What on earth is an elephant stamp??

Say it Jenna. Guilt like Blake's isn't rational.

I teach Old French language to MA students in Medieval Studies, Medieval Literature and Medieval History. It's one of a number of language options, with Latin, Old English, Old Norse and Arabic.

Just a stamp of an elephant that teacher can put on a kiddies school work when they’ve done well.

Might be worth a try, Anne? Motivational, and all that.

How does Arabic manage to be linked with that bunch of languages? Old Norse is an interest of mine.

It occurs to me now that Servalan's long white dress might have been influenced by Princess Leia's in Star Wars - it's a sign of how much she made it her own that I'm only just thinking this now.

Failing that, the perennial gold star.

I teach Old French language to MA students in Medieval Studies, Medieval Literature and Medieval History. It's one of a number of language options, with Latin, Old English, Old Norse and Arabic.

Surely Star Wars wasn't released until after they'd started recording this?

It's a language spoken and written in the Middle Ages. It's a fairly recent addition, a sign of the university trying to become less Euro-centric.

It's not the usual combination, though. I remember in a Medieval Studies course I did doing an assignment where it was obvious that the only reasonable sources were all in Arabic. Gave me the irrits so much only using secondary sources that I wrote a note saying what a dumb topic it was to set without us having Arabic. Little did I know that I'd be living in the Middle East studying Arabic only a few years later.

So Blake admits that Travis is the better strategist, and leader of men. And possibly a better shot, since Blake didn't kill Travis. Good to know, Blake.

I think I remember seeing Star Wars in the summer of 1977 - this was aired in the spring of 1978. How much earlier would it have been filmed?

It's not really a combination, though - they're called 'skills modules', and there is also palaeography. You choose two, the ones you think are likely to be most useful for what you are studying. Most people do Latin, few choose, for example, Old French and Old Norse.

Star Wars only opened to limited US theatres in May 1977. I can't find the exact dates for filming B7, but they'd done months of filming before the first ep went to air in Jan 1978.

Latin is part of Classics here.

Travis is very competent here.

Servalan's frock doesn't work for me. I like the collar decoration but the under-sleeves are horrible, and the whole thing is too baggy. Don't think Jacs had had much chance to take June H on one side for that 'little talk' at this stage.

Leia's dress was too baggy as well. Is that what you mean?

I like the collar, but the material doesn't hang well. I rather like the long silver sleeves, but the under-dress is probably having a bad effect on the one on top.

He is. Stephen Greif is very good, but the yelling when his plan doesn't work is a tad hysterical and not in control. Is that how he ends up being the mad Travis II?

But all the publicity would be up by May 1977 - the stills, the posters, the trailers, all of which would feature Princess Leia in a flowing white dress.

He is. Stephen Greif is very good, but the yelling when his plan doesn't work is a tad hysterical and not in control. Is that how he ends up being the mad Travis II?

I like the collar, but the material doesn't hang well. I rather like the long silver sleeves, but the under-dress is probably having a bad effect on the one on top.

But he has a sore eye! He's allowed a bit of shouting now and then. He's a brilliant tactician, until the Feds re-educate him and turn him into Travis 2.

Ok, I’m off. See you next week.

June Hudson didn't design Servalan's dress or any of the costumes at this stage. It was Barbara Lane.

No, don't think so. It wasn't opened to wider release until after they'd done their limited run. Apparently, one of the directors did go to see it after it came out in the UK and went "Crikey! We shouldn't even be attempting this". But they did it anyway and aren't we glad they did.

|Bother. It's gone and finished. Oh well, there's always next week. (Or in my case, Tuesday).

Apologies from Travisina for missing this rewatch. This time she does have a good excuse - she's off tonight on her next trip to Israel.

Thanks for the company and comments. I suppose the real question we should be asking is how on earth did Anne learn Old French without a time machine.

Take care, folks.