Archive for March, 2005

Two-thirds of world’s resources ‘used up’


The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries – some of them world leaders in their fields – today warns that the almost two-thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being degraded by human pressure.

The study contains what its authors call “a stark warning” for the entire world, according to The Guardian newspaper. The wetlands, forests, savannahs, estuaries, coastal fisheries and other habitats that recycle air, water and nutrients for all living creatures are being irretrievably damaged. In effect, one species is now a hazard to the other 10 million or so on the planet, and to itself.

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Thursday, March 31st, 2005

The Doctor faces another regeneration earlier than hoped for


Christopher Eccleston has already quit as The Doctor in Doctor Who because he apparently fears being typecast. I’m a little peeved about this. Eccleston was and remains a perfect choice for the Doctor and his final regular appearance will be in a Christmas special, with a new Doctor cast for the second, already commissioned, series. The BBC is in talks with D Tennant. who plays the lead in BBC3’s Casanova. Tennant will be a decidedly younger-looking Doctor. I’m not sure he’s as good a choice as Eccleston was. We shall see. And I hope Eccleston agrees to return to do a regeneration sequence.

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Thursday, March 31st, 2005