Tom Scott Hometown

Summary

Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city ... Thanks to Betty from Articulations! Go see her video on the ISO Standard Exit Sign here: youtu.be/i5uSlAw8U9s - and pull ... Bridgwater Carnival, in Somerset, has a long tradition of squibbing: a huge procession of people holding fireworks right above ... At Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree, a city boy gets impressed by agriculture, and meets some robots that work better than others. There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. I'm at the top of Mount Evans, more than 14000 feet - 4.3km - above sea level. This is definitely a mountain: but why doesn't the ... In Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a ... In Switzerland, there's a new cryonics company: and they invited me to have a look around. I had questions: legal, practical, and ... Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, is a now-desolate hillfort run by English Heritage. But it was once one of the most important sites in ...