"There's nothing on 'the box' "
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DavidKlyne replied on 02/03/2019 00:04
Posted on 02/03/2019 00:04
I do have a long lasting admiration of the work of Poliakoff and watch the DVDs of his plays / films repeatedly.
Can't say that I watch DVD's but I have enjoyed his television drama's. Not to everyone's taste but I always find them interesting because you have to work at the meaning and nothing seems quite as you think.
David
Rocky 2 buckets replied on 02/03/2019 09:52
DavidKlyne replied on 02/03/2019 10:44
Posted on 02/03/2019 09:52 by Rocky 2 bucketsPoliakoff, a nutty Professor, really?, nah, not for me☹️
ABM replied on 02/03/2019 14:50
}Rocky 2 buckets replied on 02/03/2019 16:07
Posted on 02/03/2019 10:44 by DavidKlyneI think you have got the wrong one! That looks like Martyn Poliakoff the playwright is Stephen Poliakoff.
dave the rave replied on 02/03/2019 20:43
Posted on 25/02/2019 09:27 byDo many of you feel like that?
A very long while ago, "Brideshead Revisited" (the Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews one) was a 'must see'. Before days of catch up, I bought blank VHS tapes so I could record an episode if I had to miss one.
Felt much the same about the Colin Firth "Pride and Prejudice".
It's a very long time since I have felt drawn to anything like that on TV. I did watch every episode of "Les Misérables", but, on reflection, although excellent, I didn't feel it was totally unmissable.
Nowadays, I hardly watch TV. If I am home, and after a busy day, I like to watch "Pointless" (a guilty pleasure) but no big deal if I miss it. "The Archers" on Radio 4 at 7pm is a must (but often 'listen again' if the Channel Four news is pressing). "Newsnight" most nights. "Question Time" on Thursdays.
I had enjoyed the first few series of "Endeavour". But I have switched off the last two episodes.
What am I missing?
replied on 02/03/2019 21:06
Posted on 02/03/2019 09:52 by Rocky 2 bucketsPoliakoff, a nutty Professor, really?, nah, not for me☹️
replied on 02/03/2019 21:10
Posted on 02/03/2019 20:43 by dave the raveThe chase is my favourite.educational and light hearted.Pointless is,to me,absolutely pointless.!
dave the rave replied on 02/03/2019 21:54
Posted on 02/03/2019 21:10 bySorry, I don't understand.
Posted on 02/03/2019 21:54
each to his/her own preferences.I find the chase worth watching and I find pointless to be irritating to say the least.I will not watch Peston as his way of talking to camera annoys me but I will watch re.runs of Fools and horses etc as I find the scripts and acting to be brilliant etc.etc.There is,in fact,very little to justify the cost of a tv licence!Which bit do you not understand?
replied on 03/03/2019 05:01
Posted on 02/03/2019 21:54 by dave the raveeach to his/her own preferences.I find the chase worth watching and I find pointless to be irritating to say the least.I will not watch Peston as his way of talking to camera annoys me but I will watch re.runs of Fools and horses etc as I find the scripts and acting to be brilliant etc.etc.There is,in fact,very little to justify the cost of a tv licence!Which bit do you not understand?