[Ansteorra] Richard Harris narrates King Arthur Program Thurs Nite

[Hillary Greenslade]

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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