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Tag Archives: John Harrison
Something Neat! A Longitude Article and Book Review
RFodchuk recently found a smashing article promoting the 1998 “Longitude” documentary movie, Appreciation recap here. It is an excellent adaptation, and Patrick Malahide does a fantastic job of bringing the driven and feisty John Harrison to life. And what … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Photos, Television
Tagged BBC, Dava Sobel, Edmund Halley, John Harrison, Longitude, Nevil Maskelyne, Patrick Malahide
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Favouritest Grabs Ever – Eleventh Edition
It’s been a while since we’ve taken a look at our Favouritest Grabs, so Admin and I thought it was about time – plus it gives us an excuse to look through grabs. As always, these are scenes from Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Favouritest Grabs Ever, Film, Humour, Joint Post, Minder, Photos, Television
Tagged Bridget Jones's Baby, Dirk-Brown, DS Chisholm, Favouritest Grabs Ever, Film, George Wilkins, John Harrison, joint post, Minder, Minder on the Orient Express, Patrick Malahide, Photos, Search for Longitude, Smack and Thistle, Television
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Adorkable Nerds (Played by Patrick Malahide)
Proving once again that Mr. Malahide’s characters defy categorization – or just have many facets to them – Admin and I were pondering bow ties (okay, I was 😉 ) and the characters most likely to wear them when we … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Drama, Film, Joint Post, Middlemarch, Minder, Television, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Arthur Frommer, Brideshead Revisited, Captain Jack, DS Chisholm, Edward Casaubon, Edward Ryder, EuroTrip, George Bucsan, John Harrison, joint post, Middlemarch, Minder, Mr. Lancing, Patrick Malahide, Search for Longitude, Television, Two Deaths
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Something Neat XXXI: Search for Longitude Promo Photo
I found this lovely photograph at davidaxelrod.com . It shows Patrick Malahide as John Harrison. The warm tones are gorgeous and I like how intently he is staring at his scientific instruments which themselves are so beautiful as to be … Continue reading
Something Neat XVI: The New Longitude Prize
Clockmaker John Harrison won the Longitude Prize in 1765 by developing an accurate way to find a ship’s longitude. Patrick Malahide dramatized his feat in the Horizon special Longitude (click for blog recap & gallery). It is an excellent documentary, … Continue reading
Posted in Something Neat We've Found
Tagged BBC, Horizon, John Harrison, Patrick Malahide, Something Neat We've Found
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Patrick Malahide as John Harrison
In 1998, Patrick Malahide played John Harrison in the documentary Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude. You can read his biography via Wikipedia. This will primarily focus on Mr. Malahide’s performance. But, I will give a brief overview. In … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Horizon, John Harrison, Nova, Patrick Malahide, Search for Longitude
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