I am currently drowning in coursework, revision, work and everyday life but when I have recovered I have a post on the evolution of television and talkshows as catalysts which was inspired by a recent lecture we had at uni where we watched Kilroy and Jerry Springer!
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The Promise - (yes again, see my last post for a trailer!)
The last episode of The Promise aired on Sunday and it did not disappoint (unlike Marchlands, of which the last episode was more of an anti-climax than the tidy quiet ending The Promise achieved). I would highly recommend this program to everyone. Personally, I've always seen news about the Israel/Palestine hostilities but it always seemed to assume existing knowledge of the conflict. The Promise tells the story of a young British girl learning about the conflict in the present when visiting a friend in Israel at the same time she is reading the diary of her grandfather (a British soldier stationed in the then Palestine) about the founding of the state of Israel and the conflict that surrounded it.
The personal stories of Erin and her grandfather Len and the mystery hold it all together and create an empathy with the people in the program in a way that a documentary might not be able to do. Obviously I don't know if the program was biased or inaccurate, but it's served as a jumping off point for me to want to find out more. Even if you're not interested in the history, the story is compelling and I was on the edge of my seat all the way through.
The Promise is available to watch here on 4OD for just under a month, go and watch it! It's fantastic!
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Now that I've expounded at length about the wonder that is the Promise let me breathe a sigh of relief over the extra hour and a half I shall have free to keep up to date with my uni work on a Sunday evening now! Of course Being Human is still on on a Sunday and there's 7 more weeks so I'm not completely free! Although I'm certainly not going to complain too much. Last Sunday's episode was watched from behind a cushion though...and I've a feeling it's only going to get worse as the show often seems to!
I'm contemplating watching the new series Monroe which is going to replace Marchlands on a Thursday at 9pm. I might wait until after my essays are in though and catch up on itvplayer... I've a feeling though that it might be one of those ones where the advert showcases all the best bits , fingers crossed that I'm wrong!
Here, have a trailer:
Also lets have some very premature and random excitement about Series 6 of Doctor Who! Which is possibly going to air on the first Saturday of April, which means it's possibly, maybe just a month away! Here, have another trailer (although hopefully we'll be getting some new ones soon):
Oh and this one because it makes my laugh:
Oh and once last exciting announcement before I go! For my birthday this year my sister, my mum and I are going to see Derren Brown's latest show. I am excited. And slightly apprehensive. Especially as it's called Svengali, and wiki informs me that: The word "svengali" has entered the language meaning a person who with evil intent manipulates another into doing what is desired...
Website of the day: Cleverbot. When you're bored at work or need a distraction from studying, have a (likely slightly odd) conversation with cleverbot. It's fun and slightly addictive, give it a go!
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