Hi. I wonder if there are more Black Sails fans here? Do you know if there are any specialized communities for posting fanworks, recs or meta for it? And do you like or dislike any particular ships or characters?

I've just posted a short review of the National Museum of Scotland's event Cochrane in Fact and Fiction over at my LJ. The event featured two lectures; David Cordingly, author and naval historian, summarised Cochrane's naval career, the impact of his conviction for stock market fraud and his lasting legacy in Latin American, and Stuart Allen, ( Read more... )

Another naval gem from the Antiques Roadshow, but this time, the really interesting bit is not some invaluable item found in the attic - it's the story behind it.


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My review of the last episode is now online:

( A SHILLING WELL SPENT )

Beware the spoilers. Image heavy.

And try your luck with the contest, you can win the DVD of "Garrow's Law" series 1 and more. :-)

Step right up, sit right down, you fair ladies and dashing gentlemen! Welcome to John Silvester's Circus of Legal Absurdities! Don't trust your eyes, don't rely on your ears, and don't trust Dr Graham's Celestial Bed to improve your performance between the sheets!


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Title: "Coincidence"
Rating: PG
Characters: Terpsichores, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Summary: AU StC/Doctor Who. It's 1809, and the Doctor finds a familiar face on board a ship.
Author's Notes: Blame many people, but particularly blame biggles1025. ;) Shorter, but the next bit will hopefully be longer.

Previous Chapters:
Chapter 1

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Fandoms: StC/Old Who
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Title: "Coincidence"
Rating: PG
Characters: Terpsichores, the Eighth Doctor, Charlie Pollard
Summary: AU crossover StC/Doctor Who. Because it had to be done.
Author's Notes: Blame many people, but particularly blame biggles1025. ;)
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If anyone is interested I've just posted an illustrated transcript of the recent BBC4 programme on rudeness and satire in the Georgian era over at my journal:

Rude Britannia: A History Most Satirical, Bawdy, Lewd and Offensive

Just a quick heads up that on Monday the 14th June, as part of their Rude on Four season, BBC4 will broadcast a programme called Rude Britannia: A History Most Satirical, Bawdy, Lewd and Offensive. Blurb as follows:

"Series exploring British traditions of satire, bawdy and lewd humour begins in the early 18th century and finds in Georgian ( Read more... )

Stop reading my blog and switch on the telly.

THE SECRET DIARY OF ANNE LISTER

is NOW on BBC2. It will be followed by documentary “Revealing Anne Lister”.

Anne Lister, 1791-1840, was a Yorkshire landowner, industrialist, traveller and diarist. She was also a lesbian who, despite needing to keep her orientation secret from society at ( Read more... )