Bettany Hughes - Paris to Rome

Thanks Namsnanny. I haven't heard of Alastair Sook. I'll have a look for his programmes. I used to love the Francesco Da Mosto ones in Venice.

The viewer gets to see some wonderful scenery.

I gather they do in BH programmes ?

Yes me too.
Nowadays the camera work is so good on programs like these.

Have you watched Alastair Sook? He specializes in art history.
He has made some good programs about Greek and Roman art. Sculpture in particular.
The viewer gets to see some wonderful scenery.

I only recorded it because I love Italy and Venice in particular.

The cleavage is working then??.

The first ones she did were about the Greeks, I think the Odyssey, Rome and the Caesars etc.
She always had a very seductive presentation, but it didnt really jar against the subject matter. Added interest if anything.

I favour a voice over, more than presenter really.
But presenters have been the name of the game for a while now.

Puts me off lots of programs such as country file. Too many faces trying to make an impression.

To be honest, I'd never heard of her before this series.

Yes some people will.and do.
We all see things differently.
Pity she cant stand on her own skills as an historian and presenter though.

I think she's fabulous.

I agree.
I was turned off BH when she did a program about Egypt.

She was on a a felucca sailing up the Nile.

She started rolling around on the deck, with next to nothing on.
To the amused sniggering of the young men sailing with her.
I was so embarrassed for them.
Lets not forget Egypt is a Muslim country.

She was brilliant before that.
I think shes hit a midlife crisis a few years ago ?

Anyway, I cant be bothered with anything she does now.

Shame she thinks she can't carry a program with her dialogue and personality.

Ok... here I go again... just watched Paris - Rome and its a fabulously interesting programme and Bettany is a very good presenter....... BUT ..... its sooooo distracting having her chest on full view.... i mean Im nit talking of a tiny amount if cleavage, her boobs are almost an extension of her chin !!
Saying that, i do love her programmes.

I would do the same if I were her perhaps she is just comfortable with herself and enjoys being an attractive woman.