Tonight BBC4 from 19:00 to 20:00 (British Summer Time) on a show called 'Reading the Decades'. The programme , according to the DigiGuide, is as follows: "A series which takes a journey through 40 years of inspirational books. This edition focuses on the biggest reads of the 1950s, a decade of postwar austerity and teenage rebellion. Books such as The Kon-Tiki Expedition and The Cruel Sea offered a exhilarating blend of adventure and romance. With contributions from Ken Follett, Joanna Trollope, Terry Pratchett, Quentin Blake, Melvyn Bragg and Jilly Cooper." apologies if you already knew this
[quote:8ad236b063="sampanna"]Please do a writeup for us unfortunates who do not own a television yet Someday, someday ... [/quote:8ad236b063]Something like, "My word, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen an author do! If only you could have been there to see it for yourself, words simply cannot decribe the audacity and outright ingenuity of tha man!"
[quote:af75fe6dcc]Something like,"My word, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen an author do! If only you could have been there to see it for yourself, words simply cannot decribe the audacity and outright ingenuity of tha man!"[/quote:af75fe6dcc] That would be cruel, so very cruel...
[quote:6d43fb8c5f="shadowgirl"]Tonight BBC4 from 19:00 to 20:00 (British Summer Time) on a show called 'Reading the Decades'. The programme , according to the DigiGuide, is as follows: "A series which takes a journey through 40 years of inspirational books. This edition focuses on the biggest reads of the 1950s, a decade of postwar austerity and teenage rebellion. Books such as The Kon-Tiki Expedition and The Cruel Sea offered a exhilarating blend of adventure and romance. With contributions from Ken Follett, Joanna Trollope, Terry Pratchett, Quentin Blake, Melvyn Bragg and Jilly Cooper." apologies if you already knew this[/quote:6d43fb8c5f] Thanks for that. I'll probably forget, though. :roll:
[quote:aeab24f586="Maljonic"]Something like, "My word, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen an author do! If only you could have been there to see it for yourself, words simply cannot decribe the audacity and outright ingenuity of tha man!" [/quote:aeab24f586] *glares* you are lucky you are so very far away...
[quote:fd38f918ea="chrisjordan"] Huzzah! I forgot. [/quote:fd38f918ea] Not just a cookie, a crumbly cookie at that
I remembered about this too late and only caught the last half hour of this show and Pterry didn't feature in that half Edit: spelling
l missed it too, as l was at my mums, but was able to get the following of alt.fan.pratchett : [quote:31b48da846]They covered about 14 books in the context of 1950s post-war Britain, and the talking head celebs commented on one or more or them. There were also lots of period (i.e black and white) interviews and reports (and some good social commentary courtesy of Tony Hancock clips). The books were: The Kon Tiki Expedition; The Cruel Sea; The Dam Busters; The Day of the Triffids; Casino Royale and the other James Bond books; the Georgette Heyer books; the Hank Janson books; the Guinness Book of Records; Down with Skool and the other Nigel Molesworth books; the Doctor in the House books; Lucky Jim; Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; Doctor Zhivago; and Lolita. The commentators included Brian Aldiss, Claire Rayner, David Attenborough, Sue Townsend, Clive James, Andrew Davies (screenwriter), Alan Sillitoe, Adam Faith [who was very good, IMHO], Jilly Cooper, George Melly, Paul Johnson, Germaine Greer, Melvyn Bragg, Joanna Trollope - and, of course, our very own Terry Pratchett. The excellent voice-over was by Stephen Fry. Terry came up three or four times, speaking about 'The Day of the Triffids' (in a suitably menacing conservatory) and the Nigel Molesworth books, which had obviously had a profound formative effect on him ;-) . If you are British and of a certain age, it was a very well done trip down memory lane, and/or a useful reminder of things you had half-forgotten or never fully knew. If you don't fall into that category but are not totally averse to British culture (a non-British Discworld reader, for instance ;-) ) you might well have found it educational and interesting in an anthropological sort of way ... - André Coutanche [/quote:31b48da846] anyone who wants to see this click here shamefully, l've only read one of these books - Lolita. edited: added last paragraph
Thanks for that! I wish I could have seen it. Ahh the Molesworth books....Never thought of it before, but yeah I think I can see the influence coming through!
