Georgiana Podsnap's journal

It's only the last five years or so that I've discovered the advantages of reading more than one book at a time. When I was younger,...

Have I commented on the dearth of costume dramas lately? I have, haven't I? But I shouldn't complain too much - the Beeb did make a ...

In desperate search of something costume drama-ish to watch, I finally tried an old film called Nicholas and Alexandra which I'd bought...

Now, don't get me wrong: I don't hate my job. It is as good a way to earn a living as anything else. But this is what it is - a way ...

I must confess to only ever having read one novel by Thomas Hardy. It wasn't even one of the famous ones: it was The Hand of Ethelberta ...

The last episode of the new Great Expectations adaptation was a bit of a let-down, because once again - it was the same with the Rampling v...

I have finally watched two of the episodes of the most recent Great Expectations TV adaptation (Yes, I know, GE again... but it is the Dick...