bbc has done it again – line of duty

… when I was staying with my friends in Scotland a couple of weeks ago they told me about this TV series. I told them that I like the “Bodyguard” which is a BBC production and they told me then …

new favorite with bbc (of course) – bodyguard

… I love everything about Scotland!! Especially the accent and in BBC’s “Bodyguard” I get all my senses filled. I only found out about this new series just before Christmas and I put it on the shelve until after the …

an unusual tone – hbo’s “succession”

“It’s a show that has an unusual tone,” says Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO’s for the season new TV series “Succession” – and I couldn’t agree more. But I love it. So entertaining. It seems like you neither hate or …

my 5 favourites for lisbon, 8 – 12th may

So it’s time for one of my 2 favorite yearly TV event – The Eurovision Song Contest … and this year will it be held in Lisbon, 8 -12th of May. The 63rd edition. For me is it an evening (very …

ear- and eye-candy; jonas kaufmann

You are listing to Jonas Kaufmann singing my favorite tenor opera piece: “E lucevan le stelle” (“And the stars were shining”)  from “Tosca” by Puccini –  It is sung by Mario Cavaradossi (tenor), a painter in love with the singer …

a star was born in sweden this evening – gustav wigelius, 14 years

This evening did “Sweden Got Talent” on Channel 4 start and …. Gustav stool the whole show with his version of Ariana Grande’s “Focus” – Sorry for that the video doesn’t an English subtitle. He got the golden buzz and went straight …

20 days left … welcome back, frank!

…. I have missed you SO!!!! 30th of May … Nexflix is releasing season 5 of their brilliant series “House of Cards”. Frank Underwood … with no bone of shame or guilt in his body … will make President Trump be cute …

duty, family and power – the crown

We had some terrible weather the last 3 days … very WET and so dark and that is for me quality time with Netflix. Just now they have same superb series going on; 3rd season of “The Fall”, “Designate Survivor” with Keith …

gold can turn to sand

“Take care of your life for now it’s your moment on earth.” Vilhelm Moberg In 2015 Josh Groban released this song as a bonus track on his album “Stages”, but I can’t use Josh version as a cloud over this …

a kinky sunday evening

Yesterday I enjoyed my friend, Iris company … and a fantastic musical, Kinky Boots … absolute brilliant on Malmö Opera House. We also had some food before the show at the Opera’s Grill Restaurant. I didn’t take my camera with …

never too late – swedish sausage omlete

Now I can smell the autumn in the air – even if the sun is generous and the sky is blue. So the dinner salads on the balcony are over for this year. The trees are dropping their leafs now …

exactly what it says on the tin – far from the madding crowd

Far From the Madding Crowd ….. a sumptuous and exquisite film. That I guess will stay with you for a good while. I think most of you in my age remember the fantastic version of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel from  1967, staring …

now i just have to see the painting

… so a very good reason for returning to New York. Yesterday evening I treated myself to a Helen Mirren movie, Woman in Gold. I hadn’t read much about the movie … but I’m a sucker for anything with Helen Mirren. …

the dance scene – l’amant (the lover) 1992 – foxtrot

I think I have only seen two Asian movies in total; “L’amant” (The Lover) and “Lust, Caution” (2007), espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee. “L’amant” is also a very sensual movie with a difference – directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, the man behind …

about two hunters

The Fall …..a psychological thriller that looks into the lives of two hunters; one is a serial killer that stalks his victim in and around Belfast and the other is a female Metropolitan Police Superintendent that has come to Belfast to help out …