The first continuous round of the Munros was completed by Hamish Brown in 1974, whilst the current holder of the record for the fastest continuous round is Stephen Pyke who completed his 2010 round in just under 40 days.

His record was broken by Stephen Pyke of Stone, Staffordshire, in 2010 who completed the round in 39 days, 9 hours.

Akkerman's " House of the King " ( from the Focus Plays Focus album ) was the title theme of Don't Ask Me, a science-based British TV show of the 1970s that made household names of Dr. Magnus Pyke and Professor David Bellamy.

There is a part for narrator on pre-recorded video which was played in the original production by Magnus Pyke and in the London production by the noted astronomer and TV personality Sir Patrick Moore.

Its use was proposed during World War II by Geoffrey Pyke to the British Royal Navy as a candidate material for making a huge, unsinkable aircraft carrier.

Geoffrey Pyke was an old friend of J. D.

Pyke worked at Combined Operations Headquarters ( COHQ ), alongside Bernal, and was regarded as a genius by Mountbatten.

Pyke realized that the answer was ice, which could be manufactured for only 1 % of the energy needed to make an equivalent mass of steel.

David Lampe, in his book, Pyke, the Unknown Genius, states that the name was derived from Voltaire's Candide and was misspelt by his Canadian secretary.

It has been suggested that Pyke was inspired by Inuit sleds reinforced with moss.

In addition, the Canadians had decided that it was impractical to attempt the project " this coming season ", and Bernal and Pyke were forced to conclude that no Habbakuk vessel would be ready in 1944.

Pyke was excluded from the planning for Habbakuk in an effort to secure American participation, a decision which Bernal supported.

The gallery was opened in 1888 by local resident, James Pyke Thompson, originally to house his personal art collection.

Magnus Alfred Pyke ( Paddington, London, 29 December 1908 — 19 October 1992 ) was a British scientist and media figure, who, although apparently quite eccentric and playing up to the mad scientist stereotype, succeeded in explaining science to a lay audience.

Pyke was a regular panellist on the Yorkshire Television science programme Don't Ask Me from 1974 to 1979, and was awarded the Pye Colour Television Award as the most promising male newcomer to television in 1975.

This was later replaced with the studio show Don't Just Sit There presented by Magnus Pyke with David Bellamy.

Pyke was appointed OBE by the Queen in 1978.

Pyke was injured in a robbery at his home in the early 1990s as he attempted to club the intruder with a cane, and never recovered his earlier verve.

Although Pyke was known for bringing science to a lay audience, in The Science Myth ( and similar writings, such as Slaves Unaware?

Gunn continued to farm the area, and also mapped the area and was a pioneer in the tramping tourism industry, taking parties of walkers along the valleys of the Hollyford, Pyke and Cascade Rivers.

John Pyke Hullah ( 27 June 1812 – 21 February 1884 ), English composer and teacher of music, was born at Worcester.

The village was used for the fictional town of Pyke in the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones.

The next governor, Isaac Pyke ( 1731 – 1738 ), had a tyrannical reputation but successfully extended tree plantations, improved fortifications and transformed the garrison and militia into a reliable force for the first time.

* Geoffrey Pyke ( first cousin )

* Croft v Pyke ( 1733 )-a partner's joint estate is liable first to the debts of the partnership, before payment of legacies to heirs

Mike Pyke who was born in Canada became the first Canadian to play in the Australian Football League when he was drafted by the Sydney Swans in 2008.

Hart-Davis's work in broadcasting began in 1977 when he joined Yorkshire Television ( YTV ) as a researcher, working on material for Magnus Pyke, David Bellamy, Miriam Stoppard as well as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World.

The idea came from Geoffrey Pyke who worked for Combined Operations.

Pyke conceived the idea of Habbakuk while in the US organising the production of M29 Weasels for Project Plough, a scheme to assemble an elite unit for winter operations in Norway, Romania, and the Italian Alps.

Pyke rose to prominence as a young food researcher working for the wartime Minister of Food, Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton.

It is said that, in an effort to cope with the problem of blood donation outstripping local storage for blood transfusion, Pyke suggested using the excess human blood to make black pudding.

Pyke professes that there are alternative systems to that of the Western industrialized nations which could retain many of the benefits of science and technology, allow a reasonable standard of living, but still make room for the " good life ", many aspects of which were enjoyed by pre-industrial societies.

Musical guests who have appeared on Sunrise include Fergie, Paulini, the Young Divas, Pink, Sam Sparro, The Veronicas, The Wiggles, Hinder, Take That, Keith Urban, Joss Stone, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, Thirsty Merc, Missy Higgins, Josh Groban, Girls Aloud, Human Nature, Grinspoon, Avril Lavigne, Patrizio Buanne, Small Mercies, Zac Efron, Tamara Dowhaluk, Mark Dawson, Wilhediva Slater, The Androids, Michael Bublé, Maroon 5, Crowded house, Silverchair, Paul Kelly, Colbie Caillat, Gym Class Heroes, Editors, Jose Gonzalez, Josh Pyke, Daddy Cool, Something for Kate, The Whitlams with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, The Cat Empire, Rogue Traders, Kelly Clarkson, The Last Goodnight, Ben Lee, Anthony Callea, Delta Goodrem, David Campbell, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tina Arena, Hi-5, Mika, Operator Please, Newton Faulkner, Kelly Rowland, Guy Sebastian, Simple Plan, Ian Moss, The Pussycat Dolls, Ozzy Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Usher Raymond, Alexandra Burke, Amy Meredith, Ne-Yo, The Choirboys, Florence + the Machine, Michael Paynter, Katy Perry, Little Red, Cody Simpson, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Sophie-Ellis Bextor, Susan Boyle and Reece Mastin, Direction among many others.

Against the background of this erosion, several years of drought and the general dependency of St Helena, in 1715 governor Isaac Pyke ( 1714 – 1719 ) made the serious suggestion to the Company that appreciable savings could be made by moving the population to Mauritius, evacuated by the French in 1710.

In early 1942 Pyke and Bernal called in Max Perutz to determine whether an ice floe large enough to withstand Atlantic conditions could be built up fast enough.

He wrote to Pyke in early April 1943 and pointed out that if certain tests were not completed in May, there would be no chance of delivering a completed ship in 1944.

Geoffrey Pyke managed to convince Lord Mountbatten of the worth of his project ( actually prior to the invention of pykrete ) some time around 1942, and trials were made in two locations in Alberta in Canada.

Pyke learned from a report by Herman Mark and his assistant that ice made from water mixed with wood fibres formed a strong solid mass — much stronger than pure water ice.

Lillee persevered, undergoing an intensive physiotherapy routine, formulated by sports scientist Frank Pyke, and remodelling his bowling action.

The song features interjections from the British scientist and TV presenter Magnus Pyke, who repeatedly shouts " Science!

In 2009 Dr David Mulford was appointed as Headmaster and the College is presently preparing to celebrate its Sesquicentenary and the opening of two new buildings honouring two former Headmasters-The Lawrence Pyke Science Centre and The Tony Rae Resources Centre Library.