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26 Mar 20 - 02:52 PM (#4042243) Subject: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Jim Carroll Don't know if anybody's been following this remarkable serial set in an imagined Britain colonised for centuris as part of an African Empire Ruled by an oppressive Black regime, the white inhabitants are treated pretty much as the Black South Africans were under the Apartheid Regime, with a touch of Romeo and Juliet thrown in for good measure, including the balcony scene Would be interested in earning what people think about it - I have to say I'm finding it 'unputdownable' and thoughtful Jim Carroll |
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26 Mar 20 - 02:53 PM (#4042245) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Jim Carroll Shit - I always manage a typo!! Jim |
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26 Mar 20 - 03:03 PM (#4042249) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Mrrzy Sounds interesting. TV, netflix, what? |
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26 Mar 20 - 03:41 PM (#4042260) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Mrrzy Aha, books. Unputdownable, not unturnable off. |
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26 Mar 20 - 03:56 PM (#4042265) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Backwoodsman "Sounds interesting. TV, netflix, what?" BBC1 It's an excellent, thought-provoking piece. |
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26 Mar 20 - 04:07 PM (#4042270) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Jim Carroll As Bwm says televisiion Best I've seen fro a long time (if you don't count Poldark!!!) im |
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27 Mar 20 - 04:15 AM (#4042345) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Jim Carroll Another cliff-hanger last night - the penultimate episode Hope it's repeated for those who missed it - a powerful allegory for our divided society, if ever there was one Jim Carroll |
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27 Mar 20 - 04:45 AM (#4042347) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Jim Carroll FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT The series i based on a novel by a black woman writer and is aimed at young people - it is the first of a series - there are another four It is being asked whether the BBC will have the courage to produce them all Jim Carroll |
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27 Mar 20 - 03:20 PM (#4042469) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Mrrzy There seems to be a book called Black and White, and a different book called Naughts (with an A) and Crosses, which the blurb says is based on another book. I was looking at Kindle as I thought we were talking about a book. I am stateside without cable (not to be confused with being in Marsport without Hilda), so, which is the actual book, do y'all know? Can one stream bbc? |
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27 Mar 20 - 03:31 PM (#4042471) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Backwoodsman Here ya go... You could try BBC iPlayer to stream it - it’s on there, but I’m not sure if BBC iPlayer is available outside the UK. My wife travels in Europe for her job, and she’s told me that there have been occasions when she hasn’t been able to log on. |
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26 Apr 22 - 06:07 AM (#4140229) Subject: RE: BS: Noughts and Crosses From: Rain Dog The second series starts tonight on BBC1 at 22.40 Noughts & Crosses All 4 episodes of the series are available on the BBCiplayer |