Calling all Londoners

A couple of social things: A couple of mates, Ruth Francis and Henry Scowcroft, have devised the best Facebook group ever – the Campaign to replace the voice on the Tube with David Attenborough’s voice (the Tube is London’s subway system for all you non-Brits). In their words:

So now Life in Cold Blood is over, and the great man has hung up his broadcasting boots for good, what better tribute than to replace the starchy, boring voice on the London Underground with the silky, enthusiastic utterances of Sir David Attenborough. Ever since we were tiny, Sir David’s trademark “THIS… is a ” has had us pricking up our ears for the fascinating facts to follow. Surely, a national

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