Kazabazua

Once again I very much enjoyed Lucy Worsley's take on British social history. This is an informative piece of work that filled the gaps in my understanding of the Victorian era. Victoria's vivacity as a young queen was well brought out by an impishly beautiful Abbie Garland and the choices of George Merrick-Cunningham as Prince Albert and Mike Nettleship as Victoria's devoted Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne were good. The analysis by historical experts, curators and archivists set details into context in a most engaging manner. A rewarding evening of TV in two parts. Worth watching!

This is a movie about criminality--the criminality of the writer, the director and the cast. What a turkey! The only urgency the viewer feels is the urgent need to flee (or to take an extended bathroom break) to avoid the tedium. If I didn't know better I'd suspect that this Canadian-made effort was intended purely to cash in on Can-con requirements and to grab as much government cash as possible. Oh wait...

Battlefield Recovery, as seen on Netflix, where only 4 episodes are available (dating from 2016), purports to be about the history aspect of the metal detectors' hobby, but really it is all about finding and collecting.

Episodes 1 and 2 are horrendous examples of battlefield looting, with absolutely no guided archaeology portrayed, although we are assured by the producers in an onscreen overlay message that proper techniques were observed.

There are a couple of truly distasteful light weapons demonstrations, with the hosts whooping and laughing as they spray machine pistols and assault rifles into the bushes.

The recovery of buried human remains is done with no sensitivity and with no preservation of the dignity due the dead.

Having watched the true archaeologists on Time Team and Battlefield Detectives sensitively and meticulously deal with other theatres of war, I cannot recommend this series. It is on a moral and ethical par with the Jerry Springer Show.