I am a rabid lover of costume dramas. It is official. I am a particular fan of costume dramas set in the early-mid nineteenth century, and late eighteenth century.

Last night, quite randomly, I remembered how TERRIFICALLY AWESOME the Hornblower series was.  I could insert quite a lot of drooling about naval uniforms here, but I won't. I'll just ( Read more... )

I think even I, a self-confessed costume drama lover, might have taken an overdose of costume dramas. I've watched an awful lot of them this week. I was impressed with ITV's adaptation of Northanger Abbey last Sunday, but very disappointed with Persuasion, shown last night. The production kept a lot of emotion unspoken, as was appropriate, but the ( Read more... )