tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post3492175993690292807..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: The Beckoning Silence. TV/DVD reviewCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-15368205928629953842007-12-07T17:00:00.000+00:002007-12-07T17:00:00.000+00:00Alianore - stunning is a fair description. It may...Alianore - stunning is a fair description. It may come round on TV, but if not the DVD is on Amazon and may be available from libraries.<BR/><BR/>Gabriele - well, mountains <I>are</I> romantic :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-74961084684013291342007-12-06T20:50:00.000+00:002007-12-06T20:50:00.000+00:00Perhaps not as badly as the Highlands, but there i...Perhaps not as badly as the Highlands, but there <I>is</I> some romanticising going on. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-55465720174217682152007-12-06T18:00:00.000+00:002007-12-06T18:00:00.000+00:00Echo Julie's comment that this sounds stunning. I...Echo Julie's comment that this sounds stunning. I'll have to look for the DVD.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-19709013334748873022007-12-06T16:48:00.000+00:002007-12-06T16:48:00.000+00:00Gabriele - I guess the interest may reflect the Al...Gabriele - I guess the interest may reflect the Alps being partly in Germany? Is the area seen as romantic, as the Scottish Highlands tend to be seen by the rest of the UK?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-29550019756594692732007-12-05T18:39:00.000+00:002007-12-05T18:39:00.000+00:00I haven't seen that one, but Alpine topics are qui...I haven't seen that one, but Alpine topics are quite popular in Germany, all the way from documentaries to reruns of those cheesy old movies with Luis Trenker. Oh, and there's a series, <I>Der Bergdoktor</I> (Doctor in the Mountains) and lots of yoodle music. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-11001567165358677662007-12-05T16:45:00.000+00:002007-12-05T16:45:00.000+00:00Wil - Welcome back! Touching the Void was stunnin...Wil - Welcome back! <I>Touching the Void</I> was stunning, wasn't it? This is different but just as gripping. I'm sure it will be available in the US eventually.<BR/><BR/>Julie - ideal Christmas present for the mountaineer in your life :-) The British have had a love affair with the Alps and Alpine mountaineering since at least the mid-19th century, maybe Scott was following in a long tradition.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-62193540184007687932007-12-05T14:29:00.000+00:002007-12-05T14:29:00.000+00:00Thanks - will consider that as a Xmas gift.Scott h...Thanks - will consider that as a Xmas gift.<BR/><BR/>Scott had young son/family in Britain?? Cost?<BR/><BR/>Scott of Antarctic in widgets on mine for brief info.virtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-30341597653444053352007-12-04T20:00:00.000+00:002007-12-04T20:00:00.000+00:00I saw Touching the Void and loved it. I'd love to ...I saw <I>Touching the Void</I> and loved it. I'd love to see <I>The Beckoning Silence</I> if/when it becomes available here in the US.wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916774745613441512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-27848930623101128392007-12-04T17:01:00.000+00:002007-12-04T17:01:00.000+00:00Hi Julie - Amazon UK lists the DVD for sale or ren...Hi Julie - Amazon UK lists the DVD for sale or rental.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know Scott trained in the Alps before attempting the South Pole, but it makes sense now you mention it. I wonder why there and not in, say, North Norway or Arctic Canada?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-20369394632377158632007-12-04T16:38:00.000+00:002007-12-04T16:38:00.000+00:00Sounds stunning - presumably DVD out there for sal...Sounds stunning - presumably DVD out there for sale?<BR/><BR/>Indirectly related, but I came across a plaque to Robert Falcon Scott at Lauteret Alpine Garden near Grave some time ago - he trained there before his ill-fated last voyage; surprise at the time.<BR/><BR/>Just called in to say I'm doing a few very general posts on old English houses etc if anyone's interested in following the links.virtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.com