Tag Archives: BBC

a police detective travels in time (TV series: Life on Mars, 2006-2007)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by admin

One of my pleasures as a cinephile or fan of TV series is to find in them stories about time leaps or time travel. When the production is dated 17 years ago, as happens with the series ‘Life on Mars‘ … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged BBC, British TV series, detective TV series, John Simm, Life on Mars, Liz White, Philip Glenister, time travel, TV series | Leave a comment

what the BBC does best (TV series: Wolf Hall – Mark Rylance, 2015)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by admin

A BBC historical series represents a summit meeting for history buffs and quality television lovers. The reign of Henry VIII is an inexhaustible source of historical fiction – literary or for the screens of all sizes. Few other historical periods … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged BBC, Claire Foy, Damian Lewis, Hilary Mantel, History of England, History TV series, Mark Rylance, Peter Kosminsky, Wolf Hall | Leave a comment

the impossible restitution (Film: Woman in Gold – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on June 14, 2015 by admin

Maria Altman, the principal character wonderfully acted by Helen Mirren in ‘Woman in Gold’ is a Holocaust survivor. At some point in the film she gives a public speech where she traces the origin of the word ‘restitution’ to a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged BBC, Gustav Klimt, Helen Mirren, Hollywood movies, Holocaust, Ryan Reynolds, Simon Curtis, Tatiana Maslany, Woman in Gold | Leave a comment

A British Institution (TV Series – BBC’s ‘Sherlock’)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin

The Brits have their institutions that they carry on with for centuries – the monarchy, the Parliament, Shakespeare, fish&chips, etc. Some say that their adherence to tradition is what keeps those alive, I say yes, it is tradition, but combined … Continue reading →

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Documentary – Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly what was the day of the week that Cornel Chiriac was dedicating in the 60s and 70s to soul and R&B music in his Metronom broadcasts at the Romanian language broadcasts of Radio Free Europe … Continue reading →

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Anish Kapoor

Posted on December 26, 2009 by admin

I think that I have first met a work of Anish Kapoor in Chicago two years ago – the huge ‘Bean’ is part of the Chicago landscape in a public park that was not far from our hotel. The BBC … Continue reading →

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