Gunpowder

Why does everything have to be so graphic??

Needed subtitles and couldn’t watch the hanging drawing and quartering but really enjoyed it - it painted the context well I thought - well directed. The tension in the he scene were the priest was being hunted was particularly good I thought - I found myself holding my breath

I didn't like it either, too quiet and difficult to follow. It looked an interesting programme and could be. Hope it's better next week.

Apparently it was graphic because they want the audience to truly understand what the plotters were driven to act as they did

I didn't mind the graphic content but I had to keep turning up the volume.

There have been many complaints to the Beeb about the poor sound quality of previous dramas but they clearly aren't listening.

I was enjoying it but turned it off too graphic for me I'm a woose!!

Why not put subtitles on? I use them frequently. For the graphic bit I just asked dh to tell me when it was over

Glad I missed it I am a total wimp and special effects are so realistic these days.
Am I right in thinking it is Kit Harington who is descended from Robert Catesby?

So dark and mumbly that I could not work out who was who - all looked much the same with big beards and big hats. Film industry DD explains that they keep it dark so that any old scenery and costumes will do.

I wonder why there is such an issu3 about sound quality - i5 isn5 all programmes is it but certainly a good many

DH has restricted vision and finds subtitles distracting.

And I still can’t handle the keyboard after my latest IOS update

Oh that’s a pity merlot

We were laughing about all the beards and big hats. Guy Fawkes has a shaved head so we can pick him out

I enjoyed it, apart from the graphic bits, thought the beginning was very tense. I love English history and I don't know anything about the Gunpowder plot apart from it failing. Looking forward to seeing the rest of it.
I could hear it ok but OH struggled with the sound, he won't admit he's going deaf !!

DH might have dodgy vision but his hearing is spot on so he's saying, "Who's that bloke with the big hat and the beard?" and I'm saying, "What did he say?"

DH struggling with sound but I had no problem...again! Admit it must be difficult with frequency, variation and tone. It will eventually happen with me too I expect. DH also amazingly said had no idea regarding the background of the gunpowder plot which I thought quite common knowledge. I must admit the persecution and execution hard to watch but is it still happening in our world? Yes.

merlot !

My prep. school puppet theatre put on a gripping performance of the Gunpowder Plot in about 1956. I like to think our doggerel rhyming couplets were more easily heard than some of the dialogue tonight

I enjoyed it if enjoy is the right word I thought the graphic part was very necessary to point out how the world was then I really only knew the basics of the giunpowder plot that we all know from school so it was quite an eyeopener and interesting to me The tension when they were looking for the priest was very well played, as was the mother’s killing The whole baying crowd really brought home to me the true hatred all over the world for other peoples religions The Catholics fleeing to Flanders really brought home the similarities of the Rohingya fleeing Myanmar at the moment and the violent killing of those staying How people like to fail to see what a violent country we were too

I always use subtitles for dramas to be on the safe side eyes aren’t brilliant so I sit nearer if necessary There’s always a way

I thought it was really good, not as simpering as some of the dramas on recently. It certainly paints James 6th of Scotland, 1st of England and Wales, in an interesting light.

The executions were quite graphic, but I didn’t know they used the spiked iron plate, so I learnt something.
I’ve been watching Outlander on Chanel 4, it’s violently graphic as well! I’m toughening up in my old age!

Had this on in the background last night - DH was watching, I was half paying attention - interested, but busy with other things. However, I found the 'graphic' executions far too gory - unnecessarily so to my mind.

Dh watched it while I read. I couldn't cope with the 'nasty' bits. I find I'm a woose too and woosier as I get older.

Yes, Maw, Kit Harrington said he was a descendant of Catesby when he was on TV.

I didn't want to watch the gory bits on TV so checked out this instead as I feel woefully ignorant.

www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-21/gunpowder-bbc-real-history/