BBC Television produced a Trivial Pursuit game show based on the game in the UK hosted by Rory McGrath.

Alister McGrath, a Christian theologian, has also commented critically on Dawkins ' analysis, suggesting that " memes have no place in serious scientific reflection ", that there is strong evidence that such ideas are not spread by random processes, but by deliberate intentional actions, that " evolution " of ideas is more Lamarckian than Darwinian, and that there is no evidence ( and certainly none in the article ) that epidemiological models usefully explain the spread of religious ideas.

McGrath also cites a metareview of 100 studies and argues that " If religion is reported as having a positive effect on human well-being by 79 % of recent studies in the field, how can it conceivably be regarded as analogous to a virus?

At this time New Recruits Like Inchicore Republican John McGrath Joined Fianna Eireann, He would go on to be a high Ranking Member of Fianna Eireann. There was no one place that Na Fianna could claim as their Headquarters, and they depended on the use of old buildings that were in Republican ownership, or owned by Republican sympathisers.

McGrath ( Tochak ’ in Upper Kuskokwim, Digenegh in Deg Xinag ) is a village in on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska, United States.

Since McGrath was the northernmost point on the Kuskokwim River accessible by large riverboats, it became a regional supply center.

McGrath is located on the south bank of the Kuskokwim River in western Alaska.

* In the 2010 book of photographs " New York City Gangland ", Meyer Lansky is seen " loitering " on Little Italy's famed " Whiskey Curb " with partners Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel, Vincent " Jimmy Blue Eyes " Alo, and waterfront racketeer Eddie McGrath.

McGrath and Mulville went on to write for shows such as Not the Nine O ' Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones, and they were part of the team of writer / performers behind the Channel 4 comedy sketch series Who Dares Wins.

In 1990, McGrath hosted the game show Trivial Pursuit on BBC1.

McGrath was a panel member on the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over ( 1995 – 2006 ).

First airing in August 2008, McGrath co-starred in a new television series along with British comedian Paddy McGuinness, broadcast on Channel 5, Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure.

This is a four-part series in which McGuinness and McGrath embarked on a nationwide road-trip, “ on a mission to explore Britain ’ s sporting heritage by probing the hidden life of its towns and villages ”.

* Rory McGrath on Google Street View

With them on the brief were U. S. Attorney General James Howard McGrath, U. S. Assistant Attorney General McInerney, Irving H. Saypol, Robert W. Ginnane, Frank H. Gordon, Edward C. Wallace, and Lawrence K. Bailey.

Like several of Allen's other films ( e. g., Zelig ), Sweet and Lowdown is occasionally interrupted by interviews with critics and biographers like Allen, Nat Hentoff, and Douglas McGrath, who comment on the film's plot as if the characters were real-life people.

However, Lear was successful as a businessman, especially with his leveraged acquisition vehicle Act III Communications, founded in 1986 and led initially by Tom McGrath ( who met Lear while negotiating on behalf of Coca-Cola the acquisition of Lear's old company ) and later by Hal Gaba, a former Embassy executive.

However, Michael kept a watchful eye on John Marshall over the years even after his marriage to Maggie McGrath and both families were in constant touch until Michael's death.

Bob ( Bob McGrath ) then tells him, " From now on, we'll believe anything you tell us.

In an interview on a Canadian telethon that was hosted by Bob McGrath, Snuffy's performer, Martin P. Robinson, revealed that Snuffy was finally introduced to the main human cast mainly due to a string of high profile and sometimes graphic stories of pedophilia and sexual abuse of children that had been aired on shows such as 60 Minutes and 20 / 20.

A series of photographs was to be commissioned with photographer Michael McGrath, who later recalls that Bolan " left no impression " on him.

Having scored an early second-half goal to effectively kill-off the opposition, McGrath went on to be the first man from the town of Wexford to receive an All-Ireland Hurling winner ’ s medal.

Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Justin Langer retired from Test cricket after that series, while Damien Martyn retired during the series.

Despite this success against an attack containing both McGrath and Shane Warne, Laxman apparently decided that he would return to domestic cricket, rather than continue playing as opener, a role which he believed did not suit him.

Glenn Donald McGrath AM (; born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo, New South Wales ), nicknamed " Pigeon ", is a former Australian cricket player.

McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006, with his Test career coming to an end after the fifth Ashes test in Sydney in January 2007, whilst the 2007 World Cup marked the end of his one-day career.

Having taken a break from cricket since April 2006, McGrath used the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy to reclaim his spot in Australia's test XI.

McGrath was signed by the Delhi DareDevils for the first season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition in 2008, for a sum of US $ 350, 000 ( INR 1. 4 crore ).

McGrath was regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in the world and has had success against every opposition team, in both Test and one-day cricket.

McGrath was named a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January ( Australia Day ) in 2008 for " service to cricket as a player ", and along with his wife for " service to the community through the establishment of the McGrath Foundation.

After his dismissal for a duck in the fourth test of the 2006-2007 Ashes series, McGrath claimed the record of having scored more ducks in test cricket than any other Australian cricketer ( 35-one more than Shane Warne ).

McGrath holds the record for dismissing the most batsmen for ducks in test cricket ( 104 ).

The town of Narromine has produced several success stories, most recently sports personalities Glenn McGrath ( Australian cricket team: Fast bowler ), Melinda Gainsford-Taylor ( Sprinter: Commonwealth games medalist ), Disney animator Adam Phillips and Justin Smith ( rugby league: North Queensland Cowboys ).

Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card ( red cards are not normally used in cricket ) in response.

He left international cricket as the joint highest ODI wicket-taker for Australia ( 380 wickets ) with Glenn McGrath ( seventh in the all-time list ), and one of only four Australians to take more than 300 Test wickets.

While warming up for the second Test at Edgbaston, McGrath injured his ankle stepping on a cricket ball and was unable to play in the Test.

Anthony McGrath ( born 6 October 1975 ) is an English first-class cricketer, who plays county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

This makes Emery only the third wicket-keeper ( together with the long-serving Ian Healy and Adam Gilchrist ) to keep wicket in an Australian Test cricket team to Shane Warne ( 1992 – 2007 ) and Glenn McGrath ( 1993 – 2007 ) during their long Test careers.

McGrath bowling a wicket-taking ball to Kevin Pietersen at the Sydney Cricket Ground | SCG in 2007

McGrath is a competent outfielder with a strong and accurate throwing arm ; whilst not known for his athleticism, on one memorable occasion in 2002 he took an exceptional outfield catch at the Adelaide Oval against England, dismissing English batsman Michael Vaughan from the bowling of Shane Warne, running many metres before leaping into the air and catching the ball with arms outstretched and his body horizontal ( see Google Video video ).

The ball deflected into his path and he delivered a looping header which spun into the Irsh net with nine minutes remaining just after Paul McGrath hit a Dutch post.

Klusener hit McGrath in the air towards Paul Reiffel on the boundary, who unluckily parried it for 6, and ran a single on the last ball to keep the strike for the final over.

Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath, Richard Hadlee, and Fred Trueman managed a bagful of wickets with this delivery because of the accurate lengths at which they operated, between fullish and good lengths ( ball landing 2 to 3 steps in front of the batsman ) at close to the off stump line.

With Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie both struggling for form, Lee returned to take the new ball with Glenn McGrath.

While playing for in the IPL in 2008, Maharoof was team mates with Australia seam bowler Glen McGrath ; according to Marahroof, McGrath helped him with his bowling variations, making a " huge difference ", and introduced more control to his slower ball.

This effort earned him a tenth recall to the national side to replace Glenn McGrath as Brett Lee's new ball partner.

An article by Charles McGrath in the New York Times the day before the ball and ensuing festival, along with the opening ceremony with the " firing up " of Milton's head and the reading of the " testament of the poet " by Arthur Kirmss, temporarily scandalized the exhibit among Milton scholars worldwide who thought Kirmss ’ ceramic bust of Milton looked like Milton's nemesis King Charles I.

In the first One Day International of the 2006 – 07 Commonwealth Bank Series, on 12 January at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pietersen was injured when a ball bowled by Glenn McGrath hit him on the ribs.

Michael Vaughan departed LBW to McGrath on just the third ball of the innings and Trescothick soon followed, caught at slip off Jason Gillespie.

Vikram Solanki was out in the next over for 9, caught by Hussey off McGrath, and on the last ball, Collingwood was caught by for 46.

After thirty-five overs, England were 113 for 5, and required a run a ball, with four overs of Lee and three of McGrath still to negotiate.

Things got easier for England when McGrath overstepped with the first ball of the over, Gough making contact and running the single to cut the target by two-the no-ball for overstepping and the run single-and the no-ball meant McGrath still had to bowl six balls in the over.

They survived six overs until tea, scoring ten runs, but McGrath, who bowled his usual accurate line and length and got the odd ball to move, reaped massive rewards.