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nineveh_uk ([personal profile] nineveh_uk) wrote2015-05-16 04:35 pm

One is dead, and is mad, and I have quite forgotten

*Drum roll* BBC4 Saturday night once again brings us must-see Scandinavian programme, this time, costume drama.

1864! A year to echo down the ages. 1864! A year of blood and infamy, of heroism, of folly, of despair!

1864, the year of the Second Schleswig War!

*screeches to a halt*

Yes, it's an eight-part epic costume drama on the Schleswig-Holstein question, subject of about 15 minutes at A-level lo those many years ago. It stars the usual suspects of Danish TV, and has prompted dialect!fail wank on the internet. I can't wait.

[identity profile] sam-t.livejournal.com 2015-05-18 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh bother, I'd forgotten that, and I may not get round to watching it on iPlayer for a while. If I miss the first episode, will I be hopelessly lost?

[identity profile] buzzy-bee.livejournal.com 2015-05-18 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
You've missed two episodes, sadly. And yes.

[identity profile] sam-t.livejournal.com 2015-05-19 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, bother. I'll see what can be done with iPlayer, then! Thanks!

[identity profile] nineveh-uk.livejournal.com 2015-05-21 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, it does definitely need iPlayer!