UK-based rara-avians may be interested to know that The Great
Detectives is soon to be repeated on BBC Knowledge, one
episode shown twice a day betwen between Dec 25th and Dec
29th. Here's the blurb from digi-guide:
> The Great Detectives is on BBC Knowledge at 21:00
and 23:00 on Monday 25th
December.
>
>(The Mysterious Affair of Sherlock Holmes and the
Visionary Doctor)
> Documentary series examining the origins and appeal
of famous fictional
sleuths.
> In this programme, author Nigel Williams goes on the
trail of Sherlock
Holmes
> and his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. Who was the
inspiration for the most
> celebrated detective in British
literature?
> The Great Detectives is on BBC Knowledge at 21:00
and 23:35 on Tuesday
26th December.
>
>(The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe)
> Documentary series examining famous fictional
sleuths and their creators.
> Nigel Williams takes a look at the work of Raymond
Chandler, the creator
of the
> legendary gun-toting private eye Philip
Marlowe
> The Great Detectives is on BBC Knowledge at 21:00
and 23:30 on Friday 29th
December.
>
> (PD James)
> Nigel Williams presents a series examining famous
fictional sleuths and
their creators.
> Crime writer P D James talks about her life and
work
>
> Taken from DigiGuide - UK and Ireland television
listings available free
> from http://www.digiguide.com.
Copyright ©2000 GipsyMedia Limited.
> Information copied from DigiGuide cannot be
re-distributed without prior
> consent from GipsyMedia Limited. All rights
reserved.
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