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Post by rutlandhatter on May 4, 2020 10:03:31 GMT
I've created this thread so we can share, if we want, what we are reading and watching during lockdown which others might like to read/watch. Unfortunately the play I'm starting off with I can't find on Youtube so unless you happen to own the dvd you wont be able to see it! We have recently watched "The Day We Played Brazil" a musical about the tour of South America in 1914 undertaken by Exeter City as Britain's representatives. The DVD I watched was lent to us by a friend whose granddaughter was in the cast. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot explores the feelings of the players and fans both in 1914 and at various more recent points in The Grecian's history. It was performed by amateur theatre groups in Exeter as part of an arts project but there was nothing amateurish about the production. Watching it made me miss football far more than watching past matches as it evoked so well what being a fan is all about.
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Post by shatter2 on May 4, 2020 10:56:38 GMT
I'm re-reading Tortilla Flat by the author John Steinbeck. Nice short humorous read about a group of down and outs in Southern California.
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Post by tassie on May 4, 2020 11:08:02 GMT
“ Girt “ and “ True Girt “ by John Hunt, two very tongue in cheek but accurate histories of Australia , might be hard to find in the UK but IMO worth the effort. Just starting “ I will miss you tomorrow “, Norwegian noir by Heine Bakkeid. Any suggestions welcomed. COYH
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Post by proudhattersince74 on May 4, 2020 11:46:55 GMT
Seen Star Link Satellites - oh and the International Space Station whilst waiting for the Star Link Satellites.
Seen lots of tits of various shapes and sizes ... with the odd goldfinch thrown in for good measure.
Not seen any sparrows this year at all so where do they reside nowadays? Used to see my parents' garden covered with sparrows and starlings when I were a nipper but no other small birds; whereas now we get finches, tits, robins as the most common breeds.
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Post by rutlandhatter on May 4, 2020 11:51:04 GMT
I'm re-reading Tortilla Flat by the author John Steinbeck. Nice short humorous read about a group of down and outs in Southern California. I enjoyed Tortilla Flat when I read it --what feels like centuries ago. |
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Post by flathatter on May 4, 2020 12:00:33 GMT
I'm re-reading Tortilla Flat by the author John Steinbeck. Nice short humorous read about a group of down and outs in Southern California. I wrote a similarly titled tome whilst eating in Spain. |
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Post by shatter2 on May 4, 2020 12:25:18 GMT
I'm re-reading Tortilla Flat by the author John Steinbeck. Nice short humorous read about a group of down and outs in Southern California. I enjoyed Tortilla Flat when I read it --what feels like centuries ago. I think I read it at least half a century ago! |
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Post by shatter2 on May 4, 2020 12:27:29 GMT
I'm re-reading Tortilla Flat by the author John Steinbeck. Nice short humorous read about a group of down and outs in Southern California. I wrote a similarly titled tome whilst eating in Spain. 😁😁😁, That was a slow burner comment for me Flat good one! |
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Post by bms on May 4, 2020 19:56:19 GMT
Books
- the latest Philip Pullman, The Book of Dust, love his writing.
- Middle England by Jonathan Coe, THE Brexit novel, highly recommended
- Have started Wuthering Heights, a work I resolved to read having visited the Bronte Parsonage at Haworth ( remember visiting something called a pub after that and having several Timothy Taylor beers!)
Tele
Twin, excellent Scandi noir drama now on iPlayer
Revisited Wolf Hall (again on iplayer), even better second time around, Mark Rylance, Jonathan Pryce, Claire Foy, stunning performances
YouTube
Town v Pompey and that Moncur free kick - oh yes!
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Post by shatter2 on May 5, 2020 13:25:49 GMT
Books - the latest Philip Pullman, The Book of Dust, love his writing. - Middle England by Jonathan Coe, THE Brexit novel, highly recommended - Have started Wuthering Heights, a work I resolved to read having visited the Bronte Parsonage at Haworth ( remember visiting something called a pub after that and having several Timothy Taylor beers!) Tele Twin, excellent Scandi noir drama now on iPlayer Revisited Wolf Hall (again on iplayer), even better second time around, Mark Rylance, Jonathan Pryce, Claire Foy, stunning performances YouTube Town v Pompey and that Moncur free kick - oh yes! Visited the Haworth Pasonage last year with my wife while on a short break in Halifax same week as away game at Accy. Watched the 1939 black and white version of Wuthering Heights last night. Bit melodramatic and it didn't follow exactly the Bronte novel story line but good performances from Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier. Radio four programme "In our time" with Melvin Bragg focused on the novel a couple of weeks ago. |
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Post by rutlandhatter on May 6, 2020 11:55:16 GMT
Never enjoyed wuthering heights --read it twice at different stages of my life. The only Bronte book I did enjoy was Villette by Charlotte Bronte and I have read them all. My favourite classic is A Tale of Two Cities.
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Post by shatter2 on May 6, 2020 13:19:33 GMT
I did an evening course for GCSE English Literature about 30 years ago one of the books we studied was Wuthering Heights.
Found it a very dark and disturbing read, Emily must have had a wonderful imagination to have written such a novel while being couped up in the parsonage with her brother and sisters.
When I attempted A level Eng. Lit. a few years later we studied the Handmaid's Tale a dark dystopian novel which gave me the creeps. Didn't finish the course!!
I haven't read Tale of Two Cities but enjoyed reading Oliver Twist.
One of my favourite authors is Solzhenitzyn, A Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich being one of my picks and his history of the Soviet Gulags in The Gulag Archipelago coming a close second.
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Post by rutlandhatter on May 6, 2020 14:50:57 GMT
I've listened to A Handmaid's Tale on audio book and watched the TV series. I preferred the book. I'm rather partial to dystopian literature as is MusicHatter but not because of my influence. Solzhenitzyn was my must read whilst I was at university --brilliant stuff. Another uni read was Clockwork Orange which I also appreciated.
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Post by rutlandhatter on May 8, 2020 11:46:32 GMT
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Post by bms on May 8, 2020 11:54:08 GMT
Thanks Rutland - I’m a big radio fan so will look it up.
The Sounds app is a tremendous resource
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. Longer notice of changes is promised, though...
