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Just finished watching "Ordeal by Innocence" on ABC Iview.

It's an Agathie Christie Whodunit but constructed with a very 21st century style and ending. I thought it was brilliant. Well worth the effort to watch. (Don't peek...!)

Agatha Christie's Ordeal By Innocence
Series 1 Ep 1
DRAMA
Heiress Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate, and her adopted son Jack is arrested for her murder. Eighteen months later, as her widower is set to remarry, the murderer's identity is in doubt.

https://iview.abc.net.au/programs/agatha-christies-ordeal-by-innocence/ZW1364A001S00
 
I've been watching The Good Fight on SBS on Demand, which is a follow on from The Good Wife.

It's about a Chicago law firm and is semi serious, but also funny. It is very much anti-Trump, but that is only about 10% of what it is about, the rest being simply court room and law firm drama. What I like is that it is very topical and only a few months behind what we are hearing in the news re US politics and it also helps to explain many of the things we hear but may not be familiar with. The latest episode is S2E12 and brings up topics such as sanctuary cities and Einstein visas (how Melania Trump got into the US). The previous episode had some legal drama surrounding the "Golden Showers" tapes.
 
The Good Fight is exceptional TV. Actually it becomes quite surreal watching TV characters interacting with the President of the day and plotting his impeachment.
 
What does everyone think of current season of Handmaid's Tale?

Like most series, not as great as the first season, but still gripping.
 
Fortitude SBS On Demand and before that Tin Star on Fox
Something about murder in cold climates I’m addicted to
 
Watched "Back in Time for Dinner" on Iview. Real blast from the past and Annabel Crabb adds a special touch.

Annabel Crabb guides an Aussie family through a time-travelling adventure to discover how the food we eat has transformed the way we live, the fabric of the nation and defined family roles over the past 60 years.

https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/back-in-time-for-dinner
 
Junior said:
What does everyone think of current season of Handmaid's Tale?

Like most series, not as great as the first season, but still gripping.
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Up till last night I agreed, but after the latest episode I think this season will grip even harder than the first one.
 

Watched the second episode on Iview. Australia in the 60's. The visuals are fascinating but the facts are interesting in a "different world"
- Only 34% of girls at school after 16. The rest are in typing pools (perhaps retail /)
- At the end of the 60's 40% of Australia is under the age of 21. This is the baby boomers with steriods
- Until the mid/late sixties all pubs close at 6 o'clock. There is an hour of rapid fire drinking by men between 5-6
- No women in public bars. Total no no
- The only Asians allowed to come to Australia are Chinese chefs ! For real.

Lot's to think about. Worth a look.
 
The French can always come up with another slant on a social comedy farce.

There is a new series called Nude on SBS. A guy wakes up from an 8 year coma in France 2016 and discovers a "World of Transparency". Everyone has to be naked outdoors in this new (much warmer) world of total openness.

Lots of dangly bits on all sorts of bodies with zero sexual frission. Some very clever observations as well.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/nude
 
Anyone else watching Pine Gap on Iview?

It's a spy thriller set in the US Pine Gap spy facility at Alice Springs. I thought it was an eyeopener in terms of outlining how this spy netwrork works. Some great politics in it as well. Well, well worth a look.

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pine-gap
 
I was watching the latest series of Dr Who a couple of days ago. The latest episode hits some hot spots with regard to racism in the US and the efforts to challenge the laws that kept blacks well and truly in their place (even if that was on the end of rope.)
The Dr and crew are cast back to Nov 30th 1955 in Montgomery Alabama. The meet Rosa Parks. The rest is history.
Interestingly, apart from the introduced Dr Who elements, all the details of Rosa Parks, the incidents, the atmosphere in Montgomery, the social and legal structures of the time are spot on.

Series 11 Episode 3 Rosa
The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder: is someone attempting to change history?
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/doctor-who

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
 
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