
Doctor Who thing: RIP classic-era director Christopher Barry
He directed the first Dalek story, the first regeneration story, and some of the most beloved serials of the classic era.
He directed the first Dalek story, the first regeneration story, and some of the most beloved serials of the classic era.
A “controversy” over K-9 was considered more important than the new Doctor. Weird.
Christmas hampers from Fortnum and Mason always make me think of Mrs. Pumphrey and Tricki Woo from All Creatures Great and Small…
Did you know that The Hobbit is being shot in 3D? Well, it is.
Lark Rise to Candleford reminds me very much of All Creatures Great and Small, with its bucolic setting and mellow sense of humor hiding a subtle sharpness…
For me, it’s the bottling up of emotion required by the (stereotypical) British stiff upper lip, until it just won’t stay bottled up anymore, which results in exquisitely drawn out encounters full of subtext and seething with feeling, and eventually explosive outbursts. You?
I’ve been rewatching *All Creatures Great and Small,* and I’m so happy to find that this 1970s-80s series holds up very well indeed.
Oh, I do love the pretty blond boys. All Creatures Great and Small was one of my first forays into British drama on PBS when I was probably 12. And I instantly fell in love with Tristan, and with Peter Davison: My crush was sealed for life with Doctor Who: (I love the fancy sideburns. … more…
Tons of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.
That’s the little settop box that lets you stream stuff from Netflix and Amazon Unbox. I’m streaming old episodes of All Creatures Great and Small from Netflix as we speak. Oh my god, Peter Davison was adorable when he was 12…