The white queen.

[Jeff965]

Ignorance is bliss I was enjoying this. Then I read this post and last nights episode didn't seem to capture my imagination as it did the weeks before. Episode nine of ten and I only just realised the acting is pretty naff. In my defence there's not much else out there and it makes a change from all the cop/hospital/standup comedian rubbish that tends to fill our screens.
Oh well back to the painting .

[Emir of Askaristan]

Me too,
So instead, I watched the new Michael Wood documentary on the Anglo Saxons which I'd recorded.

Aaaahhhhhh, balance restored!
 

[Ragnar]

...new Michael Wood documentary on the Anglo Saxons ...

This grabbed my interest which got me googling.  I had always thought Michael Wood was only interested in classical Mediterranean history, turns out he is not.

Does anyone know of a complete listing of documentaries that he has done?

[Atheling]

This grabbed my interest which got me googling.  I had always thought Michael Wood was only interested in classical Mediterranean history, turns out he is not.

Does anyone know of a complete listing of documentaries that he has done?

He's done quite a few for the BBC, I'll have a dig.... get back to me later on today.

Darrell.

[Captain Blood]

I've got several of his books. In search of the Dark Ages, and so on. He was all the rage about 25 years ago, then vanished from view for a while, but recently seems to have resurfaced. He was quite a pioneer in TV history, ahead of the Starkeys, Schamas and Fergusons...

[Ragnar]

He's done quite a few for the BBC, I'll have a dig.... get back to me later on today.

Darrell.

Thanks.  If it's any easier I am really interested in anything on the Anglo-Saxons (or Vikings if I am honest).

[Aaron]

They just started showing it over here in the states last weekend. The wife put it on and was quite looking forward to it, but she turned the channel after about ten minutes with some comment about it being far more soap opera than history.

[NickNascati]

I watched the first episode, out of curiousity and general interest in the period.  The lead female is just stunning, she and James Frain may make me watch one more episode. Overall though I think it is pretty poor.  No where near the quality of The Borgias or Game of Thrones.

[JollyBob]

Ok, so I just watched the last episode out of morbid curiosity to see how badly they could screw up Bosworth.

Turns out, quite badly.

My wife thinks I'm ever so slightly sad because I watched the battle tutting and mumbling about kite shields... 

[Atheling]

Ok, so I just watched the last episode out of morbid curiosity to see how badly they could screw up Bosworth.

Turns out, quite badly.

My wife thinks I'm ever so slightly sad because I watched the battle tutting and mumbling about kite shields... 

I was pi**ing my pants and at the same time trying to stop myself from pulling out what's left of my hair  !!!

I've never seen something so badly massed up for years!! Never! Period!!

Darrell.

[Captain Blood]

Yep, kite shields and mail coifs. And about 20 extras they kept recycling... Really awful...
Thank God that's over.

[NurgleHH]

Yep, kite shields and mail coifs. And about 20 extras they kept recycling... Really awful...
Thank God that's over.

Richard, they made it for american audience. Not for us. Compare the american version of the Borgias and the European Version...

[Captain Blood]

Ah yes - i had overlooked that Dirk 

[Elk101]

Yep, kite shields and mail coifs. And about 20 extras they kept recycling... Really awful...
Thank God that's over.

Now I kind of want to see that to see just how bad it was.

[NurgleHH]

Ah yes - i had overlooked that Dirk 

Don't understand it in the wrong way. With shows like this you can bring people to this interesting era, which never learnd something about this exciting history.
Maybe they will read Cornwall after this and get better information. And than they will find your threads here...