Off to Williamsburg for a few days!
I am heading to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia for a few days. I haven't been there in about five years, and I loved every minute of my last tr... Read more
OUTLANDER Casting: Geillis and Rev. Wakefield!
More casting announcements today for the OUTLANDER TV series : 1) Dutch-born actress Lotte Verbeek will be playing Geillis Duncan! (The official pr... Read more
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Interview with Diana Gabaldon and Ron Moore
Here's a video interview with Diana Gabaldon and Ron Moore (executive producer of the OUTLANDER TV series), recorded at NY Comic Con on Saturday.... Read more
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Diana Gabaldon-Ron Moore panel at NYCC
Many thanks to Johanna Field from OUTLANDER TV News for posting this detailed summary of Friday evening's panel discussion at New York Comic Con... Read more
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Friday Fun Facts - 10/11/2013
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This photo shows the fridstool at Beverley Minster in Yorkshire, Engla... Read more
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Could this be Castle Leoch?
Could this be Castle Leoch? There have been some rumors going around in the last several days about whether Doune Castle in Scotland (pictured above... Read more
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First day of filming!
The OUTLANDER TV series began filming today in Scotland! The photo above comes from executive producer Ron D. Moore, on Twitter. (You can follow him... Read more
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Final Frenzy
Diana Gabaldon posted these photos on Twitter and Facebook today, with the caption, "How you can tell the Final Frenzy is setting in." Photo... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
Notable Dates This Month
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
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