"Don" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news5.newsguy.com:
Yup, it's one of myfovorites ;) My only gripe is that I wnat mroe detail
Well, no, supper will not get cold, not in this house Anyhoo, that's what commercials are for ;)
But it *is* a very interesting show, sometimes more interesting than others but at least it does offer a wide variety.
The other thing I enjoy a lot is the ancient machinery shows - some of the suggestions do have to be taken with a grain of salt, but overall, I do have a peculiar fascination with ancient mechanical bits. See " Heron of Alexandria " - talk about fascinating. ((Yup, I'm one of those obnoxious types who liked to take things apart when I was a kid - took my Dad's alarm clock apart, and it still worked after I put it back together - if I'd had any ability to do mathematicsbeyond the very basics, I'd have gone into engineering.)) ALso see "antikythera device ". All of that stuff enthralls me ;)