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Travel to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

Posted in gardens, Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West, tagged , , , on Monday 9 August 2021| Leave a Comment »

If you are in the UK, you can travel to the world-renowned Sissinghurst Castle Garden via episode 20 of BBC Two’s “Gardeners’ World.”

Rooftop view of Sissinghurst Gardens

On Aug. 6, British garden designer Adam Frost traveled to Sissinghurst Castle Garden, designed by Vita Sackville-West. He was there to view a new area of the garden inspired by a visit to the Greek island of Delos. You can watch the broadcast online.

But if you are not in the UK, you can still get a look at Sissinghurst through this National Trust video posted on YouTube.

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Reactions to episode one of BBC Two’s “Life in Squares”

Posted in 21st century Woolf, Bloomsbury, Virginia Woolf, Woolf online, tagged , , , , , , , on Tuesday 28 July 2015| 4 Comments »

Most of the reactions below come via Twitter, where “Life in Squares” was a trending topic after the first episode aired last night with an audience of between 1.85 and 1.9 million UK viewers.

In the aftermath, one must-read review is by Frances Spalding, acclaimed biographer of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Her piece on The Conversation website is titled “Life in Squares: how the radical Bloomsbury Group fares on screen.”

Here’s a quote from it:

Her despairing cry may be echoed by some viewers of the BBC’s three-part series Life in Squares, for the Bloomsbury Group attracts many detractors as well as legions of devotees. — Frances Spalding

Be sure to click on the comments below to read Maggie Humm’s assessment of Spalding’s review, along with her own insights.

Family reaction

Before the official premiere, Emma Woolf, great-niece of Leonard and Virginia Woolf, penned her reaction for The Daily Mail: “How TV’s got my aunt Virginia Woolf so wrong.”

And Vanessa Bell’s granddaughter, Cressida Bell, posted this on Facebook the morning after:

Cressida Bell

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Life in Squares puts Bloomsbury Group in limelight

Posted in Bloomsbury, films, tagged , , , , on Monday 20 July 2015| 4 Comments »

Life in Squares, a three-part BBC Two drama about the Bloomsbury Group, is getting media attention.

The series tells a version of the Bloomsbury Group’s story over a period of 40 years — from the time of Queen Victoria to World War II.

Here is the description of the first episode, which will air Monday, July 27, at 9 p.m., according to the BBC Two website:

Painter Vanessa Stephen and her writer sister Virginia embark on a life of unexpected, post-Victorian freedom in bohemian Bloomsbury. But when they are introduced to flamboyant male admirers, their idyll is rocked and the sisters’ relationship is threatened.

Here are some links to recent stories about the drama, along with the official trailer:

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