Post 492. HO HO HO

IT'S NIGH ON CHRISTMAS

THE TIME FOR MASS REPEATS ON THE BOX.
The time for me, too, to rest on my suspect derriere until all the to-ing and fro-ing, the greetings card shuffling,  the gift worrying, the lights, the decorations, the 'who will be where on the two special days?' malarkey, etc. etc. is over, and we're starting to take stock whether we can possibly afford 2024. In the interim I shall again retire to:
TELEVISION
Which has recently brought us repeats of Renegades, a 1989 film starring Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips, and Road To Perdition (2002) starring Tom Hanks with a stellar cast of acting colleagues. There was a beginning, a middle, and an end to both films, so we enjoyed every moment of them, second or third time round, whatever.
The winter schedules have also given us Case Histories Series 2, released 2013 and starring Jason Isaacs, Night Music: Roger Whittaker with guest singer Dana (first shown in 1982), and The Hollow Crown: Richard III  (2016) starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard, Sophie Okenado as Queen Margaret, and Judi Dench as Richard's mother, Cecily. Wonderful acting everywhere, and Roger Whittaker had a whistling technique bettered by nobody - not even Albert Whelan or Ronnie Ronalde -  along with being a really good singer.
Now we have the remainder of Shetland to see, and a new offering of Dr Who episodes written by Russell T. Davies, with David Tennant as the doctor and Catherine Tate as his travelling companion. Both programmes are on BBC One. Shetland is already a good watch, and Dr Who will attract its customary loyal audience, so all's well in the square-eyed world,
This post will be followed, early next month, by Blog Index 9.
I shall then probably sit back until the end of the year.

I WISH YOU AND THE WORLD A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS.