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(27-03-2025 21:28 )Doddle Wrote:  Unspun World w/John Simpson
End of another series (or off for an Easter break). Jeremy Bowen comes to John's cubbyhole workspace to discuss peace prospects in Gaza and Ukraine, whilst John separately discusses the Congo situation and finally a bit on Indonesia, which otherwise wouldn't get a mention (and probably won't until the next time he feels like it).

UW w/JS
Back for what he actually called his "summer season". Lyse Doucet and Anthony Zurcher were among his guests, and though he did manage to close on Ukraine, he largely skipped Gaza.

(02-05-2025 12:19 )Doddle Wrote:  Landscape Artist of the Year 2023
8.6 Back to County Down, near Strangford Lough, with a view to Audley's Castle, which supposedly is a big deal for Game of Thrones fans. That counts me out.

LAotY 2023
8.7 Somewhat in keeping with locations not being typical National Trust places, the semi-final took in the Thames barrier. The wildcard was the teenage dude selected in the opening episode, but he didn't make the final. The wacky Italian surrealist did get through.

The Bottom Line
Steve Clemons talks first to Anatol Lieven about the possible peace process in Ukraine, then to James Davis and Joel Rubin to dissect Trump's first 100 days, on which they had wildly different assessments.

(25-04-2025 14:15 )Doddle Wrote:  Who Do You Think You Are? Andrew Garfield
A new series, which took the Spiderman star from Treblinka to Los Angeles. His family had connections to the films The Pianist, and The Monuments Men.

WDYTYA? Mishal Husain
A search for Irish roots on the East Coast of India, and eventual interest with revolutionary soldiers at the start of the American War of Independence.

The Last of Us Ep 4 “Day One” Season 2

(03-05-2025 20:09 )Doddle Wrote:  Landscape Artist of the Year 2023
8.7 Somewhat in keeping with locations not being typical National Trust places, the semi-final took in the Thames barrier. The wildcard was the teenage dude selected in the opening episode, but he didn't make the final. The wacky Italian surrealist did get through.

LAotY 2023
8.8 Having skipped the semi-final, Joan is also AWOL for the Final, on a very hot day in Portmeirion. The contestants also have to do commissions from parts of Dungeness. In the end, the surrealist and the lady contestant lose to the flat-cap wearer from the opening heat.

My Happy Place - Alan Cumming goes to the Scottish Highlands in a quest for mushy peas, or something.

Devil May Cry Ep 6 "The First Circle" Season 1

Baddiel and Dennis - Two Men on a Bike
1/4 From Arcachon thru Bordeaux, to Pont des Sables
HD is the more serious cyclist. The countryside looks pretty.

(05-05-2025 12:33 )Doddle Wrote:  Landscape Artist of the Year 2023
8.8 Having skipped the semi-final, Joan is also AWOL for the Final, on a very hot day in Portmeirion. The contestants also have to do commissions from parts of Dungeness. In the end, the surrealist and the lady contestant lose to the flat-cap wearer from the opening heat.

LAotY 2023
8.9 The winner turns out to be somewhat homeless, borrowing a caravan and studio on a friend's farm so he can paint his commission. He gets a week in Holland to gen up on the Van de Veldes, a father & son duo who painted sea battles (something tricky to make contemporary). One of the judges visits him in Holland and acts surprised when told what the commission is. Anyway, the painting gets a good reception, as with every series.