OneAndOneIs2

In the 1960s, after some six months of arguing his case, Pat Morris was finally issued with a license to set up a number of "testing and development stations" - in those days, the rules were tighter and anybody wanting to broadcast any kind of radio signal needed a license.

The reason for the problems in getting permission to set up these broadcasting units? They were radio tracking devices attached to hedgehogs, and this was such a radical idea at the time that nobody in officialdom knew quite what to make of it.

It's amazing, the amount of weird information you can pick up when you start exploring the further reaches of the local library...

In other news, today was my first day 'home alone' since quitting my job, as Lou was on holiday last week. So I did some tidying up of the flat, played some computer games, wandered into town, had lunch, watched a DVD whilst eating some home-made peanut brittle, and cooked Lou's supper.

It's a hard life, but somebody's got to do it