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Old 07-12-2016, 22:28
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Did anyone see this? The presenter was totally mesmerising. She had warmth, intelligence and genuine enthusiasm and actually created a superbly informative and engaging programme. I learned so much about Catherine of Aragon tonight and I truly am excited for next week's episode. It was a very quick hour of television. The BBC at its best.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:31
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I've recorded it, but I'm in no rush to watch it, given I haven't long ago watched the version Ch5 showed.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:33
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I've recorded it, but I'm in no rush to watch it, given I haven't long ago watched the version Ch5 showed.
Oh! I didn't realise that C5 had shown a version. What was it called? I'll look out for it!
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:36
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Very good, I always enjoy programmes about the Tudors.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:37
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Oh! I didn't realise that C5 had shown a version. What was it called? I'll look out for it!
http://www.channel5.com/show/henry-v...-his-six-wives
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:39
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Oh! I didn't realise that C5 had shown a version. What was it called? I'll look out for it!
Henry VIII and His Six Wives - 4-part series.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:50
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Did anyone see this? The presenter was totally mesmerising. She had warmth, intelligence and genuine enthusiasm and actually created a superbly informative and engaging programme. I learned so much about Catherine of Aragon tonight and I truly am excited for next week's episode. It was a very quick hour of television. The BBC at its best.
Absolutely, Lucy Worsley has done many History documentaries and she is as enthusiastic and mesmerising in these too
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:50
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Oh.......I'm a big fan of Lucy but was going to give this series a miss

I didn't like the suggestion that it was part drama part documentary which is a format that really aggravates me.

but I might watch it on Catch Up now........
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:50
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I do like Lucy Worsley, but her love of dressing up on these shows is a bit annoying. I thought I'd test how long it took her to get the Tudor garb on in this show - one minute!

Henry VIII and his wives is a difficult subject to find anything new to say about, but I'll be intrigued to see what Lucy can dredge up about Jane Seymour (Danny Dyer's relative!) and Anne of Cleves.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:53
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Oh.......I'm a big fan of Lucy but was going to give this series a miss

I didn't like the suggestion that it was part drama part documentary which is a format that really aggravates me.

but I might watch it on Catch Up now........
They used drama to highlight the points raised and in my view it gave a more intelligible insight than a load of waffle could have done. It was all in context.
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Old 07-12-2016, 22:56
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They used drama to highlight the points raised and in my view it gave a more intelligible insight than a load of waffle could have done. It was all in context.
ok cheers.......I'll give it a go

Lucy is fab !
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:17
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They used drama to highlight the points raised and in my view it gave a more intelligible insight than a load of waffle could have done. It was all in context.
That sounds exactly as it was portayed in the C5 series. Charlie Clements (Bradley of EE) was in the title role.
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:26
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I love Lucy.
Would make a good name for a show. I should patent it.
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:46
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Claire Cooper as Anne Boleyn. Didn't recognise her from her Jacqui McQueen / Hollyoaks days.
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:57
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I adore Lucy Worsley, her programmes are so captivating and wonderful, their a delight to sit down to. She's one of those rare people who couldn't do a 'bad' job of something if they tried, everything she does is pure gold. I could watch her presenting a show about paint drying and still find it informative and an absolute enthralling joy to watch.
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Old 08-12-2016, 01:36
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Complete waste of time - why does the BBC have to flog H8 and his wives to death, especially after the C5 version (both of which were just silly with their dramatic scenes). I binned A-level history as it was basically just the Tudors and took Anc History - yet I learned nothing from this in an hour. We didn't even get "Catherine's point of view" much.

BBC4 is showing a 3-parter on Vienna tomorrow - it is just tragic that rather than serving up decent assessments of English/Uk relations with Europe or some of the many great stories in Europe, they just regurgitate this nonsense. I shall not bother with the rest of H8's wives, as I expect to know it already.
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Old 08-12-2016, 02:14
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Complete waste of time - why does the BBC have to flog H8 and his wives to death, especially after the C5 version (both of which were just silly with their dramatic scenes). I binned A-level history as it was basically just the Tudors and took Anc History - yet I learned nothing from this in an hour. We didn't even get "Catherine's point of view" much.

BBC4 is showing a 3-parter on Vienna tomorrow - it is just tragic that rather than serving up decent assessments of English/Uk relations with Europe or some of the many great stories in Europe, they just regurgitate this nonsense. I shall not bother with the rest of H8's wives, as I expect to know it already.
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Old 08-12-2016, 03:37
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Did anyone see this? The presenter was totally mesmerising. She had warmth, intelligence and genuine enthusiasm and actually created a superbly informative and engaging programme. I learned so much about Catherine of Aragon tonight and I truly am excited for next week's episode. It was a very quick hour of television. The BBC at its best.
Lucy is a national treasure on this forum and has her own dedicated thread here for her fans to post in so we can keep up with what shows she is working on next. Feel free to join us

As for this new series, I loved the first episode. Of course anything to do with Henry and his wives has been told many times but having Lucy on board really enhances this one.
And she can act too! Those tears when Katherine was making her emotional plea to Henry was Oscar worthy from Dr Worsley
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Old 08-12-2016, 04:16
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Love it.
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Old 08-12-2016, 07:34
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I love Lucy Worsley but I can't honestly see the point of this. After Wolf Hall, The Other Boleyn Girl and all the other dramas and documentaries about the Tudors, I can't see where this added anything we didn't already know. It covered a period of 24 years but nobody aged! And it didn't help that Henry was a dead ringer for Michael Palin in his Ripping Yarns days!
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Old 08-12-2016, 07:43
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Claire Cooper as Anne Boleyn. Didn't recognise her from her Jacqui McQueen / Hollyoaks days.
Oh yes the one who had a fling with Calamity James
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Old 08-12-2016, 09:28
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I hadn't realised that Catherine had been married to Henry for so long, and is now practically a footnote to history, as in the Mnemonic.
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Old 08-12-2016, 09:35
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Oh.......I'm a big fan of Lucy but was going to give this series a miss

I didn't like the suggestion that it was part drama part documentary which is a format that really aggravates me.

but I might watch it on Catch Up now........
Like you I wasn't going to watch it as the trailer put me off, but my wife put it on and I'm glad I did.
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Old 08-12-2016, 09:42
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As someone who loves history, but didn't know that much about Henry VIII's wives beyond the basics I really loved this (and I hadn't been aware of any recent Channel 5 series). I was aware of some of the story, but not all - for example didn't realise they were married for so long, or had lost so many children. Really looking forward to the rest of the series. Also loved the location pieces - getting a feel for where they all came from.
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Old 08-12-2016, 10:00
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The actor who played Henry was wrong for the part, they should have looked for someone who looked like the late union leader Bob Crowe & stuck a ginger wig on him.
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