From the monthly archives:

October 2009

New Sherlock Holmes movie poster

30 October 2009

 
If you want to see all the details of this poster have a look at Cinematical. We really can’t wait for this movie!!

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Cracks

29 October 2009

The movie is based in Sheila Kohler’s novel with the same name and set during the 30’s in a South African boarding school for girls. The mysterious and sensual swim team teacher, Miss G., is determined to awake the girls independence but also their desires… At first, the girls are completely seduced but everything gets [...]

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Miss Austen Regrets by Katherine (Period Drama Challenge)

28 October 2009

About Katherine…
 I’m a twenty two year old with a love for English literature, art, period dramas, and everything old fashioned.

It may be a little shocking to some to see Jane portrayed as someone who enjoys flirting and sipping wine but keep in mind that she herself admitted to enjoying flirting in a letter to Cassandra. [...]

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Garrow’s Law: tales from The Old Bailey

26 October 2009

After last year’s series about the Bow Street Runners – City of Vice – the BBC continues to produce series about the police and the legal system. This time it is Garrow’s Law, a four-part drama set in the 18th century following the life  and cases of William Garrow, one of the first barristers to [...]

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Small Island

22 October 2009

The BBC announced another period drama is in the works, this time is a story set in WWII adapated from the book by Andrea Levy. It is a period we like and we are always interested in new things so we’re looking forward to it. Here’s a little info from the BBC’s Press Pack:
Small Island [...]

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Upstairs Downstairs

20 October 2009

Remember that old TV series called Upstairs Downstairs ? Well, apparently the BBC is planning to film a whole new series of episodes, with at least one member of the original cast, but in a different period and with a new script.  The story will now be written by Heidi Thomas (Cranford, Madame Bovary, Ballet [...]

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Birthday Giveaway Winner

18 October 2009

And it’s time to announce the winner of our giveaway. There were 38 comments and lucky winner is comment nº 10 - MIDNIGHT COWGIRL
Congratulations! Please send us your address and tell us which DVD you would like to receive.

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We Want Your Suggestions!

13 October 2009
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After two years we are starting to feel that we covered most of our favourite series and movies, however we know that there’s a lot more out there just waiting to be discovered (by us at least), so our challenge for you today is to ask for your favourite period dramas that we haven’t mentioned [...]

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Quiz: Are you a Period Drama freak?

12 October 2009
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Sometimes our addiction for period dramas is not really understood by our family, friends or even our collegues. What is about those boring costume series and movies that seem so interesting to us, they seem to think. During this 2nd birthday celebration, in honor of all proud period drama freaks like us, we decided to [...]

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Poll: What Are Your Favourite Features?

11 October 2009

One of the best things of having a blog is discovering how many people out there share our interests and like to chat about the same things we do, for as long as we feel like it, without being labeled as a freak. Since we want to have even more chatting and friendly discussions we thought of [...]

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