William Marshall bbc2 documentary

[Paleskin]

Anybody see it tonight?
Well worth an iplayer catch up
Great hours telly from the beeb!

The greatest knight ever was the subtitle and he certainly puts himself up for the title!

Watch it you won't be disappointed..........

[Phil Robinson]

Its on again tomorrow at 11.20

[Atheling]

Its on again tomorrow at 11.20

What's the programme called guys?

Not the Plantagenets? There was a small feature on William Marshal in the second programme (I find the narrator a bit dry and lacking in the military history dept.)

Darrell.

[Phil Robinson]

What's the programme called guys?

Not the Plantagenets? There was a small feature on William Marshal in the second programme (I find the narrator a bit dry and lacking in the military history dept.)

Darrell.

The Greatest Knight: William Marshall

BBC2 11.20 tonight.

[Elprez]

Or on iplayer here:-
(and good it is too)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03z2l6l/The_Greatest_Knight_William_the_Marshal/

[commissarmoody]

Cool, hopefully I will be able to get that to work over here in the US.

[Atheling]

The Greatest Knight: William Marshall

BBC2 11.20 tonight.

Thanks Phil.... there was something very similar on a few years back, it's not the same programme but is surely the same story(?) based on a lone surviving manuscript actually commissioned by William Marshal's son. That's pretty much all the 'evidence' we have of his life story apart from a few snippets here and there.

Or on iplayer here:-
(and good it is too)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03z2l6l/The_Greatest_Knight_William_the_Marshal/

Thanks Elprez  .

I'll give it a watch tonight.

Darrell.

[Crossedlances]

Just about to watch it on Sky + Looking forward to it..Martin

[Paleskin]

The manuscript is more of a biography,it's a veritable tome with a lot of detail

[Atheling]

The manuscript is more of a biography,it's a veritable tome with a lot of detail

But nevertheless it is a poem that was written by a famous French poet about the deeds of a man in a period of history when exageration and the twisting of a story to make a good yarn was very common.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that it's all rubbish, far from it, it is an extremely valuable source.... it just has to be taken with a pinch of salt at times like many Medieval manuscripts of that type.

Darrell.

[Paleskin]

Sorry for challenging your obvious wealth of knowledge on the subject!

[Atheling]

Sorry for challenging your obvious wealth of knowledge on the subject!

I wasn't trying to be holier then thou, just voicing my humble opinion  .

Darrell.

[Paleskin]

and i was simply yanking your chain for the crack!

have you now watched it and more importantly did you enjoy it,cos i thought it was rather good!

[Atheling]

and i was simply yanking your chain for the crack!

have you now watched it and more importantly did you enjoy it,cos i thought it was rather good!

nope not yet, had to go shopping yesterday eve.... 

Darrell.

[Atheling]

nope not yet, had to go shopping yesterday eve.... 

Darrell.

Watched it at lunchtime.... as I suspected it was based upon the book commissioned by his son.

Pretty good programme considering TV programmes about the Middle Ages are usually disappointing.

Darrell.