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Post by elaine on Nov 30, 2011 14:26:06 GMT
www.channel4.com/programmes/tony-robinsons-gods-and-monsters/4od#3261660
I know this is a bit gory, so please be warned, don't want to upset anyone. I found this programme to be interesting, if what a bit creepy.
How many people are resting like this, under our roads we know nothing about? My son watched this, and I didn't, so we watched it together, it opened our eyes to a lot we didn't know about.
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Post by penny on Nov 30, 2011 23:40:11 GMT
It says the video is not available in our area.
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Post by elaine on Dec 1, 2011 11:18:25 GMT
Oh Penny, I am so sorry about that, I will try to find if it is available on Youtube for you.
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Post by alphacat on Dec 1, 2011 16:13:51 GMT
I watched about 15 mins of it yesterday but ran out of time. I'll try to catch the rest of it later because what I did see was fascinating.
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Post by elaine on Dec 3, 2011 16:29:50 GMT
Alpha, it is on again tonight, I will be glued to the box watching that. I like to know past histories, and what went on, macabre as it may be, how else do we learn about it. I will be ok, as long as no one goes BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  |
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Post by alphacat on Dec 4, 2011 16:07:17 GMT
Oh Rats I missed it Elaine. I'm going to watch out for the repeats and set them to record so I can watch it at leisure. I love programmes like this. Humans are such a weird lot.
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Post by whisker on Dec 4, 2011 19:36:03 GMT
I watched Number 2 last night - all about or belief in demons and fairies.
I grew up with a knowledge of Fairy ring forts. They usually consist of a hill mound in the middle of a field, with trees growing in a circle on the top. Mostly they are not disturbed by the farmers and are sometimes fenced off. In other cases cattle and other stock use them as shelters. Still quite an amount of superstition surrounds them.
Also there are single trees found growing in the middle of a field - known as "fairy trees" I remember, a few years ago, people in a particular area would not allow a fairy tree to be dug up when a new road was planned. Eventually the planners had to reroute their road to satisfy the local people. They, the locals, feared that, if their tree was disturbed, it would bring BAD LUCK!
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