For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by James JacksonThe Name of the RoseBBC Two, 9pmDespite being a 500-page delve into medieval monastic life, Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose is high on the list of bestselling books. The 1986 film version was an equally unexpected hit. Now we have the TV series, which probably works best if your memory of the book or film is a bit misty. This eight-part German-Italian mini-series has a distinctly Euro-TV feel about it, although when the first episode starts in the middle of a gut-gouging holy battle followed by a bit of “sexposition”, you wonder if this will be Eco by way of Game of Thrones. Quickly, however, things…

Source: The Times October 10, 2019 22:52 UTC