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Three's Company. The dark haired Lady, and for the life of me I cannot remember ,,oh wait,,it just came to me,,,Joyce Dewitt,,,,is much more attractive than Chrissy in my humble opinionado.
The first episode of the BBC's lavish new seven-part historical fantasy drama, set in a counterfactual version of the 19th century during the Napoleonic Wars - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - aired last night.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Episode 1 (of 7): "The Friends of English Magic"
Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange (left) and Eddie Marsan as Mr Norrell
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
Determined to restore magic to its former glory and prove himself England's greatest magician, Mr Norrell makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious being known only as the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair, while the charming Jonathan Strange, more interested in drinking and winning the hand of the beautiful Arabella than reading magical books, learns he too has magical gifts.
Based on the novel by Susanna Clarke.
Marc Warren as the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - 1. The Friends of English Magic
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Episode 1 (of 7): "The Friends of English Magic"
Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange (left) and Eddie Marsan as Mr Norrell
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
Determined to restore magic to its former glory and prove himself England's greatest magician, Mr Norrell makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious being known only as the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair, while the charming Jonathan Strange, more interested in drinking and winning the hand of the beautiful Arabella than reading magical books, learns he too has magical gifts.
Based on the novel by Susanna Clarke.
Marc Warren as the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - 1. The Friends of English Magic
I always thought Janet was better looking and wittier too. Chrissy is a bit of an air head (being blond)
The Moaning of Life
This 2013 series which, in a way, is a follow-up to his hugely sucecssful An Idiot Abroad series, sees grumpy funnyman Karl Pilkington travelling the world, now that he has turned 40, to see how people of various cultures deal with life's big issues.
Marriage
Although Pilkington has been with his girlfriend Suzanne for 20 years, he has never felt a need to marry her. He travels abroad to witness how other cultures handle marriage and see if he is missing something. In India, he visits New Delhi, where he explores the concept of an arranged marriage. He then accompanies "wedding detectives" as they secretly collect information on a man being considered for an arranged marriage on behalf of the family of his potential bride. In Bangalore, Pilkington assists wedding planners in arranging a wedding with 5,000 guests. He then visits the United States, where in Los Angeles, he looks into using science to find the right spouse by attending a "pheromone party". His last stop is Las Vegas, where he is quite impressed by the concept of a drive-through wedding because of its speed and convenience...
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nkjzmYuRw7c
This 2013 series which, in a way, is a follow-up to his hugely sucecssful An Idiot Abroad series, sees grumpy funnyman Karl Pilkington travelling the world, now that he has turned 40, to see how people of various cultures deal with life's big issues.
Marriage
Although Pilkington has been with his girlfriend Suzanne for 20 years, he has never felt a need to marry her. He travels abroad to witness how other cultures handle marriage and see if he is missing something. In India, he visits New Delhi, where he explores the concept of an arranged marriage. He then accompanies "wedding detectives" as they secretly collect information on a man being considered for an arranged marriage on behalf of the family of his potential bride. In Bangalore, Pilkington assists wedding planners in arranging a wedding with 5,000 guests. He then visits the United States, where in Los Angeles, he looks into using science to find the right spouse by attending a "pheromone party". His last stop is Las Vegas, where he is quite impressed by the concept of a drive-through wedding because of its speed and convenience...
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nkjzmYuRw7c
cool video
they must have had a falling out but here they are again
Suzanne Somers And Joyce DeWitt of Three’s Company Reunite After 30 Years « KMLE Country @ 1079
The Moaning of Life
This 2013 series which, in a way, is a follow-up to his hugely sucecssful An Idiot Abroad series, sees grumpy funnyman Karl Pilkington travelling the world, now that he has turned 40, to see how people of various cultures deal with life's big issues.
Episode 2 - Happiness
Never having thought about happiness and unsure that anyone should, grumpy Pilkington nonetheless goes abroad to discover how people in other cultures find happiness. In Mexico, he runs with a tribe that finds happiness in ultra-marathons and meets a group of people in Guadalajara who find happiness in experiencing pain. He then moves on to the United States to visit the Los Angeles area, where he joins a group of " hip hop clowns" who dance in the streets of Compton, California, wearing clown costumes to achieve and spread happiness. Lastly, he travels to Billings, Montana, to spend a day with Daniel Suelo, who gave up his worldly possessions 13 years earlier to get away from the "rat race" and find happiness in a homeless lifestyle.
Watch it here:
This 2013 series which, in a way, is a follow-up to his hugely sucecssful An Idiot Abroad series, sees grumpy funnyman Karl Pilkington travelling the world, now that he has turned 40, to see how people of various cultures deal with life's big issues.
Episode 2 - Happiness
Never having thought about happiness and unsure that anyone should, grumpy Pilkington nonetheless goes abroad to discover how people in other cultures find happiness. In Mexico, he runs with a tribe that finds happiness in ultra-marathons and meets a group of people in Guadalajara who find happiness in experiencing pain. He then moves on to the United States to visit the Los Angeles area, where he joins a group of " hip hop clowns" who dance in the streets of Compton, California, wearing clown costumes to achieve and spread happiness. Lastly, he travels to Billings, Montana, to spend a day with Daniel Suelo, who gave up his worldly possessions 13 years earlier to get away from the "rat race" and find happiness in a homeless lifestyle.
Watch it here:
Shark
Episode 3 - "Beneath the Surface"
Sharks are among the most misunderstood predators on the planet, but an international team of scientists is trying to change that. Their research is revealing that sharks can be sociable and intelligent, and they could even help solve some of the toughest medical challenges of the 21st century. However, their breakthroughs come just as many sharks face extinction. Science may now be the only way to save them.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Shark - 3. Beneath the Surface
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The Last Days Of....
Julius Ceasar
Writers and historians debate the Ancient Roman politics behind the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC.
Watch it here: Julius Caesar | The Last Days Of... | Channel 5
Episode 3 - "Beneath the Surface"
Sharks are among the most misunderstood predators on the planet, but an international team of scientists is trying to change that. Their research is revealing that sharks can be sociable and intelligent, and they could even help solve some of the toughest medical challenges of the 21st century. However, their breakthroughs come just as many sharks face extinction. Science may now be the only way to save them.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Shark - 3. Beneath the Surface
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The Last Days Of....
Julius Ceasar
Writers and historians debate the Ancient Roman politics behind the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC.
Watch it here: Julius Caesar | The Last Days Of... | Channel 5
Watching Aviator. Story of Howard Hughes. Leonardo DeCaprio playing the lead role. Embellished I'm sure for the sake of interesting entertainment but still this guy was kinda on the weird side. All that wealth didn't do him much good that's for sure. It certainly didn't make him happy.
Earlier today I watched the Indy 500:
Juan Pablo Montoya wins his second Indianapolis 500 | USA TODAY Sports
In my book, Indy is far better than Nascar and this exciting race proves it. Of course, F1 is better while MotoGP tops them all.
Juan Pablo Montoya wins his second Indianapolis 500 | USA TODAY Sports
In my book, Indy is far better than Nascar and this exciting race proves it. Of course, F1 is better while MotoGP tops them all.
Armada: 12 Days To Save England
Episode 1 (of 3)
In the first part of a major three-part BBC drama documentary series, former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and historian Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster at the hands of the world's global superpower in the summer of 1588. Newly discovered documents take us right inside the mighty Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - Episode 1
Episode 1 (of 3)
In the first part of a major three-part BBC drama documentary series, former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and historian Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster at the hands of the world's global superpower in the summer of 1588. Newly discovered documents take us right inside the mighty Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - Episode 1
watching local news - as usual, most of it is not so good
but here's one that is inspiring:
Bemidji Woman Seeking to Become Most 'Extreme Huntress'
Hunting isn't traditionally considered a women's sport, but one Minnesotan is looking to change that.
For the first time in the history of the state, a 26-year-old Bemidji woman is in the top 20 of an international hunting competition.
There's not much that Nikki Rognstad can't do.
From learning to hunt with a shotgun, rifle, and bow from her father at an early age to raising four kids all under the age of six, life moves pretty fast.
But this past January, time stopped for the 26-year-old mother when she received the devastating news she has multiple sclerosis, a nerve disease affecting communication from your brain to your body.
"I felt really bad for myself and really down and I heard too many stories of people just giving up on life and I decided I have four kids and a husband and a long life ahead of me," Nikki Rognstad said.
Five months later, this mighty mom isn't slowing down.
Competing against thousands of women across the globe, Rognstad now finds herself in the top 20 of the Sixth annual Extreme Huntress competition.
"I want to try new things, do new things, take new risks and entering the Extreme Huntress competition was something out there to put myself out of my comfort zone," Rognstad said.
If voted into the top six, Rognstad will compete against the best women in the world during a televised event that airs this fall. Her favorite is hunting white-tailed deer.
"We want to set a good example and want to get other women out there to want to try this sport because a lot of people don't hunt and they don't understand the reasoning behind it," Robnstad said.
Even research shows men aren't the only ones hunting. A recent national study found about 70 percent more women are hunting today than they were five years ago. According to the DNR, in Minnesota the number of women hunting has increased by nearly 15 percent, while numbers have dropped about 16 percent for men.
"I have a lot of family and friends that have always said my dad never took me hunting and that shouldn't stop you," Rognstad said.
For Rognstad, the target never seemed so small after that trip to the doctor in January, but now full of confidence, she's happy to represent Minnesota, and inspire other girls to aim high towards their goals.
Voting ends for the "Extreme Huntress" top 6 on June 1.
Archery is one of my favorite sports and I wish and her kids the best!
Bemidji Woman Seeking to Become Most 'Extreme Huntress' | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
but here's one that is inspiring:
Bemidji Woman Seeking to Become Most 'Extreme Huntress'
Hunting isn't traditionally considered a women's sport, but one Minnesotan is looking to change that.
For the first time in the history of the state, a 26-year-old Bemidji woman is in the top 20 of an international hunting competition.
There's not much that Nikki Rognstad can't do.
From learning to hunt with a shotgun, rifle, and bow from her father at an early age to raising four kids all under the age of six, life moves pretty fast.
But this past January, time stopped for the 26-year-old mother when she received the devastating news she has multiple sclerosis, a nerve disease affecting communication from your brain to your body.
"I felt really bad for myself and really down and I heard too many stories of people just giving up on life and I decided I have four kids and a husband and a long life ahead of me," Nikki Rognstad said.
Five months later, this mighty mom isn't slowing down.
Competing against thousands of women across the globe, Rognstad now finds herself in the top 20 of the Sixth annual Extreme Huntress competition.
"I want to try new things, do new things, take new risks and entering the Extreme Huntress competition was something out there to put myself out of my comfort zone," Rognstad said.
If voted into the top six, Rognstad will compete against the best women in the world during a televised event that airs this fall. Her favorite is hunting white-tailed deer.
"We want to set a good example and want to get other women out there to want to try this sport because a lot of people don't hunt and they don't understand the reasoning behind it," Robnstad said.
Even research shows men aren't the only ones hunting. A recent national study found about 70 percent more women are hunting today than they were five years ago. According to the DNR, in Minnesota the number of women hunting has increased by nearly 15 percent, while numbers have dropped about 16 percent for men.
"I have a lot of family and friends that have always said my dad never took me hunting and that shouldn't stop you," Rognstad said.
For Rognstad, the target never seemed so small after that trip to the doctor in January, but now full of confidence, she's happy to represent Minnesota, and inspire other girls to aim high towards their goals.
Voting ends for the "Extreme Huntress" top 6 on June 1.
Archery is one of my favorite sports and I wish and her kids the best!
Bemidji Woman Seeking to Become Most 'Extreme Huntress' | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
Armada: 12 Days to Save England
Episode 2
The Battle for England
In the second part of a major three-part drama-documentary series, Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and historian Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Using newly discovered documents, Dan relives the fierce battles at sea and we go behind the scenes in the royal court of Elizabeth as the Spanish fleet prepares for full-on invasion.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - 2. The Battle for England
Rome's Invisible City
Alexander (right) with Dr Michael Scott
Alexander Armstrong - comedian, actor and co-host of popular gameshow Pointless - visits his favourite city in the world: Rome, a place he has been fascinated with since being a child.
With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3D scanning technology, Xander, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. In his favourite city, he uncovers a lost subterranean world that helped build and run the world's first metropolis and its empire.
From the secret underground world of the Colosseum to the aqueducts and sewers that supplied and cleansed it, and from the mysterious cults that sustained it spiritually to the final resting places of Rome's dead, Xander discovers the underground networks that serviced the remarkable world above.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Rome's Invisible City
Episode 2
The Battle for England
In the second part of a major three-part drama-documentary series, Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and historian Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Using newly discovered documents, Dan relives the fierce battles at sea and we go behind the scenes in the royal court of Elizabeth as the Spanish fleet prepares for full-on invasion.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - 2. The Battle for England
Rome's Invisible City
Alexander (right) with Dr Michael Scott
Alexander Armstrong - comedian, actor and co-host of popular gameshow Pointless - visits his favourite city in the world: Rome, a place he has been fascinated with since being a child.
With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3D scanning technology, Xander, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. In his favourite city, he uncovers a lost subterranean world that helped build and run the world's first metropolis and its empire.
From the secret underground world of the Colosseum to the aqueducts and sewers that supplied and cleansed it, and from the mysterious cults that sustained it spiritually to the final resting places of Rome's dead, Xander discovers the underground networks that serviced the remarkable world above.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Rome's Invisible City
Armada: 12 Days to Save England
Episode 3: Endgame
The English set their fire ships on the Spanish Armada
The final episode of a three-part drama-documentary series telling the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.
Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth and saw the decline of Spain and the rise of England as global superpowers.
The famous Armada Portrait of 1588 showing a victorious Elizabeth. In the background view on the left, English fire ships set out in clear, calm weather and, on the right, the Spanish ships are driven onto a rocky coast amid stormy seas by the "Protestant Wind". The Queen's hand rests on a globe, her fingers covering the Americas, indicating England's dominion of the seas and plans for imperialist expansion in the New World
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - 3. Endgame
Episode 3: Endgame
The English set their fire ships on the Spanish Armada
The final episode of a three-part drama-documentary series telling the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.
Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth and saw the decline of Spain and the rise of England as global superpowers.
The famous Armada Portrait of 1588 showing a victorious Elizabeth. In the background view on the left, English fire ships set out in clear, calm weather and, on the right, the Spanish ships are driven onto a rocky coast amid stormy seas by the "Protestant Wind". The Queen's hand rests on a globe, her fingers covering the Americas, indicating England's dominion of the seas and plans for imperialist expansion in the New World
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Armada: 12 Days to Save England - 3. Endgame
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Spectacular new three-part series from the BBC:
Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands
Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes.
Episode 1: Honshu
The central island of Honshu is home to over 100 million people, and its biggest city, Tokyo, is one of the largest urban metropolises on earth. But it has a wild heart - most of Honshu is mountainous. This wilderness is home to an astonishing range of wildlife - black bears, monkeys, exquisite fireflies and even cow demons. But all across this island, from the mountains to the edge of the sea, people and nature are drawn together in the most unexpected ways.
Presented by Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands - 1. Honshu
Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands
Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes.
Episode 1: Honshu
The central island of Honshu is home to over 100 million people, and its biggest city, Tokyo, is one of the largest urban metropolises on earth. But it has a wild heart - most of Honshu is mountainous. This wilderness is home to an astonishing range of wildlife - black bears, monkeys, exquisite fireflies and even cow demons. But all across this island, from the mountains to the edge of the sea, people and nature are drawn together in the most unexpected ways.
Presented by Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands - 1. Honshu
New three-part BBC documentary series to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo...
Napoleon
Episode 1
The first of three documentaries telling the story of Napoleon. With access to a unique archive of Napoleon's personal letters, many of which have never been published before, historian Andrew Roberts journeys through the history and geography of Europe to bring this story vividly to life as he retraces the footsteps of the legendary leader himself. The films shed new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander, a mesmeric leader whose private life was, contrary to popular belief, littered with disappointments and betrayals.
From lowly Corsican Army officer to first consul of France, this episode charts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to leader of the French nation in the late 1790s. It tells of Napoleon's military triumphs in Italy, Eqypt and against anti-revolutionaries on the streets of Paris, his marriage to Josephine Beauharnais and leadership of the military coup of 1799 that swept him into power.
It shares in his ambition as an army officer and his highly progressive modernisation of the country during the early years of his dictatorship, but then also an acute sensitivity in the man, a personality trait that in later years would prove to be an Achilles heel to his power.
The film is presented by British historian Andrew Roberts, and shot on location in St Helena, France and Italy.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Napoleon - Episode 1
Napoleon
Episode 1
The first of three documentaries telling the story of Napoleon. With access to a unique archive of Napoleon's personal letters, many of which have never been published before, historian Andrew Roberts journeys through the history and geography of Europe to bring this story vividly to life as he retraces the footsteps of the legendary leader himself. The films shed new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander, a mesmeric leader whose private life was, contrary to popular belief, littered with disappointments and betrayals.
From lowly Corsican Army officer to first consul of France, this episode charts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to leader of the French nation in the late 1790s. It tells of Napoleon's military triumphs in Italy, Eqypt and against anti-revolutionaries on the streets of Paris, his marriage to Josephine Beauharnais and leadership of the military coup of 1799 that swept him into power.
It shares in his ambition as an army officer and his highly progressive modernisation of the country during the early years of his dictatorship, but then also an acute sensitivity in the man, a personality trait that in later years would prove to be an Achilles heel to his power.
The film is presented by British historian Andrew Roberts, and shot on location in St Helena, France and Italy.
Watch it here: BBC iPlayer - Napoleon - Episode 1
