Beyşehir bleak Beyşehir bleak The Beyşehir bleak ("Alburnus akili"), known in Turkish as gökçe balığı, was a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, now presumed extinct. The Beyşehir bleak was endemic to Lake Beyşehir in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It declined after the introduction of "Sander lucioperca" (zander or pikeperch) into the lake in 1955, and the introduction of "A. escherichii". Overfishing also seems to have contributed to the extinction. The fish was last seen in 1998 and is now listed as extinct by the IUCN. This was a short-lived species, growing to 13–16 cm long. The Turkish name "gökçe balığı"
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is a four-part comedy series produced by BBC, which premiered on BBC Two on 19 December 2011. It is a parody of the works of Charles Dickens, drawing its title from "Bleak House" and "The Old Curiosity Shop". It is a television successor to "Bleak Expectations", a radio parody of Dickens which began in 2007, and with which it shares the writer Mark Evans, producer Gareth Edwards and actor Richard Johnson; while not a direct adaptation it shares the same style, atmosphere and sense of humour. It is