24th July 2008, 10:18 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by oldgirl
I am not quoting verbatim, as I didn't see it. But I gather Nancy Banks-Smith in the Guardian TV review said something along the lines of:
'The programme is only missing the presence of a large dog who is scared of ghosts'. Made me laugh!
To go back to the primary source,as quoted by Gorilla, it should read - "Personally, I think it would be much improved by the addition of a lovable, if cowardly, great dane"
There we have it, a modern version of Tacitus and Dio, two versions of the same story; but if one is wrong, why cant both be.......