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April 5, 2018  

“The Good Karma Hospital”, ITV Series, Season 2, Now On “Acorn TV”.

by Anura Guruge

Click to access IMDb.com listing for the ITV Series.

Happened to find it on ‘Acorn TV‘ serendipitously. We hadn’t been to Acorn in a few days, and as such had not seen the ‘banner’ saying Season 2 was here.

Teischan, our British TV aficionado loves this Series, so we had no choice but to watch Episode 1 of Season 2.

It was “OK”. I think it is badly, if not downright poorly, written. Very improbable and contrived storylines. Plus the appearances of the locals confound and confuse me. Most of them do not look Sri Lankan though the series is filmed in Sri Lanka. I do like seeing what today’s Sri Lanka looks like given that I have not been back in 26-years!

But, you, like Teischan, may love it. So, just wanted to make sure you knew that Season 2, which started showing in the U.K. in March 2018, is now available in the U.S. — though not in Canada.

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by Anura Guruge

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September 25, 2017  

“The Good Karma Hospital”, ITV Series, Now On “Acorn TV”, Shot In Sri Lanka Though Set In Southern India!

by Anura Guruge

Click to access IMDb.com listing for the ITV Series.

It was one of the new shows available on ‘Acorn TV‘ (i.e., British shows) on the Roku. I was attracted to it just by its title — since it immediately brought to mind ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’. Well it is NOWHERE close to being that funny — BUT to be fair, it is not meant to be. It is more of a (somewhat obvious, predictable and stereotyped) romance-drama. It is OK. Teischan finds it ‘acceptable’ and I found it HOPING that she would like it. “Mrs. Hughes” from ‘Downton Abbey‘ made and appearance and that was a bonus.

Right from the start the scenery, especially the BEACHES, reminded me of Ceylon — Sri Lanka — especially those around Galle that I was extremely conversant with during my 14-years there. But, having also been to India, multiple times, I knew that the southwest coast of Southern India was similar. The catamaran boats shown also reminded me of Sri Lanka ….

Then I checked IMDb.com. It was indeed shot in Sri Lanka! Wow. Now I will have to tell Teischan.

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September 8, 2016  

“Indian Summers” Season 2 This Sunday, September 11, 2016, On PBS, Right After “Churchill’s Secret”.

by Anura Guruge

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Click to access PBS preview of Season 2.

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We watched all of “Indian Summers” Season 1 though we weren’t that impressed with it. It was OK — but it could have been so much better given the setting and material. BUT, we will still record and watch Season 2.

“Churchill’s Secret” that precedes it looks to be real good.

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September 2, 2016  

“Churchill’s Secret” (From ITV) Will Air On PBS September 11, 2016.

by Anura Guruge

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Click here to access the original PBS “Masterpiece” page.

This promises to be REALLY, REALLY GOOD. So do try and tape it.

I am looking forward to it. The preview was BRILLIANT.

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June 29, 2016  

PBS’ Fall 2016 “Masterpiece Theatre” Presentation “Churchill’s Secret” (From ITV) Looks Scrumptious!

by Anura Guruge

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Click here to access the original PBS “Masterpiece” page.

There was a long trailer for this show at the end of the v. compelling first episode of “Dancing on the Edge“.

It is no secret that I am a huge and unashamed ‘Winston Churchill‘ devotee (who even had a big Golden named ‘Winston‘). I, having read many biographies of the Great Man (irrespective of what he felt about us brown (half-naked) fakirs), I was aware of this unfortunate episode of his life. The dramatization, focusing, of course, on his recovery, looked excellent. Can’t wait.

I will keep you posted. This is indeed something to look forward to when the Summer is over.

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May 29, 2016  

BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, 4 etc., Live On Roku With “UKTV”.

by Anura Guruge

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Saw this channel in Saturday’s “Roku Guide” and, of course, had to subscribe — and at $1.99/month it is not exorbitant. Yes, it has all the channels listed above.

However, on a Roku, all you get is live streaming. So you have to watch BBC and ITV LIVE (though, in the case of ITV there is a ‘one hour back’ option (as indicated by the +1)). There is no DVR capability or ‘Catch-Up TV’ function to watch anything other than the live feeds. There is also no program guide or info to tell you what you happen to watching on a given UKTV feed. Yes, there is an online listing but that is not available on the Roku,

All that said, for $1.99/month, it is nice to know that you can have ALL the BBC and ITV channels on your Roku. Now if I can find a DVR that lets me RECORD UKTV off the Roku.

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March 26, 2016  

Donald Trump Interview With Buddy Piers Morgan On “Good Morning Britain”.

by Anura Guruge

Click to access SHORT, extract on YouTube. Full interview has yet to be posted.

The full interview has yet to be posted on YouTube.

Because of Britain’s strict TV licensing laws it is difficult to watch the original “Good Morning Britain” video on an ITV Website — until somebody posts it on YouTube. I will keep an eye. This is a start. I know. SORRT.

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