You're both right: PORTIA: Tarry a little; there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; The words expressly are 'a pound of flesh:' Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice. Then, a little later, she reiterates: PORTIA: Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood, nor cut thou less nor more But just a pound of flesh: if thou cut'st more Or less than a just pound, be it but so much As makes it light or heavy in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple, nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate.
Bloody hell . Right now , if the French didn't have bad luck , they would have no luck at all . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34822666
Confirmed by the relevant authorities that 129 have died in France. A further 99 are in a critical condition. 352 injured in total.
I know it all seems desperately irrelevant under current circumstances, but if you're in and listening to Radio Solent this evening, Fable is going to be played at some point between 8 and 9 on the BBC Introducing show. If you want to text, tweet or email them when it happens that's even better! I must say, her current track, I Am You feels really rather prescient right now.
Can't believe it will be 10 years on the 25th Nov that George Best died, and on Monday the autopsy programme on channel 5 at 9pm will be about George. I for one will be watching. Here is the program info......... Former Manchester United player George Best fought a public battle with alcoholism that led to his needing a liver transplant. To find out if drink was the cause of his death in November 2005, forensic physician Dr Jason Payne-James examines Best's medical history, tracing his attempts to beat alcoholism and charting the impact a lifetime of drinking had on his body. Featuring contributions by his son Calum, widow Alex and agent Phil Hughes.
Missed it amongst the channel skipping looking for something to watch, then noticed that straight after First Aid Kit are one of the bands on Jools Holland straight after. I've got a signed copy of their debut album sat proudly next to signed Paul Gilbert and Manic Street Preachers albums!
Just finished watching. Absolutely breathtakingly brilliant. Frustrating, because as soon as a particular piece of music was under way, they moved on to something else, but it was a wonderful series of snapshots of his life. Fascinating what his wife was saying about how he can only express emotions through music because that's the way his brain is wired. That programme deserves to win lots of awards, and I shall be watching it again very soon.
I was tempted to watch David Gilmour but instead I've been catching up with the second series of The Detectorists. If you've scanned the iPlayer or TV guide on BBC4 you may well have seen it in passing and not given it much thought. I did the same last year during the first series and missed 3 episodes entirely. But I eventually caught the rest and it was a pleasure. And I don't quite know why I liked it so much. In fact, one year on, I nearly gave it the pass-by because I thought the episodes I originally saw just caught me in the right mood, but it's not the case. It is an utter delight. It's incredibly gentle and everyday, yet the writing is sharp and the acting is first rate. The half hour of each episode whizzes by.
I've been meaning to give that series a try and now you've convinced me, thanks TSS. Make sure you catch the David Gilmour doc on the iPlayer though, it really isn't to be missed.
