Is it time for a recommendations post? (205/365)

[white_hart]

I don't think I've done one of these for a while. What have you been watching/reading/listening to lately?

I haven't actually watched much lately. We are working our way through Midsomer Murders from the beginning on Saturdays; I'm still watching classic Doctor Who on and off (more off than on) and we're also rewatching This Life (all on Britbox; I've also watched several episodes of Captain Pugwash which is charming), but nothing new. And I watched Dirty Dancing for the first time ever a couple of weeks ago, and liked it much more than I thought I would.

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[jinty]

We’ve just done a family movie night watch of Miyazaki‘s film of Howl’s Moving Castle. Different from the book in many ways including underlying themes, but lovely both as a sort of AU version and as a Miyazaki film in itself.

[used_songs]

I watched ALL of the episodes of Endeavour over the last couple of weeks and really enjoyed it. Right now I'm reading two non-fiction books, David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBTQ Music and A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance.

[perennialanna]

I finally managed to finish Feel Good, which, in the end, did feel very good. It's where the clip I posted on FB tonight is from.

[danieldwilliam]

Call My Agent on Netflix. French comedy drama about an agency for actors.

[aurumcalendula]

I've been rewatching Word of Honor (山河令) and Leverage lately.

[alithea]

Shrill on iplayer - it's basically Social Justice Warriors the queer, fat-friendly, diverse, romance drama of women getting their shit together and I am utterly bemused as to why I've seen zero hype about it. It's definitely up there as one of the best contemporary TV series I've watched in a long time.

[mrs_redboots]

We are enjoying the "Secrets of the Tube" on a Monday evening with Tim Dunn on Yesterday.

[girlyswot]

Only Connect is back! It is the only TV I’m watching at the moment. Maybe some Olympics.

[callmemadam]

I third the recommendation of Call My Agent: all four series. I also loved A Very Secret Service (Au Service de la France), which is very funny. I've been watching a lot of cricket, which probably wouldn't interest you :-)

[lilysea]

Seconding

Feel Good

Leverage

and Shrill!

[tree_and_leaf]

Mostly we have been watching the Clone Wars cartoon series. It's... a lot more complex than I thought it would be, although the voice acting is a bit patchy (Palpatine, in particular, does not sound anything like Ian McDiarmaid). And we're rewatching "Trials of Life" on Amazon, and it really is extremely good.

I also enjoyed the first episode of "Secrets of the Tube," but that really does depend on you being interested in geeky details of the London Underground.

[lilysea]

We Are Lady Parts

Four British Muslim women of colour form a punk band

definitely my favourite show of 2021 so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPqzoAjxvl4

[cmcmck]

The African American composer, William Grant Still.

Well worth a listen

[sfred]

We're rewatching The West Wing and Pertwee Doctor Who. Recently enjoyed We Are Ladyparts on All4.