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Ancient Egypt (22 March)
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Can't believe nobody has mentioned this prog. Found it really interesting and although I was at first distracted by Dr Joann Fletcher's bright red worzel gummidge hairstyle I soon got over it.
She is absolutely passionate about Ancient Egypt and was reduced to tears at one point. I liked her as a presenter and loved her down to earth accent. Not sure why she wore black and carried a black brolly in that scorching heat - I thought white gear was preferable in hot weather.
She is absolutely passionate about Ancient Egypt and was reduced to tears at one point. I liked her as a presenter and loved her down to earth accent. Not sure why she wore black and carried a black brolly in that scorching heat - I thought white gear was preferable in hot weather.
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The black brolly was so distracting , why not a white parasol ?
Looking at the above two posts I'm wondering what I'll make of it.
I thought it was great. The presenter was very good and very passionate about the subject, I got carried along by her enthusiasm and look forward to the next episode.
Her passion for the subject and the subject matter itself was interesting (in our opinion anyway) and we will watch again.
Absolutely. I really enjoyed it. It was nice to see, and hear, someone who was so passionate about Egypt.
Don't expect any information about time, channel or broadcasters summary of the program, around here.
bbc2 9pm friday
here is the iplayer link
It is repeated next Thursday 28/3/13 at 23.20 on BBC 2.
Dr. Joann Fletcher seems passionate about her subject, but I'm not sure we're quite ready for another broad Lancashire accent after so much recent exposure to Brian Cox. She did seem prone to conjecture, which annoyed me - I felt I was being sold a child's story rather than talked to as an adult. The assumption that the couple in the tomb had a lovely monagomous marriage, based on the tomb paintings alone, seemed daft. My impression of Egyptian tombs is that the paintings show an idealised version of the person's life, with no room for gritty trivia. I was willing to buy the probability that the husband wanted to present his life in a certain way, and that this in itself was interesting, but I suspect we've all watched and read enough about ancient Egypt to know that the reality was often very different from the PR version painted on the walls.
I, too, was puzzled by the black jumper, black jacket garb. I guess she's highly sensitive to sun, with that red hair, but I wouldn't have thought that black was a wise choice for the heat?
And what's wrong with her accent and appearance? She's a great presenter and knows her stuff inside out.
Quite right, her red 'fro looks quite fab. I really like her appearance and style. But getting back to more important things, I found her engaging and personable. It was touching when she was brought to tears down in the tomb.
Absolutely nothing. It's nice to hear more northern accents on the telly. As a midlands lass the snobbish attitude some people have towards anyone with an accent is extremely annoying in itself.
We don't have an accent in the North, it is the Southerners and those in London who have an accent!
I agree though, every time there is anyone is on TV with any sort of accent there are moans mainly from those down South, some even claiming they cannot understand the person. Often it is a veiled way of just attacking the person.
Bit sensitive to Lancashire accents are you? What accent would you like her to have?
Ever noticed what colour Bedouins wear in the desert?
I am really enjoying it - it gives a fascinating insight into the lives of more 'ordinary' ancient Egyptians (as much as you can call the wonderful artisans responsible for the beautiful temples and tombs ordinary).
I love Joann Fletcher's obvious passion and enthusiasm for her subject.
But I now have this image of ancient Egyptians talking in Yorkshire accent