Posted by Karen
on 2/11/2009, 22:56:31, in reply to "Re: Landmark Edward VII drama series now available in entirety to watch on youtube"
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: That's because in the golden heyday of the
: 1970s,BBC historical dramas always paid
: close attention to the facts and rarely,if
: ever strayed from them for the sake of
: melodrama or mistaken assumptions that
: factual distortions would somehow make it
: 'easier' or 'more interesting' for the
: evidently 'stupid public' to comprehend.In
: other words,they treated the viewing public
: with respect and didn't dumb down like so
: much of the nonsense that passes for
: historical re-enactment today.Bring back
: those days!
:
: Edward VII was a great series from that
: golden era.Well worth viewing again.
It is so sad that the BBC has lowered their standards to the level that so called productions such as The Tudors are actually made and shown.
I miss the golden era when series such as Edward VII and Elizabeth R were shown.