Leonardo

It has been on Netflix. Watched a few episodes but then didn’t bother.

Oh has it? We haven't got Netflix. I'm late to the party then!

I saw it a while ago, but will watch it again. It is tosh, but I found it very watchable and entertaining.

I tried the first episode but wasn't wildly impressed. For one thing Leonardo was 15 when he went to study with Verrochio and Aiden looks a lot older than that. I wanted more facts, I wanted to know if all the details of the studio were right and what research they'd done. Of course that might just be me!

I don't think you can watch it as a history lesson. It is tosh. But Aidan Turner is very easy on the eye, and the story is the TV equivalent of a 'page turner'.

I don't think it's just you. Some people like programmes like this to be educational, and some just take them as entertainment - different strokes. Personally, I see them as a bit like historical fiction - the bare bones are there, but if you want the 'facts' (such as we know them about things that happened hundreds of years ago) read a text book, and even then, be very aware that historians interpret the past - they often know very little of the facts around interpersonal stories.

I think it's rather good. Just something to watch. Historical fiction but quite entertaining.

I watched three episodes a while back. After that even Aiden Turner didn’t manage to hold my attention. Perhaps I’ll give it another go.

I watched a couple of episodes and then gave up. As Greyduster says, "even Aiden Turner didn't manage to hold my attention."

Aiden Turner? Oh my gosh! Another of my many crushes!
I've got Netflix... yippee!

You don't need Netflix now - it's on the Drama Channel (Channel 20 on Freeview) and there is a catch-up app, too. It's not pretending to be a true story - it weaves a version of his life story into some of his paintings, suggesting that the paintings may have been influenced by events in his life.

Thanks Doodledog. I've got Freesat and it does have the Dram channel so I'll look for it on there.

Drama!