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Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by hutzlibu on Monday February 22, 2021 @05:49AM (#26223018)
Well, today?

Why do you think there are so many viking TV shows.

Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by hcho on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:32AM (#26223319)
Are they not making British Empire shows?
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by arethuza on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:37AM (#26223355)
There have been loads of TV series made in the UK set in India, Kenya and other parts of the Empire. Funnily enough they tend to avoid mentioning the brutality of the British in dealing with the locals e.g.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_Mau_Uprising

For some reason these shows aren't quite as popular as they used to be...

Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by marcus_holmes on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:55AM (#26224517)
I would watch the shit out of a TV show that really told the story of the British Raj, in all its racist, bloodthirsty, brutal "glory".
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by DyslexicAtheist on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:59AM (#26224564)
perhaps Indian arts can tell that story. it's not like they lack experience with making film. I'd be surprised if there isn't anything?
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by dijit on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:36AM (#26223345)
If they are then I haven’t heard of them. Outside of monarchy specific things which operate in the same time period (but certainly are not the focus)
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by phaemon on Monday February 22, 2021 @07:21AM (#26223655)
The series "The Last Kingdom" is based on the books by Bernard Cornwell. He also wrote the "Sharpe" books, which were adapted to several TV films (starring Sean Bean). They're set around the Napoleonic Wars, with some of them in India.
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by alexgmcm on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:28AM (#26224233)
Hornblower is decent as well.
Re:The Viking Invasion of Leicestershire (2012) by garmaine on Monday February 22, 2021 @07:13AM (#26223604)