What Are You Watching?

  I don't know about you, but my husband and I have a hard time finding anything good to watch on TV.

We had some favorites that were once shown but you couldn't find on any of the channels anymore.

So we started buying our favorite programs on video.

This is what my husband and I watched last week during the evenings. And no one, in my book, does a

better Miss Marple than Joan Hickson. She is Miss Marple. Now whenever I read any of Agatha's  

Miss Marple mysteries her face is the image I carry in my mind.  But in all fairness, I also have enjoyed the new PBS Miss Marple programs starring Julia McKensie. I think she does a fine job in the role.

Here's the rest of our Agatha Christie collection. The cheapest place we've found to buy DVDs that we like is a company called Acorn. Please do not confuse it with that government supported agency that was

dismantled last year. I'm sure you can find it on-line. Tommy and Tuppence really 

isn't one of my favorites. I liked the books but not  the video.

Have you viewed any of these programs? In the past I watched Hetty on PBS and Rosemary and Thyme on a British Columbia channel-Knowledge. Pie in the Sky we bought cold turkey and we really ended up

enjoying it!

I'm sure you must know these fellows! I was so happy when they brought Lewis back with a program

of his own. Morse had been such a favorite of mine for so many years. My DH  and I took to betting whether the murder would take place in a church or university. It seemed so many were either in one place

or the other!

Are you looking for laughs? Well these are guaranteed to please. We also have Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, and Petticoat Junction to watch for a hearty cackle.

Here are my two original Jane Austen movies. I can't tell you how many times I've watched the two

of these. We bought them sometime in the 90's. I do like the newer versions too. PBS has done some good

Jane Austen movies. Even Hollywood's versions weren't too bad.

And last, but never least. The Queen and Churchill. Now I hate to admit this but I was busy doing something

else when my husband watched "Monarchy". So I'll have to watch it and let you know what I think. But

I can highly recommend "Chasing Churchill". It was a documentary done  through the eyes of his

granddaughter. It was a historical and personal account of his life. And was filled with more footage

of Churchill than I had ever seen in other specials.

The husband and I have decided the next purchase we make in DVD is definitely going to be (drum roll please) Foyle's War. We loved these programs. My sis told me about it when they 1st began airing but

I thought it was a war show, and I hate war shows. So we didn't watch it. Last fall we happened upon

it and DH  thought we ought to give it a try. Well after we watched all they were showing, we went to

the library and rented the series from the beginning to the end. I researched it and discovered that the

show was over (after all the war ended), but people loved it so much they are making more concerning life

after the war. I can't wait.

Let me know what your favorite DVD's are to watch and any that you would like to recommend.

I'm all ears!