“I had the relatively unusual experience of watching this dramatisation very shortly after listening to Ian Carmichael’s reading of the audiobook of “Clouds of Witness”, and was struck by the virtual absence of departures from the source material. As this is rare for TV/film adaptations, I do consider it worth mentioning. As with at least one other reviewer here, I found Lady Mary Wimsey’s portrayal distracting at best, annoying at times, and unsure whether to blame actress or director, so will split the difference by mentally sharing responsibility between the two. Apart from the apparent age difference between Ian Carmichael and Lord Peter (which he himself notes on occasion), his performance of the role is extremely good, owing in large part, I suspect, to his familiarity with the source material and long championing of this series, of which I only recently learned. There is much to be said for labors of love, and clearly, this is one. The DVD set also includes “The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club”, plus an interview conducted in 2000 with Carmichael and additional information about his career and that of author Dorothy L. Sayers.”
(0501) Fiery red orange sun well above the horizon, shrouded in Gates bleah. (0547)
4. Steve at 1077
Mexican President Sheinbaum Slams ICE Raids on Illegal Aliens
Shanghai Billionaire’s Chinese Communist Party Network Fuels America’s Anti-ICE Riots
Iran Admits Israel Has Infiltrated the “Highest Offices” of Its Government
Minnesota Shooter Vance Boelter’s Car Found in Sibley County, Minnesota
Military Situation In Iran
At Last, Italians Have Property Rights Again
US quietly sent hundreds of Hellfire missiles to Israel before Iran attack
Much more.
3. Guess what we have coming up this week …
… one episode a day? Courtesy AKH, ta. You can see how far I’ve got … it’s fun, this one.
2. Housekeeping
Not a completely well cat just now chez Higham Mansions … gastric but may have been my doing … takes days to know, might be heart/circulation … it’s a job to get this posted, which is the same for our regular chaps too … JH comments below and within yours is but one issue … I find the concentration with eyes difficult in WP comments format, which also affects correspondence.
I do assure you it’s not lack of interest … have to admire AKH who answers each person but that’s Blgr’s good comments format … this WP font is too small in comments and can’t be altered, I’ve tried … might be a function of this old theme.
Why not change themes? There’s nothing better on offer, giving all the required functionality. So a comment by me might look something like this:
*Toodles … yes, it was generally well received, the Army anniversary, except by the bad players.
*Dearieme … I think there was guitar, thought I heard it near the frenetic end.
*Redacted … where do I start? Thx for the kind words … Revelation? Certainly did … 16:16 and that chapter.
*Tony … it was a good plane.
*Steve, thx for those links at HQ plus NOWP, plus usual massive drops.
*AKH … they were quite jaunty, methought.
*Microdave … Constitutional Republic, not democracy, yes … but he won college plus popular vote.
1. DAD at 1077
a) This is how to get a Knighthood. Sadiq Khan constantly dodges questions about grooming gangs in London.
b) Macron rebuffed. The National Commission for Heritage and Architecture (CNPA), opposed to the contemporary stained-glass window project…
c) Antisemitic attacks rise [in France] after Macron’s anti-Israel rhetoric.
d) Canada is lost. A male school bus driver in Ontario, Canada, was confronted by parents after wearing a pink “school girl” outfit…
