Apr. 18th, 2011

kindkit: A late-Victorian futuristic zeppelin. (Airship)
Apparently the BBC has begun airing a Merlin clone new show called Leonardo, about the adventures of the teenage Leonardo da Vinci.

Now, unlike Merlin and Arthur, Leonardo was a real historical person. And there's plenty in the record to suggest that the real historical Leonardo had sexual and romantic relationships with men, and did not have them with women. He was, to put it briefly and anachronistically, gay.

I would bet actual money, if I had any, that the BBC will not be including this pesky detail on their new teen-oriented cash cow travesty of a historical program. In fact, I suspect they'll be giving Leonardo a girlfriend: it seems the ensemble of Leonardo's pals includes a boy called Tomaso, quickly revealed to be a young women in disguise whose real name is (can you guess?) Lisa.

If someone has actually watched the show and knows, do tell.

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