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Thunderbirds: The Movie

Website of the Day: Friday July 23rd

>> Thunderbirds official film site
It’s safe to assume that celluloid Thunderbirds will attract a keen audience of parents who grew up hoping to be pilot Thunderbird 2. What remains to be seen is whether the live action film will work for a generation weaned on Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and The Simpsons. But I’ll certainly spend a while this weekend exploring Tracey Island on the film’s official site which has full specifications for the entire International Rescue fleet, a bunch of 3D challenges, and all the trailers downloads and profiles you would expect.

Meanwhile for those who’d prefer to stick with the original marionette version there’s still a terrific range of features on the Classic Thunderbirds
site and on BBC Cult’s guide to the TV series.

>> Classic Thunderbirds | >> Thunderbirds on BBC Cult

One hump or two?

Website of the Day: Tuesday July 20th

>> All Camels | >> Mathematical Camel Conundrum **
After last week’s whale related excitement. it seemed like the right time to speak up for camels, who until today have been shamefully underrepresented on Website of the Day. AllCamels.com proudly bills itself as The Comprehensive Camel Resource Site, and few could argue with that claim. You’ll find answers to those all-important questions like “Where can I buy a camel?”, “Where can I ride camels around the world” and "What's happening in the news with regards to camels?". Most importantly, please email us with your solutions to the Mathematical Camel Conundrum on this page **, as it’s beyond me!

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The Opinion Exchange

Website of the Day: Monday July 19th

>> The Opinion Exchange
I described this on air as being “the closest you can get to having Peter Snow in your front room without waiting for election night.” The site is a huge cross-section of votes in areas ranging from politics to sport, society, religion & showbiz. Each vote is presented as a statement of fact and you’re asked whether you agree or disagree – then you can view the Peter Snow-esque animated charts and graphs to analyse the result of each vote, and choose to go to onto the associated message board to debate each subject in more detail.