What TV are you watching?

[Dan Lotus]

Jessie J and Craig David have both releasesd albums in the last few months, so they're pretty current.

Absolutely, and the incredibly talented Olivia Dean had a new album out in September, which is currently the No1 selling album.

Personally I thought it was one of the best Hootenanny's I've seen in many a year, great range and spread of artists, thoroughly enjoyed pretty much all of it - Imelda may impressed me a lot, didn't recognise her with the loss of the quiff and general 50's style.
The only act I wasn't very taken with were the Kooks, but even then I can recognise a decent band, just not my cup of coffee.

One observation is that the size of bagpiper band appeared to be hugely reduced, I could have sworn it used to be somewhere in the region of ~20 musicians, but on NYE it was 5 or 6 I think.

It's been all our family have watched at NY eve/midnight since it started way back in the last century, and I have continued that when I moved into my own home in the early 00s. Can't think of a better way to bring in the new year than an eclectic mix of live music.

The night manager has already been mentioned - watched the 1st and 2nd episodes (All that is available currently) and have so far found it just as captivating as the first series a decade ago 9/10 for me.
I do miss Tom Hollander who is one of my favourite actors of all time.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Watched Operation Mincemeat on BBC2 (Freeview https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p282). Uncertain if it was a TV program or a film.

It was interesting but I found it rather slow, maybe I was more interested in the documentary aspects whereas the program/film was more a drama. Well made, well acted, etc. but not for me but I can see others might enjoy it.

 

[DaveReading]

Watched Operation Mincemeat on BBC2 (Freeview https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p282). Uncertain if it was a TV program or a film.

It was interesting but I found it rather slow, maybe I was more interested in the documentary aspects whereas the program/film was more a drama. Well made, well acted, etc. but not for me but I can see others might enjoy it.

It's a remake of The Man Who Never Was (1956).

Also now a hugely successful stage musical. No. I have no idea how on earth they've done that, given the subject matter.

 

[Drago]

Watched Operation Mincemeat on BBC2 (Freeview https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p282). Uncertain if it was a TV program or a film.

It was interesting but I found it rather slow, maybe I was more interested in the documentary aspects whereas the program/film was more a drama. Well made, well acted, etc. but not for me but I can see others might enjoy it.

Im related to the captain of HMS Seraph, Bill Jewell.

 

[matticus]

Personally I thought it was one of the best Hootenanny's I've seen in many a year, great range and spread of artists, thoroughly enjoyed pretty much all of it - Imelda may impressed me a lot, didn't recognise her with the loss of the quiff and general 50's style.
The only act I wasn't very taken with were the Kooks, but even then I can recognise a decent band, just not my cup of coffee.

. Now have huge FOMO !

 

[Webbo2]

Jessie J and Craig David have both releasesd albums in the last few months, so they're pretty current.

It doesn’t mean they are worth listening too.

 

[biggs682]

Just watched the first two episodes of the second series of Red eye and enjoyed them will catch up with the rest as they show

 

[DRM]

It doesn’t mean they are worth listening too.

This is what I don't get, Jools Holland could spend some time trawling You Tube & find some decent bands playing all sorts of genre's & get them out into peoples attention, those who have absolutely no chance of otherwise getting out of the local gig circuit, despite being fantastically talented, those who deserve a shot, not has beens that are past their sell by date

 

[YMFB]

Been watching Jack Irish, now on the second film, Black Tide. It has sex and violence, if only I was interested in horse racing it would be perfect.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sherlock Holmes
ITV4, with Jeremy Brett as Holmes

I've reread the books in the past couple of years, so it'snice to see the adaptations

 

[Profpointy]

Sherlock Holmes
ITV4, with Jeremy Brett as Holmes

I've reread the books in the past couple of years, so it'snice to see the adaptations

Having previously read the books I was utterly astonished by Brett's portrayal of Holmes. He wasn't merely very good but seemed to be a living and breathing Holmes conjured into life off the page.

I seem to recall two different actors as Watson, both excellent and a far cry from the buffoonish Watson of the old Rathbone films, which I'm not a fan of

 

[Binky]

I watched Celebrity(a mis-nomer if ever I heard one) SAS: Who Dares Wins last night.

Pretty woeful and editted to within an inch of it's life. I'd heard of Cohen and Swann the rugby and cricketer but literally no-one else.
The inevitable blubbing about childhood etc during the "interrogations" of some was tragic but in a bad way not sad.

Dire.

 

[Dan Lotus]

. Now have huge FOMO !

It's on iplayer still, I'd suggest you watch it when you have a spare couple of hours.

I love the feel that they are all there having basically a big party/open mic night if you will.

It certainly comes across as very relaxed, though I know a lot of rehearsals will be going on ahead of the performances.

I'll probably watch it again, as my daughter didn't get to see it properly, and like me, is a big Olivia Dean fan.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Having previously read the books I was utterly astonished by Brett's portrayal of Holmes. He wasn't merely very good but seemed to be a living and breathing Holmes conjured into life off the page.

I seem to recall two different actors as Watson, both excellent and a far cry from the buffoonish Watson of the old Rathbone films, which I'm not a fan of

Brett certainly was indeed!!
Edward Hardwicke (the 2nd Watson) was a member of the National Theatre, & I beleive also acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We watched the BTS, but not the main prog

Very enjoyable. (I dropped by "Darrowby" on my June tour). Quite funny hearing "Tristan" in his natural northern accent, although he drifts in-an-out on set, possibly common in that situation

Think I've worked out from the prog that Helen's (Dad's) farm is on the gentle side of Fleet Moss, so I rode straight past it in 2020 🤦‍♀️ (a gorgeous loop upto Hawes - very glad I didn't climb Fleet Moss the hard way :O )

It is, you pass the farm, then follow the Wharfe, up to Beckermonds (where we stayed last year), tnen start climbing to Fleet Moss
Then through Ougtershaw, to the junction with Cam High Road (the old Roman Road), then the descent of Fleet Moss

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