Me and the Guide
Created | Updated Jun 8, 2009
(FM) - Rescued from the Flea Market
(C) - Collaborative Entry to which I contributed
(C*) - Collaborative Entry to which at least one other person contributed, but that I compiled and/or did the bulk of the writing on
Medical/Scientific
- Sensible Sun Exposure (C*)
- Colour Blindness (FM)
- Gregor Mendel and the Basics of Genetics
- The Four Main Reasons Why Scientists are Sometimes Incomprehensible (C)1
- Blood Groups
- Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn
- Rimonabant - Anti-obesity Drug
- Astrocytoma (FM)
- How to Write a Scientific Paper2
Skin Cancer
Comedy
- Morecambe and Wise - an Entry What I Wrote3
- Tommy Cooper - Just Like That
- Bob Hope - a Short Guide to a Long Life
- Bing Crosby - Singer and Actor
- Dorothy Lamour - Singer and Actress
- The 'Road...' Films of Hope, Crosby and Lamour
- The 'Dirk Gently' Novels of Douglas Adams (FM)
Monty Python
- A Brief History (FM)4
- Graham Chapman
- John Cleese
- Terry Gilliam
- Terry Jones
- Michael Palin (C*)
- The TV series
- The 'Dead Parrot Sketch'
- And Now For Something Completely Different
- Holy Grail
- Life of Brian
- The Meaning of Life
- The Books
- The Records
- The Stage shows
- The Best Bits (C*)
- Python Contributors
- Monty Python's 'Galaxy Song'
Places
- Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, UK (C*)
- University of Cambridge, UK
- Streatham, London, UK
- Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
- Nottinghamshire, England, UK (C)5
- The Station by Station Guide to the London Underground - Victoria Line (C)
- The Station by Station Guide to the London Underground - Northern Line: Morden Branch (C)
- Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, UK
- London Underground - Bakerloo Line (C)
- Watford, Hertfordshire, UK6
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK (FM)
Music
- One-hit Wonders (C)7
- Big Country - the Band
- Guitar-related Injuries (C*)
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1950(C)8
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1951 (C)9
- The Years of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' - 1958 (C)10
- Guitar Heroes (C*)
- Queen - the Music (C)
- AC/DC - the Band
- AC/DC - the Music
- Belinda Carlisle - Singer
- The Raphaels - the Band
- Balalaikas
- Level 42 - the Band (FM)
- The Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band (C*)
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - the Band
- The Rutles - the Band
- Toad the Wet Sprocket - the Band
- Philip Jeays - Singer/Songwriter
Miscellaneous
- Good Put-downs (C)11
- Mnemonics and Other Learning Devices (C)12
- Oedipus - a Complex Character (FM)13
- Yorkshire Day - 1 August
- Designated Drivers (C)14
- Planning a Surprise Party (C*)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky - Novelist
- Tips on Anger Management (C*)
- Sherlock Holmes Part I - the Character (C*)
- Sherlock Holmes Part II - the Legacy (C*)
- The 1960s - Television (C)15
- Mornington Crescent - the Game
- Mythical Creatures (C*)
- 'After Eight' Chocolate Mints (C)16
- 42 (C)17
- Harry Potter (C)18
- Stonehenge (C)19
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Heroes in a Half-shell20
- Oysters21
- The Ashes, 2005 - a Snapshot of Sportsmanship22
- The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (England and Wales)23
- The Munich Agreement: Peace For Our Time?24
James Bond
- The James Bond Films - 1962-1967
- The James Bond Films - 1969-1979
- The James Bond Films - 1981-1992
- The James Bond Films - 1994-2002
- The James Bond Films - 2006 onwards
- The James Bond Themes
1I think I added the idea about scientific ideas being counter-intuitive 2My Entry for the eighth round of The Stretcher3Thanks to Jimster for the title 4Although very little of the original remains 5Some comments about Robin Hood not actually being from Nottingham 6Technically a collaborative Entry, as this replaced an older, much shorter Entry but, as none of the original remains, I'm claiming this as a solo Entry!7The comment about Helen Shapiro and The Beatles 8North Korea, South Korea 9Panmunjom 10Lebanon 11Can't remember what I added to this - a couple by Winston Churchill, I think...12Some of the obscene medical ones were mine 13Thanks to Bels for the title 14I think the advice on not pulling the handbrake and not throwing up was mine 15A comment about Monty Python, surprisingly... 16Some assistance with the 'Mr Creosote' section. Bit of a theme developing here 17I think I mentioned the bit about the Hubble constant, but I could be wrong...18I added a very belated updated on the last three books and the films.19I can't really remember contributing to this, but I think it may have been the Spinal Tap quotation...20My Entry for the first round of 'The Stretcher'.21My Entry for the second round of 'The Stretcher'.22My Entry for the fifth round of 'The Stretcher'.23My Entry for the sixth round of 'The Stretcher'.24My Entry for the seventh round of 'The Stretcher'.