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Post by marion on Sept 6, 2022 8:19:26 GMT
I haven’t been watching The Great. I couldn’t get into it at first and now realise that may have been an error. But series 1 wasn’t available for catch up before starting series 2, so this will be my alternative dose of Russian history.
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Post by pandaeyes on Sept 6, 2022 8:50:58 GMT
I'll be giving it a go. Love The Great too.
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Post by pandaeyes on Apr 12, 2023 9:00:17 GMT
Painting Birds: with Jim and Nancy Moir
Wednesday (19th) at 9 pm.
Jim Moir (Aka Vic Reeves) and his wife Nancy, visit beauty spots around the UK and paint pictures of birds native to that region. Beginning in Northumberland.
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Post by marion on Jul 10, 2023 8:21:38 GMT
Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters, Thursday 8.00.
This is sort of a second series of the Jim Moir show last year where trainee craftspeople (blacksmith, stained glass etc) competed to make a piece for Prince Charles. It returns minus Jim and a Prince but I did find the last one very interesting and thought I wrote about it too, but clearly not in the right place!
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Post by marion on Aug 5, 2023 11:44:33 GMT
Patrick Melrose.
Sky’s well received drama series starring Benedict Cumberbatch starts on Thursday 10 August at 9.00. This makes a change, them giving us a top tier drama series on Freeview!
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Post by pandaeyes on Aug 6, 2023 9:06:38 GMT
I was just about to write this up. I'll be giving it a go.
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Post by marion on Aug 22, 2023 8:53:41 GMT
Patrick Melrose.
I think this is absolutely horrible! Everyone in it is absolutely vile except for Patrick, who was ruined by his upbringing I guess (I’ve only seen 1 and 2). I can only take so many scenes of Benedict Cumberbatch jonesing, although I do agree his acting is really good in this. Episode 2 set in Patrick’s childhood was just filled with crashing snobs and vacuous people, and as for poor little Patrick, well. This is supposed to be semi autobiographical I believe so the novelist (St Aubyn?) must have had a dreadful time. I’m tempted to abandon ship although apparently Harriet Walker is in episode 3 as a rancid Princess Margaret so might stay on for that.
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Post by marion on Sept 5, 2023 10:24:20 GMT
Patrick Melrose.
Still one episode to go but after the horrific characters in episodes 1 and 2, and the endless effects of drugs scenes, I have found this to be very good indeed. Extremely well acted and beautifully set.
Mildred Pierce.
This replaces PM next week, and was I believe very well received. It stars Kate Winslett.
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Post by marion on Oct 10, 2023 11:21:08 GMT
I’ve been watching Mildred Pierce (a week behind now after the gymnastics!) and quite enjoying it. I cannot abide Joan Crawford so the film wasn’t for me really. But I gather the TV series is true to the book which the film wasn’t.
Next week they are starting Olive Kitteridge, a short series based on a novel by Elizabeth Stout and starring Frances McDormand. I like her, although the series and her character sound a bit miserable.
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Post by pandaeyes on Oct 11, 2023 8:48:57 GMT
As of next Wednesday SKY Arts will be on channel 36.
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Post by marion on Oct 11, 2023 8:50:51 GMT
So just a direct swap with Pick (as was) then. Honestly what a faff for nothing. Well spotted though!
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Post by goodhelenstar on Oct 11, 2023 8:52:30 GMT
Yet another retune, then! Every couple of weeks, it seems, I have to retune because some rubbish channel has been added. It's possible to ignore it but the message to retune keeps popping up until I do. Sky Arts has some interesting programmes so I will have to do this but it's a pain.
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Post by marion on Aug 20, 2024 11:59:28 GMT
Titanic: the Musical
Sounds as though it should be dreadful, doesn’t it but I have read several online reviews and they are generally favourable. The Guardian gave it 4 stars and apparently it won 5 Tony awards. So anyone fancying a musical over the Bank Holiday could tune in at 7.00 on Monday 26 August.
It isn’t a Kate and Leo style of show, more an episode of Upstairs Downstairs I reckon.
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Anymore to come?
