Amythist posted:

Baz posted:

Amythist posted:

I do like Antiques Road Trip but I'm finding Paul Laidlaw increasingly offputting...he is so smug and full of himself...time for the scrapheap please

 I love it too Amythist ....and Paul is a bit OTT these days 

 he talks about himself in the third person which is a sign that it's all gone to his head...cmon Margie

I’m recording it to watch later ....mind you I’m not keen on Margie either  I like Charles Hansen and Christine Trevanion 

Is anyone else watching Coach Trip on E4?

Baz posted:

Amythist posted:

Baz posted:

Amythist posted:

I do like Antiques Road Trip but I'm finding Paul Laidlaw increasingly offputting...he is so smug and full of himself...time for the scrapheap please

 I love it too Amythist ....and Paul is a bit OTT these days 

 he talks about himself in the third person which is a sign that it's all gone to his head...cmon Margie

I’m recording it to watch later ....mind you I’m not keen on Margie either  I like Charles Hansen and Christine Trevanion 

I want anyone who is up against him to win  I like Christine too and going off Hansen lately because he cant seem to stop talking  I like a few of them and certain combos work really well...I find Anita quite cheerey

Amythist posted:

Is anyone else watching Coach Trip on E4?

No, it’s at an awkward time in the evening for me ....and gave up when it moved to e4 ...and only had youngsters on it 

Amythist posted:

Baz posted:

Amythist posted:

Baz posted:

Amythist posted:

I do like Antiques Road Trip but I'm finding Paul Laidlaw increasingly offputting...he is so smug and full of himself...time for the scrapheap please

 I love it too Amythist ....and Paul is a bit OTT these days 

 he talks about himself in the third person which is a sign that it's all gone to his head...cmon Margie

I’m recording it to watch later ....mind you I’m not keen on Margie either  I like Charles Hansen and Christine Trevanion 

I want anyone who is up against him to win  I like Christine too and going off Hansen lately because he cant seem to stop talking  I like a few of them and certain combos work really well...I find Anita quite cheerey

Yes

I'm loving the Michael Portillo 'trains' series in the UK. 

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Anyone-else watching "A Stitch in Time"? The third episode is on BBC4 tonight (Wed) at 8.30pm.

Each week, Amber Butchart supervises over the reconstruction of a historical set of clothing as portrayed in a famous painting. Not perhaps the most entertaining-sounding brief for a TV show (and tonight's subject matter, "The Hedge Cutter", isn't perhaps the most exciting introduction to the programme for those who haven't seen it before), but I found last week's reconstruction of the dress from the Arnolfini portrait absolutely fascinating...

I remember having to analyse that painting at uni 

In what ways, Baz? From an artistic perspective, or other aspects of it? 

I know from my own experience that it's a famously complicated painting, and gets discussed in a lot of very different ways...

Was out this evening, so only just got round to seeing tonight's EastEnders episode. 

Blimey: I know Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi) had been with the show for eleven and a half years (since she was 10!) so they had to give her a big send-off, but even by "Dread-Ender" standards that was one of the most miserable episodes in a long time! 

Eugene's Lair posted:

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Anyone-else watching "A Stitch in Time"? The third episode is on BBC4 tonight (Wed) at 8.30pm.

Each week, Amber Butchart supervises over the reconstruction of a historical set of clothing as portrayed in a famous painting. Not perhaps the most entertaining-sounding brief for a TV show (and tonight's subject matter, "The Hedge Cutter", isn't perhaps the most exciting introduction to the programme for those who haven't seen it before), but I found last week's reconstruction of the dress from the Arnolfini portrait absolutely fascinating...

I remember having to analyse that painting at uni 

In what ways, Baz? From an artistic perspective, or other aspects of it? 

 

I know from my own experience that it's a famously complicated painting, and gets discussed in a lot of very different ways...

I can’t remember the exact ins and outs Eugene ....but it was part of an art history module , so symbolism in the painting , in the context of the times 

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Anyone-else watching "A Stitch in Time"? The third episode is on BBC4 tonight (Wed) at 8.30pm.

Each week, Amber Butchart supervises over the reconstruction of a historical set of clothing as portrayed in a famous painting. Not perhaps the most entertaining-sounding brief for a TV show (and tonight's subject matter, "The Hedge Cutter", isn't perhaps the most exciting introduction to the programme for those who haven't seen it before), but I found last week's reconstruction of the dress from the Arnolfini portrait absolutely fascinating...

I remember having to analyse that painting at uni 

In what ways, Baz? From an artistic perspective, or other aspects of it? 

 

I know from my own experience that it's a famously complicated painting, and gets discussed in a lot of very different ways...

I can’t remember the exact ins and outs Eugene ....but it was part of an art history module , so symbolism in the painting , in the context of the times 

Ah; right, Baz. The reason I was asking was because - as I mentioned - that painting has a habit of cropping up in unexpected places.

I studied fibre-optics as part of my Electronics Engineering degree, and the first chapter of my Optics textbook - by way of a *ahem* "light" introduction - looked at a number of famous paintings and how they illustrated the behaviour of lenses and mirrors.

The Arnolfini portrait was used because of that convex mirror in the background.

The other famous one was Manet's "A Bar at the Follies-Bergère" - a painting which is often assumed to get the reflections wrong, however recent studies have shown Manet to have been a lot cleverer than he's often given credit for...

Eugene's Lair posted:

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Baz posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Anyone-else watching "A Stitch in Time"? The third episode is on BBC4 tonight (Wed) at 8.30pm.

Each week, Amber Butchart supervises over the reconstruction of a historical set of clothing as portrayed in a famous painting. Not perhaps the most entertaining-sounding brief for a TV show (and tonight's subject matter, "The Hedge Cutter", isn't perhaps the most exciting introduction to the programme for those who haven't seen it before), but I found last week's reconstruction of the dress from the Arnolfini portrait absolutely fascinating...

I remember having to analyse that painting at uni 

In what ways, Baz? From an artistic perspective, or other aspects of it? 

 

I know from my own experience that it's a famously complicated painting, and gets discussed in a lot of very different ways...

I can’t remember the exact ins and outs Eugene ....but it was part of an art history module , so symbolism in the painting , in the context of the times 

Ah; right, Baz. The reason I was asking was because - as I mentioned - that painting has a habit of cropping up in unexpected places.

 

I studied fibre-optics as part of my Electronics Engineering degree, and the first chapter of my Optics textbook - by way of a *ahem* "light" introduction - looked at a number of famous paintings and how they illustrated the behaviour of lenses and mirrors.

The Arnolfini portrait was used because of that convex mirror in the background.

The other famous one was Manet's "A Bar at the Follies-Bergère" - a painting which is often assumed to get the reflections wrong, however recent studies have shown Manet to have been a lot cleverer than he's often given credit for...

Yes, I remember the mirror being important Eugene 

dunno if ive mentioned this show before?

anyway

The OA

on netflix

i watched 1 episode & said to lisa watch it with me

she hates what i like

anyway..she did..we watched the 8 episodes together

we're now watching it all again to see if we can pick up any clues or we missed something

its brilliant & weird (like me)

i really recommend this

if you ever learn the 'movements'

i want videos lol

I know there are a lot of "Shetland" fans on here, so a quick heads-up:

The new series starts on BBC1 tonight at 9pm.

Eugene's Lair posted:

I know there are a lot of "Shetland" fans on here, so a quick heads-up:

The new series starts on BBC1 tonight at 9pm.

My tv is set to series record ...can’t wait 

Eugene's Lair posted:

I know there are a lot of "Shetland" fans on here, so a quick heads-up:

The new series starts on BBC1 tonight at 9pm.

I’m recording it, thanks Eugene 

Just got another 5-pointer on Only Connect! 

Three Flavours Cornetto FTW! 

Well done Eugene 

Eugene's Lair posted:

Just got another 5-pointer on Only Connect! 

 

Three Flavours Cornetto FTW! 

 Well done 

@Yogi19

I thought you might be a regular watcher of The Wonderful World of Puppies on C5.

I have watched a couple of them now.

I think you would like the lab. 

Eugene's Lair posted:

Just got another 5-pointer on Only Connect! 

 

Three Flavours Cornetto FTW! 

I quickly jumped in and got the answer "Red Shoes" on a recent episode. 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Just got another 5-pointer on Only Connect! 

 

Three Flavours Cornetto FTW! 

I quickly jumped in and got the answer "Red Shoes" on a recent episode. 

I recognized the film still (3rd picture), but I didn't know the Pope traditionally wore red shoes...

I probably shouldn't keep going on about this, but I got another 5-pointer on the music question. I recognized the theme from "Murder on the Orient Express" and made an educated guess.

As you've probably also noticed by now, I tend to do well on movie-related clues: my other 5-pointer on the music question was "Music from Fantasia"...

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

@Yogi19

 

I thought you might be a regular watcher of The Wonderful World of Puppies on C5.

 

I have watched a couple of them now.

 

I think you would like the lab. 

I’ve seen a couple of episodes 

Danish Thriller: Below the Surface - BBC4 21:00 and 21:45 tonight looks worth a view.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Danish Thriller: Below the Surface - BBC4 21:00 and 21:45 tonight looks worth a view.

Thanks for the heads up Fluffs, I’ve set a series record 

Yogi19 posted:

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Danish Thriller: Below the Surface - BBC4 21:00 and 21:45 tonight looks worth a view.

Thanks for the heads up Fluffs, I’ve set a series record 

Got embroiled in dinner - so haven't seen it yet!

24hrs in Police Custody is very good

Saint posted:

24hrs in Police Custody is very good

Yes, but I think last nights guy was guilty 

Baz posted:

Saint posted:

24hrs in Police Custody is very good

Yes, but I think last nights guy was guilty 

Definitely !!!!!

Seemed horrible people

Yogi19 posted:

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Danish Thriller: Below the Surface - BBC4 21:00 and 21:45 tonight looks worth a view.

Thanks for the heads up Fluffs, I’ve set a series record 

Watched the first 2 on Saturday...very compelling 

Saint posted:

Baz posted:

Saint posted:

24hrs in Police Custody is very good

Yes, but I think last nights guy was guilty 

Definitely !!!!!

Seemed horrible people

Not half !

I proper struggled with Only Connect tonight.

The joke at the end was very funny though.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

I proper struggled with Only Connect tonight.

 

The joke at the end was very funny though.

I was out this evening and have just caught up with my recording - and yeah; I was struggling badly too.

The two teams were brilliant, though. 

Eugene's Lair posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

I proper struggled with Only Connect tonight.

 

The joke at the end was very funny though.

I was out this evening and have just caught up with my recording - and yeah; I was struggling badly too.

The two teams were brilliant, though. 

They would make a good final two teams. 

OXFORD vs CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE

Tomorrow from 3.45pm BBC1

Saint posted:

OXFORD vs CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE

 

Tomorrow from 3.45pm BBC1

Saint posted:

OXFORD vs CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE

 

Tomorrow from 3.45pm BBC1

• I want the team in blue to win. 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Saint posted:

OXFORD vs CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE

 

Tomorrow from 3.45pm BBC1

 

• I want the team in blue to win. 

 

 

Of course I deserve to live in Oxford

So I'm very interested in the race

I guessed there would be a Sophie and an Imogen in the teams

AND THERE WAS !!!

I also guessed a Hugo

YEP HE'S THERE !!!

LOL

Roxan posted:

Cambridge all the way! 

Where is the best place to chat if you don't get uk tv shows? Is it ok to come and chat?

It’s always okay to come for a chat, it doesn’t matter if you aren't watching the tv shows.  We’re such a small bunch nowadays, we just dip in and out of all the threads and, very often go off topic 

Roxan posted:

Cambridge all the way! 

Where is the best place to chat if you don't get uk tv shows? Is it ok to come and chat?

Now that's a good question.

They have a Face Book page ... or here

Dunno if i'll be chatting - hope you can cope - but i'll try