[WILDCHILD]

Heres just a little poll for...fun!

What tv programmes do you prefer?

[Julia L]

Drama - mostly sci-fi. I'm a Trekkie (albeit not one who speaks Klingon, lol!) and I also like Doctor Who, The X-Files, Farscape and I've just started watching the repeats of Charmed on Living TV.

I also like gameshows. My favourite gameshows are The Crystal Maze, Knightmare (a kid's show that used to be on CITV - I loved it then and I still love it now) and Gladiators. All of these are being repeated on Challenge? TV. Yay!

[Romantic Old Bird]

It's not on the list.......

I'm a history junkie.........



I mean, how can you beat this:

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was the wife of two kings, King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England, and the mother of two kings, Richard the Lion-hearted and John who is remembered in history for having been forced to sign the Magna Carta. Eleanor, who excelled in horsemanship and archery, was probably the first truly political woman, interested in both politics and the military.

In 1147, Louis VII was persuaded to join the Second Crusade, and his wife Eleanor prevailed upon him to take her and a group of her ladies along on the trip. Although they packed trunks of pretty clothes, which eventually they had to discard, they dressed up in the armor of the Amazons. By the time they reached the home of her uncle in Antioch, Eleanor was pregnant with her second daughter and did not wish to head for Jerusalem. The King insisted and carried her into Jerusalem. This ended her armor-wearing days. Upon returning home, Eleanor, an educated and polished woman for that day, changed the tenor of the times by teaching knights to treat women with honor, generosity, and devotion. Apparently, Louis did not attend class, as he divorced her after accusing her of indecencies with her uncle and after being involved for many years with a young mistress. A great reader, Eleanor's tomb effigy shows her reading a book through all eternity



"You have been the first among my joys
and you shall be the last,
so long as there is life in me."




(Aaagh, I am turning into Jon!)

[BusyBee]

I always said we were long lost twins ROB

I am a history junkie too. All came about because we had the most fantastic history teacher at school who really brought it to life. I find it fascinating to see how what happened in the past affects the present and the future.

I also love a good comedy - nothing like a laugh to brighten up the day. Though trouble is when I find something funny, I tend to find everything funny and then laugh at everything - if you know what I mean.

I love Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers plus Morecambe and Wise and not forgetting Tommy Cooper.