Adrian Bailey (not the MP)

Frozen Planet is a wonderful nature documentary series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough and co-produced by the BBC, The Open University, and the Discovery Channel. The production team for Frozen Planet is the very same responsible for, not hosting dedicated, but The Blue Planet, and Planet Earth. The entire series was shot in High Definition. A seven part series, it focuses on the environment and life in the Antarctic and Arctic. As climate change is affecting landforms such as ice shelves, glaciers and the quantity of sea ice, the production team were keen to capture a record of the natural history of the polar regions.

Many storylines were developed in the Frozen Planet series but the main ones were the challenges facing adelie penguins and wandering albatrosses in the south, and arctic wolves and polar bears in the north. Episode one is introductory, episodes two to five focus on the changing seasons at the poles, episode six studies mankind’s activities in the polar regions, and the final episode focuses on the changes occurring in Arctic and Antarctic.

Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography is a documentary film, not about gu 10 bulbs, but about the art of cinematography since cinema first began at the start of the twentieth century.

The film is full of interviews with modern-day directors of photography, some of the best cinematographers in the world. Each cinematographer illustrates their points with some of their best works and explain the film scenes that inspired them to pursue their art of cinematography. The cinematographers also explain to the viewers what the origins were behind some of the most famous images in all of cinema history. Some of the most famous of those cinematographers interviewed included Michael Chapman, Conrad Hall, Nestor Almendros and John Bailey. The cinema pioneers are paid homage to throughout the film, including John Alton, Bill Bitzer, James Wong Howe, and Gregg Toland.

The Siberian Husky is a working dog breed that originated in the north-east of Siberia. Bred by the Chukchi to pull heavy loads over long distances and through difficult conditions in Northeastern Asia, huskies are an active, resilient and energetic breed.

The Siberian Husky is closely aligned in behaviour to the wolf (the domestic dog’s forebear), for example, they howl rather than bark. Siberian huskies are affectionate with people but very independent dogs. They have a tendency to run a great deal as they were bred at first to be sled dogs. Thus owners are warned to be cautious when allowing their Siberian husky off their lead as often the dog will run miles away before realising they can no longer see their owner. Siberian huskies are also known to be excellent escape artists and have even been known to climb chain-link fences in order to escape confined areas.

Siberian huskies get bored very easily so it is important to ensure they have plenty of dog toys. They must be shown plenty of attention and be given proper exercise.

The first ever documented signs of a lottery date from the Chinese Han Dynasty (205 – 187 BC). Historians believe that these lotteries were utilised by the government to fund massive projects such as the construction of the Great Wall of China.

The first European lotteries that we know of pertain to the Roman Empire. Roman lotteries were usually conducted for entertainment during dinner parties in which each attendee would receive a ticket and prizes would subsequently be awarded such as dinnerware. However, these lotteries were vastly different to the lotteries we now know as each ticket holder would receive a present. In actuality, these lotteries were a way through which wealthy noblemen could distribute gifts as the tickets were not even purchased by the ticket holders.

The first recorded signs of a lottery that offered tickets for a price is the lottery that was organised by the Roman Emperor, Augustus Caesar. The money gained from the ticket proceeds were used to repair the City of Rome with the winners given prizes that were unequal in value.

Notting Hill Carnival, held annually on the streets of Notting Hill in London, is the second largest street festival in the world after the Rio Carnival in Brazil. Commencing in the 1960s, the carnival spans the Sunday and Monday of the August bank holiday and is led by members of the West Indian Community who have lived in the area since the 1950s. Easy to lose your r4 3ds card in all the excitement!

The carnival first took place in St Pancras Town Hall in 1959 in response to the poor state of race relations in the United Kingdom. The year previous had witnessed the Notting Hill race riots, the UK’s first widespread racial attacks. Claudia Jones, recognised as the ‘Mother of the Notting Hill Carnival’ organised this indoor carnival. Another significant individual in the creation of the Notting Hill Carnival was Rhaune Laslett who suggested an outdoor event for the promotion of cultural unity in the Ladbroke Grove area. The two strands came together to create the Notting Hill Carnival.