on the weekends than anyone would think possible, but they don’t seem to mind.

We found the piglet on Saturday night, when there were no people around. We finally found a family who look after the farm at times like these and they went over with us. The pig had escaped but was bleeding round its mouth; and promptly got itself stuck again. It was OK though, after a good rinse round its mouth. These piglets are only a week old and very sweet, though you would probably not want to be in charge of the welfare of such suicidal squeaking scamps.

That’s enough for now; soon there should be pictures of the creatures here. Apart from moving, washing up and endless unpacking, I have been looking at the creatures, and not blogging. And reading Frank McCourt’s ‘Angela’s Ashes’ which probably explains my desire to narrate incessantly about my surroundings. Luckily ‘tis not a peatbog :)



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