Monthly Archives: December 2007

Happy New Year (updates coming soon)

I would like to wish everyone a happy 2008 (still 11 hours to go here in Texas, but I know some of you have already changed calendars on the other side of the planet!)! I have some updates and blog … Continue reading

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Traveling for Christmas

I’ll be on the road most of the day tomorrow and then visiting with friends and family for a while, so updates may be sparse and slow. So, if I don’t get a chance to post again until the new … Continue reading

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Clips and Promos from Season 2 of "The Tudors"

Showtime has several new clips and promos from the next season of “The Tudors” on their You Tube channel. They have a playlist just for the clips from “The Tudors”. Enjoy!

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Tudor Christmas with the BBC Singers

The BBC Singers will be performing a Tudor Christmas concert to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Friday December 21. And you can listen to it online with their iPlayer (which worked fine on my Mac, so I’ll assume … Continue reading

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Golden Globe nominations for "The Golden Age"

I always forget that the Globes are both TV and movies, so I should have added The Golden Age’s nomination for Cate Blanchett has been nominated as Best Actress!

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Two nominations for "The Tudors" at Golden Globes

“The Tudors” has been nominated for Best Television Drama and Best Actor for Jonathan Rhys Meyers for Golden Globes. Congrats! Full list of nominees

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Robert Dudley's inventory published

From 24 Hour Museum: A chessboard of black ebony, the tusk of a sea bear, curtains of crimson satin with gold and silver lace… No, it’s not my Christmas wish-list, but some of the luxury items owned by Robert Dudley, … Continue reading

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Elizabeth The Golden Age coming to DVD in February

No Amazon pre-order links yet, but you can sign-up to be notified when it becomes available. The release date is February 5, 2008 for the US and January 11, 2008 in the UK (according at Amazon). Update: US Amazon pre-order … Continue reading

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"The Tudors" first season DVDs available for pre-order

The DVDs won’t be out here in the US until January 1st, but they are already out in the UK. Amazon affiliate links below, as usual!

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More quick notes

First up, it looks like Showtime will be re-playing the first season of “The Tudors” in January [schedule], possibly as a lead-up to season two. Since the first season started at the first of April last year, I’m guessing the … Continue reading

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Executed Today blog… now killing in the Tudor period!

Ack! I missed posting this ahead of time, so you’ll probably have to scroll down, but the Dec. 1 entry at Executed Today is about Catholic Martyrs in the reign of Elizabeth I. Of course as we all know, there … Continue reading

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