British historical documentaries generally use accredited historians
to tell historical tales, which means they have an air of authority about them
even if they do occasionally talk nonsense. The problem with having a well known
actor do the job means that it is tainted with a sense of the fictional because
that’s what well known actors are normally associated with. Besides, I found
his voice a constant irritant. I didn’t when he was playing Spock, but I did
when he was trying to teach me historical fact. It didn’t sit right with me, but maybe
I just dislike the Boston
accent. And when another actor did the voice-over for a quotation from the
great Ramses, he sounded like a character from The Flintstones.
* * *
I had a blood test today in connection with my leg problem.
I wanted to ask the nurse doing the letting whether they might use the residue
to make black pudding
so it didn’t get wasted, but I never had the chance because we were too busy
discussing mixed ethnicity and Seborrheic Kerotoses. Her name was Fernandez.
* * *
When I look into my likely future I don’t relish what I see
and am reluctant to go there. Oddly, however, I don’t want to die yet. That’s
the issue I’m currently wrestling with.
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