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J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life Documentary Airs on ITV
J.K. RowlingTonight, the “J.K. Rowling…A Year in the Life” documentary by James Runcie was broadcast in the UK on ITV, and is now being playedon iTV’s web site.
We have early reports on some of the new things contained in the program. TLC reader Andy writes that after Jo completed writing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Jo “puts on the page numbers and plays Lily Allen’s “Smile.” Andy writes that new artwork “for Ollivanders at Universal can briefly be seen,” and Jo would “like to be remembered as someone who did “the best she could, with the talent she had.”
Readers will remember that we saw three preview clips from the documentary (clip one, preview clip two, and this trailer) with the media currently making much ado of a question posed in the recent Time magazine interview, and posed in this video regarding a possible eight book, but as we saw, Jo says No. Specifically, she said “I think no, it’s time to stop, it’s time to stop now. It gives me a certain satisfaction to say what I thought happened and to tell other people that, because I would like my version to be the official version still, even though I’ve not written it in a book, because it’s my world.” As we first reported several days ago, there is new information in the documentary about the second generation of students at Hogwarts, found in the form of a handwritten family tree that you can see here in our galleries, or via the office on JKRowling.com. Thanks Andy!
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Heres part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4019BIONoFM
So the flat Mystery is solved! Well done guys – I was wondering how bad is Jo’s memory ;) Aaron, yeah some parts are very poignant but you know as we look at her life, the more I see her soul imprint on the Potter books. Is it me or did her sister look a touch tipsy with her wine That made me laugh.
That was faster than I expected! Is Part 3 coming? (I want to know if that lady ended up spilling the beans…...lol…jk)
Part 3 up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKqoYrMnXnU
Part 5 of 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1MGPgjESj0
And here’s part 4 (sorry I mentioned part 5 link first above): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hUfvDcXG68
This is to kumquat, who commented a few pages back about people in the US calling Scotland by the wrong name—the only comment previous to yours that I could find was from a poster who was simply exclaiming that they want to live in ENGLAND. They weren’t expressing a desire to live next door to Jo, so her saying ENGLAND was not at all wrong. And we can all agree that ENGLAND is not SCOTLAND.
So get your knickers out of their undue bunch and let us giggle over the documentary.
I’ve watched 5 parts now. 2 more? OK. Waiting for them….
I’ve wayched 5 parts now. 2 more? OK. Waiting for them….
Part 6 of 7 (Nearly there!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osiM08Gm2-s
I wonder should be use closed caption on youtube.com. so. I hope so! :)
Yes, JK Rowling will be another book. But she will not able to use 8th book anymore no. But she plan to other written book. :D Now you know. Not for Harry Potter ok. I think she will keep post as soon. :)
In the news story posted by Sue above, you can find the direct link to the ITV website:
http://www.tvcatchup.com/watch/14856/
At this site, you can watch the entire show in high-quality video.
Thank you so much, Professor Potter. They are very good. I can catch what’s said in your files much better than in the ones (the trailers) posted during this past week.
what a fantastic documentary!! that’s definitely a side of jk rowling that fans wouldnt have had a chance to see otherwise. i was in tears by the end… she has such a wonderful and beautiful story and has created something that is truly unbelievable and bigger than anyone could have expected. thank you jo for ten amazing years!!!!!!!
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Thank you Proffesor Potter, that stuff about her family was so sad…