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General => Media => Topic started by: Too Few Lions on November 04, 2011, 03:12:59 PM

Title: Old Nick
Post by: Too Few Lions on November 04, 2011, 03:12:59 PM
Don't know if anyone's seen this, but I watched it last night and it was quite an entertaining and informative history of the devil in Christian mythology;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016ptr6/Andy_Hamiltons_Search_for_Satan/

worth a watch if anyone has a spare hour in their day
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: OldGit on November 04, 2011, 04:32:01 PM
He did a whole sitcom series on BBC R4, in which he was the devil.  OK, not great.
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: Too Few Lions on November 04, 2011, 04:49:59 PM
Quote from: OldGit on November 04, 2011, 04:32:01 PM
He did a whole sitcom series on BBC R4, in which he was the devil.  OK, not great.
That's a shame, it must be great fun to play the devil
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: OldGit on November 04, 2011, 04:54:01 PM
Hamilton is good but the script was weak.  He was a modern manager type, trying to control his junior devils.

I remember now - it was called Old Harry's Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3Cy65cssE&feature=related).
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: Too Few Lions on November 04, 2011, 05:00:44 PM
Quote from: OldGit on November 04, 2011, 04:54:01 PM
Hamilton is good but the script was weak.  He was a modern manager type, trying to control his junior devils.

I remember now - it was called Old Harry's Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3Cy65cssE&feature=related).
thanks OG, I'll give them a listen
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: Tank on November 04, 2011, 05:38:10 PM
Just watched this. Worth a watch.
Title: Re: Old Nick
Post by: Crow on November 04, 2011, 08:30:22 PM
'twas very good, thanks for the recommendation TFL. Loved the fictional conversation about how to incorporate the devil into Christianity.