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Joys of British broadcasting
Dec. 18th, 2008 09:36 pmThings I've enjoyed recently, in TV and radio:
Little Dorrit - a super 'bustles and bonnets' series of Dickens' story. No, I haven't yet read the book, so I don't know if it's true to the book. But the story I watched was terrific. Like 'Cranford' a lot of the joy is in the subtle expressions and the long lingering looks between characters, and the excellent casting.
One of the digital stations is promising wall to wall historical dramas over the holidays - my idea of TV heaven!
The Devil's Whore - a 17th c English Civl War story, with an innocent young woman as the protagonist, thrown through several of the different camps of the conflict. Pretty odd seeing McNulty, the lead guy from The Wire, as Oliver Cromwell...
The Perfect House - a documentary about Andrea Palladio, the Italian Renaissance architect - he's the reason that post-medieval 'civic architecture' tends to have columns and porticos - I didn't realise it all came back to him. I was charmed by the Palladian villa with the trompe d'oeuil paintings of people throughout.
I've been following the Start the Week podcasts w/ Andrew Marr - he's one of my favourite radio/TV hosts: smart, clear, dry-humoured. His shows have helped me understand English culture better.
I also found the Guardian Science Weekly podcasts are the perfect length to fill the walk to the Tube station in the mornings.
If I ever leave the UK, I'm going to miss this aspect of English culture.
Little Dorrit - a super 'bustles and bonnets' series of Dickens' story. No, I haven't yet read the book, so I don't know if it's true to the book. But the story I watched was terrific. Like 'Cranford' a lot of the joy is in the subtle expressions and the long lingering looks between characters, and the excellent casting.
One of the digital stations is promising wall to wall historical dramas over the holidays - my idea of TV heaven!
The Devil's Whore - a 17th c English Civl War story, with an innocent young woman as the protagonist, thrown through several of the different camps of the conflict. Pretty odd seeing McNulty, the lead guy from The Wire, as Oliver Cromwell...
The Perfect House - a documentary about Andrea Palladio, the Italian Renaissance architect - he's the reason that post-medieval 'civic architecture' tends to have columns and porticos - I didn't realise it all came back to him. I was charmed by the Palladian villa with the trompe d'oeuil paintings of people throughout.
I've been following the Start the Week podcasts w/ Andrew Marr - he's one of my favourite radio/TV hosts: smart, clear, dry-humoured. His shows have helped me understand English culture better.
I also found the Guardian Science Weekly podcasts are the perfect length to fill the walk to the Tube station in the mornings.
If I ever leave the UK, I'm going to miss this aspect of English culture.
