The Radio Times says that this series will be coming to BBC4 in the Spring . Can't wait as the clips someone posted last year via Youtube look great. Should be subtitles as well which I prefer.

 

Might be the incentive I need to finish my forces for this conflict.

As I have the Bruce Weigle books this will be of particular interest to me. I also have a cunning plan to game this with minimal effort, but details to follow later in the month...

Ohhh!
I'm on 3x30x40mm bases...
In case our forces ever meet!

I'll keep  an eye out for that.

An excuse to buy more Irregular 6mm Sardinians and this time paint them as Danes.

QuoteI'm on 3x30x40mm bases...

You've shrunk since we last met Will!

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'll get my coat...

Quote from: Steve J on 03 January 2015, 03:45:56 PM
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'll get my coat...

If FSN hasn't et it.....

IanS

*phut* Me? No. I was just ... testing it.

 

Anyone else fed up with the BBC saying that 1864 is coming soon? Just tell us when 

Sunday 16th May.

I've seen it and I can recommend it, as it was aired in Finland a while back. It caused quite a controversy back in Denmark as the producers are not creating a traditional "ooh, mr darcy" type costume drama, they are jumping back and forth between the present and the past and handling some of the historical Danish figures very roughly indeed.
Word of warning if you are looking for epic battle scenes - the series builds up towards the brutal stuff over six or so episodes.
Incidentally, I was at Copenhagen a few weeks ago, and they still had in the National Museum the Danish-German exhibition of the 1864 war. Especially interesting to see the 1850s vintage weapons both sides had - the Danes had muzzle loaders, while the Prussians had breech loaders.
Anyway, if you want to understand the mindset of the Danish nation, definitely worth a try. Spoiler alert: There is even a scene with Bismarck and Moltke enjoying a bit of Floor Gaming
Cheers,
Aksu

The Radio Times says that this series will be coming to BBC4 in the Spring

Spring, LOL, snowing here yesterday.

Just seen trailer for this. Must be pretty soon.

Quote from: Leman on 06 May 2015, 07:25:29 AM
Sunday 16th May.

Brill. I will probably record it as Ma Subs commandeers the TV on Sunday evenings. No probs, more time for wargamey things for me.

Knowing my luck with me not being much of a telly watcher, unless others put stuff like this on the forum, I would very probably have missed it.

Well spotted Sub, nobody else seems to have clocked that post.

English site is up!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcv86

I appear to have misheard someone, as it is Saturday 16th BBC 4 9pm for 1864, and Sunday 17th BBC 1 9pm for Jonathan Strange and Mr.Norrel, using magic as a weapon to defeat Napoleon, apparently. Sounds worth a watch.

Looking forward to the BBC America production of Bernard Cornwell Saxon Chronicles as well