diaTribe » film http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp The diaTribe blog is our occasional take on life, the universe and everything. Observations on current affairs, the environment, politics, humour and music/gig reviews. Travel diary and extreme sports stories, along with the usual rants/raves are also chucked in for good measure. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Happy Birthday Jacques Cousteau http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2010/06/11/happy_birthday_jacques_cousteau/ http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2010/06/11/happy_birthday_jacques_cousteau/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:19:15 +0000 Phil http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2010/06/happy_birthday_jacques_cousteau/ ... more »

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Today is the 100th birthday of Jacques Cousteau.

Few men have led lives as rich and full as his was; naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher, Cousteau studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung and pioneered marine conservation, sharing his fascination of oceanic life in all it’s rich and diverse forms with the world, in the reams of film he and his crews produced and broadcast around the globe for over 50 years.

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It’s been a rather hectic couple of weeks. Long hours, late nights and leftovers. So it was nice to chill out this afternoon with some fresh pasta salad and watch The Colour of Magic on DVD.

In combining the two books: “The Colour of Magic” and “The Light Fantastic” into a single production, emerging British media company the Mob has come up with another winner.

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