Having picked my London-based sister Lindsey's brains on all potential upcoming candidates from recent British tv productions to American Masterpiece Theater, last December, I'm delighted to report that several of her predictions are hitting the screen this winter season.
Any Human Heart hits PBS this February 13, 20 & 27, 2011. Fellow Anglophiles, schedule the recording routine now!
Funnily enough, I'd grabbed a copy of the book by author William Boyd in WHSmiths at Heathrow Airport, along with the Sunday Times and an armload of Cadbury's chocolates just prior to my return journey from London to San Fran and had plucked it from a toppling pile of 'to-reads' just the other day. Already half way through, I'm thoroughly gripped and mosy happily entranced with Boyd's undeniably British prose. If I were to develop an award system, I'd grant Any Human Heart four cups of steaming hot tea (and a gin and tonic) out of four.
I watched a couple of episodes of that when I was back there in December. Very, very good and I love that guy Matthew MacFadyen, he's kind of another Ewan...
Posted by: Lesley | Thursday, January 20, 2026 at 09:32 AM
I had a bit of a panic attack last night when I couldn't find the half-read paperback. Retraced my steps (a familiar necessity) and failed to locate it amongst the 10,000 books laying around my house. Found it this morning in the glove box of the old Suburban - I must have stashed it there en-route to a myriad of locales yesterday morning. Suffice to say, I am gripped.
Posted by: Frances | Thursday, January 20, 2026 at 09:55 AM
Was there an iPhone lying with it?
Posted by: Lindsey | Thursday, January 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
No Lindsey, 'fraid not, though I was beginning to think we had a little gremlin in hiding around here, spiriting off my favorite things. Why it would target me only, I cannot imagine, could it be a waning ability for extreme multi-tasking? The Italian Husband was convinced as I wandered around huffing and puffing, turning back covers and checking the freezer in search of lost reading material, that there might be a secret place in the house that contains a treasure trove of misplaced earrings, iphones and the like.
Posted by: Frances | Thursday, January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Lol!! Can anybody spell Alzheimers?
Posted by: Lesley | Friday, January 21, 2026 at 09:41 AM
Wasn't that keen on Matthew McFadyen as Darcy, though.
Posted by: Lindsey | Saturday, January 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM