Comfort and inspiration for a nation

[altariel]

So rewatching that Mitch Benn video (AS I HAVE BEEN RIGHTLY DOING ALL AFTERNOON), I think there are only a handful of the TV shows mentioned that I have never watched: Charlie and Lola, Fireman Sam, and Horrible Histories (don't have kids around the house - tho' even then I've seen Teletubbies and In the Night Garden!). I'd heard of them though. Everything else I've seen at least one episode, or tuned in at some point (Last Night of the Proms, Glastonbury), or I've used the service (iPlayer, website, World Service). I don't listen to the radio much, but I recognized all the broadcasters, and I think I've seen them all do something on the tellybox, and I think I've heard all the radio shows mentioned. I can't quite make out all the things mentioned at the end, and I haven't actually watched everything on BBC Four (yet). Anyway I'd be really interested to know what other people's recognition and viewing or listening levels were. You know, from a sociological perspective. How well did he capture a kind of universal experience of things BBC.

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[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

If she doesn't yet, she'll love it in a year or so. Godmother Altariel needs to get a few of the books for her - they are gorgeous. Make sure though that you get ones which Lauren Child did actually write as books, pre-TV-series; there are some more recent books which are book-versions of TV episodes produced post hoc, which simply aren't such good books (even though the TV eps were fine, if that makes sense). Basically, just make sure the book actually says "by Lauren Child" rather than "based on the TV series inspired by the work of Lauren Child" or similar.

And then when she's six or so, if she's enjoyed Charlie and Lola, definitely try her on Clarice Bean!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm going to get some for an imminent birthday.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I picked the Charlie and Lola books up today. There is a new one out in hardback! Read through them in the bookshop, just brilliant. (Heffers has a new children's bookshop, at the back of the main shop, hurray!)

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Yay! Which ones did you get? I will try and prod Resident Geek to get round to burning a DVD at the weekend...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The one about the tomatoes, and about going to bed early, and about going to school. Those seemed to be the ones that weren't based on TV scripts.