22 December 2006

Saved by the web

It is early afternoon on Christmas Day. You've stuffed yourself with sprouts and turkey and the L-Tryptophan combined with a surfeit of champagne already has you nodding off. How will you stay awake until the most important moment of the day, the Queen's Xmas message?

Not to worry. Thanks to the miracles that are the semi-conductor, fibre optics and the internets, you need not miss a word. This year the message will, for the first time, be available as a podcast.

If you're really keen you can avoid the rush. If you go to www.royal.gov.uk you can pre-order it and it should be delivered to you promptly on 25 December at 3 PM. (Who wants to bet that doesn't go tits up?)

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