As with the ‘LegoLand (UK)’ display this is also MEGA-COOL. Wow.
That YOU ‘English Heritage’.
OK, I will confess. When I first saw this I had a SECOND of hesitation. MY STONEHENGE had been … ‘compromised’? I got over it QUICK. It is OK. It is temporary, and she, MY QUEEN, deserves it.
Stonehenge is special to I.
I first visited it, c. 1972, with our then brand new puppy, ‘Rousseau’ — a border collie mix with one ear up & the other down. These were the good ol’ days before the henge was fenced off. You could walk all around it, amongst the stones. You could touch the stones & even sit on the ones on the ground. Rousseau peed on every stone!
When I lived in Hampshire we would visit at night at Full Moon! It is a pagan thing. All of this before it was fenced off. I don’t like it being fenced off. I miss walking inside the stones. Feel privileged that I was able to do it so many times & that Rousseau got to pee on the stones.
All of this is GREAT, so GREAT. We are GREAT BRITAIN. That is what we are. GREAT BRITAIN. I am SO proud.
The ENTIRE 2 hour 24 minute show, as livedstreamed by ‘BritBox‘ on Sunday, May 15, 2022, using the ITV coverage is NOW available on BritBox to view at your leisure & convenience. So, you don’t have to watch it all in one go. Plus, you can replay your favorite bits as often as you want.
I was 99% sure that this would be what happened, i.e., that the livestream will be made available as a ‘watch anytime’ show. Well, it did happen today.
[I checked yesterday. It wasn’t there, & there was not even a mention that it might be coming. I e-mailed BritBox. I got a reply this morning saying it was UP. It was. SMILE.]
I didn’t, ALAS, have the time to watch the ‘BritBox‘ livestream of this momentous, once-in-a-lifetime event. I am hoping that BritBox, as it should, will include it in its ‘library’ for future viewing. I will let you know the status of this.
When I logged on, earlier this evening, the livestream was still ongoing. I captured two screenshots — that I shared above.
I know that many of you got to watch it live. Good for you. I am jealous. I was amazed at the HD quality. WOW. They did the Queen proud — as we should, as we should.
This is a precursor to the MAIN ‘Platinum Jubilee‘ events which are scheduled to take place in mid-June. I will do separate posts on some of these.
Us in the U.S. are going to have trouble seeing most of these — live. Yes, YouTube will help — albeit, not in real-time.
That is why I found this BritBox offering interesting & encouraging. It will be livestreamed. It should be worth watching. I am sure it will also be available afterward on BritBox.
I just wanted to make sure you knew about it. Enjoy.