Common bleak Common bleak The common bleak ("Alburnus alburnus") is a small freshwater coarse fish of the cyprinid family. The body of the bleak is elongated and flat. The head is pointed and the relatively small mouth is turned upwards. The anal fin is long and has 18 to 23 fin rays. The lateral line is complete. The bleak has a shiny silvery colour; and the fins are pointed and colourless. The maximum length is approximately 25 cm. In Europe the bleak can easily be confused with many other species. In England, young common bream and silver bream can be confused with
Bleak Expectations 1873: Sir Philip tells the tale to his daughter and Sourquill, he speaks of "these modern times of 1873" [Series 1, Episode 2] Pre-1882: When Sir Philip is telling his story, women cannot vote, therefore it is before 1918. [Series 4, Episode 1] 1878-1882: HMS Pinafore has been written; it opened in 1878. [Series 5, Episode 5] 1878-1882: Anthony Trollope is alive; he died in 1882. 1883, meanwhile, is in the future for the protagonists. [Series 5, Episode 6] Bleak Expectations Bleak Expectations is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series that premièred in August 2007. It is a pastiche of