[Ansteorra] Richard Harris narrates King Arthur Program Thurs Nite

[Cellach Ferguson]

I watched this last night.  It wasn't riveting entertainment, although, it
was certainly worth watching.  I recommend it.

Cellach Ferguson
Alba Gu Brath!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hillary Greenslade" <hillaryrg at yahoo.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Richard Harris narrates King Arthur Program Thurs Nite


> Pulled from another list, for those with cable.
> Enjoy, Hillary
>
>
> Subject: Richard Harris narrates King Arthur Program Thurs Nite
> Richard Harris narrates a new to the USA at least
> King Arthur Program Thurday Nite at 10pm EST on
> The Learning Channel - TLC. Set in the fifth century.
> It must have been one of his last projects, it's
> dated 2002. Dedicated to him at the end.
>
> Looks like some members of Britannia and other
> English groups are in it. One of the Roman Groups
> but doesn't look quite like the standard shots
> of the Ermine Street Guard. Some equestrian and
> hillfort recreations and shots.
>
> Combines mythology with archaeology, computer
> recreations, with actors and reenactors.
> I won't rate it but it's a bit interesting.
> The reenactors don't look bad at all. The scenery
> is pretty. The dark age vessel taking Arthur to
> Avalon seems to be magically self propelled.
>
> It has some interesting side bits - like
> the sword in the stone actually being a bronze sword
> cast in a heated slate-colored stone mold held vertically
> in a stand. The casting of the bronze sword in a long
> stone mold is shown. It shows the heating and
> fluxing in the crucible, taking it out, rearranging
> the tongs on it, and the metal being poured and
> the mold opened shortly thereafter and the hot sword
> removed with very little side flashing. Of course by
> Arthur's time they were centuries into their Iron Age,
> but who knows what ancient tales were handed down.
>
> A video and CD of the program is available from
> the Discovery Channel store by clicking on TLC
> when you get there or over the web or 1-800-9439720
> http://www.discovery.com/?channel=DSC
> Or if it's not working correctly as it's not now:
> http://tlc.discovery.com/
>
>
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