It is (though it might be an encouragement to sample the joy that is BBC Four), but the bigger sadness is that they're down to 3 lecures. I used to attend in pe

It is (though it might be an encouragement to sample the joy that is BBC Four), but the bigger sadness is that they're down to 3 lecures. I used to attend in person as a kid, back in the days when there were five hour long lectures, allowing the presenter real space to explore their subject in depth. 3 hours is still a good run, but I hanker for what once was!