Common bleak small shellfish and plant detritus. It is found in streams and lakes. The bleak prefers open waters and is found in large numbers where there is an inflow of food from pumping stations or behind weirs. The bleak spawns near the shore in shallow waters. Some are found in deep water. The substrate is not important. The bleak is an important food source for predatory fish. It is more sensitive to pollution than other cyprinids, which might explain the decline in North-Western Europe. Bleak are used as bait for sport-fishing for larger fish. In 1656 in Paris, a Mr. Jaquin
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