måndag 24 januari 2011

Rediscovering history

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I used to take a keen interest in history. I even majored in it. During my university studies, I didn't mind ploughing through tomes of ...
söndag 16 januari 2011

Whatever possessed Richard Curtis? Maybe his inner naughty schoolboy

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It was a shock to all of us who loved "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Notting Hill" and, yes, even the much-maligned ...
fredag 7 januari 2011

It's not fair to compare Trollope with Dickens - but who can resist it?

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It's not every day you find yourself agreeing with übergrump Simon Heffer in the Daily Telegraph. There are few things he has much time ...
söndag 12 december 2010

"Downton Abbey" and the problem with Mary

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My parents got hold of "Downton Abbey" when they were last in London (BBC take note: the ITV people had the series out on DVD abou...
söndag 28 november 2010

Do we need yet another take on "A Christmas Carol"?

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As established in the previous blog entry, The Doctor and Dickens make a great duo. So why am I not 100% excited by the news that the Doctor...
söndag 14 november 2010

Who's the geek? I am!

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Yes, I know, I know. I'm overdue for a blog entry on books, instead of on TV. But that would give the impression that I've spent a l...
söndag 7 november 2010

The "From Lark Rise to Candleford" drinking game

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Yay, finally - Amazon is sending me my "Doctor Who" box set ten days early! Am I looking forward to it: the preachiness of "F...