Harris shows up, much to Fletcher's displeasure. Fletcher tells him that they need to worry about that later as the threat of retribution from Grouty is far more important. Godber falls out with Fletcher over the constant derogatory remarks towards his tapioca pudding. To make matters worse, Barrowclough discovers the pills that Harris stole are in Fletcher's mug, although he does not say anything about it. Unfortunately, these are too big compared to the pills in the hospital. Fletcher gets on the subject of vitamin tablets, and Barrowclough has some for indigestion, which he is able to spare. Just then, Mr Barrowclough visits Fletcher and Godber's cell. Godber mentions to Fletcher that Barrowclough's vitamin pills could make a good substitute. Fletcher is tasked with returning the bottle of pills within the hour. Grouty wants the pills returned to the Medical Officer, as it is interfering with his own pill-peddling operation. Grouty knows that Lukewarm would not become involved with drugs, so Fletcher is the prime suspect. Harris told Grouty that he dropped the pills off the landing near to where Fletcher and Lukewarm were sitting at the time. Grouty and his henchman Crusher confront Fletcher over the missing pills. Grouty responds by grabbing Harris' injured arm, causing him to scream in pain. Grouty interrogates Harris over the pills incident, but Harris denies taking them. Harris is smug until dragged into Harry Grout's cell. Fletcher makes it clear to Godber that he does not stand for drugs.Īfter Mackay fails to find any pills on Harris, he is forced to let Harris go. Later, Fletcher returns to his cell where he discusses Harris' predicament with Godber. As Mackay is frisking Harris, the bottle of pills falls out of Harris' trouser leg and lands in Fletcher’s tea. Harris has his arm in a sling, but Mackay believes he stole some pills from the medical officer. However, Fletcher is interrupted again by Mr Mackay shouting at Harris on the landing. Fletcher leaves his cell and goes downstairs in an attempt to read in peace. The episode opens in Fletcher’s cell where he is reading the book Mandingo. But there is a surprise for Fletcher in his teacup. In this episode, Fletcher is tasked by Grouty to replace a bottle of pills Harris stole. " A Storm in a Teacup" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. Thanks to Helen's brilliantly engaging book you'll never consider anything to be mundane or ordinary again.1st episode of the 3rd season of Porridge " A Storm in a Teacup" The written equivalent of a spectrum beaming out from a prism. "Helen Czerski has a remarkable knack for finding scientific wonders under every rock, alongside every raindrop, and inside every grain of sand. " has a formidable knack for explaining mind-bending concepts in easy-to-understand language the book to read this week." "In a friendly, chatty style that includes anecdotes from her personal and professional life, Czerski manages to make spilled coffee fascinating tree growth astonishing telecommunications intuitive." The little fascinations we left behind in childhood are but her jumping-off points for the really, really big picture Hers if the kind of self-assured, endearing nerdishness that doesn't wait to see if you're on board: she pulls you along, anticipating your head-scratching at every fluorescing scorpion and swirling drop of milk in your teacup." "Helen Czerski's absorbing Storm in a Teacup stands head and shoulders above other popular science books. It's a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday." Helen invites you in to see the world through a her eyes and understand how a physicist thinks. "This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. Fun, fascinating and brilliantly well written – 'Right there, in my teacup, I can see the storm.' Me too and I know what it is now." It is rare that someone can explain that which seems endlessly complex and makes you feel like in fact you'd understood it all along. It'll carry you gently to the peak and show you how stunning and beautiful the view is. "If you've ever felt like understanding how things work is just too big a mountain to climb then read this book. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the Large Hadron Collider." "A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics.
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