Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwmcsd1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!uwmcsd1!jgd From: jgd@uwmcsd1.UUCP (John G Dobnick) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Ah ! The Good Old Times Message-ID: <330@uwmcsd1.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 17:45:44 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmcsd1.330 Posted: Thu Jul 11 17:45:44 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 03:42:53 EDT References: <196@persci.UUCP> <733@udenva.UUCP> Organization: U of Wi-Milwaukee, Computer Services Div Lines: 40 > In article <>, fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) claims: > --> it's been several years, but there was a series on PBS regarding > -->how one thing leads to another to another, etc. and that's where i got > -->the above. the show was hosted by an Englishman. > --> does anyone remember the name of the series? > -->-- > -->Fred Christiansen ("Canajun, eh?") @ Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ > > Yes, the series was CONNECTIONS. At the same time the series was on > PBS a (fancy, high-prices, shiny-pages) book was published to go along > with the series, by the same title. The host was NOT -Alistair Cooke; > if memory serves me right, the host was the weakest part of the > program. > > -- > Ted Koppel : University of Denver Penrose Library : 303-871-3429 > {boulder, cires, cisden, denelcor, hao, nbires}!udenva!tkoppel > {bilanc, csm9a, elsi, koala}!udenva!tkoppel The PBS series CONNECTIONS was hosted by one James Burke (if my memory has not totally deserted me.) As I recall, prior to his hosting CONNECTIONS, he was the science reporter for some British news organisation, I can't remember just which one, and covered such things as the US Space program at The Cape. And, gee whiz fellas! I thought he was rather interesting. I certainly enjoyed the series. (I do NOT intend to start a controversy here... I am only supplying information. All flames {real | virtual} to /dev/null please.) [Sorry for the length of this... first attempt at responding to something like this.] -- John G Dobnick Computing Services Division PO Box 413 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee {ihnp4}!uwmcsd1!jgd