Tonight on BBC the first instalment of 'Birdsong' by Sebastian Faulks, starring Eddie Redmaine ('Jack' in 'Pillars of the Earth') and Clemence Poesy:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nd22n
Welcome to the Historical Fiction Online forums: a friendly place to discuss, review and discover historical fiction.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
BBC TV Movie of 'Birdsong'
-
Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4351
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I just finished watching this today (whilst I was doing my ironing). I really enjoyed it. It was quite a moving two-parter. Very well done.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
-
parthianbow
- Compulsive Reader
- Posts: 856
- Joined: April 2009
- Location: Nr. Bristol, SW England
- Contact:
Agreed, Vanessa. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it was outstanding. Shame that something this good only comes along every year or two.
*now back to DVD box sets*
*now back to DVD box sets*
Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
-
Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4351
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
Yes, I have to admit to shedding a couple of tears! I think we will be seeing more of Eddie Redmayne, too. He seems a very good actor. War should never be.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
I really enjoyed it, but I go along with a lot of viewers in the UK who complained that it was sometimes difficult to pick up on the dialogue. Too many actors these days just seem to mumble the words. I tried replay on certain scenes several times with the volume up, but still couldn't understand all of the dialogue. 