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18 Mar 10 - 11:15 AM (#2866863) Subject: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: GUEST,Jim Martin Does anyone know of the wheabouts of any recordings of this magnificient serial? http://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms/articles29.html |
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18 Mar 10 - 09:12 PM (#2867304) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Edthefolkie My God, I remember that - I must have been 8 or 9! It was splendid, no wonder with Marius Goring as Marcus. Wasn't there a sort of "Legionary's folk song" in it? It would be wonderful if the tapes turned up under someone's bed. The book was read on Radio 4 around 1971, and I think they used the same song at the beginning and end. I remember because I listened to an episode one afternoon while driving up to the Lake District for one of the most hilarious weeks of my life. I have a horrible feeling that Rosemary Sutcliff will be rotating in her grave when the new film comes out...... |
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18 Mar 10 - 09:14 PM (#2867305) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Little Hawk Stirring stuff! Every now and then the Romans ran into something they couldn't handle. |
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18 Mar 10 - 09:20 PM (#2867309) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Q (Frank Staplin) The "Eagle of the Ninth was re-made in 2009, and will soon be in general release. Nothing on the 1954 original from the book. |
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18 Mar 10 - 10:50 PM (#2867349) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: katlaughing That sounds wonderful! What a fine education for young folks. I'd love to have a copy of it if any are to be found. I see netflix has the recent one (it says 2010) in the line-up but no known date for release. So, it's in my wish list queue for when they get it in. Thanks for telling us about it. |
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19 Mar 10 - 03:04 AM (#2867425) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Penny S. I remember the tune. When I joined the legions as it might be yesterday, I kissed a girl at Clusium before I marched away It's a long road, a long road, and twenty years or more From the girl i left at Clusium beside the threshing floor Instant recall on reading this thread. There was a good TV version around the late 1970s. Also discussion in this month's BBC History mag of the origin of the wingless Silchester eagle, and what happened to the Ninth. Penny |
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19 Mar 10 - 05:05 AM (#2867463) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Darowyn Another verse ends with these lines:- It's a long road, a long road, and twenty years behind But the girl I kissed at Clusium comes easy to my mind. I can remember the tune too. I love the book and I loved the radio version. It's probably the reason I studied Latin- and still remember much of it. Cheers Dave |
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19 Mar 10 - 07:23 PM (#2867885) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Anne Lister They're filming a new version right now ...or so my husband's agent has told him today. He's not sure if he's too long haired for a Roman or too well-fed for a wild Scotsman of the hills, so he may not be cast at all, but they're certainly filming next Saturday. |
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20 Mar 10 - 05:29 AM (#2868014) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Penny S. I liked the way in which Sutcliffe linked her novels through the line of the hero of this book and a ring. Even the one who turned up with William's invasion was a Breton who was descended from a Romano-Briton who had fled from the English invasion. Penny |
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20 Mar 10 - 02:10 PM (#2868189) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: EBarnacle Shucks, I thot this was a golfing thread. It seems to be aboot wild Scotsmen, tho. |
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20 Mar 10 - 05:09 PM (#2868273) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: CET Anne, does that mean there is actually a second Eagle of the Ninth movie in the making, or are they still working on the 2009 movie? My father loved this book. He read it aloud to us, and I have read it more than once. It lead me to read everything else that Rosemary Sutcliffe wrote too. I don't suppose the BBC Radio series is available on CD? |
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21 Mar 10 - 03:47 PM (#2868762) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Herga Kitty It's so many years since I read Rosemary Sutcliff... and of course there's Tim Brooks' song about the Ninth Legion, recorded by Jim Mageean and Johnny Collins, So far from home Kitty |
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22 Mar 10 - 07:47 AM (#2869159) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Ron Davies This is a great book for kids. Hope the movies can capture even the flavor of the book. The old saying--difference between radio and TV is the pictures are better on radio probably also applies here. Main question is: are kids still reading this book? |
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22 Mar 10 - 12:06 PM (#2869301) Subject: RE: BS: The Eagle of the Ninth From: Anne Lister CET - my guess is that it's post-production work on the 2009 film, rather than a second film or anything daft like that. My husband's agent was submitting photos as it was a selection of non-speaking roles (Roman senators and a wild Scottish hill dweller!) for a day's filming at Shepperton. We're not surprised that my husband doesn't seem to have been chosen from the photos ... too well-fed for the wild hill dweller and too long-haired for a Roman senator! |