Fine Stuff from the BBC
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inulroSometimes being stuck at home being in pain instead of out doing interesting stuff with actual other people turns up something cool.
Last night I caught part 2 of 3 of Matt Frei's short series on architecture in Berlin on BBC2. Need. To. Go.
I suspect a few of the places he visited are off limits to those without a BBC film crew, particularly the old listening post at the top of the pile of rubble in West Berlin.
Have resisted booking trip (Euro is still hammering the pound into embarrassing pulp, and 5 minutes of searching recently revealed that a long weekend in Berlin is a LOT more expensive than a long weekend in Vienna, which is next on my list of European cities to visit).
I will have to iPlayer for the first episode.
This was followed by Ugly Beauty, in which Waldemar Januszczak (the guy who made the fantastic series on the Baroque not too long ago) tells us why modern art is not rubbish. As someone who Doesn't Get modern art unless it's explained to me, I found this really interesting. I was still unimpressed by some of it, but a lot of it made sense with some context. Anything which broadens my horizons can only be a good thing, right?
He filmed a lot of it in Venice. Same effect as above.
I've been meaning to catch Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness since it started (and will iPlayer it all, honest), but tonight I made a point of watching tonight's as it was about a great Canadian and personal hero of mine, David Thompson. Fascinating stuff.
I felt less of a need to immediately book a trip; we drove through the Rocky Mountains yearly when I was growing up.
mmm.....old maps...
Last night I caught part 2 of 3 of Matt Frei's short series on architecture in Berlin on BBC2. Need. To. Go.
I suspect a few of the places he visited are off limits to those without a BBC film crew, particularly the old listening post at the top of the pile of rubble in West Berlin.
Have resisted booking trip (Euro is still hammering the pound into embarrassing pulp, and 5 minutes of searching recently revealed that a long weekend in Berlin is a LOT more expensive than a long weekend in Vienna, which is next on my list of European cities to visit).
I will have to iPlayer for the first episode.
This was followed by Ugly Beauty, in which Waldemar Januszczak (the guy who made the fantastic series on the Baroque not too long ago) tells us why modern art is not rubbish. As someone who Doesn't Get modern art unless it's explained to me, I found this really interesting. I was still unimpressed by some of it, but a lot of it made sense with some context. Anything which broadens my horizons can only be a good thing, right?
He filmed a lot of it in Venice. Same effect as above.
I've been meaning to catch Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness since it started (and will iPlayer it all, honest), but tonight I made a point of watching tonight's as it was about a great Canadian and personal hero of mine, David Thompson. Fascinating stuff.
I felt less of a need to immediately book a trip; we drove through the Rocky Mountains yearly when I was growing up.
mmm.....old maps...
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BBC stuff
Date: 2009-11-23 03:48 pm (UTC)I like some modern art, but in general I'm not a fan of abstract stuff (unless it has complicated patterns that I can try to work out). Explanations help me to appreciate some works more, though.
Re: BBC stuff
Date: 2009-11-24 08:21 am (UTC)Re: BBC stuff
Date: 2009-11-25 04:05 pm (UTC)