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We watched Dan Snow's documentary The Colosseum: The Arena of Death on C5 last night. I already know much of the history of the Colosseum, and I have visited, but this actually gave me some history I did not know and it was most interesting. Even Mrs D found it a good watch.

We are up to episode 7 of Jackal, and the only weak link (actors) are the MI6 team, who are most unconvincing and were poor casting, as I said in an earlier post. Eddy Redmayne plays the Jackal well, and you almost hope he is going to succeed in his kills and ace the MI6 team and the Spanish relatives as a bonus. I hope they leave him alive for series 2.

We also watched the second Yellowstone episode which as always is excellent and it is brewing up for some well deserved retribution.

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We watched Joy a film on Netflix. It is about the story of the in vitro fertilisation procedure pioneered by Robert Edwards, Jean Purdy, and Patrick Steptoe. You might expect it to be a bit dry but it is a wonderful story well told in this drama. Well worth a watch.

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We watched the latest episode of C4's 24 Hours in Police Custody. This series shows the Police have a limited time to hold someone without charge and the investigation behind the arrest. Quite often, good cameras off-twatting of the suspect would work wonders, but I can only dream. This episode featured an idiot making hoax calls that had a terrible effect on the victims. He was bang to rights with the evidence police found, which was great to see. It's worth a watch.

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We saw the first episode of a new legal type drama called Matlock on Sky Witness. Kathy Bates stars in this unusual drama that is very slick and enjoyable. We also watched a new series on Netflix called The Inside Man. Ted Danson is the lead in this gentle drama where he goes undercover in an old peoples home to solve a theft. In both of these series, the acting is superb and shows how these experienced actors make it work. Both worth a watch

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