And when they aimed at Sirius they could see the dim white-dwarf which orbits what is the brightest star in the night sky.

ECONOMIST: The search for alien life

What is quite striking is that the television, broadband and telephony offered by British Sky Broadcasting appears to be in the must-have category - or maybe BSkyB's services are a relatively cheap alternative to other forms of leisure.

BBC: Squeezed consumers become choosy

Recently, I was fortunate enough to have spent a few hours playing BioShock: Infinite (B:I), the upcoming Irrational Games FPS. I only played for three hours out of what is likely dozens, and I barely scratched the surface of Columbia, the city in the sky.

FORBES: A Hands-On Demo of BioShock: Infinite