TV watch

BBC World's weekend programming has always been extraordinary in terms of information presentation and production values. Another excellent series has begun, titled The History of Britain, a 15-part series. Not sure where I joined in, but I can tell it is somewhere early going by the last two episodes. They were about Beckett & the murder in the cathedral, Magna Carta, Richard the Lionheart, the Bruces of Scotland and the Welsh struggle. Well presented by historian Simon Schama.

*** I had a post some days ago on how Zee Cinema pushes in so many ads during a movie telecast, making them Alex-style unbearable 4+ hours torture routines. SetMAX has evidently seen an opportunity to go in the reverse direction: they have begun a "No breaks" slot for films on Sunday afternoons, which is quite welcome.