![]() ![]() Yet too often they are still seen as unworldly spinsters in a desolate Yorkshire landscape, warmed by their surprisingly fiery imaginations. Lucasta Miller argues in The Brontë Myth (2001) that the Brontës are constantly reinvented to suit each generation. A trio has a powerful allure, summoning all the number’s witchy connotations. “We are three sisters,” Charlotte famously said when their anonymity could no longer be hidden from her publisher. More than merely siblings, the Brontës are a literary sisterhood. Joined by their older sister, in this attitude they wrote three iconic novels: Charlotte’s Jane Eyre (1847), Emily’s Wuthering Heights (1847), and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). A version of it appears in almost every onscreen biographical depiction of the Brontës. With quick ink strokes, Emily created a scene that has become an essential part of Brontë iconography: women writing together at a table. There are many more that I want to see ( Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jackie, Fences, Queen of Katwe).In her 1837 diary paper, Emily Brontë drew a sketch of herself from the back, sitting across from her sister Anne in voluminous sleeves, their private papers strewn about them. I still enjoy Call the Midwife, and there is a new season of Homefires coming to PBS along with To Walk Invisible about the Bronte Sisters. On PBS, The Durrells in Corfu and Grantchester are both really good, and I have to catch up on Poldark as I haven't seen all of those. You have to like quirky for this one so of course I loved it! The Detectorists is a much lighter, quirky British show about metal detectorists in England. Not for everyone as it can be gruesome, but this one gripped me. ![]() Shetland is a classic British murder mystery television series set in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. You don't have to be an academic to appreciate this one but it is a well told and interesting story. Hugh Grant shows some real acting chops and Simon Helberg (from Big Bang Theory) steals the show as her bewildered accompanist.Ī few others worth mentioning were The Man Who Knew Infinity with Dev Patel as an Indian Mathematician in 1914 who makes his way to Cambridge England. John Lithgow is pretty amazing as Winston Churchill.I love the bath spilling episode!įlorence Foster Jenkins! I absolutely loved this one! Meryl Streep disappears into this over the top character and gives a really fun and yet tender portrayal of a fascinating lady. It is fascinating to take a peek behind the curtain of the lives of royals who are either still living ( Clair Foy as QEII and Matt Smith as Prince Philip) or are in recent memory ( Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Victoria Hamilton as The Queen Mum). So it has some universal appeal especially for a history buff. My husband (known as The Squire on this blog) started binge watching this while I was away for the weekend and I had to catch up 3 episodes when I got back. When Victoria is over, I am going to go back and watch this again. Yes, we know they were none of them this attractive, but at least they don't all have blow-dried hair like in The Tudors! :)Īt least as splendiferous is The Crown on Netflix. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes in Victoria on PBS/ITVĪnd the appearance of Tom Hughes as a rather hunky Prince Albert is not bad at all either. We'll never know what Victoria was really like but it seems there was enough material from her copious diaries for writer Daisy Goodwin to fill in the juicy bits. Who, Death Comes to Pemberley) is adorable as the young Victoria. I know they spiced up the Victoria/Lord Melbourne relationship a bit but when Rufus Sewell is playing Lord M.I am all for it! Jenna Coleman ( Dr. I hope you all have been enjoying Victoria either on PBS or when it came out last year on ITV in the UK. And thanks to Rabia, a concerned reader who wanted to make sure I was ok as my blog had gone quiet. Sorry I haven't been posting lately but my day job has been demanding too much time. Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell in Victoria on PBS/ITV ![]()
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