cheers both, that looks right up my street, and always up for a new podcast for the commute
I very much enjoyed The Terror (BBC) last night. Fictionalised (OR IS IT? ) account of Franklin's doomed expedition to complete the Northwest Passage.Very reminiscent of that brilliant adaption of Dark Matter that was on BBC Sounds a while ago (you know, the scary story of a man overwintering alone [OR IS HE? ] at an Arctic observation station).
The opening dialogue on The Terror had me reaching for the remote to put the subtitles on which I used to do for W as she’s French but (like Moose IIRC) I watch a lot of TV and films with them on for myself now. Thoroughly enjoyed it though. Quality TV so far.
Quote from: Will Hunt on March 04, 2021, 01:41:17 pmI very much enjoyed The Terror (BBC) last night. Fictionalised (OR IS IT? ) account of Franklin's doomed expedition to complete the Northwest Passage.Very reminiscent of that brilliant adaption of Dark Matter that was on BBC Sounds a while ago (you know, the scary story of a man overwintering alone [OR IS HE? ] at an Arctic observation station).Is it my hearing, or is this (like a lot of modern TV drama) pretty mumble-y?No matter what sound setting I had the TV set up on I kept missing whole sections of dialogue!
Something that started ten minutes into The Wire in our house.
the series is named after one of the ships, HMS Terror.
Worst Journey in the World is long, but a fascinating account of the hardships, not just on the Polar trek, but the other ones they did while there, some of which sound more brutal.