tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post888078923805017244..comments2023-06-12T16:28:37.421+01:00Comments on A View from England: Stephen Fry in America - part 1: ReviewMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-13405132951868199322010-07-31T08:00:11.271+01:002010-07-31T08:00:11.271+01:00I just found this blog by accident but late lolI just found this blog by accident but late lolJaynehttp://www.motherwearclothing.co.uk/www.motherwearclothing.co.uk/info.php?p=17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-4838635220461109742008-10-20T13:23:00.000+01:002008-10-20T13:23:00.000+01:00The programme is showing on BBC iPlayer - but the ...The programme is showing on BBC iPlayer - but the TV programmes are available to play in the UK only. <BR/><BR/>I expect the TV series will be shown on American TV eventually.<BR/><BR/>The book of the series is for sale in the USA - I just checked and it's on the amazon.com site.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-53287691751146674752008-10-20T11:15:00.000+01:002008-10-20T11:15:00.000+01:00Does anyone know if this program is available onli...Does anyone know if this program is available online? I don't think it is currently showing in the US and as an American, I'd find it interesting to get a British take on how we are perceived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-55092621057945405672008-10-19T10:26:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:26:00.000+01:00Hello Jenny, You are so right - to do it properly ...Hello Jenny, You are so right - to do it properly would require much longer. The United States is so big and there are so many differences in each state that to really do it justice, the programme would need to devote an hour to each of the fifty states (plus Washington,D.C.) but that would have meant fifty-one episodes! As much as I would love a programme like that, I don't think the general British public would appreciate it!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-27767102291447522792008-10-19T10:00:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:00:00.000+01:00Hi Maureen, I've just discovered your blog courtes...Hi Maureen, I've just discovered your blog courtesy of Flighty. I agree with Stuart but I did enjoy the programme. To do it properly would take months of programmes rather than weeks and then it might lose some of its spontaneity and pace. I'll definitely watch it tonight.Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-55814524333765701882008-10-13T23:08:00.000+01:002008-10-13T23:08:00.000+01:00Hello Stuart - I agree that the series is moving v...Hello Stuart - I agree that the series is moving very fast. I wish he could have slowed down and spent a lot more time in each state but I imagine there were time and budget constraints (even from the well off BBC!) and so they did the best they could by picking highlights from each location. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the pace will slow down a little but I'm still looking forward to the rest of the series.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594795794677984027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492893503803541461.post-34358277996789561652008-10-13T22:42:00.000+01:002008-10-13T22:42:00.000+01:00I must admit, I found it hard to get to grips with...I must admit, I found it hard to get to grips with Sunday's programme. It's a pretty ambitious task to cover all of the states and give them a fair crack of the whip, in the same way I've heard Americans say 'oh, I've done Europe in two weeks'. It's extremely whistle-stop to the extent that, at certain points, it wasn't easy to settle into what SF was getting at. For instance, he touched on Delaware very quickly; granted, it's a very small state, but it's packed with history.<BR/><BR/>I'll give it a try next Sunday, but I hope it shows a little more depth with time, and it may do. Whatever SF does is usually excellent in the extreme. Let's hope this grows into another.Stu Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292967934293702568noreply@blogger.com