Something for Saturdays (9/365)

[white_hart]

The trouble with trying to keep up daily posting is that on Saturdays, I spend very little time at my computer, and writing long posts on my phone is much more difficult. So I think I might make Saturdays a discussion post instead.

To start with, how about a recommendation post? What have you been enjoying lately? What do you think deserves a wider audience? Books, films, TV, anything.

Comments

[white_hart]

And to start the ball rolling, I recommend Winter Walks on iPlayer (though I've only seen the first so far). It's the same format as a short series called Yorkshire Walks which was on just before Christmas in 2019 and inspired us to book a holiday in the Yorkshire Dales (which we still haven't been on, and may well not get to go on), although that had the same presenter all the way through and Winter Walks has a different presenter for each episode; they follow a single walker who records their walk with a 360° camera on a long pole, supplemented by aeriel shots which I suspect are drone footage, and on-screen text providing additional details. It's really lovely, gentle TV and I definitely recommend it.

[perennialanna]

This has been a week of Winter Walks and the Television On Fire (one of the several log fires Netflix offers, which appeal to the children as much as me. Gentle small sounds and flickering movement).

[danieldwilliam]

I've enjoyed
Traces (Val McDermid detection on BBC)
Taskmaster on C4 (much more than I thought I would)
A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry (the intersection of popular culture and history) on the Internet.
The Alexandrian (RPG theory and practice) on the Internet.
Shattered Sword (military history about how organisational failure caused the Battle of Midway.)

[girlyswot]

I thoroughly enjoyed Ghosts on iPlayer a couple of weeks ago. Also looking forward to Pottery Throwdown starting again tomorrow.

Today was my first attempt at a Social Media Sabbath - no twitter and facebook on Saturdays. I did forget a couple of times but in general I reall have enjoyed it and would certainly recommend it.

Have just started Isabel Hardman’s Natural Health Service and am enjoying that too.

[hilarita]

Books I've enjoyed: Mary Robinette Kowal's The Relentless Moon (though there are some elements to that that one might not enjoy right now - I didn't have a problem with it, though I could see how one could).

Anything by KJ Charles. Mostly, Charles writes erotic historical queer romance, but also does some fantasy historical queer erotic romance (i.e. late 19th century stuff with magic). Her writing of London in that period is just fantastic. There's a diverse cast, especially for stories set in London. If any of this is in any way your thing, I strongly recommend.

[norfolkian]

I finished the book Half of a Yellow Sun recently, which is really interesting and compelling, if a little harrowing in places. I am really enjoying series 2 of Staged on the BBC and have just finished watching season 3 of Star Trek: Disco, which I thought was amazing.

[antisoppist]

I would watch Winter Walks. I accidentally watched Susan Calman driving a camper van round Devon the other night on channel 5 and found that cheerful.

I'm halfway through Queen's Gambit and Schitt's Creek (my inability to binge watch is a downside with streaming) but both are excellent. We all enjoyed Ghosts and the Christmas episode of Upstart Crow and Taskmaster. Looking forward to Pottery Throwdown coming back and need to watch Staged 2. Will probably try the thing about Catherine the Great and Bridgerton.

For Christmas I said to my sister that I wanted some more crime writers that weren't horrifically violent and that I'd wondered about Anne Cleeves having seen brief bits of Vera stomping about on moors in passing. Turns out little sister is a fan and she bought me the first 8 Vera books for Christmas. Fortunately I am enjoying them.

[el_staplador]

I have a subscription to Hidden Europe, a magazine that comes out thrice annually, and I have ordered a load of back copies. I really enjoy it as short, open-minded, wide ranging travel writing.

[tree_and_leaf]

I'm currently enjoying Monisha Rajesh's "Around India in 80 Trains" very much.

[girlyswot]

Oh, also, The Last Homely House on YouTube. About what it sounds like: walks, gardening, crafts, cooking, very soothing but interesting and sometimes fun.