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andrew markworthy · 04-13-2008, 03:26 PM

The historical accuracy nitpicker in me started bleating about the plot details (e.g. the impossibility of even a prosperous merchant's daughter having a dress dyed in purple, the inaccuracy of the sequencing of the volcanic eruption, etc). But once I shut up the nitpicker, I greatly enjoyed the episode. That's two good ones on the trot. And I loved the jokes about the translation device. The mistaking them for Welsh is of course an in-joke because the series is made in Wales.

Incidentally, if anyone wants a good historical novel that accurately goes through what actually happened at Pompeii, there's a marvellous book by Robert Harris called (imaginatively enough) Pompeii. Strongly recommended.

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04-13-2008, 03:26 PM	#40 of 133
andrew markworthy Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Local Time: 02:44 AM Local Date: 07-06-2008 Posts: 5,357	Re: Doctor Who Season 4: April 5th! The historical accuracy nitpicker in me started bleating about the plot details (e.g. the impossibility of even a prosperous merchant's daughter having a dress dyed in purple, the inaccuracy of the sequencing of the volcanic eruption, etc). But once I shut up the nitpicker, I greatly enjoyed the episode. That's two good ones on the trot. And I loved the jokes about the translation device. The mistaking them for Welsh is of course an in-joke because the series is made in Wales. Incidentally, if anyone wants a good historical novel that accurately goes through what actually happened at Pompeii, there's a marvellous book by Robert Harris called (imaginatively enough) Pompeii. Strongly recommended.