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24 Hours in the Past

Episode 1 (of 4)


Six celebs find out what it was like to live in 1840s Britain

Six celebrities travel back in time to the relentless graft of Victorian Britain, spending four days in four different 19th-century workplaces.

Their first 24 hours lands them in the filth and grime of the city dump - the dustyard. Victorian Britain may have been the richest country in the world, but poverty and filth are everywhere. In the dustyard they must sift through mountains of dirt, rotting vegetables and old bones. With thousands of people flooding into cities to find work in the new factories, there is a whole lot of horse manure and human effluent to clean up.

The new recruits are actress Zoe Lucker, former Shadow Home Secretary and Conservative MP Anne Widdecombe, impressionist Alistair McGowan, world champion hurdler Colin Jackson, Outnumbered's Tyger Drew-Honey and presenter Miquita Oliver.

Who will conquer the 19th century and discover their inner Victorian? Presenter Fi Glover and historian Ruth Goodman help drive them through the age that laid the foundation for modern Britain.




Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - 24 Hours in the Past - Episode 1
 
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Kill List (2011)

Suburban thriller meets "The Wicker Man" in this cleverly unsettling British horror movie by Ben Wheatley, who has directed several British horrors and dark comedies, including "A Field in England" (2013) and "Sightseers" (2012).

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

Starring Neil Maskell ("The Football Factory"), Michael Smiley ("A Field in England") and MyAnna Buring ("The Descent", "Ripper Street" and "Downton Abbey").

Watch it here: Watch Kill List Online Free | Putlocker
 
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Ludlow said:
Driving Mrs. Daisy. The story of a friendship between an elderly chauffeur and the wealthy Lady he drives for. Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroid.
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I also liked that movie because the characters seemed very real. So rare to find movies that portray genuine people that a viewer can readily relate to.
 
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I may see if I can find the movie Stanley and Iris. I think I can watch it on youtube. It's the story about an illiterate man, Stanley, played by Robert Denero, and Iris the woman played by Jane Fonda who teaches him to read. A good human interest story .One of my favorites.

Stanley was a gifted machinist but could not accomplish a damn thing until Iris taught him to read. I guess the moral of this story could be applied to many things. I like Iris.
 
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Ludlow said:
I may see if I can find the movie Stanley and Iris. I think I can watch it on youtube. It's the story about an illiterate man, Stanley, played by Robert Denero, and Iris the woman played by Jane Fonda who teaches him to read. A good human interest story .One of my favorites.
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I think I watched that years ago, an excellent flick as I recall.
 
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late night news - lots of attention focused on the NFL draft but in ll honesty it doesn't look like much of a draft for the Vikes

earlier today, I watched Seattle > NYFC in MSL soccer
 
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The Pennine Way

Episode 4


It may look vast, but just one small part of Vindolanda Roman fort has so far been excavated

The wilderness of rural Northumberland, England's most northerly and most sparsely populated county, and the English-Scottish border await explorer Paul Rose on the last stage of his Pennine Way journey.

As the route celebrates its 50th birthday, Paul makes a remarkable discovery at the Roman archaeological dig at Vindolanda Roman fort.

He also finds out what lies beyond the red flags while on exercise with the Grenadier Guards - and why Pennine Way walkers can have a magical experience in the dark skies capital of Europe.


The English-Scottish border (the fence) in the Cheviot Hills

Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - The Pennine Way - Episode 4
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Secrets of Great British Castles

Stirling Castle



Situated high on a crag overlooking the River Forth, Stirling Castle has guarded the gateway to the Scottish Highlands for centuries. The residence of kings, armies and felons, its battle-scarred walls have witnessed savagery and chivalry, intrigue, adultery and murder. Its history includes some of the most charismatic characters in Scottish history.

Watch it here: Stirling Castle | Secrets of Great British Castles | Channel 5


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Dawn Chorus: The Sounds of Spring



Uninterrupted and unspoiled by voiceover or music, the birdsong of sunrise in all its glory. Three different habitats, Britain's woodland, heathland and parkland, burst into song.

This is an opportunity to sit back and enjoy a portrait of three very different habitats and the natural splendour of their distinctive chorus.

Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Dawn Chorus: The Sounds of Spring
 
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A matter of taste I guess. If you've lived in the desert most of your life and Southern New Mexico is high desert you might appreciate something else. The pictures I've seen of Scotland shows one of the prettiest places I've ever seen. Now I will say one time I was driving through a rain storm on I 40 just west of Albuquerque and the sun peaked through and saw the most amazing multiple rainbows. I guess nice scenery is also in the eye of the beholder.
 
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