Great Canal Journeys
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Beati Dogu said:
Coneyhurst Blue said:
I love this and am an avid watcher - for me whilst the canals are amazing, the engineering fascinating, the scenery beautiful it is more than that.
For me its a look at marriage, life and a journey two people have taken together. That's the appeal.
Yes, well summed up.For me its a look at marriage, life and a journey two people have taken together. That's the appeal.
nicanary said:
I'm watching my recording of tonight's episode. They visited the oldest working theatre in the world, and it really was quite amazing. Timothy was spouting Shakespeare (I recognised Lear, but not the soliloquy he uttered on stage (Macbeth?))
Richard IIhttp://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/247646
I actually took part in a professional production of "Richard II" at the now closed Redgrave Theatre, Farnham (the two events are not linked, I hasten to add). It is one of the most interesting of Shakespeare's play. He made sure that, even though Richard is written as the villain of the piece, you do feel sorry for his predicament - quite unlike how he wrote "Richard III".
The most famous speech from "Richard II" is not from the king but from "John of Gaunt" . His speech defining the attributes of "England" as "This Sceptered Isle" has been heard in all sorts of contexts in the centuries since the play was written.
The most famous speech from "Richard II" is not from the king but from "John of Gaunt" . His speech defining the attributes of "England" as "This Sceptered Isle" has been heard in all sorts of contexts in the centuries since the play was written.
We did Macbeth at school and went to see a performance "in the round" at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
My mum used to act and produce plays, so I'd often help her learn her lines. She can quote from stuff she did decades ago as well. Shakespeare has that iambic pentameter rhythm that helps it flow, or so I'm told.
My mum used to act and produce plays, so I'd often help her learn her lines. She can quote from stuff she did decades ago as well. Shakespeare has that iambic pentameter rhythm that helps it flow, or so I'm told.
Laurel Green said:
A new series with Tim and Pru 'barging' around starts this evening at 8 o'clock (C4).
1/3 Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on more waterway adventures, beginning west of Venice on the renta.
Brilliant! I didn't think Pru could cope with another series, unless these were filmed concurrently with the Swediah outing. She really is a game old bird - hope she wouldn't mind if she saw this description - doubt if she's a frequent visitor to PH.1/3 Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on more waterway adventures, beginning west of Venice on the renta.
Just watched ep1, not sure when it was filmed but glad to see Pru looked better than the last series, still a shadow of former self but even so. Perhaps that's a false impression as there were fewer scenes of her boat handling / crewing skills shown.
On the question of boat handling, Tim old chap, what the jolly old hell were you playing at with the pickle you got yourself into trying to get to La Fenice? As you afterwards observed, a right balls up.
On the question of boat handling, Tim old chap, what the jolly old hell were you playing at with the pickle you got yourself into trying to get to La Fenice? As you afterwards observed, a right balls up.
Thread deteriorates into a clone of the Top Gear thread.
There's stuff I don't watch, eg that voted nation's favourite 21st century sitcom, Mrs Brown's Boys, really???!!??? About as funny as watching your house burn down and then the flames extinguished by a river flooding. However I have a solution that works for me, it's the off button, a recommended alternative not used sufficiently frequently, but don't feel the need to insult the cast or crew.
There's stuff I don't watch, eg that voted nation's favourite 21st century sitcom, Mrs Brown's Boys, really???!!??? About as funny as watching your house burn down and then the flames extinguished by a river flooding. However I have a solution that works for me, it's the off button, a recommended alternative not used sufficiently frequently, but don't feel the need to insult the cast or crew.
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