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Auld Mortality by Marc Platt (2003)

‘The sound of trumpets echoed up the misty valley, a harsh challenge, unworldly and defiant. The possibility of fresh snow spiced the air. Leaning on his stick, the adventurer picked his way between the rocks and down the mountainside. His ship sat behind him, a black casket squat against the snow line. Again the clarionContinue reading “Auld Mortality by Marc Platt (2003)”

The Aztecs by John Lucarotti (1964)

‘The little I know about them doesn’t impress me. Cutting out people’s hearts.’ ‘Oh, that was only one side to their nature. The other side was highly civilised.’ ‘A vision is with us and shall stand before them. And I, in supplication to the Rain God, shall offer human blood. The rains will come. NoContinue reading “The Aztecs by John Lucarotti (1964)”

Farewell Great Macedon by Moris Fahri (adapted by Nigel Robinson) (2010)

‘Farewell Alexander! Farewell Great Macedon!’ This ‘Lost Story’ is an absolute gem, to my mind the match of the best of the TV historical stories. It was originally written for season one and such is the quality of the script it is a bit perplexing that it wasn’t made. Moris Fahri (an Anglo-Turkish writer, whoContinue reading “Farewell Great Macedon by Moris Fahri (adapted by Nigel Robinson) (2010)”