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| Thread ID: 139125 | 2015-03-14 19:59:00 | Of interest to all Ricardians - the reinterment of King Richard III | WalOne (4202) | PC World Chat |
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| 1396369 | 2015-03-14 19:59:00 | Here's the sequel to The King in the Carpark: Channel 4's live coverage (UK TV4, dates and times in GMT except where I've added local NZDT in Red) a major historical event - as it happens. It's not every day one gets to witness the burial of a medieval Catholic king in an Anglican Cathedral by an Archbishop of Canterbury with a Catholic Cardinal riding shotgun. The service will be attended by a few lower ranking members of the Royal Family (the official stance of the House of Windsor is that Richard III was a usurper). The programmes: Richard III: The Return of the King Evening of Sunday 22nd March (Monday 23rd March 0630) This programme will capture the climax of the procession of the King’s mortal remains back to the site of his death at Bosworth Battlefield through the streets of Leicester and the service that marks the king’s reception into Leicester Cathedral with a sermon given by Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Channel 4 will also assemble leading historians, actors, politicians, descendants of the King and key participants in his rediscovery, to ask who Richard really was and what his place in British history should now be. Richard III: The Burial of the King Morning of Thursday 26th March (Thursday 26th March 23:00) Live coverage of the reburial service, attended by members of the Royal Family, as the King is formally reinterred at the east end of the Cathedral. Guests at the service and key players in the King’s story will join Jon in the studio beforehand and afterwards, and a series of short films will offer glimpses of the preparations for this unique event and explore the debates surrounding it. Richard III: The King Laid to Rest Thursday evening (Friday 27th March 07:00) A final programme showing highlights of the reburial service from earlier in the day and - live - a last moment of intimate ceremonial, in which those who led the campaign to find Richard and his descendants, gather to bid the King a final farewell. The Bosworth beacon, lit when Richard's remains arrived back at the site of his death on Sunday morning, will be extinguished as the massive tombstone is revealed for the first time. Channel 4 seems freely available here although to be certain you may want to think about something like Unblock-us or similar. Or watch the entire event condensed into 3 - 4 minutes by local TV :rolleyes: Cheers, good viewing. I just hope I got the times right! :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1396370 | 2015-03-14 20:10:00 | Should be fascinating Wal. The English always seem to do these things well, and have a real regard for their (and our) history. I have always thought Shakespeare had done King Richard III an injustice, and most people today imagine him as he was portrayed by Sir Laurence Olivier, spell-binding as that was. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1396371 | 2015-03-14 20:29:00 | "Our history". Didn't know Richard III was a maori? Apart from my little cynical jest, thanks Walone. His life and death was particularly interesting. Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1396372 | 2015-03-14 20:34:00 | As a Ricardian, I'm of the opinion Richard III was the victim of a character assassination by Shakespeare, at the behest of the Tudors. Spell binding? Definitely. "Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York" ... | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1396373 | 2015-03-14 20:38:00 | "Our history". Didn't know Richard III was a maori? Ken :) Oh dear. Richard threw an ancestor of mine into the Tower of London (probably for no other reason than he could). Little did Thomas know he had narrowly escaped the cooking pot :horrified |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1396374 | 2015-03-15 23:07:00 | "Our history". Didn't know Richard III was a maori? Apart from my little cynical jest, thanks Walone. His life and death was particularly interesting. Ken :) I'll be blowed, didn't know you were a Maori Ken. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1396375 | 2015-03-15 23:12:00 | They changed it from princely heap to princely group, just horrible. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1396376 | 2015-03-17 00:11:00 | They changed it from princely heap to princely group, just horrible. Talking about princely groups ... 6298 :groan: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1396377 | 2015-03-17 01:16:00 | Talking about princely heaps6298 :groan: Must get that right. Heap............... |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1396378 | 2015-03-17 03:31:00 | Must get that right. Heap............... "Heap of....." ? Or perhaps "sheep of hit". If you are into Spoonerisms Ken :) |
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