My digital life: John jenkins

2010-05-07T00:00:00+01:00

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What is your favourite website?

For wildlife and nature photos www.ophrysphotography.co.uk 鈥� I鈥檓 particularly interested in native British orchids because of my background as a civil engineer working on road schemes where verges are essentially long, thin strips of unimproved pasture. For surreal silliness, you can鈥檛 beat www.ophrysphotography.co.uk

What鈥檚 your TV choice?

Once a week I watch University Challenge.

What鈥檚 on your iPod?

It could be anything. I鈥檓 currently enjoying Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. I鈥檝e got TV programmes on there too 鈥� I like The Catherine Tate Show and The Inbetweeners, which I heard of through my daughters.

Recent online purchases?

Tickets for Tim Burton鈥檚 Alice in Wonderland. I have purist tendencies and I didn鈥檛 like the way it mixed Alice鈥檚 Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.

Postscript

John Jenkins is managing director of design, engineering and project management consultancy Morgan Professional Services

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