15/09/2008 by admin.

Long lost tapes documenting Agatha Christie, recording her autobiography have been uncovered at her home in Devon, nearly 33 years after her death. The recordings of the best-selling fictional writer of all time were hidden for more than 40 years and discovered hidden in a cardboard box by her Grandson, Matthew, in a storeroom at her former home in Greenway.  The reels of tape were working notes for her autobiography.  Only a handful of recordings of her voice are know to exist. Matthew said, “The one thing you can count on is Agatha’s unending capacity to surprise.” The tapes probably date from around the mid-sixties.  An extract of the tapes include a discussion about comparisons of the characteristics of the fictional Miss Marples with Agatha’s Grandmother. 

Here’s the face of the woman who set the template for fiction…

The connections with our story are a mystery too - links to a curious Grandmother, a long-hidden discovery in a box, revealing a past life story and many a surprise.  The plot thickens!

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10/04/2008 by admin.

An 800 year-old iron key to the Ka’ba in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam, was sold for £9.2m at Sotheby’s in London yesterday. It’s existence was previously unknown and prompted a bidding battle that took the price to more than 18 times the £0.5m estimate in an auction of Islamic art. The key was the ultimate symbol of religious power.  It was bought anonymously - prompting us to ask, ‘who holds the key?’

Does this help demonstrate that the message in ‘The Haymakers Survey’ is aimed at all sections of our society? We’ll let you decide.

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01/04/2008 by admin.

Readers of ‘The Haymakers Survey’ will know all about magic stones and a certain Mr Darvill’s cynism and lack of trust about their true value.  None can deny his curiousity though, which my explain hy his namesake - a Professor  called Tim - is helping to lead a dig within the centre of the mystical world heritage site of Stonehenge.  It’s the first time in 40 years that the circle’s sacred soil was disturbed - back to the time of The Beatles. 

The dig team are especially interested in an inner core of ‘bluestones’ believing they hold the secret to the real purpose of the circle - as a place of healing.

The Chief Executive of English Heritage believes the dig genuinely has a chance of unlocking some of the mystery of Stonehenge.  It’s strange that in its heyday the original stonehenge had 80 bluestones -the exact number of questions in ‘The Haymakers Survey.’  Are you still sceptical Mr Bill Darvill?

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16/10/2007 by admin.

have you noticed how many stunning dinosuar discoveries have been made these last few weeks?  In Argentina the fossil of a huge new dino has been found reaching nearly 33 meters in length.  It’s one of the biggest ever discovered.  In an American desert the footprint of a Tyrannosaurus Rex has been found at a place called Hell Creek - people have been trying to find these tracks for over 100 years!  Whilst in late September in China, the remains of six infant dinosurs were found huddled together, assumed caught in some kind of an eruption. What does this all mean? A clear extinction warning?

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17/07/2007 by admin.

Arizona has been hit by a massive sandstorm caught on video. It’s like something from a movie about the revenge of an Egyptian mummy. Sandstorms aren’t new to the area, but from our perspective it’s interesting because of its sheer size. Is nature trying to show the world that our message about our purpose in life is the right one? Question 1

This as life in England is like the “Best of times and the worst of times” That’s the view of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation based on evidence that the division between rich and poor is at its highest level for 40 years. Question 28

Ancient Viking treasure has been discovered in a field in Harrogate, North England. The British Museum, says it’s the most important find in Britain for over 150 years. They say the find is globally significant. It was found by a father and son using a metal detector. Bill Darvill would be deeply envious – it has 617 pieces of silver. The items were so richly preserved, as though they had crept through a time portal. For obvious reasons, we like the engraving of a rider on horseback that dominates the cup in which the items were discovered. Oh, did you know an anagram of Harrogate is Earth Agro! Questions 37 and 80

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