Master B's Entries
Created | Updated May 24, 2008
There was a time when I thought this was a terribly self-congratulatory type of page, and swore I'd never make one.
Now, of course, I realise that it is of course much easier to have this sort of reference material just one click away from my PS, without having to dig through all sorts of extraneous crud. So here goes:
The Project
Extended thanks should go at this point to Gnomon, Shazz, broelan, and everyone else who played a big part in the project.
- Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - The Song
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1949
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1950
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1951
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1952
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1953
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1954
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1955
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1956
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1957
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1958
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1959
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1960
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1961
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1962
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1963
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1964-1989 (Part 1)
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1964-1989 (Part 2)
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1964-1989 (Part 3)
Edited Entries (Solo)
- Why Cricket and Golf aren't Olympic Sports
- Monmouthshire: A County, but English or Welsh?
- The 1948 London Olympics
- 'Friends' - The TV Series
- Crazy Golf and Putting Courses on the Isle of Wight
- Onions1
- John Kettley - Weatherman (and people mentioned in the same song)
- Metals, their Properties and Reactivity - a Beginners' Guide
- Food and the Colour Blue2
- Advice for Eating in an 'Indian' Restaurant in Britain3
- Great Tits4
- Pool - the Game5
- Blackjack - the Card Game6 7
- Roulette - the Gambling Game
- The Solitaire Phenomenon
- Snooker
- Deep Purple - the Band
- 'The Teletubbies' - the TV Programme8
- Mammoth - the Band
- The Seven Tenets of Comedy and their Application Today
- French Cricket
- Gregg Alexander - the Musician
- Blur - the Band
- How to Change an Oil Filter
- Wallace and Gromit - Animated Legends9
Edited Entries (Mostly Solo - Updates and Rescues, that sort of thing)
- The Indiana Jones Trilogy of Films10
- 'The Tweenies' - the TV Programme11
- Dire Straits - The Band
- Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK
Edited Entries (Collaborative)
- Growing a Beard - apparently, just because I have...
- Static Electric Discharges and How To Prevent Them Zapping You12
- TV and Radio Sport's Howlers - Kevin Keegan; my hero!.
- Marc-Vivien Foe - Footballer - the drawing together and penultimate edit.
- Great Board Games - Scrabble, and a bit of Monopoly.
- Wedding Etiquette - "Speak Now..."
- 'Star Wars' - the Films - Keeping the Force...
- Answers to Children's Questions - 'The Biggie'.
- Great Radio Shows - I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.
- Wonderful Rivers - A modicum of information about the Trent.
- First Kiss, Last Kiss, Best Kiss and Worst Kiss - I'll leave it up to you to guess which bit.
- Great Sporting Achievements - Jack Nicklaus.
- Great Dates in History - 28th April, 1999 (poorly edited ).
- Pete's Eats, Snowdonia, Wales - a review and some bits-and-bobs.
- Great Comedy Acts - The Fast Show.
- Tom Lehrer - Satirical Singer and Songwriter - Bits and pieces, a few quotes, and general support.
- Great Golf Courses - The NE England courses.
- Ways of Making a Good Cup of Tea - Earl Grey.
- Games You Can Play in the Office - Fun with Phones.
- Getting the Most out of a Pizza Restaurant Chain - Bits and pieces.
- Mozzarella Cheese - Recipe ideas.
- Duffel Coats - General help and hindrance.
- Planning and Preparing a Christmas Meal - Stuffing recipe.
- Feta Cheese - MT's disclaimer!
Post Articles
- Eurovision 2007 - We've Started, so We'll Finnish
- Entry of the Month Archive
- Mr Inquisitor
- Master B Does (For) Eurovision 2006 - the saga continues
- Eurovision 2005 - Live with Master B - the saga continues
- Hitchhiker Movie Review Four
- Room 101 - reasons why I don't like Christian Rock, People Who Sing Along, or Beaches.
- Ben's Recipe Book - all Postified, thanks to Shazz
- Sporting Archive
- Eurovision Song Contest 2004 LIVE!
- The Bookworm Club Review - A few choice words about Harry Potter.
- Eurovision 2003 - Well, somebody's got to write about it (complete with multifarious spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes - I was not exactly sober at the time of authorship...)
- The South Wales Meet-up - May 2003
- h2g2 Researcher Code - Version 1.0 - Now, of course, deprecated - take a look at Version 1.1 instead.
Edited Entries (Subbed)
- Filibusters
- 'The Mysterious Cities Of Gold' - Children's TV Programme
- AC/DC - the Band
- 'Callan' - the TV Series
- Driving Petrol Cars in an Environmentally-friendly Way
- Holding Up Large Breasts - Bras, Corsets, and Coconuts on a String
- Groningen, the Netherland
- Dentition of Pets
- Southampton FC13
- Wildlife Gardening - Natural Slug Control
- The Christopher Marlowe Conspiracies
- Timpani
- The Return of Fuegia Basket, Jemmy Button, and York Minster
- Insubordinate Reading
- The Difficulty of Becoming a Formula One Team Manager: Alain Prost - A Case Study
- The Hungarian Uprising
- Election and Voting Methods in the United States
- The General Armstrong
- Baboge - the Word Game
- 'The Lion King' - the Film
- The History and Conventions of Soap Opera
- Admiral Faddei Faddevich Bellingshausen
- Lynnwood, Washington, USA
- Six Variations of the Underground Metal Scene
- The Horsebrass Pub, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Spring Creek Golf Course, Hershey, Pennsylvania14
- Ellen MacArthur - Yachtswoman
- How to Play the Harmonica15
- 'Night of the Living Dead' - the Film
- A Gentleman's Guide to Home-made Adult Entertainment16
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
- 'Waiting for Godot' - the Play
- Homeopathy - a Sceptical View
- Rainbows End - Fact and Fiction
- The Spire of Dublin
- Lapsang Souchong Tea
- Migraine
- Atlantic Salmon - Salmo Salar
- Everton Football Club
- The Lambton Worm17
- Origins of Stains.18
- Geek Code
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Brunel, Father and Son - British Engineering Genius
- Kyykka - the Karelian Skittles Game
- Anachronisms and Time Travel
- Smileys19
- Cross-country Skiing
- A Survival Guide to Music Festivals
- Johnny Vegas - Comedian and Actor
Project Entries (Subbed)
- Defining Terms of Belief
- A Critique of Belief
- Neurotheology - Is God In Our Heads
- The Evolutionary Advantages of Faith
- The Biological Basis of Belief
- Why Do We Have Beliefs
- Why Are Beliefs Held So Dearly?
- The Stages Of Belief
- The Contradictions of Atheistic Assumption In The Social Sciences
- Science As Religion
- Joining And Leaving A Minority Religion
- Why Someone Might Choose Neo-Paganism Over Mainstream Religion
- On Medieval Heresy
- The Perceived Dichotomy Between Sexuality and Spirituality
- Monopulse Antennae
- Radar Technology: The Main Components
- Continuous Wave Radar
- Phased Array Antennae
- Radar Antenna Beam Shapes
- Airborne Collision Avoidance
- Isle of Wight Radar During The Second World War
- Side Lobe Suppression
- The History of Radar
Stuff I Don't Know What To Do With But Is Still Worth Reading
- h2g2 enter the Football League!
- Cover Versions That Are Better Than The Original Song
- The Misuse of Science - Three Examples
- The Even Deeper Meaning Of Liff - The Saga Continues... 20
- H2G2 Researchers' Favourite Sitcoms
- Extracts from The Laws of Cricket regarding ball-tampering at 4th Test, The Oval, 2006