I'm having massive Downton Abbey withdrawal symptoms. Apparently they've started filming the second series, but it won't be on until September! Too long!

If you haven't seen it, and are also missing Downton, might I suggest you watch (and read!) Brideshead Revisted. It's probably my favourite Period Drama.

You can watch the whole thing on YouTube,
here's the first part.


Happy Viewing!

I am rereading Brideshead Revisited for the... umpteenth time.
It's such a beautiful written book and
the TV adaptation (narrated by Jeremy Irons as Charles) was INCREDIBLE!
I can't recommend it enough.
It's about Charles Ryder and his relationship with Sebastian Flyte (and his family),
a classmate he meets at Oxford.
It spans about 40 years, post-war to late 70s/early 80s.
If you haven't already done so, READ! Then watch!
But steer clear of the film, which I'm told is a dreadful remake.