Battle of the Geeks

A new BBC2 programme started this evening, co-produced by the Open University, which seems to be a cross between an updated 'Great Egg Race' and Scrapheap Challenge. That's no bad thing, although the UK/US participation suggests this is another made-for-the-US show (the ad-break placings are pretty obvious).

The start of the series also co-incides with the time when OU courses are reaching their conclusion (don't I know it) and courses are open for registration for the next OU academic year (February to October, generally). In other words, great marketing...

Good for them!