It‘s a shame…
04.01.2026 21:02
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… will be shown on German public television. (If you have satellite television, you could watch it right away, because it will also be broadcast in the original language. Right away = in 7 minutes.)
And completely unbelievable if you ask me.
Oh, the Netherlands too? I know that the USA, Germany and Italy always get the episodes very quickly. The entire series 25 has already been shown on a US streaming service, and today and next Sunday evening the first two episodes of series 25 ….
Why are English TV series such as Midsomer Murders so popular in the UK – and beyond? What sets the Midsomer atmosphere apart from Poirot, Marple & Co.?
My half-hour read explores this in an essay-like way.
#SkyStorians #AcademicSky #🗃️
Why are English TV series such as Midsomer Murders so popular in the UK – and beyond? What sets the Midsomer atmosphere apart from Poirot, Marple & Co.?
My half-hour read explores this in an essay-like way.
#SkyStorians #AcademicSky #🗃️
2/2 - A spot-on cast brought Midsomer to life. Subtle, well-paced direction and staging, sensitive to tone and atmosphere, and that unmistakable English humour – Midsomer Murders on Stage perfectly captures the tone of Graham's world as I imagined it while reading the book.
🍰🔪 Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift – my impressions of the first performance of the stage adaptation, written and directed by Guy Unsworth at the beautiful Richmond Theatre. - 1/2
After I've not been around for a while, there's a link I'd like to drop. Not only am I writing a book about Midsomer Murders / Inspector Barnaby, but I also saw the stage adaptation of Graham's first Barnaby novel, The Killings at Badger's Drift.
So, I'm now reading up on the bee as a symbol and George Cruikshank's ‘The British Bee Hive’.
Can anyone tell me what this Irish jig(?) is called? No music recognition software can tell me.
(Since you can't attach audio files here, I made a video and recorded the music.)
Feel free to repost.
Me on Sunday: Okay, Petra, the book manuscript is now really finished. Anything else would just water down the essence.
Collegue (in a completely different context) on Monday: I recently read that this and that. I didn't know that at all.
... Well, neither did I, but it's very relevant to the book.
Siena! 😍
Man sagt, man mag entweder Siena oder Florenz. Ich bin gespannt, ob dir Siena gefällt... Es ist halt fast noch mittelalterlich, weil sie Immer mit Florenz im Clinch lag und aus "Trotz" einfach die Renaissance nicht mitgemacht haben. 😅
Oh ja, Sarteano ist echt schön! Ich war mal vor 21 Jahren in einem Hotel etwas außerhalb (La Laterna), aber war immer wieder auch im Örtchen. <3
My first go at pulling together all the Midsomer Murders actors who are actually related! I’m sure there are still a few missing, but I’ll be adding more over the next few days.
➡️ midsomermurdershistory.org/real-life-re...
#MidsomerMurders #InspectorBarnaby
Oh, thank you. <3
Can anyone tell me what this Irish jig(?) is called? No music recognition software can tell me.
(Since you can't attach audio files here, I made a video and recorded the music.)
Feel free to repost.
☑️ Mandatory lunar eclipse photo
Annette sits at a dining table, smiling warmly. She wears a dark grey patterned top. In front of her are bowls of soup, glasses and cutlery. Other people in brightly patterned shirts are partly visible on either side. The setting is in a conservatory restaurant with wooden blinds in the background.
Annette Badland and me smiling, sitting closely together in front of a wooden wall. Annette on the left wears a dark grey top with a subtle pattern. Me - on the right - have curly blonde hair and wear a black dress with lace detail at the neckline, a watch and a thin bracelet.
Oh, it's already been two and a half months since I met Annette Badland. It was so amazing.
And when she walked past me in the hotel corridor on her way to her room, I wished her “good night” and she replied “good night, darling”... 🥹❤️
Why are unpleasant emails so unpleasant?
And why do I see emails as unpleasant when I'm just doing self-care? 🫠
Gott, sieht das gut aus! Alles Gute, Derek!
I can't tell you how happy I was last month when the five-year finance finally came to an end. It's a shame how much we (my partner and I) ended up losing, but we're no longer travelling the world in a Tesla.
You're right. I have already searched here for Bingen and British travellers on the Rhine in the surroundibgs. But not yet by name.
It will be interesting to see whether everyone is allowed to enter or whether someone has made negative comments against Trump & Co. Or whether there is an exception.
Google Search and Google Books. 😬
If I get through it quicker than I think, I'll do some more scientific research on the missing ones. But I want to get the first round done quickly. And since often only a surname is noted for the rest, I'm afraid it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
4/4 … and his wife Janet, known as “Jessy”, daughter of Alexander Fraser, Esq., former Lord Provost of Aberdeen. Alongside them, a “Miss Fraser” signed the guestbook – evidently one of Janet’s sisters (Jean, Agnes, Isabella, Margaret, Barbara, or Angelica).
3/4 - Among those who signed the guestbook in June 1826 were: “Mrs Gira Wilson”, “Mrs Wilson”, “Miss North”, “Mr Curry”, and “Miss Vigers (London)”.
I have been able to identify Mr and Mrs “Thomson Banchory d’Ecosse” as Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1789–1868)…
2/4 - considered writing a blog post – but if I can only identify a third of my list, I would end up publishing a post with 1,333 names, most of them anonymous. That hardly seems worthwhile. On the other hand, I am quite certain that some of them are known or traceable in the UK.
In June 1826, 9 travellers with English-sounding names signed the guestbook in Klopp Castle at Bingen on the Rhine.
However, I have only been able to identify 3 of them. The others either did not provide their forenames or gave no titles, making identification difficult.
So how to identifying them?🧵
Friday. I've started researching the names (not too deep for the sake of numbers).
And I'm already racking my brain.
What do I do with all the ones I can't identify?
I'll make a new thread for that. Maybe one of my followers who are researching Britain's Romantic Period will have an idea?
Midsomer history in „Murder on St Malley‘s Day“:
At the beginning of November in 1963, two weeks before Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy, he was in Midsomer Parva. Dudley Carew had documentary proof of this.
Source: midsomermurdershistory.org
