Thanks, Suzi. I, too, had searched the BBC website but could only find it
mentioned in the listings. Typical that TV companies make a big fanfare over
all the standard historical reconstruction programmes, but not this really
worthwhile one (though there was a feature in Radio Times).
Kate
WAAAH!!! I wanna see it too! Anne
Me! Me! I was delighted, except for the lady's corset, which was
straight from Janet Arnold, but I guess would have been worn for some
years into the 17th century if you were not living in a city where
fashion moved on. But no complaints or whines about
Did any UK list members see the first episode of this new series? It's what
we've all been longing for; a historical reconstruction series using experts
instead of whingeing, bickering members of the public. Five people are working
an early 17th century farm; they don't know how to do
At 12:16 22/08/2005, you wrote:
Did any UK list members see the first episode of this new series?
It's what we've all been longing for; a historical reconstruction
series using experts instead of whingeing, bickering members of the
public. Five people are working an early 17th century farm;
You lucky people across the pond!! I read about this series in a recent
issue of BBC History and hope it will come to the U.S. eventually to our
PBS stations or perhaps AE or the History Channel. I don't think it
will be soon--it took quite a while for Regency House Party to come to
our shores.
Which channel airs it? if it is bbc I might be able to see it over the
internet, would be nice.
Tania
Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:16 22/08/2005, you wrote:
Did any UK list members see the first episode of this new series?
It's what we've all been longing for; a historical
BBC2 (Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a website for the series.)
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 22/08/2005 16:28
Which channel airs it? if it is bbc I might be able to see it over the
internet, would be nice.
Tania
My first thought was that this was based on that How Green Was My Valley
movie from the 40s. For a split second there, I was trying to figure out
how on earth that could possibly be turned into a reality series... And
Ronald has survived the longest in the coal mine without getting gastric
At 20:10 22/08/2005, you wrote:
My first thought was that this was based on that How Green Was My
Valley movie from the 40s. For a split second there, I was trying
to figure out how on earth that could possibly be turned into a
reality series... And Ronald has survived the longest in the coal
