Nelson in His Own Words
Just in case you missed this in the tv listings....Nelson in His Own Words, tonight on BBC2 at 21.00 in England and Ireland, and tomorrow at 21.00 in Scotland and Wales. Blurb as follows
Horatio Nelson was Britain's greatest naval hero. He was famed for his dash-and-glory heroics. He was also a prolific letter writer. The letters reveal that Nelson was a very different and more complex man than the hero that Britain created after his death. Using Nelson's letters this drama documentary exposes Nelson's skilful and manipulative use of PR to advance his career, and shows how he was careful in his praise of his rivals - in case they threatened his own prospects. And the letters reveal how his passionate love affair with Emma Hamilton changed his life forever. Highly regarded RSC actor Jonathan Slinger portrays Nelson.
There's a clip of the programme on the BBC website here. I'd be interested to know if that sounds even vaguely like a Norfolk accent. I suspect not. God knows, I'm no authority on Nelson, but I'll be curious to see if this is any good as Sam Willis, who features in the programme, has just tweeted "Tonight 9pm bbc2. Nelson. He would be turning in his grave if he knew I was involved."!
Horatio Nelson was Britain's greatest naval hero. He was famed for his dash-and-glory heroics. He was also a prolific letter writer. The letters reveal that Nelson was a very different and more complex man than the hero that Britain created after his death. Using Nelson's letters this drama documentary exposes Nelson's skilful and manipulative use of PR to advance his career, and shows how he was careful in his praise of his rivals - in case they threatened his own prospects. And the letters reveal how his passionate love affair with Emma Hamilton changed his life forever. Highly regarded RSC actor Jonathan Slinger portrays Nelson.
There's a clip of the programme on the BBC website here. I'd be interested to know if that sounds even vaguely like a Norfolk accent. I suspect not. God knows, I'm no authority on Nelson, but I'll be curious to see if this is any good as Sam Willis, who features in the programme, has just tweeted "Tonight 9pm bbc2. Nelson. He would be turning in his grave if he knew I was involved."!