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On Monday 9th Channel 4 will be showing a programme called Victorian Passions: The Victorian Sex Explorer. It is a programme about a rather interesting gentleman called Sir Richard Burton, this man lead a very full and interesting life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton He is also credited with introducing the Karma Sutra in to Victorian society, this programme follows in his footsteps through India and North Africa. For those not in the UK you could try here: http://www.channel4.com/4od/index.html after the programme has been aired, hopefully it will be available on there. |
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Sir Vrilhelm Dreadnaught
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 01:31:06 am » |
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Sir, Thankee. We are on the same wavelength. Please see my post for the Granddaddy of steampunks & I hope we may discuss afer the viewing!
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2008, 01:47:32 am » |
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None so knowing as he
At brewing a jorum of tea
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A pretty stiff jorum of tea
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2008, 03:57:49 pm » |
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He appears to have grown a beard and lost his looks somewhat.
Will try and catch the programme - sounds interesting.
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Sir Vrilhelm Dreadnaught
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2008, 05:40:42 pm » |
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Talking of Victorian Passions:I saw the Victorian "Supersize Me" during the week. If I was'nt already a vegetarian the 'calf head in a butter & parsley sauce, with brains as a side dish' for supper would have made me one. Must say though, that drink made with one part mothers ruin, one part cold ale & one part warm ale, 'The Parson's Nose' I think it was called looks worth a Doctor Jekyll style experiment. Suely though, they must have had somethings more palatable to our steampunk tastes. The Game Pie [potentially made with 20% condemned meat] looked equally deadly.
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Byron Cogsmith
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2008, 05:54:07 pm » |
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Like many of us, the ravages of time take their toll........................  Annoyingly I'm now out tomorrow night so I'm going to have to watch it via OnDemand, then let the discussions begin.....  |
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2008, 06:10:20 pm » |
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 06:39:43 pm » |
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Atterton
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2008, 07:50:59 pm » |
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Now what kind of name is that to give to a show? Besides, it is well know the victorians didn´t have passions, they reproduced by budding.
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2008, 07:52:58 pm » |
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I think you'll find its actually when the mother sits in a chair that the father has recently vacated while it is still warm.
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2008, 07:54:33 pm » |
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"Proof, if proof be need be":
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Byron Cogsmith
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« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2008, 12:55:33 pm » |
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I really shouldn't have watched that at work, I had to turn the sound off and stop laughing..............  I haven't seen that for ages, thank you...........
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« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2008, 01:31:05 pm » |
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Oh that was wonderful! I actually have a tiered cake-plate similar to the one on the table in that scene. I really should get it out and use it for "afternoon tea" by the fire more often. |
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Sir Vrilhelm Dreadnaught
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« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2008, 10:35:59 pm » |
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I've just finished watching "Victoran Sex Explorer" in which Mr Everett [I had to remind myself it was Rupert & not Kenny] mainly talks about himself with Sir Richard Burton as context. Burton's style & intellectual verve is best appreciated in his works, particularly the notes {Project Guttenberg has them all downloadable]. He also wrote some half decent poetry. Did you know, for instance he was suspected of being Jack the Ripper? Or that Bram Stoker based the appearance of Dracula on him [Bela Lugosi's look has triumped in popular kultur though]. A far more interesting & influential chap than Mr Everett's monogram of obsession would permit.
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Byron Cogsmith
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« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2008, 12:37:41 am » |
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So it's not worth watching on OnDemand then? I was kind of worried what sort of treatment this would receive and it doesn't sound particularly good. I'll probably still watch it, I want to anyway and I'll post my thoughts afterwards.
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Atterton
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« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2008, 09:35:33 pm » |
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I´d respect it more if he hadn´t apologized.
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Jemima Annabelle Clough
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« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2008, 09:44:55 pm » |
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Indeed. The Beeb article makes it sound like frantic back-pedalling more than anything, which is always bad.
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