Yep, I've got that on record. 

Looks like a good cast   

Recording Top of the Lake too.   Xochi.. glad you fancy 'Run' too - thought you might.  I can report I'm bang up to date with The Returned now too.   Loving it.

 

 

Just watching a programme on BBC Four about Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.

Called Burton and Taylor.

 

I did not realise Liz was such a beautiful looking woman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She was a stunning woman, with the most beautiful violet blue eyes.

I'm recording it, EC

 

I've got a great quote about Burton told to me by my pa in law.

I won't name the other man involved, but he'd had a stroke - recovered - only to be struck down with cancer; it had ended his commentating career.

 

Burton was determined to help though.

 

"Oh" says RB "...and if you want any help or anything as mundane as money, just let me know"

 

How cool is that?!

 

 

That's a great little anecdote - I can almost hear Burton's distinctive voice as I read your post. 

It is, isn't it?   Apparently he was a generous man to all his friends and kept in touch with the ones from his early days in Wales.

 

At 22:25 on BBC4 there's The Richard Burton Diaries (following on from Burton & Taylor).

The Corrie /Hayley storyline is gonna be a real tear jerker I think. I found it so sad last night and .....that's just the beginning

Me too, Soozy!

 

On the plus side - Ryan's leaving!  Hurrah!!!!

 

What did you think to the programmes Cosmo?

I could not stay up for the doc on Burton.

Will see if there is a catch-up.

 

 

Evening EC

 

I've still not watched Burton and Taylor but I did watch the documentary.

TBH, there wasn't much that I didn't already know but it was still a good recap of what the man was about.  Some good intimate clips too.  You might find it interesting if only to compare with how he's portrayed by Dominic West.  Also, those interviewed (e.g Robert Hardy plus family members) give their take on his relationship with Taylor.

 

 

Hiya Cosmo. I'm unfortunately off to bed now.

 

Will take your recommendation and check out the Doc. I do love a good documentary.

I don't know for sure, but later tonight on BBC4 there's The Making of Cleopatra** - it leads me to presume that all the Burton & Taylor stuff will be repeated or on a loop over the next few days

 

If I see anything I'll let you know so that you can record it for later

 

Edit:  ** It's called Cleopatra: The film that changed Hollywood

Luther became a cartoon over those four episodes  

 

Still, in for a penny eh.

 

I need an Alice Calender  

Who do you think you are? is back tonight at 9pm (24 July) una Stubbs is the first one 

I thought that was a general comment 

 

 

Imagine - A Woody Allen Documentary

 

BBC One & BBC One HD

 

NOW !!!

 

 

 

 

Just watching one of the most interesting programmes I have seen on TV in a long while.

 

When Björk Met Attenborough.

 

Absolutely fascinating, quite possibly my favourite programme of 2013.

 

http://www.channel4.com/progra...ork-met-attenborough

 

 

 

Saw that was on earlier EC    

 

It's on record on plus one now on your recommendation  

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did Velvet.

 

It helps that I like the work of both Björk and Attenborough and I have a big interest in music in general.

 

I'm now watching John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan in El Dorado !!

 

 

Ride Body ride

 

You are officially scaring me now Baz 

Twice in two days you have said here what I was reading.

 

Whilst having the film on I read about it on Wikipedia. Specifically...

 

 

The poem repeated in the film is "Eldorado", a ballad poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Caan continuously mispronounces the verse "Ride, boldly ride" as "Ride, Bodie, ride," confusing audience members unfamiliar with Poe's poem.

 

 

 

The film has a special place in my heart EC ...I was watching it when I went into labour with one of my kids ...

 

Ah, nice story. Was it a boy and did you name him John, James or Robert ??

 

Well actually one of those is his middle name ! But not because of that film ... Mind you , I did have a bit of a pash for James Caan ...liked him in Godfather too

I've just put love/hate on 5 demand, saw it advertised a few weeks ago and missed the first one on wed

 

I've just switched over to Wolverine.

 

Seen it loads of times, but still enjoy it.

The Mill channel 4 at 8pm might be worth a watch 

 

If were set in Yorkshire, we would call it t'Mill.

I'm recording it Aims 

I was thinking of watching that, but in the end I decided to give it a miss because - although I'm sure of its historical accuracy - it sounds like the very definition of "misery porn"...

it is very grim  don't think I'll bother next week 

Anyone else still watching The Returned? I'm just about to catch up on a couple of episodes now

Watching the final episode on C4+1 now!

I'm watching 'Lucy' on 4OD atm, flicking back here when the adverts are on... They are a pain!

Emmerdales rather exciting at the moment.  Like Corrie it's another one I dip in and out of.

it was good last week  can't see how Cameron can get away with it this time