Seen in London

I had to go into London this morning and I thought I'd pick up my Eurostar tickets for a trip I'm making next month.  I then decided to walk along Pentonville Road to Islington.  Coming in the opposite direction were a group of people, several of whom were wearing Monopoly t-shirts.  Seems the obvious place for a group Monopoly enthusiasts to be:  the Angel, Islington, Pentonville Road, King's Cross, and then Euston Road.  Include Pentonville Prison for Jail and you've got five squares on the board.

Doesn't explain why one of the group was dressed as Superman, though.

Murdoch Mysteries

I've mentioned this 1900s set Canadian crime show before.  However, there are some things in it that I guess work better if you are actually Canadian.  An episode titled "Murdoch Night in Canada" involving an ice hockey team only means something if you know there is a television programme called "Hockey Night in Canada", as I discovered long after seeing the episode.

The latest episode this week on UK television involved an election and a side plot involving a group of suffragettes getting their candidate on the ballot.  A small girl asks what they are protesting about and after the election, asks to be photographed with the group.  She gives her name as Agnes Macphail.  Thinking this was significant, I googled the name.  In 1921, Agnes Macphail became the first woman member of parliament in Canada.