A. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a self-proclaimed drug and sex fiend, author of many books on the occult and a leader of a cult called Ordo Templi Orientis. He also described himself as the
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001Q. Who was Aldous Huxley A. The English novelist and essayist Aldous Leonard Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, on 26 July 1894. He came from a distinguished scientific and literary family: his
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001 A. Brilliant, kind, atheist, homosexual, polite. He also probably invented the computer. Q. How A. As a Cambridge graduate, he dreamed of an imaginary machine - a simple typewriter affair that
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001A. The recently deceased Lord L was a man of great principle. He was often - and mistakenly - regarded as a dotty, bumbling old fool, but was totally unconcerned with the odium heaped upon him by the
00:00 Mon 13th Aug 2001A. Eudora Welty - who died following a bout of pneumonia on 23 July 2001 - was perhaps the most discreetly eminent of the 20th century's great American writers. She became famous for her short stories
00:00 Mon 30th Jul 2001Asks mollyprixe A. Like any capital city, Edinburgh does have a rough underbelly - it does have problems, namely with drugs, AIDS, poor housing and homelessness - but it is no worse than other
00:00 Mon 30th Jul 2001 A. Short answer is no. Q. Long answer A. He was an extreme nationalist. He was also super-intelligent - but didn't have the common sense to explain to people that he wasn't a racist. And he
00:00 Mon 23rd Jul 2001asks PDTV:A. Here are some of the issues that have been raised recently in the debate over whether to decriminalise cannabis. Pros Millions of people have used cannabis - 25% of 16- to 59-year-olds
00:00 Mon 16th Jul 2001A. CaptCrummond adds: 'I understand a court case about a boundary dispute was cleared up by a photograph showing how the land was in the Second World War.' Quite right, Captain: pictures taken by the
00:00 Mon 02nd Jul 2001asked Chicken A. Well, the word 'graffiti' actually derives from the Greek word graphein, which means: to write. This should give you some idea of how long people have been trying to make their mark
00:00 Sun 10th Jun 2001Natural History MuseumAsks margiep A. There are a great many sites to see in Dublin, you'll be hard pushed to cover them all especially as Dublin is considered to be one of the best places to party
00:00 Mon 28th May 2001 A. The unfortunate premier was Spencer Perceval, a Tory. Q. What happened A. Perceval was shot as he passed through the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham on 11 May, 1812. He was
00:00 Mon 21st May 2001 Q. How much money can you win on television A. The incredible success of ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is down to its ultimate prize. There had been nothing quite like it before Chris
00:00 Mon 07th May 2001Q. What is Brit Art A. The 1990s witnessed an unprecedented international interest in contemporary British Art. 'Brit Art' was the broad ranging name given to this exciting and experimental art work.
00:00 Mon 07th May 2001A. He died on 8 June, 1988, from liver failure. He was 53. Harty was one of the great TV chat show hosts - yet will probably be remembered best for being attacked by an ill-mannered singer. Q.
00:00 Wed 18th Apr 2001A. She was an American unconventional poet and journalist. Thanks to pdmsr for the question. Q. When did she live A. Born Wisconsin, 5 November, 1850, died Connecticut, 30 October, 1919. The
00:00 Mon 16th Apr 2001asks johnjo:A. The Bates method is based on the work of Dr William Bates, an New York ophthalmologist who died in 1931. He believed that our vision is affected by tension and bad habits, and that by
00:00 Mon 16th Apr 2001A. Yes - and what an apt title. H G Wells's epic tale of monstrous invaders from Mars is being remade - but the battle is spilling over into the courtroom. Q. How so A. The film was first made in
00:00 Wed 11th Apr 2001A. Saint Don's question is answered, in a nutshell, by Tophat: He was a Jacobite soldier who played a leading role in the Irish Roman Catholic resistance (1689-91) to England’s King William III.
00:00 Mon 09th Apr 2001A. Take a look at the medium, is it oils, pastels, watercolour etc. Look at the subject matter, the date (if avaiable) and the style. You will need expert advice once you have established these
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