Class

We've watched little in the way of television here, mainly game shows and snooker on day-time tv when we've been at John & Maureen's. The only thing we've actually sat down and watched in an evening, in this case with John & Jeanette, was a single episode from the new dramatization of His Dark Materials. Despite the fact we didn't quite know what was going on - this was the fifth episode and I realised I'd forgotten most of the storyline - the sheer class of the series was very apparent.

Now we'll have to keep a look-out to see whether it crosses the ocean to our Far Place in the new year. Hope so, but doubt so. Too genuinely imaginative to possess mass appeal I fear.