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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostWell I confess to liking Dan Cruickshank's intimate semi-conspiratorial way of drawing one into his theatrical manner of presentation - rather similarly to how I imagine JLW must be to Mark Kermode's singularly goth/teddy boy combo.
Its more the vast arcane knowledge, the clear-minded articulacy and sound judgment that does it for me...finely cadenced delivery.... & he knows how to communicate to, or through, the camera.Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 06-04-20, 17:57.
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I really like Michael Wood. I think he is an enthusiastic and erudite educator, and over the years has taken me places I would not normally have gone. I had never heard of Du Fu, I am ashamed to say, especially after watching Wood's excellent documentary about the 8th Century Chinese Poet and Cultural Icon. Michael took us on a tour of Du Fu's China punctuated by Sir Ian McKellen's readings of the poet's words. A fascinating portrait - I will be seeking out more.
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Season finale of The Good Doctor tonight (Sky Witness).... no-one else a fan?
Real emo-TV, focusses ruthlessly on why you are what you are, why you feel what you feel..... I end up exhausted and in tears after most episodes....so cathartic.
Wonderful !Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 08-04-20, 02:24.
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostSeason finale of The Good Doctor tonight (Sky Living).... no-one else a fan?
Real emo-TV, focusses ruthlessly on why you are what you are, why you feel what you feel..... I end up exhausted and in tears after most episodes....so cathartic.
Wonderful !
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostSeason finale of The Good Doctor tonight (Sky Witness).... no-one else a fan?
Real emo-TV, focusses ruthlessly on why you are what you are, why you feel what you feel..... I end up exhausted and in tears after most episodes....so cathartic.
Wonderful !
Like House,it does the brilliant-diagnostics-lives-and-loves-of-the-doctors thing very well, with an unusual central character: in this case an autistic-savant-surgeon with communicative, emotional and relationship challenges....
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Westworld. I'm fed up with Westworld anyone else fed up with Westworld?
It has Dolores, one of the few powerful TV women I can identify with (like Carrie off Homeland, great final series continuing...) - I love her, but otherwise its just humans v hyper-aware androids, big faceless ruthless-profiteering organisation behind everything...suave enigmatic "sophisticated" male bosses...... etc....tropes all worn out.
Brilliant S3/1, stunning "production values", but so-oo-oo predictable since... even the constant trail of mysteries seem boring now.Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 08-04-20, 15:58.
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I keep forgetting to mention this but there is a series called 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs, half hour programmes presented by Paul Murton, Thursdays BBC2 at 7-30. He is a walker rather than car traveller, and it's all fairly low key which suits me fine as I can then just enjoy the scenery, and escape for a while.
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostI keep forgetting to mention this but there is a series called 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs, half hour programmes presented by Paul Murton, Thursdays BBC2 at 7-30. He is a walker rather than car traveller, and it's all fairly low key which suits me fine as I can then just enjoy the scenery, and escape for a while.
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostI keep forgetting to mention this but there is a series called 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs, half hour programmes presented by Paul Murton, Thursdays BBC2 at 7-30. He is a walker rather than car traveller, and it's all fairly low key which suits me fine as I can then just enjoy the scenery, and escape for a while.
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Just watched a Panorama programme about our somewhat stuffed bus network. Not sure if it's still available - but it is here - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7sqwtf
I'll check on iPlayer in a while. This is the kind of programme which we do need, but is anyone taking any notice? Now that we have the problems of CV-19, issues like the ones mentioned in the programme are going to become much more significant, though whether they will be "significant" - who knows? As one woman in the programme said - something like "We're people too - we matter too" - but my response was "no you don't - you're not economically active". Of course she and others like her matter, and should have opinions, but they will be ignored by the "leaders" because of a model of business and economic activity which shuts people like her - (and probably also me) - out of consideration.
I found the iPlayer version of the bus programme - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...ins-bus-crisis
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