Monthly media and arts column
It doesn’t take usually take too much persuasion to get me to try a new box set of DVDs, but I have to say that I was a little sceptical when series one of Lark Rise to Candleford was proposed as Christmas viewing by well-meaning relatives. It looked very twee and slow moving compared to series seven of 24 and I wondered if I’d be able to stay awake with all the extra turkey.
Eleanor Margesson
However, after a few episodes, I was hooked. A month later, we are now halfway through the BBC’s showing of the second series which was launched by a feature length Christmas special on December 23. So, unless you are ready to work through the stacked episodes on BBC iplayer, you may need to do some catching up through DVDs yourself.
