Taking the time

Norwegian television channel NRK followed up 130 uninterrupted hours of being on an Arctic icebreaker (which actually sounds somewhat interesting, if just for the vistas, certainly better than Big Brother) with 12 hours of the life of a crackling log fire.  This has been described as 'noble' broadcasting and one has to be brave to engage in such a surrealist experiment.  I'm sorry, but it's obvious, up next: watching paint dry.  Now that would be courageous.