Tonights a bit better.
Top Gear, Countryfile, Sir Jimmy Saville at the bbc, Jon Snows 2011, Add of the year
Tonights a bit better.
Top Gear, Countryfile,
Tonights a bit better.
Top Gear, Countryfile, Sir Jimmy Saville at the bbc, Jon Snows 2011, Add of the year
OK, that's the stuff to miss, what's the stuff that makes it a bit better? ;)
We didn't see Great Expectations last night but the noises on Twitter were mostly favourable (and from people whose opinions I trust - YMMV). We've recorded it and will watch it later, along with the second part.
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dorian gray - on C4 right now. Good film of probably my favorite book!
What is a Stacey Solomon (apart from a breathtaking thick-o)?She did very well on X Factor a couple of years ago. I can't remember if she won, but she was top three. Simon Cowell described her as a singing candle.
What is a Stacey Solomon (apart from a breathtaking thick-o)?She did very well on X Factor a couple of years ago. I can't remember if she won, but she was top three. Simon Cowell described her as a singing candle.
Coppers on Ch4. Been on since 9pm. That family birthday party :o :o
Can't stand Pretty Boy Cox.
Strange, he seems perfectly intelligent, unassuming and witty. Any reason in particular?
Personally I think he's precisely what the subject(s) needed for a TV audience.
Strange, he seems perfectly intelligent, unassuming and witty. Any reason in particular?
One man's unassuming and witty is another's superficial and glib.QuotePersonally I think he's precisely what the subject(s) needed for a TV audience.
That's just the problem - the programme is made for the average TV audience... It's great that he's making it cool to like sciencey stuff but religion would be cool if the Archbishop of Canterbury had those cheekbones and a floppy fringe. Where's the substance? (Coursing around Brian Cox's veins, probably.)
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That's just the problem - the programme is made for the average TV audience... It's great that he's making it cool to like sciencey stuff
I'm struggling to see the problem.
I'm struggling to see the problem.
Apparently.
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Where are the science programmes for people with more than two brain cells to rub together?
New series of Hawaii Five O and Desperate Housewives :thumbsup:I gave up on Pan Am after the second programme because it was so very very awful. I am happy that The Good Wife is back though.
No sign yet of the second half of Pan Am :(
. but religion would be cool if the Archbishop of Canterbury had those cheekbones and a floppy fringe
I enjoyed Jonathan Meades last night and am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Gypsy Blood.
That applies rather well to such critique asStrange, he seems perfectly intelligent, unassuming and witty. Any reason in particular?
One man's unassuming and witty is another's superficial and glib.
Can't stand Pretty Boy Cox.
Birdsong, adaptation of Faulks' book of the same name, BBC1, also in HD, 9pm, anyone else planning to watch this?
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Birdsong: I remember enjoying the book when I read it about 10 years ago so I was looking forward to seeing the adaptation. But I just found it immensely irritating and only managed about half an hour. All the reviews I have seen have been positive so I assume it's just me. Did anyone else struggle with this?
Anyone watch that "Magnificent men in their flying machines " I loved it . Theres was something heroic and romantic about it.
BorgenWatched the first 4 eps. Not impressed.
Frere
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16658110
A documentary series about social workers in child protection.
Kirst, I only saw a glimpse of this. What was the upshot for the little boy who wasn't talking and chucked toys around (just a snapshot, by the way, not a definition)?Oh, get it on iPlayer, it was good. The upshot was they took the wee boy into foster care, his mother was pregnant, the dad did a runner (no great loss) and the mother gave both the kiddies up for adoption. The baby girl was adopted very quickly, the wee boy is still waiting and because of his additional needs, will probably never be adopted.
Heston, C4, now. All about cheese.
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Borgen. Last two episodes :(
Frere
Saw the first in the new series of Dirk Gently last night. I was expecting to hate it but gave it a chance and very glad I did - it was hilarious, made me laugh lots.
I was planning to go to bed when it finished, but then Knuckle came on, a Storyville documentary about bareknuckle fighting and family rivalries in the Irish traveller community. I started watching and was instantly hooked. The film-maker spent 12 years following the families and the result is a thoroughly compelling piece of work. Well worth catching up on iPlayer if you missed it.
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Quite spectacularly bad fighting though, makes you appreciate how good professional boxers are really.
Quite spectacularly bad fighting though, makes you appreciate how good professional boxers are really.
Yes, appalling technique. Fascinating characters, though. I thought it was a brilliant insight into their way of life - unlike the truly awful Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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Now watching 'Horizon - Solar Storms'. BBC at its best. Cracking stuff.
Just about to watch 'Heat'. There is nothing else to watch :o
Just about to watch 'Heat'. There is nothing else to watch :o
Uber bank heist shoot out :thumbsup:
Frere
Well Derek was excellent! Pathos and humour in equal measure. Very enjoyable indeed.
On Wednesday the BBC started a new series - Divine Women - about women in religion. The first one was about pre-historic and ancient people worshipping goddesses as creators and destroyers, and how the goddesses were supplanted by gods, plus a bit about modern goddess worship in India. It was very interesting and I'm looking forward to the next ones.
I'm a fan of Gervais and I know there are many haters out there (despite much of his work receiving the highest praise/awards possible).
Then there was "Mong-gate". I was worried this would add fuel to the fire.
I'm half-watching a BBC2 thing about the 70s. It's currently talking about the influx of Ugandan Asians. Before that it was talking about David Bowie and Marc Bolan wearing makeup.
Me too! (sorry, only just got round to watching the tape :-[ ) I was expecting a series, shame.Well Derek was excellent! Pathos and humour in equal measure. Very enjoyable indeed.
I was dreading it. I'm a fan of Gervais and I know there are many haters out there (despite much of his work receiving the highest praise/awards possible).
Then there was "Mong-gate". I was worried this would add fuel to the fire.
Anyhoo...I also really enjoyed it, my wife and daughter also. I think AndyK sums it up well.
I couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to watch the foopball last night so I watched Prof Mary Beard's Romans thing instead, which was brilliant.
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Friend of ours was at school with Mary, and she said she was dead clever even then.
Tonights recommendation has to be Metalworks! on BBC Four, unfortunately just finishing (but should be on iPlayer) a fascinating account of how Henry VIII, among others pushed forward the art of armour making.
There you go, the first episode (which I missed) was about silver.
Tonight (30/05/12) on BBC4 at 22:00 - as a precursor to Punk Britannia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s81jz) on Friday there's Evidently - John Cooper Clarke (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jcdbc)
From prosthetic arms and legs to artificial organs, science is beginning to catch up with sci-fi in the race to replace body parts with man-made alternatives. Psychologist Bertolt Meyer, who has a bionic hand himself, meets scientists working at the cutting-edge of research to find out just how far this new technology can go, while a team creates a complete `bionic man' for the first time, using state-of-the-art limbs and organs borrowed from some of the world's leading laboratories and manufacturers
Read more at http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=147757007#dAQmsu6wjVrcp5cb.99
Currently watching a doc on C4 "How to build a bionic man"
Spiral (Engrenages) Series 4 on BBC4 tonight at 9.00. Any takers?
Black Mirror on C4 last night.
Interesting TV, even if it is not half as clever as it thinks. The kind of show that would be more powerful as a series of 15 minute short films. But not to be too harsh, it is very watchable. And it benefits from being a new scripted drama made and set in the UK, with no hint of the 1950s (or earlier). And not a hint of physical violence, preferring instead to focus on emotional turmoil.
I hope this will be good: drama documentary on Joyce Carol Vincent, a young woman who died in her flat and wasn't discovered for three years. The TV was still on when her skeleton was eventually discovered. 10 pm C4.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/09/joyce-vincent-death-mystery-documentary
I hope this will be good: drama documentary on Joyce Carol Vincent, a young woman who died in her flat and wasn't discovered for three years. The TV was still on when her skeleton was eventually discovered. 10 pm C4.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/09/joyce-vincent-death-mystery-documentary
And it was good, and nominated for several documentary awards. Recommended viewing.
http://www.dreamsofalife.com/
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dreams-of-a-life/4od
Final Black Mirror (S2 Ep3, as I think they say):
Slightly disappointing, mainly in terms of the ending. Perhaps because I was expecting some kind of twist ... dunno. Whatevs, I think it was the weakest of this series. Although possibly the most plausible!
[and was he the bloke from those awful student brodband ads?!?]
Crufts.
Drop a tab of acid, lock the door, sit back and enjoy.
Abigail's Party... the horror. It hasn't even got to the most excruciating bits yet but I feel compelled to keep watching.
On BBC3, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Flesh_(TV_series)
Missed Ep1, Ep2 was rather intriguing. A zombie drama without people running around screaming (in Ep2 anyway). Logical progression of the genre, I guess ...
Modern Family is always worth watching
The Bear says you have to check out Great Bear Stakeout. 2100, BBC1/BBC1 HD; concludes same time tomorrow. Watch out for the cameo by his cousin, TheStigOther Bear :P
The Bear says you have to check out Great Bear Stakeout. 2100, BBC1/BBC1 HD; concludes same time tomorrow. Watch out for the cameo by his cousin, TheStigOther Bear :P
That guy was Howard Moon from The Mighty Boosh, and I claim Pingu's five pounds.
The Bear says you have to check out Great Bear Stakeout. 2100, BBC1/BBC1 HD; concludes same time tomorrow. Watch out for the cameo by his cousin, TheStigOther Bear :P
That guy was Howard Moon from The Mighty Boosh, and I claim Pingu's five pounds.
He was the spitting image wasn't he?
a profile of Bobby Womack
Town on BBC2 starting now is about Huddersfield tonight.
Only just caught up with it but the documentary about Agnetha Faltskog is worth an hour of anyone's time. Thirty-five years ago I should rather have thrown myself off a tall building than admit to liking ABBA; today I remember every word of the hits and don't know whether to laugh or cry. What I do know is that as songwriters Bjorn and Benny are up there with the rude boys; doubly so since they were doing it in a FOREIGN language.
Mind you, I preferred Frida back then :P
The air race sounds jolly good, old chap. :thumbsup:Some info here (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/10153123646_102306ebc0_o.jpg)
The air race sounds jolly good, old chap. :thumbsup:
Tonight's TV schedule 60 years ago. All of it. (I dug around for this because it's my sister's birthday today. Not that I'm trying to make her feel old or anything. Certainly not.)
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It started on the eighth. On subsequent days there was no TV coverage, but 2 daily 10-minute wireless bulletins on the Light Programme.The air race sounds jolly good, old chap. :thumbsup:
Not full live coverage of the whole event though, I presume.
Can we please stop pluggin Sky-only stuff?!? Breaking Bad is frustration enough!
I'm with you on the Sky thing though. Murdoch can whistle for it.
And our internet connection is too rubbish for Netflix to be a viable option.I'm 90% sure this is the case here, even without trying it! I must see if Lovefilm still do loss-leader offers with DVDs ...
Portillos great continental railway journeys.Bobb watched that yesterday and was impressed at the Milan tailor showing him the bolt of cloth marked as from Huddersfield. As discussed in the episode of Town about Huddersfield, it's the only town in the world which can add value to cloth by adding its name.
Toast Of London is brilliant. . Matt Berry issuperbMatt Berry.
New series of Masterchef: The Professionals started this week.
Caught up with Monday's Never Mind The Buzzcocks Xmas special last night, hosted by Johnny Vegas. Not normally a huge fan of the show and tbh I was only watching it because my son put it on. But I'm glad I saw it because it made me laugh until I hurt all over. Much of the humour stemmed from the fact that Johnny Vegas was clearly pissed - kind of tragic, really, bit of a car crash, but very, very funny. Worth catching up with on iPlayer.
New series. Documentary revealing the survival techniques used by the animal kingdom's smallest creatures. North America's Sonoran Desert is home to the grasshopper mouse, which is capable of disarming scorpions and centipedes twice its size, and displays a power and athleticism that enables it to avoid the attentions of rattlesnakes and tarantulas. In Africa, the elephant shrew, known as the sengi, employs speed to keep its distance from predators, following a meticulously constructed - and maintained - network of tiny racetracks in the savannah. The film concludes with Hidden Kingdoms Revealed, a 10-minute report on how the documentary was made. Narrated by Stephen Fry
People say that Stewart Lee is funny, but he's never done anything as funny as that. And he never will.
Because Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas.QuotePeople say that Stewart Lee is funny, but he's never done anything as funny as that. And he never will.
Possibly it could have done with being split into two programs, one about Sound City and one about moving the desk to tthe 606 and the section that was afterwards (and I'm sure there was more stuff that could have been said/shown about the process of moving such an enormous piece of complicated analogue equipment)
Last night on BBC4 was "Sound City (http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b03sltyb/)", which should almost have been subtitled "Sound City, and why the Neve mixing desk was so great"
Anyone catch "Inside no. 9"? I've just watched the first episode on iPlayer, typically dark but funny, as we've come to expect from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, it could become a classic, only time will tell...Yes. We liked it.
Just watched the first ep of the new series of Line Of Duty.Wasn't it, just? Brilliant stuff.
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Line Of Duty was so good, I expected the characters to break out into Danish at any moment.
This looks promising:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/feb/13/jonathan-meades-brutalism-a-z
Now watching Inside No.9 (2nd ep). Three LOLs already. Genius.
Superb, I was laughing my head off from the point the big dog wandered in near the beginning until ...(click to show/hide)
You'll get this if you saw it...Very good!
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/Screenshot2014-02-13at133658_zps2f635f85.png)
;D
Ep2 just as good. Fewer window moments but still breathtakingly gripping. Adrian Dunbar is superb, and I have to revise my previously low opinion of Keeley Hawes - she's playing for the bafta judges in this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01mv2md/hd/Dissected_The_Incredible_Human_Hand/
(Not for the squeamish, for obvious reasons.)
As barakta once famously said "Most people are born with thumbs, and are given thumbs to play with from an early age.", and there's a lot of thumb-pr0n in this. The programme shows some of the more subtle aspects of why hands are really cool, and how we use them to do different tasks - day to day stuff that we never really bother to think about.
Worth watching, and unless you're in the body-fettling business, you'll probably learn something.
(We've just spent half an hour comparing our use of grips for some common tasks, and discovered that recessed multimeter knobs are one thing that barakta's hands really don't have a good way of doing.)
Wednesday has suddenly become top telly night - Line Of Duty, Inside No 9, Outnumbered, Suspects*,We've taped the 3 without asterisks!
BBC3's weekly dry academic documentary.
We watched 2&3 last night.Now watching Inside No.9 (2nd ep). Three LOLs already. Genius.
Superb, I was laughing my head off from the point the big dog wandered in near the beginning until ...(click to show/hide)
They'll have to go a long way to improve on that episode...just superb
He's read his own reviews and believed them.From his website it looks as if he does read his reviews (youtube and message boards, at least)
"A cultural bully from the Oxbridge Mafia who wants to appear morally superior but couldn't cut the mustard on a panel game."
Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
"A sneering tosser." Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
"Smug elitist liberalism. Who is this cunt?" Tokyofist, Youtube
"I hate Stewart Lee with a passion. He's like Ian Huntley to me." Wharto15, Twitter
"Stuart Lee = Cock." Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
"Stewart Lee is a massive asshole." Secretdeveloper, Youtube
"I saw him at a gig once, and even offstage he was exuding an aura of creepy molesty smugness." Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
"I used to think stewart lee was quite good, then i spoke to him at edinburgh festival. Arse doesn't cover it. Ah well." Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
"Stewart Lee. Boring as hell and unfunny." Peter Ould, Twitter
"Five minutes of Stewart Lee makes me want to kill myself . Completely unfunny, dated, painful SHIT." Anon, westhamonline.com
"One man I would love to beat with a shit covered cricket bat." Joycey, readytogo.net
"The most overrated smug twat ever." Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
"A small, sad man." FBC, finalgear.com
"Stewart lee is a shit comedian doing a shit impression of a shit comedian. If he was burned alive it could raise serious cash." Mrdavisn01, Twitter
"I hope stewart lee dies." Idrie, Youtube
"Fuck this Stewart Lee twat, fuck anyone that agrees with him, and FUCK PC." Mearecate, Youtube
"3rd rate comedian and politically correct maggot." Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
"All this man seems to be able to do is dance about going "ah ha ha ha ha ha!' So incredibly unfunny." Emilyistrendy, Youtube
"Is Stewart Lee supposed to be funny? Because he's really not." Keilloh, Twitter
"Lee was a good comic. Unfortunately now he comes across as a chaotic drunk." Foxfoxton, Youtube
"See that stupid look on his face....you just know he would have that exact same facial expression if he was getting the kicking of his life. He's a total dick cheesecake." Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
"Stewart Lee, I will shove my thick cock in your throat you gay lord." Hiewy, Youtube
"Prime example of a well educated looooooser." Rudeness, Youtube
"If this is supposed to be a "Comedy Vehicle," maybe someone should call the RAC to get it started." Gwaites, Digitalspy
"If this is supposed to be a "Comedy Vehicle," someone had better call the RAC to get it started." Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
"If this is supposed to be a "Comedy Vehicle," someone had better call the RAC to get it started. Or push it down hill. Stewart Lee should have 'cunt' stamped onto his forehead with a branding iron."' Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
"Stewart Lee should jump in his 'comedy vehicle' and drive it off a very high cliff. Whoever this youth is, he sounds about as funny as three weeks of really bad weather!" Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
"I want to run Stewart Lee over in his own comedy vehicle." Robert Gavin, Twitter
"Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle seems to be driving itself up his backside." Jamespearse, Twitter
"Only a Sun reader could mistake this dross for intelligent comedy. Probably laughs at farting noises too. Here's to hoping this particular vehicle runs off the road. Under a train." NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
"Comedy vehicle? more of a comedy 'right off!'" Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
"The boringly infantile Stewart Lee." Peter Ould, Youtube
"This guy sure knows how to run a joke into the ground." Mpf1947, Youtube
"I tried to watch Stewart Lee but had to stop due to him being shit. He addressed an insular cadre of socially challenged, prematurely middle-aged, pseudo-intellectual men, I thought." Z-factor, Twitter.
"Stewart Lee isn't funny." Slothy Matt, Twitter
"Liberals like this guy would just love to live in totalitarian state where only their views could be expressed and opposition views crushed. They are childish hypocrites. They should stop reading the guardian and get in the real world." 12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
Now watching Inside No.9 (2nd ep). Three LOLs already. Genius.
Superb, I was laughing my head off from the point the big dog wandered in near the beginning until ...(click to show/hide)
They'll have to go a long way to improve on that episode...just superb
You seem to be insulting Jo there. ;)Yes, but he makes me laugh.
Now watching Inside No.9 (2nd ep). Three LOLs already. Genius.
Superb, I was laughing my head off from the point the big dog wandered in near the beginning until ...(click to show/hide)
They'll have to go a long way to improve on that episode...just superb
Yes. I larfed a lot! It had the air of Futtocks End (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futtocks_End) about it; but darker.
Oooh. A split opinion.Thanks Nuncio. That is a brilliant review portfolio. :)He's read his own reviews and believed them.From his website it looks as if he does read his reviews (youtube and message boards, at least)Quote"A cultural bully from the Oxbridge Mafia who wants to appear morally superior but couldn't cut the mustard on a panel game."
Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Line Of Duty tonight... Breathtaking.
Live from Space, Ch 4 9:00 p.m. Dermot O'Leary at the Johnson Space centre with guest Astronaut, talking about Astronaut stuff. Last night was about life on th ISS and had some good footage and sections.
Tonight is apparently called 'Houston' we have a problem' and is, as the title suggests, about how Astronauts deal with problems.
Dermot may not be some folks cup of beverage but, I get the impression he is a frustrated astronaut so, he is like an enthusiastic kid in a sweet shop- just like I would be if doing this programme
Live from Space, Ch 4 9:00 p.m. Dermot O'Leary at the Johnson Space centre with guest Astronaut, talking about Astronaut stuff.
I think Davina is on tonight, with her sport relief effort.
Bbc1 9pm.
£2.4m. chapeau.
Fargo, the tv series, C4 tonight. I may be watching through my fingers, the film is one of my favourites.
Downfall appears to be on iPlayer.
After so many Youtube parodies, I feel it's my duty to watch it.
Fargo, the tv series, C4 tonight. I may be watching through my fingers, the film is one of my favourites.
The reviews seem to be good, the Coens were actually involved and it's got Billy Bob Thornton. The omens are good.
OTOH, 10 episodes is quite a commitment...
Is it me, Kim? Or are those Horizon episodes "Watch Only"?
I don't see a download option.
Not tnight, but last night, a Fast Show special. 20th (!) Anniversary special.
It was the first of two parts, think the second is on next week.
Oddly enough, it still works.
Any body else watching A Sunday in Hell-Paris Roubaix 1976 on BBC 4 NOW!!!!!
It reminded me of the mispronunciation which has allowed Oldham Athletic to be namd "Thlatic".
Is Banshee any good?
Children of Syria. BBC2.
Great telly.
Sheridan Smith on WDYTYA tonight.
ITV4 had Lemond Slaying the Badger on.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
La Vie Claire tops were the coolest in cycling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04gnhv7/castles-in-the-skyJust watched that on I-thing. V good.
Recommended to me as "like Micro Men, but with valves instead of membrane keyboards". With Eddie Izzard. :thumbsup:
+1 I'm totally impressed by Eddie Izzard's acting ability. Actually, I didn't realise it was him until the end :hand:http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04gnhv7/castles-in-the-skyJust watched that on I-thing. V good.
Recommended to me as "like Micro Men, but with valves instead of membrane keyboards". With Eddie Izzard. :thumbsup:
Last night on BBC4 and now on iPlayer - Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His MusicIts on again at the moment.
A 1969 documentary about the man in black. No voice-over just a camera following him in concert, on tour and talking to friends, relatives and the public. Riveting.
On in about 3 minutes, Gotham, on 5.
Obviously it follows the story of Gotham City, pre The Dark Knight, in fact Mr Wayne is still in short pants.
Worth watching.
Having Sean Pertwee as Alfred is a bit of a stroke too!
Gillian Anderson's voice/accent on 'The Fall' has finally gotten to me. No more.
Back to Gotham, and I hope this isn't a spoiler, '2 face' is probably schizophrenic rather than disfigured. I think that's a neat reworking but may, of course, be shortlived. As it's still early days, he may yet suffer the injury that gives him his moniker/alter ego. At the moment though, there's just the hint of Jekyll & Hyde.
Anyone see that N Irish bloke in the thing about the missing kid? Getting amazing reviews.
Anyone see that N Irish bloke in the thing about the missing kid? Getting amazing reviews.
Yes, I may have done.
Olive Kitteridge, miniseries on Sky Atlantic with Frances McDormand. Downbeat and gently paced sharp and funny, reminiscent of Alexander Payne. Good stuff.
The Royal Institution Christma Lectures ~ BBC4, 20:00. Professor Danielle George on "How To Hack Your Home", or, Kim-ness For Beginners.
Was the Roose Boltons bastard being the gay PA that I saw?
A pretty fair review! It seemed like "A Grand Idea" that never truly fitted together. The Raspberry Pi "bullet time" demo was good though, hadn't seen that done before :)The Royal Institution Christma Lectures ~ BBC4, 20:00. Professor Danielle George on "How To Hack Your Home", or, Kim-ness For Beginners.
I suppose I probably ought to watch that, then... :D
ETA: Just did. I know that cool demos and handwaving are what the Christmas Lectures are all about, but it did seem to be a rollercoaster ride of introducing more and more quite complex technologies and not really elaborating on them at all.
But I'm struggling to think of how I'd do it any better. Maybe focus on smaller aspects of the project (I'm sure I could fill a whole lecture on ways to light up a window), but that's missing the point of what engineering a whole system is about.
Anyone got kids of the appropriate age? What did they make of it?
The Royal Institution Christma Lectures
SHame they didn't have a chain printer.. ferocious beasts.
Just finished watching (so should be on Iplayer) Smiley's People. From 1982! Damn, it was good.
I missed the previous series of Spiral. Will I need to catch up or is it safe to jump on board with the new series?
In the meantime I am keeping up my ponciness quota by watching a dodgy download of series 1 of "Broadchurch", with French subtitles.
O noes! I'm in love with Audrey Fleurot all over again.Hands off, she's mine...
Scanning the distascope guide for something tonight I was drawn to "Welding Disaster Specials". A bit out there for 5, I thought.
Oh. Wedding Disasters :(
The Life of a Mountain: a Year on Scafell is just starting on BBC4. Looks worth a watch.
O noes! I'm in love with Audrey Fleurot all over again.Someone give her a hairbrush!
Voyager: To The Final Frontier. First broadcast in October 2012; on iPlayer for another 29 days. Spacecraft go walkabout in the outer reaches of the solar system. Contains Carl Sagan, as himself.
Rob Delaney. He is indeed very funny. Worth following on Twitter - completely mental, in a brilliantly funny way. Haven't seen Catastrophe yet but have heard good things.Some wonderfully insane tweets there. remind me of the News Ticker on The Day Today.
BBC4, 22:00 - doco about Kraftwerk. Could be interesting, if not chock full of laughs.
BBC4, 22:00 - doco about Kraftwerk. Could be interesting, if not chock full of laughs.
BBC4, 22:00 - doco about Kraftwerk. Could be interesting, if not chock full of laughs.
I must record ' Sound of Song' at 9pm on BBC 4, last week on the impact of tape on music was excellent.
Now watching the Kraftwerk wossname. Paul Morley is, in his own way, just as much of a ponce as ponce-for-hire Stephen Bayley.
Can't think why anyone would pay to see them live though ???
Don't know much about history 1
Wolf Hall - very very good. Cromwell was just amazing.
(It was all a bit like the better-done Shakespeare - I often got lost in the plot/political detail, but was in no doubt of the sentiment of each scene and confrontation. And the reviewers say it gets a bit less opaque next week :)
Of course if you know the relevant history, you won't struggle at all!)
O noes! I'm in love with Audrey Fleurot all over again.Someone give her a hairbrush!
Except the tyndale business - never heard of him! (although I do know who Jane Seymour was :P )
Yebbut, there's no way she's going to give birth to that baby, is there?O noes! I'm in love with Audrey Fleurot all over again.Someone give her a hairbrush!
She seems to have found it, presumably while clearing out Pierre's flat before his parents showed up. I note that Grégory Fitoussi is still listed in the opening credits. It's all shaping up nicely for the dénouement and I'm away next weekend and won't be able to watch it until late Monday chiz.(click to show/hide)
Also, Caroline Proust is a cyclist :thumbsup:
The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature.
When the feature is active, such TV sets "listen" to what is said and may share what they hear with Samsung or third parties, it said.
Privacy campaigners said the technology smacked of the telescreens, in George Orwell's 1984, which spied on citizens.
..Samsung said: "If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a requested voice command search.
just caught up with this week's Ep - agree with all the above.
Except the tyndale business - never heard of him! (although I do know who Jane Seymour was :P )
its good fun playing "what have we seen _him_ in before???"
I'm embarased to say i may never have seen Mark Rylance before. And I'm kicking myself for not remembering Claire Foy was in the Promise. (this is a lot easier with imdb, isnt it?)
Dr Larrington and I were speculating about this last night and concluded that a life of domestic bliss with Gilou was just what the scriptwriter ordered for the already-commissioned series 6. If Gilou doesn't get killed utterly to DETH by an angry husband first.Rather a damp squib of an ending, I must say.
Wolf Hall is brilliant, have caught up with the first 4 episodes and am looking forward to tonight's episode.And so it develops.. Next week will be great.
Wolf Hall is brilliant, have caught up with the first 4 episodes and am looking forward to tonight's episode.And so it develops.. Next week will be great.
Definitely a slow burner of a series. Proper acting with more said unspoken than in the lines.
Heads up for Saturday: Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South. BBC2, 21:00. Three-part road trip through the southern US exploring the place through its music. As a confirmed USAniaphile this appeals.Dya think Rich Hall was asking for too much money?
Heads up for Saturday: Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South. BBC2, 21:00. Three-part road trip through the southern US exploring the place through its music. As a confirmed USAniaphile this appeals.
Heads up for Saturday: Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South. BBC2, 21:00. Three-part road trip through the southern US exploring the place through its music. As a confirmed USAniaphile this appeals.
Wolf Hall is just blowing me away. No unnecessary soundtrack, no dumbing down. Fantastic sets and lighting with sparse dialogue. There is a lot of silence in it. Everything is conveyed with a look, a touch or a short pithy bit of dialogue.
The book is brilliant as well, I,m just starting on it at the moment.
As an aside I also watched the documentary on Tyndale's bible. Melvin Bragg claimed Tyndale's is forgotten today and that almost no one knows who he was, really ? I would think anyone with a passing interest in either Tudor or religious history would know who Tyndale was.
Watched the Reginald D Hunter wossname tonight. It was teh Aces.
Watched the Reginald D Hunter wossname tonight. It was teh Aces.
It's his RADA training luvvee.
Watched the Reginald D Hunter wossname tonight. It was teh Aces.
It's his RADA training luvvee.
See this? That's me not caring ;D Proper intelligent TV interspersed with Mr Larrington pointing at the box and shouting "Ooh, I got stuck in a traffic jam there!"
Having been a bit of a dozy sod and not got started to Wolf Hall, I find Ep 1 has vanished from Auntie's magnificent iPlayer.
I don't suppose anyone happens to have an, um, backup that could do with being stored offsite? I'd be more than happy to inspect it for integrity.
You've Been Framed was odd last night - mostly rubbish but there was a great clip of some middle-aged woman falling down the stairs.
Having been a bit of a dozy sod and not got started to Wolf Hall, I find Ep 1 has vanished from Auntie's magnificent iPlayer.No, but the same thing happened to a colleague whom I persuaded to watch this!
I don't suppose anyone happens to have an, um, backup that could do with being stored offsite? I'd be more than happy to inspect it for integrity.
Having been a bit of a dozy sod and not got started to Wolf Hall, I find Ep 1 has vanished from Auntie's magnificent iPlayer.No, but the same thing happened to a colleague whom I persuaded to watch this!
I don't suppose anyone happens to have an, um, backup that could do with being stored offsite? I'd be more than happy to inspect it for integrity.
My advice is the same - its probably watchable starting from Ep2. If you really struggle you can lookup all the history! But I don't think you will; its not really that kind of story.
Hopefully a few reruns of that middle aged woman falling down the stairs will liven up tonight's TV :thumbsup:Ze fallen Madonna with ze big bruises?
Having been a bit of a dozy sod and not got started to Wolf Hall, I find Ep 1 has vanished from Auntie's magnificent iPlayer.No, but the same thing happened to a colleague whom I persuaded to watch this!
I don't suppose anyone happens to have an, um, backup that could do with being stored offsite? I'd be more than happy to inspect it for integrity.
My advice is the same - its probably watchable starting from Ep2. If you really struggle you can lookup all the history! But I don't think you will; its not really that kind of story.
Dropbox is busy doing something useful. jsabine, I'll PM you in a bit.
due to a "radio 1" policy at wrok, I've been hearing about this all day. (very irritating, as it happens)Hopefully a few reruns of that middle aged woman falling down the stairs will liven up tonight's TV :thumbsup:Ze fallen Madonna with ze big bruises?
BBC4, 21:00 tonight, Joy Division. I'm not a big fan of JD but this still promises to be interesting.
It was SD too. Which was this: chiz
couldn't the Beeb have been arsed to make a remaster from the original film?
I'm liking "How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053hxjw). Series of five; 1-4 available on iPlayer with the last one broadcast on BBC2, 19:30, March 14th. Originally made for PBS so somewhat US-centric but contains some interesting historical Stuffs. Previous eps have been "Clean", "Time", "Cold" and "Light", with "Sound" still to come.
Inside no. 9 is back, 10PM tonight. The first series was a bit hit and miss, but included the brilliant A Quiet Night In, so hopefully there are some gems to be had in series 2.
Talking about picture quality, why did the recent re-showing of Smiley's People look so terrible? It was shot on film. Rather than show what-looked like an ancient video tape conversion, couldn't the Beeb have been arsed to make a remaster from the original film? Or is the original film lost or crap, too?
There have been complaints about the Blu-ray version as well.
Yes ^3 ! (although we've only watched the first one so far - which was a Curate's Egg, but an enjoyable one.)Inside no. 9 is back, 10PM tonight. The first series was a bit hit and miss, but included the brilliant A Quiet Night In, so hopefully there are some gems to be had in series 2.
I missed that this had come back. Thank goodness for iPlayer. Two episodes in and your description in the 2nd sentence still seems apt. Sheridan Smith is one hell of an actress though (#2).
But I'd rather have a dozen of these than the latest "Generic US comedy" which clogs up the comedic arteries of the other public service broadcaster in the UK.
Last night's W1A (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05vjk30/w1a-series-2-episode-4):
I almost hate myself for noticing in the first 20 seconds that Ian Fletcher's Brompton had changed to a new model before it became a sub-plot.
Last night's W1A (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05vjk30/w1a-series-2-episode-4):
I almost hate myself for noticing in the first 20 seconds that Ian Fletcher's Brompton had changed to a new model before it became a sub-plot.
Thursday night, BBC1. Shark.
It's a natural history program about Sharks.
It's really quite stunning.
I bought a rather large LED TV a while back.This program alone justified the purchase.I justify the purchase by citing this program.
Thursday night, BBC1. Shark.
It's a natural history program about Sharks.
It's really quite stunning.
I bought a rather large LED TV a while back.This program alone justified the purchase.I justify the purchase by citing this program.
FTFY
Mrs B refuses to watch it since Cwis took over. She loathes him, & she was disgusted by what she saw as its transformation into a standard programme about presenters*, with the wildlife being a bit of background. She's never heard of the Goodies, but quite liked Bill Oddie on Springwatch, I think because he seemed to be interested in the creatures.
*Like anything with Nigel Marven or any of a host of others who she refuses to watch. She has been known to soothe herself by watching old David Attenborough wildlife programmes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04230p2
Series 2/Ep.1 is currently on iplayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04230p2
Series 2/Ep.1 is currently on iplayer
Not for me it isn't.
Is this N.I. only?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05xgkxq/michael-smiley-something-to-ride-home-about-series-2-episode-2
Now on iplayer
Coming soon: The Clangers!
All-new Clangers starts Monday June 15th, CBeebies, 17:30. Narrated by Michael Palin, co-produced by Smallfilms, Dan "Son of Oliver" Postgate and Peter Firmin involved.
If They have messed with it I'll set the BEAR on them.
But where's the soup dragon?She's in there, don't worry :)
I know where Emily lives. Shall I go round and have words?
NOT The Interceptor
From the off, I thought 'oh no'. To say it's dire is wasting words on it.
Tedious formulaic tripe.
Tuesday July 7th, BBC1, 22:35. "Imagine" profiles legendary miserablist and drummer Ginger Baker.
Great Nordic-themed Schönbrunn concert too...clarion'sPappano's Classical Voices (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576)
ITV4. NOW. 'Slaying the Badger'.
A story of the 86 TdF LeMond/Hinault battle . . .
You are right. I had wrongly thought that he had won while Lemond was off sick after being mistaken for a turkey but that was the Roche versus Delgado era. I can't even blame Strong Drink, so will go for Galloping Senility instead.
ITV4. NOW. 'Slaying the Badger'.
A story of the 86 TdF LeMond/Hinault battle . . .
Last night I watched a couple of episodes of Cordon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02tc97z/cordon-episode-1), in the BBC4 forrin drama from abroad slot.I enjoyed the first episode. I know they're only suppositions, but now I've read your prognostications they seem obvious. We'll have to wait to see if they were really should have had spoiler tags.
Lemond, even in retirement, seems to have that rather annoying "I wasn't crying, I had something in my eye" sort of character that many top sports people have.
Don't badmouth him please - Lemond means the world to me.
Lemond, even in retirement, seems to have that rather annoying "I wasn't crying, I had something in my eye" sort of character that many top sports people have.
Don't badmouth him please - Lemond means the world to me.
National Park Stories. It's about offroaders versus local people in the use of green lanes. It's like 'On The Road' on this forum. Drivers of offroad vehicles and motorbikes wanting to drive on the green lanes, local people finding them all a blasted nuisance.
National Park Stories. It's about offroaders versus local people in the use of green lanes. It's like 'On The Road' on this forum. Drivers of offroad vehicles and motorbikes wanting to drive on the green lanes, local people finding them all a blasted nuisance.
I watched that, to sum it up: Locals people getting miffed, 4X4 drivers know their legal rights. Local people try appealing to TPTB's sense of right and wrong, 4X4 drivers wave their legal rights in TPTB's face. Local people run off, crying.
The guy from the Peak District National Park, with the short hair and earring, was a complete and utter dick.This is a repeat from about six months ago? I thought at the time that he was dick that was in a position where he could never please anybody.
clarion'sPappano's Classical Voices (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576)
clarion'sPappano's Classical Voices (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576)
Last episode now available. This one was my favourite (though I may be vocally biased).
clarion'sPappano's Classical Voices (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576)
Last episode now available. This one was my favourite (though I may be vocally biased).
I missed these. Only caught the last two minutes of the soprano one. Hopefully they will get a repeat.
clarion'sPappano's Classical Voices (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576)
Last episode now available. This one was my favourite (though I may be vocally biased).
I missed these. Only caught the last two minutes of the soprano one. Hopefully they will get a repeat.
They're still available via iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576/episodes/player
Three days left to catch episode 1: Sopranos.
It's tomorrow, but Ripper Street series 3 starts.Beat me to it!
2) Why can Robots never be made to turn and walk away properly? Why can they be made with realistic sexy parts and yet, when they turn and walk away, they do it like Robbie the Robot? (In fact I know why, the director told everyone to "Can you do it like you;re a Robot Darling?".
This, and their glowing green eyes, makes them noticeable from 100 yards, when it seems nobody is able to notice it.
Tonight on Pick (Freeview 11, other viewing wossnames are available) at 23:00 the only and only Sharknado. "Unmissable!" - Chris Waddle.
It's over now but thought I'd mention "Humans".
Christ almighty it was awful.
2) Why can Robots never be made to turn and walk away properly? Why can they be made with realistic sexy parts and yet, when they turn and walk away, they do it like Robbie the Robot? (In fact I know why, the director told everyone to "Can you do it like you;re a Robot Darling?".
Take out the Robot shagging and screen it at 5pm for the kids.
Last night I watched a couple of episodes of Cordon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02tc97z/cordon-episode-1), in the BBC4 forrin drama from abroad slot.
One day someone will make a programme where people actually do what they're told, apply common sense, and healthcare professionals follow strict infection control procedures even when things get a little bit dramatic. The outbreak will thus be contained with minimum loss of life, and there will be much rejoicing (at least amongst the scientists and medics in the audience).
That aside, it's a reasonably watchable example of the genre. The smart money is on the fat kid with spikey hair[1], who got given a detention for being bullied and is now locked in a library with nothing better to do than read about epidemics, as being the most likely to walk out of it alive. Pregnant Girl is top of the list for having to give birth in gruelling circumstances later in the series. Old Man Who Breeds Rats is neck and neck with Anxious Primary School Teacher for the Typhoid Mary award for lack of common sense. Sensible 1337 h4xx0r woman is most likely to do something tragically stupid because of political intrigue and/or her polite ossifer boyfriend later in the series. And Important Doctor Guy is most likely to be accidentally shot, assuming his implausible failure to use latex gloves appropriately doesn't kill him first.
[1] In a US series, he would be cast as the bully.
Last night I watched a couple of episodes of Cordon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02tc97z/cordon-episode-1), in the BBC4 forrin drama from abroad slot.
One day someone will make a programme where people actually do what they're told, apply common sense, and healthcare professionals follow strict infection control procedures even when things get a little bit dramatic. The outbreak will thus be contained with minimum loss of life, and there will be much rejoicing (at least amongst the scientists and medics in the audience).
That aside, it's a reasonably watchable example of the genre. The smart money is on the fat kid with spikey hair[1], who got given a detention for being bullied and is now locked in a library with nothing better to do than read about epidemics, as being the most likely to walk out of it alive. Pregnant Girl is top of the list for having to give birth in gruelling circumstances later in the series. Old Man Who Breeds Rats is neck and neck with Anxious Primary School Teacher for the Typhoid Mary award for lack of common sense. Sensible 1337 h4xx0r woman is most likely to do something tragically stupid because of political intrigue and/or her polite ossifer boyfriend later in the series. And Important Doctor Guy is most likely to be accidentally shot, assuming his implausible failure to use latex gloves appropriately doesn't kill him first.
[1] In a US series, he would be cast as the bully.
Did you watch it to the end? If so, you must feel vindicated, on several counts... ;D
We just finished watching all of it, often shouting 'Oh for fuck's sake!' every time someone did something particularly stupid, and subsequently died.
Thewill be notably absent.(click to show/hide)
Cycling Weekly is going into the TV business?
Cycling Weekly is going into the TV business?
Sadly not. It's a TV network that makes programmes about (mostly) vampires and superheroes for teenagers. Some of them are almost watchable, but inevitably jump the shark in the third episode.
Flying to the Ends of the Earth, on Channel 4 tonight. It was episode two, but it's on 4OD.
Arthur Williams uses tiny little planes, DeHavilland twin otters mostly, to fly to the most remote places in Nepal and get an insight into the lives of the people who eke out an existence there.
It was a bit sad really, stories of rank exploitation in sublime landscapes, but it was very good, if only for the take offs and landings on teeny weeny airstrips dug out of the sides of mountains. I'll be watching the rest of them. It's Australia next week.
As is usual with televisual wossnames I come to recommend things which have already been broadcast, in this case Soup Cans & Superstars: How Pop Art Changed The World (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b067ftp7/soup-cans-superstars-how-pop-art-changed-the-world), which is on iPlayer for another four weeks. Refreshingly free from the ponciness that all too often accompanies programmes about art and as for the subject: anything which makesBaby JesusAbstract Expressionist cry is undoubtedly a Good Thing :demon:
Ooh, NightCops is visiting Darlo tonight! I wonder if anyone I know will be on it ;D
Not tonight, but tomorrow there's a program about the Ordnance Survey on BBC for you map heads.
Cradle to Grave last night- very, very enjoyable!Caught up with these on iPlayer. Thanks for putting me onto that. I don't generally like Peter Kay, and it's easy to think that Danny Baker is just the face you'd like to pummel on your doorstep, but this is really excellent.
Ooh, NightCops is visiting Darlo tonight! I wonder if anyone I know will be on it ;D
Not just for geeky (ex-)maths teachers like me...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06csx20/secret-knowledge-the-art-of-the-impossible-mc-escher-and-me (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06csx20/secret-knowledge-the-art-of-the-impossible-mc-escher-and-me)
The excellent casting helps - Nicola Walker off of SpooksI facebooked a friend the other day to tell her poor old dowdy Ruth from Spooks is now a police officer on ITV at 9pm on Thursdays, along with bad Connie and half of Waking the Dead, and she replied that she's also a deceased cop with half a head on BBC with a troubled ponderous Swede.
The first episode of Cradle To Grave was great - especially the funeral scene, which had me guffawing loudly - but I found the second ep a bit meh. I suspect there's a danger of it becoming very formulaic very quickly. Will probably keep watching though.
... worth watching just to see how Steve Howe has actually turned into Gollum.
[ Of course, you need to like Ben Whishaw, and not be averse to male arses. ]
Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
;D
D'you know, Lance's / Andy's wife is Diana Rigg's daughter in real life (and indeed in Detectorists).
Please tell us he doesnt bring the TR7.Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
;D
D'you know, Lance's / Andy's wife is Diana Rigg's daughter in real life (and indeed in Detectorists).
Now you said it I can totally see it. Uh-Oh...weird fantasy alert.
Lance being married to Andy's wife was a bit disconcerting for a while.
;D
D'you know, Lance's / Andy's wife is Diana Rigg's daughter in real life (and indeed in Detectorists).
Now you said it I can totally see it. Uh-Oh...weird fantasy alert.
You'll have to push Guy Garvey out of the way.
Had to be Countryfile with Mark Beaumont riding part of the NC500 in 37 hours - 500 miles on the new Scottish route. Anyway, it's on the iplayer and it's in the first 15 mins...and starts about 2:13
London Spy ; Wow!!!
Not sure I've EVER seen telly like this.
The only downers:
- a very very well worn (and thus predictable even to this dunce) plot device ending Ep1
- err ...
- oh ok; I cant see how they can keep this up. They'll have to bring some more spy-stuff plot in PDQ, which might change the whole tone. Nothing can be this absorbing for 4 hours.
[ Of course, you need to like Ben Whishaw, and not be averse to male arses. ]
London Spy ; Wow!!!
[...]
I just watched the last episode on i-Player. It never really lived up to the promise of the first episode, but it was still stonking good telly drama.
I thought the final turn of the plot felt dreadfully BBC, but that's no bad thing.
Throw your lump down.
It's the final!
Pretty much what I thought. Although most of the the resolutions/revelations were pretty good (and made quite disturbing watching on this sofa!); it was only that final shot that rankled a bit.London Spy ; Wow!!!
Not sure I've EVER seen telly like this.
The only downers:
- a very very well worn (and thus predictable even to this dunce) plot device ending Ep1
- err ...
- oh ok; I cant see how they can keep this up. They'll have to bring some more spy-stuff plot in PDQ, which might change the whole tone. Nothing can be this absorbing for 4 hours.
[ Of course, you need to like Ben Whishaw, and not be averse to male arses. ]
I just watched the last episode on i-Player. It never really lived up to the promise of the first episode, but it was still stonking good telly drama.
I thought the final turn of the plot felt dreadfully BBC, but that's no bad thing.
Throw your lump down.
It's the final!
I found myself enjoying that far more than I imagined I would. Maybe partly because I know Jim well so had a vested interest, but also because I found the technical stuff really interesting. Matthew was a deserving winner.
The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 year olds at Christmas tonight on Channel 4 might be the best thing I've seen on TV all year. Although I've not started on The Killing yet.
A little kids' nativity play.
I missed my own daughter's Mary at her school (late shift, nursing, bah) but these kids are more cute than that Jaime Lannister off of Game of Thrones.
P-ing M L-ing.
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The second half of And Then There Were None for me I think.
Although I know the story backwards, it's interesting to see the different productions
Sherlock: started promisingly enough but then travelled far, far, up its own bottom.+1
Disappointed that Lady Carmichael did't ask Sir Eustace "what's the matter, darling?" but that's been par for the course with Tim McInnerny since 1989.That is a VERY cryptic reference sir!
Sherlock: started promisingly enough but then travelled far, far, up its own bottom.+1
Sherlock: started promisingly enough but then travelled far, far, up its own bottom.+1
My lurgy-addled brain isn't sure whether it actually made sense,
Bah! And moreover, Humbug! Methinks some forumites might be inspecting their own fundaments from the inside.
Lighten up, folks, it's a Christmas Special! I found it thoroughly entertaining.
Where is this Welshovik Thing to be found, apart from not in my TV listings mag?
War and Peace, Deutschland 83 and the new Welsh language (with sub-titles, I hope) political thriller Byw Celwydd all starting at 9 tonight.
Not sure about Byw Celwydd - sounds like a Welsh version of Borgen. Will check it out though.I wouldn't bother.
Also Roger Allam is always going to be Peter Mannion, no matter how many coppers he plays.
Presenter Ellie rides up the Bealach in daft conditions, without the producers making a mountain out of it.
Endeavour.
Did DI Thursday just refer to 'His old sargeant, Vimes, of cable street'?
Walking the Himalayas is dead good tonight.
Ok, it helps that I've been there and much of his experience mirrors mine, but I did enjoy the holy man's response to his basic opening question: "didn't you look me up on the Internet?" ;D
Indeed, Nuncio, there is a whole thread about that channel!
Not tonight but 'tother evening.
Some bastard shot Derek Griffiths :o
I've even managed to obtain some Twinkies, although I'm not sure they officially count as food.
Not tonight but 'tother evening.
Some bastard shot Derek Griffiths :o
London Spy ; Wow!!!
Not sure I've EVER seen telly like this.
And one from, I think, Monday night, Addicted to Sheep. Superb. It'll be on Iplayer I expect.
The Story of China
Michael Wood's multi-part documentary is great viewing if like me your grasp of Chines history is lacking. All episodes so far are still on Iplayer I think.
As an aside where has Michael Wood been for the last couple of decades ? I remember him being on telly loads in the late 80s and early 90s.
Likewise AC/DC And The Story Of Aussie Rock from BBC4 last Friday.
I thought you were going to say George Dixon!
Just watched the first episode of Murder. Very nearly gripping.
Crufts, for the awwww, but generally not the breed-judging bits. Enjoying the agility and flyball though.
Only discovered yesterday that there's a new series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle started (ep. 2 last night).Same here.
Waldemar Januszczak - The Renaissance Unchained BBC4
All episodes on iPlayer now. He's always good value.
Only discovered yesterday that there's a new series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle started (ep. 2 last night).Same here.
How did the feck did the Beeb broadcast that for TWO WEEKS without any promotion? :facepalm:
Grrr.
I think I may have regressed to age four as that was probably the last time I laughed so much at someone blowing a prolonged raspberry. BAD Stewart Lee.
Guy Martin with David Coulthard. It's ace ;D
I think I may have regressed to age four as that was probably the last time I laughed so much at someone blowing a prolonged raspberry. BAD Stewart Lee.
Twisted genius.
But the one that really made me wet myself laughing was his impression of Chubby Brown.
Tonight is DAREDEVIL TIME!
One episode down, it's a bit nail bitingTonight is DAREDEVIL TIME!
That's my weekend gone, then!
Is that on Sky, or pleb telly?
Is that on Sky, or pleb telly?
Nut flicks
Is that on Sky, or pleb telly?netflix only
I think I may have regressed to age four as that was probably the last time I laughed so much at someone blowing a prolonged raspberry. BAD Stewart Lee.
I think I may have regressed to age four as that was probably the last time I laughed so much at someone blowing a prolonged raspberry. BAD Stewart Lee.
I tried not to laugh, but it was funny cos it was cat poop.
Guy Martin with David Coulthard. It's ace ;D
Thoroughly enjoyed that! Suitably impressed that DC made 3 laps in the RB at racing speed without dislocating his neck, though he did admit to it being very tiring. After so long away from regular F1 driving, I imagine it was quite hard work!
But he's got such lovely hair.
I rather liked the days of the wild-haired mob - Magnus Pike, patrick Moore, Einstein... Richard Feynman(?)
I rather liked the days of the wild-haired mob - Magnus Pike, patrick Moore, Einstein... Richard Feynman(?)
But - of course- we is spreading the word and is therefore almost beyond value in making science cool. Hence he's on just about every grant CERN want to put in as he is the impact. And what an impact. Impact that's him, not the actual science.
TV's Guy Martin will attempt to reach 100 mph on an outsize Wall ov DETH tonight :thumbsup:
Going to try Flowers, starting on C4 tonight and on all week, starring Olivia Coleman & Julian Barratt.
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Now this, https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jul/13/the-out-laws-is-this-the-blackest-comedy-ever
Looks right up my street. Starts Friday.
The Joy of Data (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07lk6tj/the-joy-of-data), presented by Hannah Fry.
Am I the only one here who thinks that "Television tonight, whats worth watching" is an oxymoron?
Am I the only one here who thinks that "Television tonight, whats worth watching" is an oxymoron?
Inside The Factory (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07pmyd6/inside-the-factory-series-2-4-bicycles) does bicycles. Soz, it was on last night but I didn't find out about it until this morning. On iPlayer for another 4 weeks.
Warning: May contain Mike Burrows or traces of Mike Burrows.
Now this, https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jul/13/the-out-laws-is-this-the-blackest-comedy-ever
Looks right up my street. Starts Friday.
Yes! This has been booked for recording since they played the first trailer :D
Inside The Factory (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07pmyd6/inside-the-factory-series-2-4-bicycles) does bicycles. Soz, it was on last night but I didn't find out about it until this morning. On iPlayer for another 4 weeks.
Warning: May contain Mike Burrows or traces of Mike Burrows.
Actually, if you haven't watched it, don't bother. It's mostly shit, and has a red-trousered hipster. In it. I have mostly managed to avoid mockney bellend Gregg Wallace up to now and will take precautions to do the same in future.
If anyone here actually knows anything about Parks, I'd like to hear from them.
Cool.
If anyone here actually knows anything about Parks, I'd like to hear from them.
It may be worth coming to Andover Council Offices Matt. I noticed there's an entire department devoted to him in there.
New series of The Fall starts tonight!
Not sure if it's been mentioned here yet but as it seemed to be popular the first time around, there's a new series of Humans incoming :)
New series of The Fall starts tonight!
Didn't even know there was going t be another series. That was great though.
Not sure if it's been mentioned here yet but as it seemed to be popular the first time around, there's a new series of Humans incoming :)
Currently working our way through Luke Cage. Not as odd as Jessica Jones, but still dark and enjoyable.
When we can't stand the tension of that we are also working through 4 series of Continuum, easy to watch and follow.
Twin Peaks [...] returns next year!
I had to suffer Pingu asking me if it was supposed to be a crime drama or 24 hours in A&E. :facepalm:
I'll know to watch the rest of the series when he's out now...
No, Kathy Burke needs to be the next Dokta.
edit to add, the Scrapheap challenge duo of Robert Llewelyn and Lisa Rogers were always my tip for the doc and assistant.
New series of Humans starts tonight. Yay!
I think the main issues were covered early in the first series
I predict this turning into another US-style 50-episode adventure with no real purpose or end-point (depending on how the ratings go).
Halfway through Ep5 of the The Fall. Nothing has happened yet.;D
But it's all about the WAY that nothing happens. We were gripped throughout the series, even when nothing at all was happening!(click to show/hide)
Halfway through Ep5 of the The Fall. Nothing has happened yet.;D
But it's all about the WAY that nothing happens. We were gripped throughout the series, even when nothing at all was happening!(click to show/hide)
The Expanse
I think this might be Netflix only.
If you read Larry Niven belter short stories and novels, Arthur C Clarke, Asimov, then this is like a mash-up of all those early sci fi novels. Early settlement of the solar system, mars, the asteroid belt.
It has real physics! Space craft have thrusters, there are problems with debris fields, etc.
I meant to only watch one episode and ended up watching 3. It's not really good, but easy viewing and if you were a fan of early sci-fi, definitely compulsive viewing.
Just watched Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0828lpl). Imagine that Dave Larrington had been commissioned to make a doc about the race for the White House. With lots of swearing . . .
Just watched Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0828lpl). Imagine that Dave Larrington had been commissioned to make a doc about the race for the White House. With lots of swearing . . .
The Expanse
I think this might be Netflix only.
If you read Larry Niven belter short stories and novels, Arthur C Clarke, Asimov, then this is like a mash-up of all those early sci fi novels. Early settlement of the solar system, mars, the asteroid belt.
It has real physics! Space craft have thrusters, there are problems with debris fields, etc.
I meant to only watch one episode and ended up watching 3. It's not really good, but easy viewing and if you were a fan of early sci-fi, definitely compulsive viewing.
I watched some of the football. Who on earth decided that the hard northern land of caber-tossing, pints of heavy, inedible offal delicacies and Rab C. Nesbitt should be represented by 10 men in *pink*?
Planet Earth II
It just keeps getting better. It almost defines the name of this thread.
Jaguar vs crocodile? Who will win??
Millipede-munching beetle-worms with stealth lighting modes.
Paaaaainfully cute baby monkeys learning to climb.
Dolphins that live in flooded forests 1000km from the sea.
Planet Earth II
It just keeps getting better. It almost defines the name of this thread.
Jaguar vs crocodile? Who will win??
Millipede-munching beetle-worms with stealth lighting modes.
Paaaaainfully cute baby monkeys learning to climb.
Dolphins that live in flooded forests 1000km from the sea.
ETA: and now Gregg Wallace has just come out with the line: "I'm desperate to dip that pork into something wet." :facepalm:
BBC 4 had a program about the making of Paul Simon's Graceland album last night so it will still be on iPlayer. Really interesting.
I have really been enjoying The Missing and can't wait for the last episode on Wednesday.
What's interesting is the setting in Germany - done so well. Things like how the doorframes are, the houses, so accurate. I don't know if it was filmed here or in the UK somewhere but the small details are really really good.
The first couple of episodes were confusing with the time shifts but now I've got a handle on it it's gripping stuff.
I managed to get my son watching it.
Ran out of decent things to watch on Netflix, so I've been watching Westworld. It's HBO, so expanses of flesh, but not as much gratuitous sex as you might expect.
One peculiarity; male 'guests' to Westworld drag female prostitutues off to bed on arrival. Female guests to Westworld get propositioned by female prostitutues and head off to 'bed' them. Not seen a single instance of a female guest having sex with a male Westworld 'robot' yet. Was that ruled out of the show because it was deemed a step too far?
I have really been enjoying The Missing and can't wait for the last episode on Wednesday.
What's interesting is the setting in Germany - done so well. Things like how the doorframes are, the houses, so accurate. I don't know if it was filmed here or in the UK somewhere but the small details are really really good.
The first couple of episodes were confusing with the time shifts but now I've got a handle on it it's gripping stuff.
Yep, filmed in Morocco, Belgium and Germany, apparently. Mrs L and I are absolutely gripped, and similarly can't wait until Wednesday's concluding episode.
One thing I picked up on which may hold some significance is(click to show/hide)
A good documentary quizzing on BBC Four last night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b084fs6s/how-quizzing-got-cool-tvs-brains-of-britain
In a semi related note, I got a letter last night confirming my go on Mastermind will be screened on 16th Dec.
A good documentary quizzing on BBC Four last night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b084fs6s/how-quizzing-got-cool-tvs-brains-of-britain
In a semi related note, I got a letter last night confirming my go on Mastermind will be screened on 16th Dec.
Steve Jobs;D
No seriously, I'd like to know too. What specialist subject?
<Waves from the Engine Room at MediaCity>
Too easy??? There's nothing easy about listening to Black Metal. Resssspec'No seriously, I'd like to know too. What specialist subject?
On the episode I'm on, the specialist subjects are:
Steve Jobs
The TV show Farscape
Hungarian History from 865
Black Metal (as in the Finnish type of heavy metal music)
Cue discussion on dumbing down/specialist subjects being too niche/easy
The TV show Farscape
BBC 4 had a program about the making of Paul Simon's Graceland album last night so it will still be on iPlayer. Really interesting.
I watched that. Very enjoyable. I think I also watched it the first time it was shown in 1997!
Shame they didn't talk to the likes of Jerry Dammers or Billy Bragg about the more controversial aspects of the album's creation.
Frankly, about as far fetched as shit from China.
Lasted about 30 mins before going to bed . . .
Been watching 'Close to the Enemy' is it me that just thinks it's shite?
Been watching 'Close to the Enemy' is it me that just thinks it's shite?I'm sticking with it, just in case. What is it with the lead character's accent?
Planet Earth II (Ep 6/6) - the one about wildlife in towns and cities
The monkey parcour sequence may be the best non-fiction piece of film-making ever made.
Again I say - watch this series if you're wondering whether the licence fee is money well spent.
Planet Earth II (Ep 6/6) - the one about wildlife in towns and cities
The monkey parcour sequence may be the best non-fiction piece of film-making ever made.
Again I say - watch this series if you're wondering whether the licence fee is money well spent.
I found that episode the least satisfying and rather anthropomorphic. There was no background information
...Those poor city folk, harassed by the natural world like that. Not sure how more info on them would make the thing LESS anthropomorphic. ???
or just how much of a pest urban racoons are, or how much the thieving monkeys cost hard pressed market traders.
BTW I need to apologise in advance for my choice of specialist subject in semis, it was a purely a tactical decision, and in no way an endorsement of the works.
The novels of Dan Brown
Fleabag
A sort of "Peep Show" from a female perspective. Funny, crude and poignant in equal measure.
Box set of 6 on iPlayer.
Youtube is what we use instead of telly now, right?
Anyway, this one has all the makings of a proper documentary and may appeal to those with an interest in telecoms infrastructure, manhole covers, GCHQ conspiracy theories (tinfoil hats optional, but not required) and suspicious bungalows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_nnUbX7uuQ
https://youtu.be/K_nnUbX7uuQ
I'm enjoying No Offence - pacy, funny, rude, grimy. If you didn't know before it would only take a few seconds to see that Paul Abbott was behind it. Joanna Scanlon and the other 2 female leads are brilliant. Even Will Mellor is better than tolerable.
Should we be watching Mastermind tonight?
Hmm, my newspaper had the Books of wossisname but I see an electronic version doesn't.
Stand down.
I enjoyed Taboo last week, will be watching 2nd episode tonight.Hoh yessssss! [or rather we caught up with Shelock last night, but will catch-up with TabooEp2 soon ...]
Hmm, my newspaper had the Books of wossisname but I see an electronic version doesn't.
Stand down.
Bloke last night's books were Robert Harris; Gerald's doing Dan Brown. Next week's mag says "Asterix, the Periodic Table, the novels of Nick Hornby, Richard Feynman and Stan Laurel" so not next week either.
After trying, and abandoning "OA" and something about crime scene cleaners, both because they were shite, we settled on "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". On Netflix, it stars a hobbit and it shows just what is possible when you have a great source material to work with. It also shows that Netflix don't need zombies, vampires or aliens to make a great TV series.
So, Ep2 was just as dark and brooding. They even hired another mumbler to share some scenes with Mr Hardy.I enjoyed Taboo last week, will be watching 2nd episode tonight.Hoh yessssss! [or rather we caught up with Shelock last night, but will catch-up with TabooEp2 soon ...]
I do hope they turn Tom Hardy*'s mike up in future episodes, he's too good to miss any dialogue :)
I enjoyed Taboo last week, will be watching 2nd episode tonight.Hoh yessssss! [or rather we caught up with Shelock last night, but will catch-up with TabooEp2 soon ...]
I do hope they turn Tom Hardy*'s mike up in future episodes, he's too good to miss any dialogue :)
Grand Budapest Hotel on Film 4 tonight, 2100.:thumbsup:
Hmm, my newspaper had the Books of wossisname but I see an electronic version doesn't.
Stand down.
Bloke last night's books were Robert Harris; Gerald's doing Dan Brown. Next week's mag says "Asterix, the Periodic Table, the novels of Nick Hornby, Richard Feynman and Stan Laurel" so not next week either.
Ah, I'm probably mixing my authors. So many tenterhooks on, I was.
Will have to have a look at the A.S.O.U. Events another time. The film was received well, wasn't it?
More of the same this week. Plus some actual ... "Taboo" activity. Finally!I enjoyed Taboo last week, will be watching 2nd episode tonight.Hoh yessssss! [or rather we caught up with Shelock last night, but will catch-up with TabooEp2 soon ...]
I do hope they turn Tom Hardy*'s mike up in future episodes, he's too good to miss any dialogue :)
Tom Hardy has pretty much made Brooding & Menacing his own. I haven't checked my dictionary but it may even say, "See: Tom Hardy" for those two entries.
Battle Mountain - nGraeme Obree's Story is showing on BBC2 Scotland next Tuesday (07/02)Please tell me there is loads of cool stuff on BBC2 that you DONT get in Scotland!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08c70vf
Prolly available on iPlayer but, the other night was Cheetahs- Growing Up Fast.Did they show much of Tarzan? ;)
Some here may know I have a soft spot for Cheetah. This was ace throughout and sad in places and I was damn jealous of the cameraman.
Prolly available on iPlayer but, the other night was Cheetahs- Growing Up Fast.Did they show much of Tarzan? ;)
Some here may know I have a soft spot for Cheetah. This was ace throughout and sad in places and I was damn jealous of the cameraman.
BBC4 has a load of stuff on tonight, something about EMI and then something about prog rock. Just now I'm watching one hit wonders.
Was it a decent production? The info on iPlayer was very sparse.
Imagine the first episode of Heroes, remade with David Lynch directing
This Unit has just watched S03E01 of "Broadchurch", which looks like it might develop nicely. Anything with Olivia Colman in it has to be watched anyway.
Potentially Arena: Alone with Chrissie Hynde on BBC 4 at 2100.
Prime Suspect 1973
Potentially Arena: Alone with Chrissie Hynde on BBC 4 at 2100.
Thought I'd catch up with that on i-player. Gave up after 20 minutes. She is so dull. Huge disappointment.
Prime Suspect 1973
Period detail nostalgia aside, did you think it was any good?
I didn't.
Prime Suspect 1973
Period detail nostalgia aside, did you think it was any good?
I didn't.
Prime Suspect 1973
Period detail nostalgia aside, did you think it was any good?
I didn't.
I'm sort of liking it but don't like the message that having Cracker's DS Penhaligon playing Jane Tennison's Mum is sending me, which is that I am Old.
Prime Suspect 1973.
Rover P6's, Austin 1100, Vauxhall Viva etc.
Lex Shrapnel. What a fucking ace moniker :thumbsup:
I just watched ep. 2. Would the uniformed rozzers really be using a 1966 Rover in 1973?
"When we met I knew I wasn't his type of girl".
I know it jars a bit when they get these things "wrong" but...Prime Suspect 1973.
Rover P6's, Austin 1100, Vauxhall Viva etc.
Lex Shrapnel. What a fucking ace moniker :thumbsup:
I just watched ep. 2. Would the uniformed rozzers really be using a 1966 Rover in 1973?
I know it jars a bit when they get these things "wrong" but...
You are watching an fictive portrayal of imaginary events, i.e. an grate big fat lie, and in order to make this lie more believable an certane amount of smoke, not to say mirrors, must be employed. However the purveyors of this lie not having an unlimited amount of money for smoke, mirrors or other devices of mass distraction expect you, a willing participant in the lie, to focus not on the set dressing but on the lie itself AKA "the story".
Besides for stuff set in the 1970s you've got the almost insuperable problem that any* motor vehicle built in the 1970s is now a smear metal oxides in the mud of a scrapyard somewhere so you're going to have to use whatever you can get your hands on that's not completely anachronistic.
*May contain traces of exaggeration.
I was actually looking for post-1973 vehicular crimes,
I was actually looking for post-1973 vehicular crimes,
Dare I ask ... Why??
new series of Inside No.9...
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are sick fucks. But also geniuses. Totally brilliant. Will have to catch up with the firsttwoepson iplayer.
I was actually looking for post-1973 vehicular crimes,
Dare I ask ... Why??
To have something to gripe about in here, obv.
I was actually looking for post-1973 vehicular crimes,
Dare I ask ... Why??
I was actually looking for post-1973 vehicular crimes,
Dare I ask ... Why??
I read it as looking for such vehicular crimes as were later represented by the Morris marina or Austin Alegro......
I remember the tag-line for the Morris Ital (basically the Marina completely restyled by the ITAL design studios to look exactly like the Marina it replaced) was "More Espresso than Allegro", which was by far the best thing about it.My second car was an Ital. Looked nothing like the Marina, it had a much fatter arse. :)
Prime Suspect 1973
Period detail nostalgia aside, did you think it was any good?
I didn't.
I'm sort of liking it but don't like the message that having Cracker's DS Penhaligon playing Jane Tennison's Mum is sending me, which is that I am Old.
Prime Suspect 1973
Period detail nostalgia aside, did you think it was any good?
I didn't.
I'm sort of liking it but don't like the message that having Cracker's DS Penhaligon playing Jane Tennison's Mum is sending me, which is that I am Old.
Well, that went off at right-angles to the book in the final episode, such as having someone completely different wot done the murderin' and having Kath return as a live D/C instead of a dead lesbian ???
Also enjoyed the first episode of the new adaptation of Decline & Fall on Friday. Some reviews have been a bit sniffy about it, but it's so long since I read the book that I don't really have any preconceptions. And I laughed a lot. I now want to read the book again.
The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
AND DOES HIS VOICE ALWAYS GO UP AT THE END OF EVERY SENTENCE??The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
IS IT JUST ME, OR DOES WOLFSON MONKMAN SPEAK IN CAPITAL LETTERS?
The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
Too Canadian for your tastes?
Remember Emmanuel Guttenplan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsnwwcc7sw)? He had an endearing geek chic that Monkman could never pull off.
Two all-male Oxbridge teams
Remember Emmanuel Guttenplan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsnwwcc7sw)?I loved Guttenplan's "it wasn't a guess" retort to Paxo...
The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
Too Canadian for your tastes?
Remember Emmanuel Guttenplan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsnwwcc7sw)? He had an endearing geek chic that Monkman could never pull off.
Car Share. The section with the cyclist is inspired - we've all been there - the epilogue is hilarious. Also the Shaun Ryder Rehab Centre :thumbsup:That cyclist looked like about 300 cyclists I know, and I only know 301. Yes including the females.
It's about time UC stopped giving every oxbridge college a separate entry.
The UC final. Please, please let Monkman lose.
Too Canadian for your tastes?
Remember Emmanuel Guttenplan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsnwwcc7sw)? He had an endearing geek chic that Monkman could never pull off.
(Tenuous claim to fame alert:) Do I ever; he beat us in the semi-finals that series. Both he and Jenny Harris were terrifying quizzers, though gauche as all fuck and utterly without social skills.</notbitter> He does seem to have mellowed slightly these days (fuck, is it really the best part of a decade now!?)
It's about time UC stopped giving every oxbridge college a separate entry.
Yes how do they get away with that? Other universities are collegiate eg York and Durham and they don't get to enter one team per college.
For some reason, Manchester vs Emmanuel 2010 is evading me on Youtube.
It's about time UC stopped giving every oxbridge college a separate entry.
Yes how do they get away with that? Other universities are collegiate eg York and Durham and they don't get to enter one team per college.
It's Oxbridge and that's it really. different rules apply to them
Here, Pharti, you'll enjoy this:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/09/eric-monkman-monkmania-takes-twitter-by-storm-ahead-of-university-challenge-final
Every face Olivia Colman made, come to that. She's just (hunts for suitable adjective but fails to find one).
A more prosaic explanation is that Oxbridge colleges still do some teaching at college level.FTFY
Television tonight, whats worth watching?
Last night's HIGNFY - if you like recumbent magazines, that is.
Tenuous Claim To Fame #6735; I used to be editor of its predecessor and have had articles in the last two issues. I ate'nt seen it yet (waiting for the 12" extended remix version) so cannot tell you whether my prose has been rendered furtherly DETHless by being quoted on National Television.
Now on IPlayer - Classic Albums. Carly Simons No Secrets (You're So Vain was the hit). Some great playing and engineering from a time when those skills counted.
Diana as Lady Macbeth:o
Gold are rerunning The Fast Show. Bloody genius!
Yes, quite enjoyed it. Was amused by the iambic pentameter, and the (assumed deliberate) shaping from Shakespeare. Diana as Lady Macbeth was particularly amusing. Inspiration taken from pretty much all the historics, from Julius Caesar through to Lear, and some of the comedies.
Car Share. The section with the cyclist is inspired - we've all been there - the epilogue is hilarious. Also the Shaun Ryder Rehab Centre :thumbsup:
Ian Hislop is doing a thing tonight about immigration in Victorian times, BBC2, 2100.
We're catching up on The Night Of at the moment. It's very good, but almost unbearably tense. I still haven't made up my mind if he did it or not, and I suspect it's not going to get much clearer in the remaining episodes...
Watched Season 2 of The Expanse with my son. Since until a week ago he lived in Edinburgh, this was a rare indulgence. It didn't disappoint. Nobody says "Go fuck yourself" like Shohreh Aghdashloo
I gave up halfway through the second episode, it irritated me too much.Your loss...
We've just this weekend finished the first series of David Fincher's Mindhunter on Netflix. Very good.
Avoids the usual torture porn aspect of many serial killer dramas, instead it's mostly talking - and all the better for it. Pretty much all the men in it are thoroughly appalling, even the good guys.
Watched Season 2 of The Expanse with my son. Since until a week ago he lived in Edinburgh, this was a rare indulgence. It didn't disappoint. Nobody says "Go fuck yourself" like Shohreh Aghdashloo
Love that series. Books are worth reading too.
It feels like Babylon 5 with a less intricate storyline and much better special effects.
Forget all that nonsense above . . . The Detectorists is back on tonight at 10pm BBC4. Episode 1 of the 3rd series.
The Fight for Mosul (http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-11-07/fight-for-mosul-channel-4-how-it-was-filmed/) the other night.
Eye opening and thought provoking.
I rewatched the pilot of Motherland last week - great stuff. Very optimistic. (I only just found out that Sharon Horgan is on the writing team :)
We've got Motherland recorded to watch. Looks promising.
On the comedy front, I've also been enjoying Gameface, which is basically Roisin Conaty playing the same part she plays in Man Down but as the main character. I'm a big fan of her work. She's very funny. Also has Mrs Doyle as her mum.
Man Down is also back for a new series but I've not caught up with it yet.
There was a 'pilot' of hers that played (last year? two year's ago?) which had her waking up, hair in disarray, make-up all over the place, next to a man she obviously couldn't recall from the night before, then making her way back home with only one shoe. Later she had to give a speech to her old school, which was hilarious. But the show never aired! A pity, and I now can't remember the name of it. It looked brilliant, and couldn't understand why there was never series from this.
I think you might be right Citoyers, but, the Psychiatrist was played by the excellent Mike Wozniak, who's in 'Man Down', amongst other things. On the clip I've just seen advertising 'Gameface', they have the 'perpetually nervous' actor (Karl Theobald) from Green Wing, playing the part. Dunno why? Maybe Mike is contractually unavailable.
But . . . damn and blast, does this mean I've already missed the first episode!!?
I think you might be right Citoyers, but, the Psychiatrist was played by the excellent Mike Wozniak, who's in 'Man Down', amongst other things. On the clip I've just seen advertising 'Gameface', they have the 'perpetually nervous' actor (Karl Theobald) from Green Wing, playing the part. Dunno why? Maybe Mike is contractually unavailable.
But . . . damn and blast, does this mean I've already missed the first episode!!?
BN: Yes. (in fact we might be on Ep3?? )
GN: Theobald is possibly the best thing in it (sorry mr Wozniak). And everyone in Green Wing should have a job for life :P
(GN-II: isn't all this shit on Catchpup these days? )
I think you might be right Citoyers, but, the Psychiatrist was played by the excellent Mike Wozniak, who's in 'Man Down', amongst other things. On the clip I've just seen advertising 'Gameface', they have the 'perpetually nervous' actor (Karl Theobald) from Green Wing, playing the part. Dunno why? Maybe Mike is contractually unavailable.
But . . . damn and blast, does this mean I've already missed the first episode!!?
Speaking of recent comedy series. Did anyone love Fleabag as much as I did?
New series currently filming, though it won't be broadcast 'til 2019. Hopefully the impending apocalypse will hold off until afterwards.
Since the man himself subscribes to the belief that there should be no such thing as a guilty pleasure (https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/dave-gormans-modern-life-is-goodish/watch-online/?video=5187621383001), I'll come right out and say that I'm very much enjoying the new series of Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish on Dave.Me too. The found poem he did the other week which included references to Take That had me in tears of laughter.
You are not alone. One of the best things on TV last year.
I think it's been picked up be Amazon, so it may be more difficult to catch the new series without a Prime subscription.
This week's episode (with the black cab) was truly inspired. Gales of laughter at Legs Towers.Since the man himself subscribes to the belief that there should be no such thing as a guilty pleasure (https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/dave-gormans-modern-life-is-goodish/watch-online/?video=5187621383001), I'll come right out and say that I'm very much enjoying the new series of Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish on Dave.Me too. The found poem he did the other week which included references to Take That had me in tears of laughter.
Legion. A Marvel TV series that isn't marvelly at all. Stranger Things for adults and has some really innovative stuff. Excellent writing, editing and very little fluff.
*joke for 70s kids https://www.bookdepository.com/Volcano-Adventure-Willard-Price/9781782950219[/sub]
Should I be ashamed to say I read all of those?*joke for 70s kids https://www.bookdepository.com/Volcano-Adventure-Willard-Price/9781782950219[/sub]
I think I read a whole shelf of those. And all I can remember is that pumice floats and that tigers can swim. I'm sure they weren't all buoyancy-related. Oh, was there a witch doctor in one of them? I'm sure it was problematic racial stereotypes all the way down, but that rings a bell...
Probably - but I know I'm not ashamed ;D I was only 11-ish*joke for 70s kids https://www.bookdepository.com/Volcano-Adventure-Willard-Price/9781782950219[/sub]
I think I read a whole shelf of those. And all I can remember is that pumice floats and that tigers can swim. I'm sure they weren't all buoyancy-related. Oh, was there a witch doctor in one of them? I'm sure it was problematic racial stereotypes all the way down, but that rings a bell...
Should I be ashamed to say I read all of those?
Not sure if they were full of racial stereotypes or not. White man always gets his animal, that's the sole memory I have of them.
We’ve been enjoying that too. Looking forward to the final episodes this weekend.
Missed the first series when it was on C4 so need to catch up with that too.
Despite plot holes big enough to drive a bus-full of corpses through, it's grimly enjoyable tosh, isn't it? One thing's for sure, I'd be pretty uneasy about being under a French witness protection scheme...
Anyway, Spiral to look forward to next...
The League of Gentlemen returns tonight for a three-night run.
Anyway, Spiral to look forward to next...
Not seen any of the previous series, but heard good things about this... Do you think it's likely to be understandable as a standalone?
I did wonder where the Pauline Campbell-Jones sketch was going until the very end. I liked the two (very grown up) teenagers from the video rental shop trying to flog pirate DVDs that hadn't moved on since the original series. And, of course, Chloe amd Radclyffe being even creepier than ever.The League of Gentlemen returns tonight for a three-night run.
...brilliantly treading the fine line between comedy and tragedy. I thought it was superb.
(Although some of the best gags were hidden in the background - eg “let’s call a spayed a spayed” and Pamela Doove’s shipping forecast, both of which made me LOL. Also: ACRONYM - genius.)
Woo, Spiral / Engrenages starts again on the 30th Dec :)
In a 'brainless entertainment' sort of way, the Red Bull Soapbox Races shown on Dave have been required viewing this Xmas.
In a 'brainless entertainment' sort of way, the Red Bull Soapbox Races shown on Dave have been required viewing this Xmas.
I like these too. I particularly like the way they get points awarded for the acting and show they put on before launching the soapbox down the course. There are some completely barmy ones.
Really getting into Witnesses: A Frozen Death on iPlayer. Glad of the subtitles (it's in French) and completely flummoxed by it! :thumbsup:
Reminds me, I'm one of the 3,562 people left who has yet to see Breaking Bad. And I mean properly watch it.
It's not that I don't want to watch it, I just have commitment issues. It'll take months to watch them all.
Ah, OD, but you're not a jetsetting Tidy-Haired Thought Leader :demon:
With a limited attention span. I can't watch more than two hours of telev... oh look, a squirrel.
on netflix...
Narcos is excellent. 3 seasons of gripping stuff. Hard hitting at times. You get used to the high spanish subtitle content.
Yesterday I discovered http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world
It's got that tedious mission documentary style, but the fundamental eccentricity of the idea (like that James May programme with the 10 mile Hornby railway, but more ambitious) is pleasing enough that it's eminently watchable. Confirms a few stereotypes about model railway enthusiasts and engineers... kind of thing that makes you proud to be British.
Yesterday I discovered http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world
It's got that tedious mission documentary style, but the fundamental eccentricity of the idea (like that James May programme with the 10 mile Hornby railway, but more ambitious) is pleasing enough that it's eminently watchable. Confirms a few stereotypes about model railway enthusiasts and engineers... kind of thing that makes you proud to be British.
A 1 hour program, stretched to (what feels like) a hundred 1 hour programs.
Yesterday I discovered http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world
It's got that tedious mission documentary style, but the fundamental eccentricity of the idea (like that James May programme with the 10 mile Hornby railway, but more ambitious) is pleasing enough that it's eminently watchable. Confirms a few stereotypes about model railway enthusiasts and engineers... kind of thing that makes you proud to be British.
Yesterday I discovered http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world
It's got that tedious mission documentary style, but the fundamental eccentricity of the idea (like that James May programme with the 10 mile Hornby railway, but more ambitious) is pleasing enough that it's eminently watchable. Confirms a few stereotypes about model railway enthusiasts and engineers... kind of thing that makes you proud to be British.
It was OK but a tad old fashioned. I think they should do an updated one where they have to electrify the whole line and run a model 225 full nine coach train down it at full scale speed :)
Back to OD's question.
Stick with Peaky Blinders, it does get good and the soundtrack is superb.
Unlike "Trauma", watched the whole of, but equally shite. Not worth watching if you haven't already!
I loved "Biggest little railway in the world" whereas CBH hated it. The answer to my question concerning attending the model railway event at the showground last weekend was met with a resounding "NO". :facepalm:zOMG. Jumped the shark so long ago it appears to be fossilised..... and I hear tell Ms Anderson won't do another series, frankly the horse tranquilizers are somewhat overdue for this patient.
Anyway.... X Files Series 11 Ep 1..... I mean, what the hell was going on there???? I watched the first 10 minutes not knowing what the hell was going on until I realised that they had done a "Dallas" on us...... borrowed from the Guardians match report :thumbsup: It was like the time in "Buffy" when they introduced Dawn. ??? Talking about Buffy, isn't it about time Channel 5 or the like rerun the whole lot from the start? Thursday evenings are just not the same anymore.
Of course being a Fanboy I will watch the rest of the series but frankly, I think I no longer believe.
Started watching the 2nd series of Modus. The acting was abysmal. I gave up.
We’ve finally got round to starting on Spiral - halfway through the first series so far. It’s very good. Still trying to get to grips with the French legal system though.I was saying to Pingu must make a point of never breaking the law in France.....
Turns out the new John Cleese sitcom is every bit as shite as it sounded when Humpty Dumphries interviewed him about it on the Toady programme the other day.Was, wasn't it. A great cast wasted.
...Still trying to get to grips with the French legal system though.
I have an urge to binge-watch Engrenages again, but Miss von Brandenburg says I need to binge-watch Borgen instead.
The Art of Japanese Life on BBC 4 last night and now on iPlayer
It was part 1 last night and it was fantastic. Dr James Fox examining Japanese Arts relationship with nature. Fascinating and some beautiful art such as Tohaku's Pine Trees in fog.
Turns out the new John Cleese sitcom is every bit as shite as it sounded when Humpty Dumphries interviewed him about it on the Toady programme the other day.
The other night saw Electric Dreams on Channel 4, the first of 10 stand alone adaptations of Phillip K Dick stories. Episode one was The Hood Maker, a story about a future society where telepaths (teeps) seem to be at odds with the world?So they've finally gotten round to showing the final 3 of these.
Anyhow, ep1 stars features Richard Madden (Rodd "The King in the North" Stark) and Holliday Grainger (Robin Ellacott- the secretary come trainee private dick in Strike) and I enjoyed it. Looking at the IMDb listings, some big names will feature in future episodes.
Eletric Dreams IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5711280/?ref_=tt_ov_inf)
Jessica Jones Season 2. Started of pretty well, but has now dug itself into a pretty big hole (episode 9 now). Tempted to skip an episode or 2.
To illustrate how behind I am with this show, I am recommending the first series even though the second series has just come out and everyone’s losing it about how good it is. Fortunately for me, they’ve popped series one on iPlayer to coincide with these new episodes. It’s a sitcom about a mum (Lesley Manville) keeping a family moving. It’s beautifully written (Stefan Golaszewski), with warm, authentic dialogue and vaguely ridiculous/moving scenarios. You might cry, but it’s also the funniest thing I’ve seen for a long time. And I’ve got nine episodes still in hand.
We got our fibre broadband connected yesterday ;D, so it was the first time we'd been able to watch All 4 without the infuriating buffering. So we came late to the party with The End Of The F***ing World, which was darkly comic and comically dark. I'm quite sure it's been mentioned upthread, but it's really excellent. We've only watched 1 20min episode, but looking forward to the next opportunity to catch an instalment.Watched ep 3 last night :o :o
Jessica Jones Season 2. Started of pretty well, but has now dug itself into a pretty big hole (episode 9 now). Tempted to skip an episode or 2.
I struggled with the first one tbh. I like the idea and the character but the execution. Firstly, I'm not really sure what her superpower is other than being 'a bit strong.' My wife can arm wrestle me into submission. Second, she spent an entire series trying to get Bad Guy to incriminate himself so the Vulnerable One could get out of her legal pickle. Fine, you may say. The problem was that Bad Guy did have an actual superpower, that being Ultimate Persuasion. So, he'd simply talk his way out of any fate that Jessica set up for him. In other words, he'd have to die. A fact that didn't seem to be recognised until the final episode. It might have worked in the shorter span of a movie, but over many episodes the lack of realisation started to jar. Oh ffs, just kill the git.
“The young offenders”, a “Cork lads” version of “Derry girls” sort of. BBC1 11.25pm
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
The City & The City, adaptation of China Mieville's book starring David Morrissey, starts tonight at 9pm on BBC2. I've been looking forward to this for over two years so it had bloody well better be good.So what did you think?
The City & The City, adaptation of China Mieville's book starring David Morrissey, starts tonight at 9pm on BBC2. I've been looking forward to this for over two years so it had bloody well better be good.So what did you think?
(How long until someone posts how much stuff they left out ;D )
I've only read one Mieville book - or rather half of one. How shall I put this; it had a lot of interesting idea. And it wasn't this book.
I'm on the fence about tonight's opener ... I await "expert" reviews ... :)
The City & The City, adaptation of China Mieville's book starring David Morrissey, starts tonight at 9pm on BBC2. I've been looking forward to this for over two years so it had bloody well better be good.So what did you think?
(How long until someone posts how much stuff they left out :-D )
I've only read one Mieville book - or rather half of one. How shall I put this; it had a lot of interesting idea. And it wasn't this book.
I'm on the fence about tonight's opener ... I await "expert" reviews ... :-)
It looks like they've done a good job of interpreting the book and bringing it to life in a reasonably 'naturalistic' way. David Morrissey is good, as ever. Might need to watch the first ep again as I was very tired last night and not really concentrating on it, but it did seem a bit flat, not enough suspense (or is that just because I already know the story and how it ends?).
They seemed to work out the dead girl's identity too quickly, but I suppose that's a necessity when you've only got four episodes to cram everything into.
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
Scandinoir correspondent confirms May 11th. And it's on BBC2, not BBC4.
BBC 4, Rich Hall on California, 23:30Ooh, ta
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
Scandinoir correspondent confirms May 11th. And it's on BBC2, not BBC4.
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
Scandinoir correspondent confirms May 11th. And it's on BBC2, not BBC4.
That'll be tonight then. Yay!
A week too late, I discover that Quest are showing nightly Giro highlights. A bugger I missed the Etna stage. (Yes I know I can watch it in Youtube as well, but I like highlights as opposed to live coverage).Doh :facepalm:
He's just in there to annoy everyone, he'll eventually do something good/heroic.
So was it the journalist who got knocked on the head or was it his twin brother?
A week too late, I discover that Quest are showing nightly Giro highlights. A bugger I missed the Etna stage. (Yes I know I can watch it in Youtube as well, but I like highlights as opposed to live coverage).Doh :facepalm:
Noted, thanks :)
(Here's the catchup link - for St6 as it happens - for other people as stupid as me and rafletcher: https://www.questtv.co.uk/video/giro-2018#5782972666001 )
Worthy of a thread on its own in The Pub IMHO.
How innovative it appeared to be then and how long they have lasted.
Almost my entire lifetime of ECML journeys. Still remember the Deltic types that preceded them though.
My sinister agents tell me that the fourth and final series of "The Bridge" is to hit our shores in "May".
Scandinoir correspondent confirms May 11th. And it's on BBC2, not BBC4.
That'll be tonight then. Yay!
So far just about everyone involved is a nutter. Except Jonas, who's just an arsehole.
Patrick Melrose - based on the novels by Edward St Aubyn, adapted by David Nicholls and starting Benedict Cumberbatch.
Tonight’s first episode was actually based on the second novel, which makes dramatic sense and I thought worked really well. I liked the books a lot but the first is pretty harrowing and may not have been an ideal way to introduce the character on screen.
Benedict Cumberbatch is superb, couldn’t think of anyone more perfect to play the part - although he is strictly about 15-20 years too old for the 20-something Patrick of the second novel. Anyway, he puts in a fine performance, very convincing and very true to the book. The script and his performance certainly capture the tone of the books.
Hugo Weaving is also excellent as his appalling father.
Flowers is back on C4 on Mon, brilliant :)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/08/flowers-mental-health-julian-barratt-channel-4
Interesting theory. There was certainly something a bit "Jacob's Ladder" about...(click to show/hide)
Haven't seen Jacob's Ladder
Renora: This will be an informal hearing, so I'm going to start with some informal advice: I am one hundred years old. I do not have time to squander listening to superfluous language. In short, I intend to be in here until supper, not senility.
The last 3 episodes (but not previous ones) the credits have listed someone as 'Body double Saga'. I can't think of why she may have needed one? [/spoiler]
Sacha Baron Cohen on C4 by the sounds of it. For fans of Chris Morris' Cake episode.
Don't know if it's 'worth watching' - I make my appearance on Britain by Bike tonight ;)
Spent the last couple of evenings catching up on Bodyguard. Cracking telly. Very Jed Mercurial - if you like Line Of Duty... He has that knack of making things feel very realistic even while they’re just beyond plausibility.
Final episode tonight. Should be a corker.
Don't know if it's 'worth watching' - I make my appearance on Britain by Bike tonight ;)
I have setup the tape reels! (8pm Ch5 I hope? )
(The programme after it looks good too - abandoned railway walks. Ep1 whisky )
Bodyguard... Final episode tonight. Should be a corker.
Should finish that tonight, then there's either "Cardinal" or a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
Should finish that tonight, then there's either "Cardinal" or a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
Cardinal is great. Well worth watching.
...a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
...a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
Hidden?
Should finish that tonight, then there's either "Cardinal" or a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
Cardinal is great. Well worth watching.
We enjoyed the first series, glad to hear the second id up to scratch too.
Ah FFS, was that s2 of Cardinal on the BBC? I looked it up and was sure it was s1...
Anyone tried the new Australian offering in the Saturday FOREIGN slot on BBC4?
No. What can you tempt us with?
Bodyguard... Final episode tonight. Should be a corker.
Well, that all went a bit mental. Not an entirely satisfactory ending but still very enjoyable.
Now to catch up on Killing Eve...
I loved the whole thing including the plot twists, dark sense of humour and the ending of the series definitely indicates Series 2
Shortly before its premiere [in the US, in April 2018] Killing Eve was renewed for a second season. Filming for the second season started on July 16, 2018. It is set to premiere in Spring 2019.
Is it Blasphemy to say that I preferred this to the Bodyguard?Of course not - you can be wrong without commiting Blasphemy my friend!
If you know there's going to be another series, it does tend to mitigate some of the dramatic tension in situations of life-threatening peril for the main character(s).
But unlike Bodyguard ep 3: She can't be dead really, there are still 3 episodes to go.
[Killing Eve] I guess it's pointless moaning at Nuncio, Cunobelin AND wikipedia for spoiler abuse >:(
:)
Definitely enjoyed the first 2 EPs. I still think it's less than the sum of its parts, thoughbut. The characters are all interesting, but don't *quite* gel.
Nice spot with the New Avengers comparison. I was thinking that the assassin is inspired by Nikita, but with a strong influence from Cumberbatch's version of Sherlock - the slightly comic disregard for the lives of others. Personally I feel no empathy for her, but it's a great character that might grow on me.
(The last really great TV anti-hero I can remember was Dexter. That seems a long time ago now. )Is it Blasphemy to say that I preferred this to the Bodyguard?Of course not - you can be wrong without commiting Blasphemy my friend!
(they are very different progs.)
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More bizarrely the original Codename Villanelle was a 36 page novella, but is now 225 pages, so a different beast altogether... its it the first 4 in one volume or has it been extended ?
Walking Britain's Lost Railways.So the Woodhead line was 20mins faster than the Hope line. Where have I heard that before mmmm?
Tonight, Sheffield to Manchester via the Woodhead tunnels. On 5 +1 @ 22:00
...a cop drama set in Wales that I can't immediately recall the name of (not Hinterland, it's a new one).
Hidden?
Yes :thumbsup:
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More bizarrely the original Codename Villanelle was a 36 page novella, but is now 225 pages, so a different beast altogether... its it the first 4 in one volume or has it been extended ?
Google is your friend!
Codename Villanelle - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename_Villanelle
Codename Villanelle is a 2018 fictional thriller novel by British author Luke Jennings. A compilation of four serial e-book novellas published in 2014–2016, ...
What channel?
We watched the first episode last night - you're right, it's very good.What channel?
BBC
Re-watched the first episode yesterday because there were a few things I didn’t quite understand... Ah! Now I see...
it’s one of those series where they feed you bits of information that only become important later. More alert viewers than me will probably do a better job of noticing the “save this one in your memory bank for later” cues.
Also some of the dialogue is a bit clunkier than I noticed first time around but the acting is strong enough to carry it.
The evening news on any channel should be a corker tonight :)
Last night, but will be on iPlayer. Documentary about Billy Monger covering the year after his F4 accident and loss of his legs. Remarkable.Didn't watch all of that, but the in-car (full speed) footage of his crash is the scariest thing I've ever seen on a racetrack. He had absolutely f-all time to do a thing about that one.
Last night, but will be on iPlayer. Documentary about Billy Monger covering the year after his F4 accident and loss of his legs. Remarkable.Didn't watch all of that, but the in-car (full speed) footage of his crash is the scariest thing I've ever seen on a racetrack. He had absolutely f-all time to do a thing about that one.
Good luck to him :thumbsup:
Finished last night - wow! I think I'm going to re-watch the first few mins of the first episode to see if any of the later events are telegraphed.We watched the first episode last night - you're right, it's very good.What channel?
BBC
Re-watched the first episode yesterday because there were a few things I didn’t quite understand... Ah! Now I see...
it’s one of those series where they feed you bits of information that only become important later. More alert viewers than me will probably do a better job of noticing the “save this one in your memory bank for later” cues.
Also some of the dialogue is a bit clunkier than I noticed first time around but the acting is strong enough to carry it.
Watching Anne Hegarty on I'm a Celebrity and hoping she can put her Asbergers Syndrome to one side and complete the trial she has been set. Can't be easy.I'm not sure anyone can put Aspergers Syndrome to one side. If you could, you'd no longer have it. I'm amazed she's still in. Maybe it's the cruelty of the people who vote. They just want to see her point blank refuse to do certain parts of trials and starve the rest of camp.
We watched the first episode last night - you're right, it's very good.What channel?
BBC
Re-watched the first episode yesterday because there were a few things I didn’t quite understand... Ah! Now I see...
it’s one of those series where they feed you bits of information that only become important later. More alert viewers than me will probably do a better job of noticing the “save this one in your memory bank for later” cues.
Also some of the dialogue is a bit clunkier than I noticed first time around but the acting is strong enough to carry it.
We are watching "The ABC Murders". We do not believe the phrase or saying "vinegar tits" was A Thing in 1933, and Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion certainly wasn't.Ah - we must have been watching a different "ABC Murders"; ours wasn't a documentary about a 1933 serial killer.
Could do better.
We are watching "The ABC Murders". We do not believe the phrase or saying "vinegar tits" was A Thing in 1933, and Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion certainly wasn't.
Could do better.
Aye well, according to Netflux's Outlaw Prince, Robert the Bruce occasionally said 'OK'.
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Bonus points to anything getting it wrong where cultural difference is part of the story: A while ago I watched an initially intriguing mini-series a about a generation starship supposedly launched from earth in the 1960s. The plot hinged on the crew having been out of contact with Earth since the launch, with their culture and technology developing in different directions. Which made the use of contemporary computer jargon stick out like a sore thumb. At least until [soilers] made that the least of the problems.
My in-depth research suggests that the origin of the phrase "vinegar tits" was "Prisoner Cell Block H", which makes it doubly grating :demon:
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Bonus points to anything getting it wrong where cultural difference is part of the story: A while ago I watched an initially intriguing mini-series a about a generation starship supposedly launched from earth in the 1960s. The plot hinged on the crew having been out of contact with Earth since the launch, with their culture and technology developing in different directions. Which made the use of contemporary computer jargon stick out like a sore thumb. At least until [soilers] made that the least of the problems.
Ascension? If so, I missed the inappropriate jargon when I saw it.
Late to the party as ever but intrigued by Berlin Station on Channel 4. CIA spooks in Berlin.
I started Friday night and ended up binge watching the first 6 episodes on All 4.
Plot twists on plot twists and doesn't portray the CIA in a good light. The 'good guys' aren't always the good guys and the 'bad guys' are really devious. Reminded me of The ICRESS File, espionage & counter terrorism isn't glamorous.
The first eight episodes are on All 4 and the last two come up this week, there's just time to catch up
What??My in-depth research suggests that the origin of the phrase "vinegar tits" was "Prisoner Cell Block H", which makes it doubly grating :demon:
That’s hilarious.
I watched about half of the first episode of ABC before deciding I’d seen quite enough, thank you. Load of old tripe.
Poirot and noted dickhead Weasley of the Yard are in a hurry to get to Doncaster from That London for the purposes of Villain Apprehension. Why, then, did their train cross the Ribblehead Viaduct, unless noted dickhead Weasley of the Yard accidentally led the pair of them onto the Hogwarts Express?
I suppose Ribblehead has the advantages of frequent steam excursions, lack of overhead electric gantries and no contemporary distractions. The Glennfinnan viaduct used in the Harry Potter films has similar advantages, but it's in Scotland, not Yorkshire.
Black Mirror 'Bandersnatch'
Just brilliant
Is that on Sky?
Has Luther 'Jumped The Shark'?
Of course this means that they will probably try for another season
And nest week it's Tina Weymouth on Bass. I think there's a guitar one too.
And nest week it's Tina Weymouth on Bass. I think there's a guitar one too.
Thanks for the heads up. That one will definitely be worth watching.
They probably learnt that lesson with Stuart Copeland. ;D
The only disappointment was that because Tina Weymouth was presenting it, there wasn’t enough of her actual playing.
[I've NEVER listened to drumming properly, so perhaps I have a tin ear for these things? But I think they could have laboured the basics a bit more, just to ... err "drum in" the key concepts e.g. which IS the backbeat?? etc. I still learned a lot, mind :)
They probably learnt that lesson with Stuart Copeland. ;D
The only disappointment was that because Tina Weymouth was presenting it, there wasn’t enough of her actual playing.
Who - being sherious - did a good job on his episode. He actually let people talk, and got interesting stuff out of them.
[I've NEVER listened to drumming properly, so perhaps I have a tin ear for these things? But I think they could have laboured the basics a bit more, just to ... err "drum in" the key concepts e.g. which IS the backbeat?? etc. I still learned a lot, mind :)
Enough to want to watch Whiplash one day ...]
We've had drums and bass yet no one has mentioned Fleetwood Mac.
And nest week it's Tina Weymouth on Bass. I think there's a guitar one too.
I found the bass one a bit flat for no reason that I can really put my finger on (except for, perhaps, its utter failure to mention Lemmy).
If you like you're motor racing, this is worth a catch-up on iPlayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002p1x/williams-formula-1-in-the-blood
If you like you're motor racing, this is worth a catch-up on iPlayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002p1x/williams-formula-1-in-the-blood
This Unit hereby endorses this product, service or sentiment.
If you like you're motor racing, this is worth a catch-up on iPlayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002p1x/williams-formula-1-in-the-blood
This Unit hereby endorses this product, service or sentiment.
Thirded.
Yep, one of my faves for rhythm is Trampled Underfoot.
If you like you're motor racing, this is worth a catch-up on iPlayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002p1x/williams-formula-1-in-the-blood
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Thirded.
Fourthed. It's good even if your not a motor racing fan just as the story of some very complex family relationships.
I've seen a few sciencey programmes presented by Prof Alice Roberts and generally enjoyed them, so when I saw that bbc4 were showing something called 'Wild Swimming with Alice Roberts' I thought it odd but maybe worth a look.I got goose-bumps watching that.
Not a sciencey program, but wonderfully enjoyable.
(I can't believe anyone didn't enjoy Fleabag S2Ep1. I didn't watch any of S1, but this was nothing like what I'd read. Hope I'm not in for a disappointing rest of the series! Much clevererer and funnier than Killing Eve. The "twist" toward the end was a masterstroke.)
The jury on the Scandinoir Farcebok froup wot I am in is still out on Trapped v2.0. Half of them reckon it a Rubbish while the ones who are right think it's triff, even if the protagonists are not actually trapped this time. I watched episodes 1-6 back to back the other day and am engrossed. The vicar did it.
Did anyone watch MotherFatherSon? My wife made me sit through it, she seemed to enjoy it, but I thought it was dreadful...
Christy Moore concert on BBC4 tonightThere's a man who can make me laugh and cry, sometimes both at the same time.
New Line Of Duty tonight.That was rather awesome.
Don't know if it's 'worth watching' - I make my appearance on Britain by Bike tonight ;)Finally saw this :thumbsup:
"Audax" was just the answer to a question on University Challenge!
"Audax" was just the answer to a question on University Challenge!
Is DS Corbett bent?
...At least there's a new series of Veep* on the go...
I watched the last Fleabag (excellent), read this article on the Hot Priest https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/apr/10/how-should-we-feel-about-andrew-scott-priest-fleabag
And was reminded what a crush I had on Anna in This Life :)
There was just a trailer on BBC4 for the new season of Cardinal.
Well not until April, but Killing Eve series 2.
There was just a trailer on BBC4 for the new season of Cardinal.
Yay!
New Line Of Duty tonight.Having missed out on Line Of Duty first time around, Mrs Legs and I are bingeing from S1Ep1 at a rate of about one per night. Isn't it great? :D
The Fantastic Mr Feynman on BBC4 now. About everyone's favourite bongo playing Nobel prize winner.
The Fantastic Mr Feynman on BBC4 now. About everyone's favourite bongo playing Nobel prize winner.
The Fantastic Mr Feynman on BBC4 now. About everyone's favourite bongo playing Nobel prize winner.
That was really good.
John Lee Hooker - The Boogie Man BBC4 @ 9pmOoh. I'll get get_iplayer on the casd.
John Lee Hooker - The Boogie Man BBC4 @ 9pmOoh. I'll get get_iplayer on the casd.
get_iplayer is still working? I kinda assumed the Beeb had killed it off, but I haven't checked for a few years.
[I canspendwaste a lot of time just listening to legal BBC podcast downloads, but obviously that has limits ... ]
There was just a trailer on BBC4 for the new season of Cardinal. Didn't say exactly when though.
Documentary on Ginger Baker, "Beware of Mr Baker" on BBC 4 last night and presumably on iPlayer. Interesting life. Great drummer but it seems not a nice man. It was made in 2012 by the way.
Taskmaster starts on the 8th.
Third (and final) series of Mum started last night. Anyone who hasn't seen the first two series should catch up on iPlayer. I can't sum up its appeal any better than this review, which gets it absolutely spot on for me (caveat - it's a bit spoilery):
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/15/mum-review-bbc-two-lesley-manville-peter-mullan
Free Solo. Thurs (23rd) 9pm Ch4. Won best documentary at the Oscars this year. https://www.radiotimes.com/film/gznwqp/free-solo/
Good Omens starts on Amazon Prime on Friday :)Not getting a fantastic review in the Guardian today....
Good Omens starts on Amazon Prime on Friday :)Not getting a fantastic review in the Guardian today....
Ronin on ITV4. Now. Top de Niro action. With French accents.
Watched the end of Chernobyl tonight. A truly fantastic series about frightning events and mind numbing attitudes.Agreed.
Watched the end of Chernobyl tonight. A truly fantastic series about frightning events and mind numbing attitudes.Agreed.
For those of you, like me, who want to know, amongst other things, how much was 'real' and how much was dramatic licence, there is a series of 5 podcasts (to accompany the 5 episodes) where the writer/creator Craig Mazin is interviewed.
YouTube link here, or downloadable from your favourite etc etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeHPCYtWYQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeHPCYtWYQ)
Watched the end of Chernobyl tonight. A truly fantastic series about frightning events and mind numbing attitudes.
Putin’s Media Struggle to Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/04/putins-media-struggle-to-deal-with-hbos-chernobyl-a65866)
The Kremlin is producing it's own series, including showing the accident was caused byAliens!the CIA. ::-)
Also, Spiral soon.
Also, Spiral soon.
Ooh! When?
Actually, Sheen and Tennant were some of the best parts of the series. Sheen was given the best lines.Good Omens starts on Amazon Prime on Friday :)Not getting a fantastic review in the Guardian today....
Miss von Brandenburg has been consistently refusing to watch it ever since the project was announced, and doubly so since David Tennant, great ham that he be, was confirmed in the part of Crowley. I revisited the wireless series recently, which was a Thing of Splendid.
Actually, Sheen and Tennant were some of the best parts of the series. Sheen was given the best lines.Good Omens starts on Amazon Prime on Friday :)Not getting a fantastic review in the Guardian today....
Miss von Brandenburg has been consistently refusing to watch it ever since the project was announced, and doubly so since David Tennant, great ham that he be, was confirmed in the part of Crowley. I revisited the wireless series recently, which was a Thing of Splendid.
It is ok. Doesn't translate to the screen brilliantly.
Tales of the City
Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm ranking it as one of the best adaptions of a novel that I've seen.
Tomorrow on C4, Catch 22 with an all star cast by the looks of it.
Also, I have been enjoying What We Do in The Shadows on BBC. A silly thing about New York vampures from Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords.
I think the book has been best described as a 'long book that feels even longer.'
Tomorrow on C4, Catch 22 with an all star cast by the looks of it.Catch 22! What a pleasant surprise!!! One of my favourite books ever, and this didn't actually f*ck it up :thumbsup:
Also, I have been enjoying What We Do in The Shadows on BBC. A silly thing about New York vampures from Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords.
Putin’s Media Struggle to Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/04/putins-media-struggle-to-deal-with-hbos-chernobyl-a65866)
The Kremlin is producing it's own series, including showing the accident was caused byAliens!the CIA. ::-)
Putin’s Media Struggle to Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/04/putins-media-struggle-to-deal-with-hbos-chernobyl-a65866)
The Kremlin is producing it's own series, including showing the accident was caused byAliens!the CIA. ::-)
Russian Orthodox Churchpolitical commissarspokesperson states "Chernobyl" series is a smear campaign against Russia and its nuclear industry, (https://www.religion.in.ua/news/ukrainian_news/43881-spiker-rpc-serial-chernobyl-yeto-popytka-zapada-nanesti-udar-po-russkoj-yadernoj-promyshlennosti.html)
Putin’s Media Struggle to Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/04/putins-media-struggle-to-deal-with-hbos-chernobyl-a65866)
The Kremlin is producing it's own series, including showing the accident was caused byAliens!the CIA. ::-)
Russian Orthodox Churchpolitical commissarspokesperson states "Chernobyl" series is a smear campaign against Russia and its nuclear industry, (https://www.religion.in.ua/news/ukrainian_news/43881-spiker-rpc-serial-chernobyl-yeto-popytka-zapada-nanesti-udar-po-russkoj-yadernoj-promyshlennosti.html)
Ah, that would be the church that has just recently decided that blessing nuclear-tipped ICBMs might not be such a good look after all? :demon:
Not live on TV but I've really enjoyed both What We Do In The Shadows and Year of the Rabbit on iPlayer and 4od respectively, both starring Matthew Berry and I found they tickle my funny bone very well.
Years and Years on the BBC is excellent (last episode next week). I would describe it as a dystopian Corrie meets Dr Who.
Currently catching up with Stranger Things on Netlix.
OK, I'm about 2 years late to the party, but it's an excellent hark back to 80s horror genre a la Stephen King and David Cronenberg. The alarming thing is that for many "less mature" watchers, there is ample scope to be mystified by a lot of the cutting edge pre-digital technology that appears (what strange magic is this that they can make pictures in the dark by waving paper in water...)
Easy Rider (1969) on Movies4men, Freeveiw channel 40, 9pm.
Easy Rider (1969) on Movies4men, Freeveiw channel 40, 9pm.
Spook! See elsethread for Peter Fonda news :'(
Some cracking Fake or Fortune this series. Philip Mould is a complete LAD, sashaying suavely in and out of the most chic European galleries and dazzling all-comers with his encyclopaedic knowledge of catalogues raisonnés.
[Succession] presents itself as a serious drama - in its production values, and the themes and topics it covers, and the quality of the script, and the cast...
Big Little Lies was similar, also very funny.
given up hope of any character showing any redeemable character traits.
Well, last night, but - The Rise of the Nazis.
Spine chilling stuff. So many parallels can be drawn between what was going on in the early / mid 30s in Germany and the manoeuvrings here in the UK today.
Well, last night, but - The Rise of the Nazis.Thanks for this info - my German partner and I will watch this from our coldy deathbed today!
Spine chilling stuff. So many parallels can be drawn between what was going on in the early / mid 30s in Germany and the manoeuvrings here in the UK today.
I enjoy his delivery.
He does one on the Nazis.
It is really, really depressing.
Directed by Lindsey Anderson ( was all his work in black and white?)
Saturday October 12, 9 pm, BBC4. Engrenages series 7. Settez le video.
Saturday October 12, 9 pm, BBC4. Engrenages series 7. Settez le video.
Or they're all killed utterly to DETH by vengeful wives/swarthy FOREIGN drug smugglers/feral teens. Except M. le Juge, who goes on to a long and lucrative career managing Arsenal.Or as a stunt double for Andy Warhol.
Saturday October 12, 9 pm, BBC4. Engrenages series 7. Settez le video.
Saturday October 12, 9 pm, BBC4. Engrenages series 7. Settez le video.
Not watched any of the previous series. Is it something you can watch as a one off series?
I would love to see Chernobyl as the reviews are great, but I have no idea how to. I’m living in Germany and have Amazon Prime but it’s not on that. Maybe they will release it on DVD sometime, I think I have a DVD player in a drawer somewhere.It's on DVD and Amazon Prime now. Quite expensive, but there are some on ebay.
BOO! I'll be in FOREIGN!
Er, it's not until tomorrow. BBC 1, 20:00. I am under orders to watch it for Miss von Brandenburg who says she'll only watch it "if it's as good as The Crow Road".I was close. I shall get my computer to watch it, as I am Otherwise Engaged.
I think Miss vB may have an hour to fill with something else, but we'll see!Er, it's not until tomorrow. BBC 1, 20:00. I am under orders to watch it for Miss von Brandenburg who says she'll only watch it "if it's as good as The Crow Road".I was close. I shall get my computer to watch it, as I am Otherwise Engaged.
- They have used puppeteers (á la Warhorse on stage I think) instead of CGI for lots of stuffs.
Tuesday November 5th, 21:00, BBC4: Rich Hall's Red Menace. The gravel-voiced one examines the relationship between the West and the Soviet Union.
A haunting film about Britain and the nuclear age, from the first bomb tests to our potentially futile preparations for attack during the Cold War. Framed by Britain's mission to build the bomb, A British Guide to the End of the World uses extraordinary unseen archive and exclusive testimonies from people directly involved in our nuclear story, from conscripted soldiers attending the early nuclear tests in the South Pacific to servicemen, volunteers and civil servants involved in the planning of how we might have managed in the event of a nuclear catastrophe.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b1gn
Oh dear. Only on episide 2 and HDM has gone off-piste ???Oh dear. If this is related to them (i.e. Mr Pullman) deviating from the book, our friendship may be in unexpected jeopardy. :demon:
In case not noticed elsewhere on the forum, Chris Boardman is one of the panellists onthe Nigel Farage ShowBBC Question Time tonight.
As the producers reportedly plant questions from the audience, what's the betting we get a question about compulsory helmets, followed by the usual gamomn-esque rants about pavements, red lights, lycra, etc.? :facepalm:
It's online, not on TV, and I don't even like Star Wars but The Mandalorian is really good so far. Really recommend it, you don't even need to have seen star wars movies.
Unbelievable on Netflix is rather good. As is the first two episodes of Giri/Haji on iPlayerGiri/Haji seconded. Mrs Legs has been away for the past couple of nights so I've watched the first two episodes. Problem is, she's back tonight, so do I let her catch up or just try to finish it off without her?
On His Dark Materials…
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
On His Dark Materials…
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
This Unit is, however, displeased with the liberties someone has taken with the character of Lee Scoresby.
On His Dark Materials…:thumbsup:
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
On His Dark Materials…:thumbsup:
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
(I have read the books. And I live v near Oxford.and I don't give a monkeys about the minor deviations from both.))
On His Dark Materials…:thumbsup:
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
(I have read the books. And I live v near Oxford.and I don't give a monkeys about the minor deviations from both.))
I'm quite enjoying it, but I haven't read the books. Mrs Rob has got the hump a little with the order that things are happening.
Compare this with the re-interpretation of War of the Worlds which was, frankly, terrible.
On His Dark Materials…:thumbsup:
I've not read the books, vaguely familiar with how bad the film was…so no comments on deviations from the text. But this is why I pay my licence fee. Loving it. Ruth Wilson is, as ever, magnificent, young Ms Keen splendid, CGI work top notch. And Peter Hitchens hates it, which I always take as an endorsement for those of sound mind.
(I have read the books. And I live v near Oxford.and I don't give a monkeys about the minor deviations from both.))
I'm quite enjoying it, but I haven't read the books. Mrs Rob has got the hump a little with the order that things are happening.
Compare this with the re-interpretation of War of the Worlds which was, frankly, terrible.
The one starring everyone's favourite Scientologist, or the just-released one on the Beeb?
I had Burt Reynolds in my head when I read Lee Scoresby.
Sam Elliott made a brilliant Lee ScoresbyI had Burt Reynolds in my head when I read Lee Scoresby.
I had a white-hatted version of Lee Van Cleef, probably because Philip Pullman did too. Certainly not some dreadful thief who cheats at cards.
Sam Elliott made a brilliant Lee Scoresby
Have you read the book??? In 3hrs just about nothing happens!
Hehe. I quite like the Spielberg/Cruise version. The Beeb's was 3hrs of my life I'm not getting back - just way too slow - and all the post-apocalyptic stuff didn't add much.
Who did Pullman want in the TV version? Was he overruled?I had Burt Reynolds in my head when I read Lee Scoresby.
I had a white-hatted version of Lee Van Cleef, probably because Philip Pullman did too. Certainly not some dreadful thief who cheats at cards.
"every film has to make changes to the story that the original book tells—not to change the outcome, but to make it fit the dimensions and the medium of film"
Another latecomer to 'The End of the F***ing World' party here, am liking it.
It's really F***ing good!!! I didn't really have a clue what was going on, due to:Another latecomer to 'The End of the F***ing World' party here, am liking it.
Ooh I keep meaning to watch that.
Christmas Carol! With Guy Pearce and Stephen Graham! From the Taboo people!!!just brilliant, best christmas carol ever - what else would you expect from Ridley Scott
Why is no-one else talking about this?!?
Christmas Carol! With Guy Pearce and Stephen Graham! From the Taboo people!!!just brilliant, best christmas carol ever - what else would you expect from Ridley Scott
Why is no-one else talking about this?!?
(did anyone spot chris packham ?)
According to a chum the Lower Orders are complaining about the Christmas Carol having brown people in it :facepalm:How could they tell- everything was too dark!
Seems like I'm the only one who found Mandalorian a bit boring?
I've enjoyed Dracula very much. I do find that Moffat TV tends to be a bit convoluted but it's a well made show for sure. You can really tell that every man in the acting trade sees Dracula as the best role in film making.
Mrs L and I watched the first half hour of Dracula the other evening, then looked at each other and said "is this really the kind of thing we want to be watching before bedtime?" It was good, but I'm not sure I was up for another 4 hours of that kind of tension!
The Goes Wrong Show is great - old-fashioned, perfectly done, hilarious.
Just awesome. Best vampire/supernatural thing in years.and years.Seconded.
The massive heads scene had me in absolute pieces.The Goes Wrong Show is great - old-fashioned, perfectly done, hilarious.
I was just thinking the same, after we watched the "A Trial to Watch" yesterday evening. Extremely well done farce.
Hell Drivers has just started on Talking Pictures.
Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Sidney James amongst others.
And another new series, a second of “Hidden”, on BBC4. I wasn’t too taken with the first series - I was hoping for more Hinterland as the team behind it was the same, but was disappointed. Still, will give this new series a try.Thx for the heads up
2300 tonight, on Drama we have Gregory's Girl.
All that fuss over a bit of tit.
the first half of the Agatha Christie thing was rather good (something Pale Horse something?). rufus Sewell being delightfully smarmy, yet troubled.
Digging the 60s interiors. Man.
we are going to re-watch the 2nd half, just couldn't really work out what it was about, not much really added up - may be it was for very clever people who can do the times cryptic crossword in 25 seconds.the first half of the Agatha Christie thing was rather good (something Pale Horse something?). rufus Sewell being delightfully smarmy, yet troubled.
Digging the 60s interiors. Man.
...but the 2nd half.
Billy Bragg talking about the skiffle craze of the 50s. It may be a repeat, but I've not seen it before. He delivers with passion and knowledge, although the cap he sports in some scenes is a bit dodgy. BBC4 now, just finishing.
^ thisOh. We watched the first half last night. Going to watch the second half for completeness but I'm not holding out much hope now...
Homeland Series 8. C4. Needs recording really, given all the frequent, copious adverts.
Hinterland
Small budget, good cinematography. Good acting. Old-fashioned cop show.
Interesting fact; every scene was shot twice, in English and in Welsh.
Deserves more attention, IMO. Equal of most of the scandi noir that is all the rage.
Hidden - second series is not worth watching. Waste of 6 hours of my life. Don’t bother.
Hinterland+1 to all that!
Small budget, good cinematography. Good acting. Old-fashioned cop show.
Interesting fact; every scene was shot twice, in English and in Welsh.
Deserves more attention, IMO. Equal of most of the scandi noir that is all the rage.
Even odder that his equally taciturn sidekick DI Mared Rhys (Mali Hughes) is now spendthrift entrepreneur Natasha Archer in the Archers. It's weird how these professional actors can pretend to be very different people.I know !!!!
Didn't realise Killing Eve s3 had started already
You lot seem lie the kind of people DEVS is aimed at. Anyone managed to stick with it?Like mattc, I stuck with it just to see how it turned out. Wish I hadn't bothered.
We've made it halfway, but decided we'll probably watch the last one just to see how it turns out. It's really not half as clever as it thinks it is. Nor half as original. Looks good though.
(and what a waste of Nick Offerman ... )
And for Cardinal fans apparently there is a new series coming to the BBC 'soon'
And for Cardinal fans apparently there is a new series coming to the BBC 'soon'
Ooh good news.
At risk of committing soilers, the series takes a more direct approach to the issue of Von Braun than The Calculating Stars did.
At risk of committing soilers, the series takes a more direct approach to the issue of Von Braun than The Calculating Stars did.
What..they put him on trial for war crimes? :) (Just started watching this)
And for Cardinal fans apparently there is a new series coming to the BBC 'soon'
Ooh good news.
We might give Life on Mars a try - somehow missed it completely (see also Ashes to Ashes)
I notice that Professor Jim Al-Khalili's 'Science and Islam' is available for a while again on IPlayer.
Worth catching if you've missed it up till now.
I notice that Professor Jim Al-Khalili's 'Science and Islam' is available for a while again on IPlayer.Saw a thing with him on bbc4 last night, not sure if it’s new or not, about the history of chemistry. Jolly good it was too.
Worth catching if you've missed it up till now.
Sounds like a new series of What We Do In The Shadows will appear soon on BBC2
Sounds like a new series of What We Do In The Shadows will appear soon on BBC2
There's a series? (Googles) Ah, BBC. Never mind.
The Big Flower Fight on Netflix is worth watching - it's yet another variant on the competitive crafts theme, following the same tired formula as the rest of them, but it's the cast of characters that really makes it. They've gone to great lengths to make sure all the diversity boxes have been ticked, and it's all the more watchable for it.
One of the judges is called Kristen Griffith-Vanderyacht, and lives up to his name.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer, E4 2310. Go on, you know you want to.We did - Ep1 was good. Certainly better than most current "hit" US series!
Cardinal is on BBC2 tonight.
repair shop, 8 oclock8.15, only a 45 minute episode...which MrsC failed to record :-\
iPlayer?repair shop, 8 oclock8.15, only a 45 minute episode...which MrsC failed to record :-\
Couldn't find it on iPlayer either. All the episodes which seemed to be available were ones we had already watched. No matter. GetiPlayerAtomator will sort.iPlayer?repair shop, 8 oclock8.15, only a 45 minute episode...which MrsC failed to record :-\
Not tonight, but no doubt on iPlayer if you missed the beginnings Once Upon a Time in Iraq. What an indictment of the invasion. Blistering stuff.Agreed. Painful to watch at times. Thought-provoking. I'm learning a lot, mostly about the number of untruths, the level of incompetence, the misjudgements and the missed opportunities by the Americans (I knew it was bad, but...); and the effect all that had on the innocent inhabitants of Iraq. Just what happens when you go to war, I suppose, and haven't thought about what you need to do when you win.
There's no shortage of worse disasters to choose from. They tend to involve killing lots of brown people, and don't involve anything nuclear, so tend not to get films made about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters
There's no shortage of worse disasters to choose from. They tend to involve killing lots of brown people, and don't involve anything nuclear, so tend not to get films made about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters
There's no shortage of worse disasters to choose from. They tend to involve killing lots of brown people, and don't involve anything nuclear, so tend not to get films made about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters
Bhopal is the one that comes to mind first.
The Edge on BBC2 on Sunday evening was very good. It covered the arc of the the England test team from one 5-0 disastrous Ashes series to another, having reached No 1in the world in between; roughly Andy Flowers' period as head coach from 2007-2015. It was less about the cricket itself than the effects (good and bad) test cricket and a certain style of management had on the players. And it featured some candid interviews with the likes of KP, Jonathan Trott, Steven Finn, Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower. Also a mix of behind-the-scenes and tv footage, and some original 'arty' shots. The blurb described it as 'funny' but I must have missed those bits unless they were referring to Graeme Swann's arsing around, or Jonathan Trott's OCD. Or maybe it was because Toby Jones was narrating, which was fine, but jarred a bit when things got dark.Caught the 2nd half - surprisingly good. That squad were a very diverse bunch, they did well to give us insight into so many different personalities.
The David Millar "Time Trial" fillum is on the BBC Scotlandshire channel this Saturday 19th at 9pm. :thumbsup:
BBC4, Saturday 21:00 The second TV series of Mystery Road. The dramatisation of the Jay Swan stories, a character originally seen in the films Mystery Road and Goldstone.
Aye robgul, I see what you mean. Ok, some excellent visuals, especially the wet Milan - San Remo, but it came across as more than a little self-indulgent.The David Millar "Time Trial" fillum is on the BBC Scotlandshire channel this Saturday 19th at 9pm. :thumbsup:
Prepare to be disappointed . . . . . . . in my opinion anyway - I saw it at a "special screening" and along with most of the audience came away having felt it was a waste of the ticket price.
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Quite enjoying The Boys (two episodes in, admittedly). Karl Urban's British accent is a bit unique (as is Simon Pegg's American).
...
Actually, I didn't realise he's a Kiwi, which I think partly explains why we spent the first episode wondering if he was an American trying to be Australian and somehow through the process of linguistic triangulation arrive at British.
I did like the way Amazon put a warning before the first episode that promised every form of swearing, violence, and sex. To be honest, it had me at that.
ETA: just how fucking good are the Kiwi's at swearing anyway? The ones at work are very mild-mannered.
What if you take their beetroot? I reckon that would rile them. Jacinda would probably be on the news demanding its return. I can't really imagine her yelling 'give it back, you fucking cunt!' at the camera.
Actually, I can, and it's quite nice. She seems quite good at most things. I bet she can conjure up a good swear.
Quite enjoying The Boys (two episodes in, admittedly). Karl Urban's British accent is a bit unique (as is Simon Pegg's American).Series one I was a bit dubious about, not as dark as the original. Series two departs from the script into much more new territory - I like.
I know I’m late to the party but I finally watched an episode of Task Master last night.I think that all the episodes of Taskmaster are on All4.
Damn, it’s good. I laughed a *lot*.
I think that all the episodes of Taskmaster are on All4.
May have mentioned it in the tenuous claims to fame thread, but I was at Sidney Sussex with Alex (and Rachel) Horne.
May have mentioned it in the tenuous claims to fame thread, but I was at Sidney Sussex with Alex (and Rachel) Horne.
S2 of “His Dark Materials” kicked off tonight unnoticed by this Unit but fortunately Professor Larrington e-mailed me a reminder and get_iPlayer is now strutting its funky Stuffs.
Oh wow, you two have got so much fun to catch up on!
I can recommend the Hometasking videos on the Taskmaster You Tube channel too when you run out of the repeats on Dave.
Wind down TV for me is Richard Osman's House of Games.
Any show where the answer to a question is "Alexander Graham Belly Button" is alright in my book.
Absolutely anything rather than Children In sodding Need…
Absolutely anything rather than Children In sodding Need…
It's even better this week. Anglea BarnesWind down TV for me is Richard Osman's House of Games.
Any show where the answer to a question is "Alexander Graham Belly Button" is alright in my book.
That's another one I came late to, but I love it lots. Always forget to watch it though - should set a reminder on the box...
Apologies for being one of those people who discovers something long after everyone else and then won't stop going on about it, but...
Had a mini-binge last night to catch up on recent Task Master episodes and nearly died laughing. Literally. I was actually choking. But there would be worse ways to go.
Still chuckling this morning at the thought of turning up to the office and having to explain, "Sorry I'm late for work - Johnny Vegas put me in a Christmas tree bagging machine."
The final, final series of French we're-shit-and-we-know-we-are cop show Spiral starts on 2nd Jan
The final, final series of French we're-shit-and-we-know-we-are cop show Spiral starts on 2nd Jan
What, another one ??? How are they going to pull that off with Gilou in the slammer, Tin-Tin working for the Complaints and Laure not being totally nut-nuts any more?
Utopia, on that Amazon. Chosen fairly randomly and not at all what I expected from the blurb. Lots more killing for a start. No idea where it's going, probably one of those end-of-season-never-renewed cliffhangers. Bonus points for the boss bad being called Doctor Rabbit.
Utopia, on that Amazon. Chosen fairly randomly and not at all what I expected from the blurb. Lots more killing for a start. No idea where it's going, probably one of those end-of-season-never-renewed cliffhangers. Bonus points for the boss bad being called Doctor Rabbit.
The UK original (from Ch4) was amazing. “Who is Jessica Hynes” :thumbsup:
Might have to dig it out. The Amazon one came to an end last night. Mr Rabbit didn't get jugged. Little Alice turned out to be quite impressively fearsome, not sure they're allowed to do that on British TV. Arby's suburban kill-spree with the homicidal tracksuit-wearing cult twins was delectable.
There's a Taskmaster New Year special on tonight! It's got @KrishGM on it!
As I accidentally signed up for a free 30 day trial of Amazon Prime I've just binged the first 6 episodes of S5 of "The Expanse". Good stuff as usual.Next stop: The man in the High Castle.
It’s David Bowie night on BBC4.Watched “last five years”; it’s easy to Chuck together a documentary worth of unseen footage on Bowie and deliver nothing new, thankfully this was better than that. I only give it a “C” as it isn’t as focussed on the last five years as I would have liked (the dips into the past are eminently watchable and fit in with the story telling, but not what I felt was billed). I do feel much better about “the next day” now, if they toured with a recording of Bowie singing I would pay to see that.
The Pembrokeshire Murders was good
"The Great" on Channel 4
A tongue in cheek serialised history of the rise of Catherine the Great of Russia. Funny and horrific in equal measures.
Excellent closing music for each episode too.
Has anyone mentioned It's a Sin?
Yes, it's Russell T Davies writing Russell T Davies characters. Yes, it's got the tired old biphobic tropes and about 1.3 female characters in it[1]. But you should watch it anyway. Bring tissues [No, not for that - Ed.] and righteous anger.
With complete disregard for operational considerations....Has anyone mentioned It's a Sin?
Yes, it's Russell T Davies writing Russell T Davies characters. Yes, it's got the tired old biphobic tropes and about 1.3 female characters in it[1]. But you should watch it anyway. Bring tissues [No, not for that - Ed.] and righteous anger.
It's on the list. A gay friend who watched it was absolutely seething as a result but recommended it none the less.
One thing I don't recommend is the new series of Marcella. Terrible. Just a collection of unoriginal ideas thrown together badly.
With complete disregard for operational considerations....
^ I have taped the lot.
Watched the first episode of "The Serpent" which I did not enjoy (they did that thing where they tried to catch your interest by telling the story in such a way as you don't know what's going on ... because you won't care for any of the characters or be interested in the denouement otherwise),
The last episode of the current season of "The Expanse". Ooff. I can cancel my Amazon Prime again.
With complete disregard for operational considerations....
She’s a maverick but she gets results, goddammit.
And if she can singlehandedly bring down the entire O’Mafia family, it will be a victory for enemies of tired clichés everywhere.
Mrs Legs and I are enjoying The Serpent. Very sinister.^ I have taped the lot.
Watched the first episode of "The Serpent" which I did not enjoy (they did that thing where they tried to catch your interest by telling the story in such a way as you don't know what's going on ... because you won't care for any of the characters or be interested in the denouement otherwise),
I've watched two episodes on two seperate occasions, both in late evening. On both occasions I've woken in the night with a nightmare. Weird. Really unsettling.
Has anyone mentioned It's a Sin?
Yes, it's Russell T Davies writing Russell T Davies characters. Yes, it's got the tired old biphobic tropes and about 1.3 female characters in it[1]. But you should watch it anyway. Bring tissues [No, not for that - Ed.] and righteous anger.
* May contain traces of daleks and Thatcher.
[1] Does it even pass the Bechdel test?
One thing I don't recommend is the new series of Marcella. Terrible. Just a collection of unoriginal ideas thrown together badly.
it is genuinely great!"The Great" on Channel 4
A tongue in cheek serialised history of the rise of Catherine the Great of Russia. Funny and horrific in equal measures.
Excellent closing music for each episode too.
Caught a bit of that on telly the other night and thought it looked interesting - the bit that caught my eye was a scene where she was feeding macaroons to wounded soldiers, which was, as you say, both funny and horrific. Looks like it has lots of gratuitous shagging too. Might go back and watch it from the start.
One thing I don't recommend is the new series of Marcella. Terrible. Just a collection of unoriginal ideas thrown together badly.
During a Zoom supplier meeting this was recommended to me.
I think I value your opinion higher than the man who sells cardboard boxes.
Has anyone mentioned It's a Sin?
Yes, it's Russell T Davies writing Russell T Davies characters. Yes, it's got the tired old biphobic tropes and about 1.3 female characters in it[1]. But you should watch it anyway. Bring tissues [No, not for that - Ed.] and righteous anger.
* May contain traces of daleks and Thatcher.
[1] Does it even pass the Bechdel test?
Your Garden Made Perfect (I know . . . ) - interesting, especially as we are in the process of a garden make-over . . .
Does anyone know where it's filmed (that's the "HQ" not the individual gardens) ? - interested as there are a couple of things I'd like to look at the detail.
Googling as failed me so far.
Your Garden Made Perfect (I know . . . ) - interesting, especially as we are in the process of a garden make-over . . .
Does anyone know where it's filmed (that's the "HQ" not the individual gardens) ? - interested as there are a couple of things I'd like to look at the detail.
Googling as failed me so far.
I suspect they use the same studio, or at least the same equipment as the home makeover show hosted by Sarah Beeney. Zero idea where, though
If you like a bit of fairly gentle weirdness I can recommend 'Tales from the Loop' on Prime.Yes, I enjoyed.
If you like a bit of fairly gentle weirdness I can recommend 'Tales from the Loop' on Prime.I concur.
I came here to recommend The Serpent which we've just finished watching.
Watched the first episode of "The Serpent" which I did not enjoy (they did that thing where they tried to catch your interest by telling the story in such a way as you don't know what's going on ... because you won't care for any of the characters or be interested in the denouement otherwise), switched to Traces which I thought was better (on Ep 2, won't win awards so far but it is "good enough" to watch).
We’ve just finished the excellent drama “The Investigation” that shows the police side of the investigation into the murder of the journalist Kim Wall by Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.
I came here to recommend The Serpent which we've just finished watching.Just goes to show, one man's poison and all that ...
We’ve just finished the excellent drama “The Investigation” that shows the police side of the investigation into the murder of the journalist Kim Wall by Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.
Agreed. I hung on as long as I could but as soon as I saw the car getting petrol-bombed I just thought “here we go again”You can watch a similar scene at the start of the excellent Line of Duty reruns (they're reshowing Series 2; was S1 really awful? my memory's not that great, I'm not even sure if we watched it!)
With complete disregard for operational considerations....
She’s a maverick but she gets results, goddammit.
And if she can singlehandedly bring down the entire O’Mafia family, it will be a victory for enemies of tired clichés everywhere.
With complete disregard for operational considerations....
She’s a maverick but she gets results, goddammit.
And if she can singlehandedly bring down the entire O’Mafia family, it will be a victory for enemies of tired clichés everywhere.
We are watching it as we've got used to collecting plot holes and “wonder what happened to”-s
The guests were announced in December apparently, but I missed it: Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall.
With complete disregard for operational considerations....
She’s a maverick but she gets results, goddammit.
And if she can singlehandedly bring down the entire O’Mafia family, it will be a victory for enemies of tired clichés everywhere.
We are watching it as we've got used to collecting plot holes and “wonder what happened to”-s
Is it just me or was this last series a warning not to watch the next one?
The guests were announced in December apparently, but I missed it: Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall.
[mode Wowbagger=on]
Who they?
[off]
I do actually know who Lee Mack is…
Good things being said about The Terror, now on iPlayer, based on the excellent Dan Simmons novel.We watched that on Amazon Prime in Germany a couple of months ago and really liked it. Excellent acting.
Fans of Julian Barrett (The Mighty Boosh) may not be aware that Mindhorn is on BBC2 tonight.
It's silly.
OMG. Series 1 episode 1 of Fawlty Towers is on Beeb 1 at 8.30 tonight.
Does this mean all 12 episodes are to be re run?
<yawn>OMG. Series 1 episode 1 of Fawlty Towers is on Beeb 1 at 8.30 tonight.
Does this mean all 12 episodes are to be re run?
Look forward to the social media backlash when children and/or people who haven’t seen it for years realise that a lot of the attitudes it depicts were very much “of their time”.
And Cleese being the twat he is, will respond with some kind of “pc gone mad” tirade.
<yawn>
IIRC we went through this with The Germans episode last year? I cannot remember why it got dredged up (possibly some link with BLM?). There was certainly lots ofand other stuff more suited to a politics forum, but hey, Citoyen probably feels better for getting his dig in first ...(click to show/hide)
The BBC2 doc on John DeLorean is well worth watching. Textbook narcissist who came unstuck in a spectacular way. It's alleged he and Colin Chapman were embezzling together, which I'd never heard before.
New series of Taskmaster starting on the 18th.
Sarah Kendall and Jamali Maddix I know nothing about beyond that they are stand-up comedians.I thought I didn't know of Sarah Kendall either until I heard her speak on Taskmaster and instantly remembered that she's a very good, funny and manipulative storyteller.
Aha! I don’t even need to click on the link - I’ve heard that story before, from when she was on Josie Long’s Lost Treasures of the Black Heart, quite a few years ago.Sarah Kendall and Jamali Maddix I know nothing about beyond that they are stand-up comedians.I thought I didn't know of Sarah Kendall either until I heard her speak on Taskmaster and instantly remembered that she's a very good, funny and manipulative storyteller.
Here's her Story of George Peach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPuRp3Et76Q)
Anything but Comic Relief
Watched Crock Of Gold last night, a fascinating and well made* documentary about Shane MacGowan that was on BBC4 on Tuesday, though I think it was first broadcast last year - late to the party, as ever.I started watching it yesterday but it was upsetting seeing his condition. I didn't last long, just wasn't in the right frame of mind, will watch it but need to be in the right head space.
Really sad looking at the state of him now.
Watched Crock Of Gold last night, a fascinating and well made* documentary about Shane MacGowan that was on BBC4 on Tuesday, though I think it was first broadcast last year - late to the party, as ever.
Really sad looking at the state of him now.
*by Julien Temple, almost inevitably.
Watch this, it's far more fun, and you never know when someone's head might explode.
Best swearing since Deadwood.
Got to the end of the current season of The Boys, still continuing my televisual lurve-fest for this. Had to scramble to check they're making a season three (they are, phew).
Very, very good, and some pitch-perfect satire of US culture (the active supervillain drill in schools, the focus group diversity scene, oh my, so many). That and the exploding heads. You won't forget that scene in a hurry. Oh and superhero porn.
If you have Amazon Prime, just watch it, OK? But not with the kids or your grandparents.
Not tonight, but do try and find it. A Storyville from BBC4 “A German Life” or Goebbels Secretary. Astounding. Film from the Warsaw ghetto I’ve never seen before, amongst other extraordinary information.+1 for this. I probably wouldn't have bothered, but MrsC recorded it. It's a period of history she's more into than I am. I'm glad she did.
Not the Giro highlights.... Quest are repeating the stage 1 coverage ::-)It's on the Discovery website now.
Not the Giro highlights.... Quest are repeating the stage 1 coverage ::-)It's on the Discovery website now.
"The Mare of Easttown" on Sky/HBO.I wasn't too sure if I'd continue with it after the first episode.
This is extremely promising.
"The Mare of Easttown" on Sky/HBO.I wasn't too sure if I'd continue with it after the first episode.
This is extremely promising.
I'm glad I did.
0300 tonight the last episode of 'Mare of Eastown' is on.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy with Alec Guinness, Hywel Bennett et al, starts a re-run on BBC 4 tonight. First broadcast in 1979. Top stuff.
0300 tonight the last episode of 'Mare of Eastown' is on.
That was surprising and very good.
Handmaid's Tale S4 catching up on on All4 great. Except for the frequent ad breaks all criminally aimed at encouraging gambling. This society is just fucking rotten, to the coreSomewhat mitigated by Aretha, Carole King and The Dead. Explain to me, someone, why music from that era was soo great?
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Time is a Killer on All4 (World). Not the usual formulaic paint-by-numbers stuff. They threaten to go Twin Peaks one Episode but then dial it back.Sounds interesting
Floodland (Grenslanders - not sure why they translate it as "Floodland"), set on the Belgian/Dutch border and mostly in Flemish/Nederlands (I enjoy picking up on the difference in their accent).Which channel was that on?
Co-starring Prof T as the shrink.
Floodland (Grenslanders - not sure why they translate it as "Floodland"), set on the Belgian/Dutch border and mostly in Flemish/Nederlands (I enjoy picking up on the difference in their accent).Which channel was that on?
Co-starring Prof T as the shrink.
Apparently Cycling,co.uk was lying.
I don't mind Wiggins, it's the deeply exciting Sean Yates I can't stand. I swear the man can do circular breathing, too.
Apparently Cycling,co.uk was lying.
I don't mind Wiggins, it's the deeply exciting Sean Yates I can't stand. I swear the man can do circular breathing, too.
Agreed, but that lot are on Eurosport, not ITV4 (or Quest).
Apparently Cycling,co.uk was lying.
I don't mind Wiggins, it's the deeply exciting Sean Yates I can't stand. I swear the man can do circular breathing, too.
Agreed, but that lot are on Eurosport, not ITV4 (or Quest).
I stumbled across this entirely by accident (that's the UX paradigm of the Amazon Firestick):
https://www.thetheatrecafe.co.uk/2021/06/ian-mckellen-solo-show-broadcast-amazon-prime-video/
Ian McKellan's 80th birthday tour, streamed on Amazon. It's basically a monologue.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/ian-mckellen-on-stage
It's very good.
Finding it on the idiot-box is left as an exercise for the reader.
My streaming comes in via an Amazon Firestick, which seems to posses an ever-changing non-deterministic UI.
I can never come to the same place twice in it's labyrinthine passageways.
It's a self-modifying maze.
Nicola Walker in Annika last night on Alibi at 2100.
Another cop series but very different to Unforgotten. A little jokey, interesting asides to camera, Scots dialect to attune to and a least three young women similar enough that I was never sure which one I was watching.
My wife thought it marvellous and I'll certainly be watching the rest.
I read the Guardian review of that, it was very tongue in cheek.So was the programme but she is a good actress and the asides to camera worked.
Great North Run highlights - just finished on BBC2 however it should be available on i-player. At the superficial level, some impressive elite running plus a nice programme with lots of remarkable individual stories. Or alternatively, how much better would our country be if the people in charge followed the example of those charity fundraisers.
And did something active to make life better for those in our community who are ill, vulnerable or need support. And by doing so, make life better for all of us.
I've been watching some Swedish thing on BBC 4, The Hunt for A Killer. A bit different as it's set it in the late 80's and 90's.
^ Yeah, I hate it when that happens. I ended up vegetarian because I was contrary with a friend of mine who only ate free range eggs, but not free range chicken.
You could always illegally download it. this way you steal from Murdoch which should be oay with your ethics (though you will be DIRECTLY FUNDING THE TALIBAN).
We've been watching "the cleaner" on iplayer recently. Very funny, if you don't mind that he's cleaning (fictional) murder scenes.
Guilt (season 2) on I-player - catch up with season1 if you haven't seen it before. Mark Bonner is excellent.
^ Is it as good as its cracked up to be?
I've never seen it, nor The Wire, as I refuse to put money into the hands of Murdoch.
Mrs C was not taken with 'the cleaner'. Lasted 10min.
Get it on dvd second hand. It’s still worth seeing.
Reminds me, I've still not done Breaking Bad either, though that's not on DVD, of course.
Reminds me, I've still not done Breaking Bad either, though that's not on DVD, of course.
It was excellent. Especially given that it was a decade ago. Those kind of cinema-quality TV series are a bit more common now.
I do definitely want to watch The Wire, I was a big fan of the excellent Homicide: Life on the Street and I've enjoyed – if that's the word – David Simon's books.
Homicide had to be suitable for US networks
The harbour area is fine, if you like generic corp-o-America with lots of glass and upscale dining experiences. There's still a whole lotta of Baltimore you don't want to go to (best seen from the train as it threads though to the station, there's still neighbourhoods of mostly derelict rowhouses and burnt out businesses). It's still a shock that you have to remind yourself you're looking at the richest nation in the world. That said, there are parts of Washington DC where you wouldn't go without a tank.
Homicide had to be suitable for US networks
Indeed. Imagine an unsanitised version of Homicide and that's basically The Wire.
The Corner, which was the basis of much of the non-police side of The Wire, is also very good - but incredibly bleak.
Guilt (season 2) on I-player - catch up with season1 if you haven't seen it before. Mark Bonner is excellent.
Interesting. Enjoyed the first series but wasn’t aware there was a second. Is it a continuation of the same storyline or a completely new one? I can’t remember exactly how the first one ended but I seem to recall the main plot being pretty much tied up.
The harbour area is fine, if you like generic corp-o-America with lots of glass and upscale dining experiences. There's still a whole lotta of Baltimore you don't want to go to (best seen from the train as it threads though to the station, there's still neighbourhoods of mostly derelict rowhouses and burnt out businesses). It's still a shock that you have to remind yourself you're looking at the richest nation in the world. That said, there are parts of Washington DC where you wouldn't go without a tank.
I once participated in a Critical Mass though Baltimore, including through some of those less than prosperous neighbourhoods. My only experience of Baltimore prior to that was via John Waters, The Wire and the glass fronted harbour area so was somewhat trepidatious. But the reception from locals was much more supportive there than it was downtown.
Mrs C was not taken with 'the cleaner'. Lasted 10min.
A very variable series. I enjoyed the first (with Helena Bonham-Carter) and the fourth (with Stephanie Cole). The others I didn't get beyond the first 5 minutes. The sixth was pulled because David Amess ::-).
. It had me absolutely mesmerised from the start. I think I watched that first episode at least three times.
There's a lot of debate over whether Breaking Bad or The Wire is best. I think they're too different to really compare them, but I'd give The Wire the nod.
I quickly cottoned on to the fact that subtitles are pretty much essential for watching The Wire. When you combine the accents, the mumbling and the jargon, it's much easier when you can read it. Snoop probably the hardest of all to understand (she doesn't appear until S3).I find with most modern series and films I need subtitles because of the current trend of mixing whispering with loud music.
I quickly cottoned on to the fact that subtitles are pretty much essential for watching The Wire. When you combine the accents, the mumbling and the jargon, it's much easier when you can read it. Snoop probably the hardest of all to understand (she doesn't appear until S3).I find with most modern series and films I need subtitles because of the current trend of mixing whispering with loud music.
Not how I remember it, at least with Stringer. Or maybe his character developed after S1. Neither ever came close to Omar though.
Seeing the comments here & in The Guardian I gave the 1st ep of Guilt a try.
That's right up my street. Wonder how it'll keep up for 4 episodes though..
After the first two episodes in this series I thought it was losing its way a little - a bit aimless. Not any more.
The Ride (w/t) is a comedy interview show on two wheels that delivers lots of laughter, proper conversation and stunning scenery while meditating on the physical and mental health benefits of cycling. The series sees David and his guests ride along spectacular routes in Wales, Northumberland, Dungeness in Kent and along the Suffolk coast.
I’ve got The Lakes with Simon Reeve on. I came for the landscape. I’ve got one of the most personal, thoughtful bits of tv about hardship I’ve seen for a while.
And an hour later, on the same channel, another amiable bicyclist, David O'Doherty will lead rides with 4 different celeb friends - Grayson Perry, Richard Ayoade, Mel Giedroyc and Joe Wilkinson. That's 4 hour-long shows with a different celeb on each one.
https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/598082-david-odoherty-and-celebrity-guests-to-cycle-across-the-uk-in-new-channel-4-series.html (https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/598082-david-odoherty-and-celebrity-guests-to-cycle-across-the-uk-in-new-channel-4-series.html)QuoteThe Ride (w/t) is a comedy interview show on two wheels that delivers lots of laughter, proper conversation and stunning scenery while meditating on the physical and mental health benefits of cycling. The series sees David and his guests ride along spectacular routes in Wales, Northumberland, Dungeness in Kent and along the Suffolk coast.
Not how I remember it, at least with Stringer. Or maybe his character developed after S1. Neither ever came close to Omar though.
I think Stringer really comes into his own in series 3. He’s an extremely cold fish in the first series.
Omar is just one of the best characters in any tv series ever.
I’ve got The Lakes with Simon Reeve on. I came for the landscape. I’ve got one of the most personal, thoughtful bits of tv about hardship I’ve seen for a while.
Ah thanks! It hadn’t occurred to me that it wouldn’t be weekly.I’ve got The Lakes with Simon Reeve on. I came for the landscape. I’ve got one of the most personal, thoughtful bits of tv about hardship I’ve seen for a while.
It was an excellent episode. Just watched it for the second time. Ep 2 is on tomorrow night I believe.
Fans of amiable nutter and bicyclist TV's Guy Martin might wish to know he has a new multi-part series starting at hours 21:00 on Monday Nov the twenty-twoth on 4, in which he and a couple of bonkers mates convert various unsuitable vehicles into racing ones.
We’re a couple of episodes into “another life” on Netflix. We’ve already had a dreams episode, and few of them would have been selected for Apollo missions, but there’s quite a lot of astronauts in their pants.
We’re a couple of episodes into “another life” on Netflix. We’ve already had a dreams episode, and few of them would have been selected for Apollo missions, but there’s quite a lot of astronauts in their pants.
Dear god, I can tolerate low budget, and even bad acting, but this is a special kind of awful. It's like someone who knows nothing about SCIENCE wrote a story about the people you hated at school exploring the universe, and they cast a load of The CW rejects to play them. In their pants.
The only likeable character, who by no coincidence has remained fully clothed throughout, is the AI with the speech impediment (which I think is a misguided attempt to sound BRITISH).
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 6% of 18 critic ratings are positive for the series
If you are going to do hard sci fi, at least get orbital mechanics slightly correct. Maybe use Kerbal?
We have started watching 'Shetland'.
My goodness, I'm glad I moved to the Outer Hebrides and not Shetland! People only seem to last 5min out there!
Quite a lot of it was filmed in Dumfries & Galloway, although a woman working in a bookshop in Lerwick told us that everyone she knew had been an extra in it at least once.
Quite a lot of it was filmed in Dumfries & Galloway, although a woman working in a bookshop in Lerwick told us that everyone she knew had been an extra in it at least once.
That is disappointing.
I was surprised last night about how green and not-rocky Shetland was (compared to the Outer Hebrides).
On to series 5 of The Wire. Series 3 was, so far, the poorest (INHumbleO), the rest were great. The writing is great but so is the acting.
We have started watching 'Shetland'.
My goodness, I'm glad I moved to the Outer Hebrides and not Shetland! People only seem to last 5min out there!
The Expanse season 6 (final) just started on Prime.
I've picked up the final book (#9) in the series, Leviathan Falls.
On to series 5 of The Wire. Series 3 was, so far, the poorest (INHumbleO), the rest were great. The writing is great but so is the acting.
I'm surprised you haven't said specifically what you thought of series 4. Or was there no real comparison with your professional experience?
Tosh tests pregnant at the end (that's not really part of the latest series plot) - BUT from her appearances in the current series it looks as if she may have been pregnant for real - normally wearing a voluminous coat, or filmed behind a desk/PC screen/car etc. In real life the actress has had a baby quite recently.
Be interesting to see the next series and how her pregnancy features.
Quite a lot of it was filmed in Dumfries & Galloway, although a woman working in a bookshop in Lerwick told us that everyone she knew had been an extra in it at least once.
That is disappointing.
I was surprised last night about how green and not-rocky Shetland was (compared to the Outer Hebrides).
IIRC the long shots in outdoor scenes are shot in Shetland and Jimmy's house in Lerwick actually exists but the rest is done on the mainland, much of it in and around a village one over from where Dougie Henshall lives.
After the first two episodes in this series I thought it was losing its way a little - a bit aimless. Not any more.
I think the first two episodes were just warming us up. Not sure I could have coped if they'd gone in that hard from the start.
Really? We have Wheelie bins here on Lewis - just tied down or held down with special devices.Quite a lot of it was filmed in Dumfries & Galloway, although a woman working in a bookshop in Lerwick told us that everyone she knew had been an extra in it at least once.
That is disappointing.
I was surprised last night about how green and not-rocky Shetland was (compared to the Outer Hebrides).
IIRC the long shots in outdoor scenes are shot in Shetland and Jimmy's house in Lerwick actually exists but the rest is done on the mainland, much of it in and around a village one over from where Dougie Henshall lives.
Watched it for the scenery shots. Spotting genuine Shetland shots was part of the interest. Trees/shrubs are a mainline giveaway. Wheelie bins are a giveaway too - the isles only have very squat boxes covered with (fish?) netting.
Fans of amiable nutter and bicyclist TV's Guy Martin might wish to know he has a new multi-part series starting at hours 21:00 on Monday Nov the twenty-twoth on 4, in which he and a couple of bonkers mates convert various unsuitable vehicles into racing ones.
After the first two episodes in this series I thought it was losing its way a little - a bit aimless. Not any more.
I think the first two episodes were just warming us up. Not sure I could have coped if they'd gone in that hard from the start.
How's your heart rate?
Oh I forgot to say for anyone interested the first new Travel Man was on tonight.wtaf?
Yes I know it won't be the same without Richard Ayoade.
Oh I forgot to say for anyone interested the first new Travel Man was on tonight.
Yes I know it won't be the same without Richard Ayoade.
We watched Vigil on iPlayer, a 6-part submarine crime drama. We both really enjoyed it.
Minor problem with the last episode - no subtitles, so I had to translate some of the dialogue from Scottish accented English so Klaus could understand it.
Binged the entire series of Afterlife 3 last night.
Genuinely don't understand why people rate it. Ricky Gervase as tragic angel. Handing out cheques in a children's cancer ward. FFS.
Just finished the Expanse S6 and it was quite good. It hasn't been renewed yet and they managed to tie up most of the loose ends.
I'd hazard a guess that there's a few things you saw last night that's worth watching the second, third, fourth, etc time it's been put on. Seriously, how many channels would there be needed if they only broadcast new programmes? Last night there was nothing on at all of interest. Ended up watching YouTube instead. My LG smart TV was a good buy with all those streaming options and apps.
Just finished the Expanse S6 and it was quite good. It hasn't been renewed yet and they managed to tie up most of the loose ends.
I've just re-watched S1 with a view to giving it another chance. It's much better when your expectations are re-calibrated away from Babylon 5, as I'd previously got hung up on the Poundland Garibaldi. I'm suspicious that whatever version I watched the first time round had a dodgy audio mix, as it didn't seem anywhere near as hard to follow.
I'd hazard a guess that there's a few things you saw last night that's worth watching the second, third, fourth, etc time it's been put on. Seriously, how many channels would there be needed if they only broadcast new programmes? Last night there was nothing on at all of interest. Ended up watching YouTube instead. My LG smart TV was a good buy with all those streaming options and apps.
At risk of sounding like a Young Person, we don't need any channels; broadcast television is obsolete. Why would you let someone in an office last week choose what you're going to watch and when?
Why would you let someone in an office last week choose what you're going to watch and when?
Finished The Tourist last night. Excellent. Strong shades of Fargo, I thought.It's not any plot twist or how they ended it that annoyed me, more that they did a LotR and ended it four times in the last 40 mins.
And contrary to what others have said, I thought the ending was very good.(click to show/hide)
Yes, Ozark! Whoa, gripping stuff.
Just finished the Expanse S6 and it was quite good. It hasn't been renewed yet and they managed to tie up most of the loose ends.
I've just re-watched S1 with a view to giving it another chance. It's much better when your expectations are re-calibrated away from Babylon 5, as I'd previously got hung up on the Poundland Garibaldi. I'm suspicious that whatever version I watched the first time round had a dodgy audio mix, as it didn't seem anywhere near as hard to follow.
Not tonight, and watchability to be decided, but I think this is the first TV adaptation of a Jack Reacher book, the very first, Killing Floor. To debut on Amazon Prime om Feb. 4th. At least the leasing actor is more appropriate - one Alan Ritchson, 39 years of age and 6' 2" tall - than Tom Cruise.
BBC Playa: Hidden Assets - Irish/Belgian crime story, leaves me confused as to why I live in Brum
We're watching, This is going to hurt on iPlayer. Loving it.
Having now watched the "thrilling conclusion" I would like to take back 85% of the good things I said about it.BBC Playa: Hidden Assets - Irish/Belgian crime story, leaves me confused as to why I live in Brum
We watched that. It was ok but the acting was a bit wooden.
We're watching, This is going to hurt on iPlayer. Loving it.Just goes to show that it takes all sorts; watched episode 1 and not sure why anyone would watch it.
Servant of the People (Volodymyr Zelenskyy / life imitating art) has dropped onto All4.
May be a bit close to the bone...
We've been watching a Bulgarian Police procedural on All4 The Devils Throat Nice and pacy and a great sense of place.Will look out for that
Coming up next Saturday on BBC4, the third and final series of “Hidden” already aired in Welsh. IMO not as good as Hinterland was (it’s more “whydunnit” as opposed to “whodunnit”) it’s still worth watching.I've still got the previous series sitting on the PVR to watch. I seem to remember starting it just after lockdown and deciding it was too depressing at the time.
Coming up next Saturday on BBC4, the third and final series of “Hidden” already aired in Welsh. IMO not as good as Hinterland was (it’s more “whydunnit” as opposed to “whodunnit”) it’s still worth watching.I've still got the previous series sitting on the PVR to watch. I seem to remember starting it just after lockdown and deciding it was too depressing at the time.
Totally jumped the shark, did Killing Eve...(https://images.slideplayer.com/20/6220754/slides/slide_10.jpg)
The Truffle Hunters.This is truly a great piece of documentary film making. A lot of the shots were set up with a painter’s eye, some beautiful images. Plus, it’s a great film for dog lovers :)
A Storyville on iPlayer.
The Truffle Hunters.
A Storyville on iPlayer.
Did anyone watch the two-part Paul Gascoigne doc that was recently on BBC? "Gazza". Brutal stuff, and a reminder of the sheer evil of Piers Morgan and Rebekah Brooks.Yes, and it wasn't Gascoigne's story which stuck with me but the reminder of the phone hacking scandal. In the documentary none of the "journalists" involved showed any contrition for their actions.
Derry Girls, the last season (well actually the whole series) and especially the last episode had me in stitches and a flood of tears.
And the loons in #10 are hell bent on ripping up the GFA, arrgghh
Derry Girls, the last season (well actually the whole series) and especially the last episode had me in stitches and a flood of tears.I didn't think the third series was as good generally, but had two standout moments:
And the loons in #10 are hell bent on ripping up the GFA, arrgghh
The Truffle Hunters.
A Storyville on iPlayer.
Ooh thanks! I saw the reviews for that and mentally bookmarked it. I had no idea it was on iPlayer.
The Truffle Hunters.
A Storyville on iPlayer.
Ooh thanks! I saw the reviews for that and mentally bookmarked it. I had no idea it was on iPlayer.
Garage People was another recent Storyville I really appreciated.
Totally agree!Derry Girls, the last season (well actually the whole series) and especially the last episode had me in stitches and a flood of tears.I didn't think the third series was as good generally, but had two standout moments:
And the loons in #10 are hell bent on ripping up the GFA, arrgghh
- Stars In Their Eyes
- Orla dancing at the start of the last episode. Brilliant.
Totally agree!Derry Girls, the last season (well actually the whole series) and especially the last episode had me in stitches and a flood of tears.I didn't think the third series was as good generally, but had two standout moments:
And the loons in #10 are hell bent on ripping up the GFA, arrgghh
- Stars In Their Eyes
- Orla dancing at the start of the last episode. Brilliant.
(It was quite nice for Orla nice-but-dim to really have A Moment :-) )
Missions S3I should clarify - if you have not done so already - DO NOT WATCH. I liked S1 and 2, S3 has moments of being interestingly different, but mostly I would rather they had ended at S2.
The 2nd part of Jim Al-Khalili's two parter 'The Secrets of Size' just beginning on BBC4
I think you're supposed to knowingly disparage Stranger Things to be cool these days.
I think you're supposed to knowingly disparage Stranger Things to be cool these days.
Not so much that as it is enjoyed by my 12 year old daughter and her friends, which accords with my limited exposure to it.
Very teenage.
That said, production quality on anything Netflix is pretty stunning. I'm sure there is something in it for adults. Just not this one in his mid 50s
I never saw Harry Potter, but I'm sure the 'kids' were about 40 when the last one aired. Prince Andrew would be disappointed.I think that's why they had a schedule to make a film a year. The books are set one every year as well so the kids growing up matches the characters.
Tonights entertainment was the first episode of "Anna Karenina". A BBC adaptation from 1978. My god! The stick on whiskers !
I've an unread copy of the book somewhere.
Richard Osman's House of Games returns for a new series, after Too Much Sport IMHO.
Bloody wasn't on on Tuesday,because of Too Much Sport. Tonight's edition was Tuesday's, a day late. Presumably we'll either get two on one day later this week or they'll push Friday's to Saturday.Richard Osman's House of Games returns for a new series, after Too Much Sport IMHO.
:thumbsup:
We started watching Crossfire because previewers said it was interesting. We watched episode 1. The night before last we watched what was labelled as episode two. Last night we started watching episode three. It was exactly the same as episode two. So we realised we had missed out the middle episode and not noticed. It was that good.
We did this so you don’t have to.
We started watching Crossfire because previewers said it was interesting. We watched episode 1. The night before last we watched what was labelled as episode two. Last night we started watching episode three. It was exactly the same as episode two. So we realised we had missed out the middle episode and not noticed. It was that good.
We did this so you don’t have to.
I caught the last half hour of that. It was somewhat turgid, Could you tell me how the ex copper came to be in the possession of an ancient shotgun and ammo during the siege please. I really cant be arsed to watch all the first episode to find out.
SAS Rogue Heroes.. Ben MacIntyre's SAS origin tales given the rock roll treatment.
6 Eps passed oh too swiftly. Brutal, touching and sad. WTF to watch now?
This evening I watched a programme about orgasms. It was a bit of an anticlimax.
This evening I watched a programme about orgasms. It was a bit of an anticlimax.
His Dark Materials starts again this Sunday @ 19:00. And Happy Valley 3 on New Years Day.
SAS Rogue Heroes.. Ben MacIntyre's SAS origin tales given the rock roll treatment.
6 Eps passed oh too swiftly. Brutal, touching and sad. WTF to watch now?
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There should be an episode of The Cleaner containing Greg Davies on at some point in the festivities too.And Lo! it was good.
Anyone watched the Traitors?
It's been touted as excellent
Mrs B tried one ep. Her verdict was over expectant people getting over emotional about nothing and crying. Totally, totally irrelevant and irritating.
Anyone watched the Traitors?
It's been touted as excellent
My son is watching it as I type. I have no idea what is going on. It seems to be mainly people shouting at each other. And/or crying. With dramatic music.
One of the contestants just said “I literally had my arse on the table”. What he meant (I think) was that he was being accused of being a traitor. He didn’t literally have his arse on the table.
I’m struggling to discern the entertainment value in this. But that could just be me.
ETA: he’s just explained it to me. My initial assessment was right - it’s basically people shouting at each other and crying and accusing each other of being traitors. It could have been created by Jean-Paul Sartre. I think it might actually be brilliant.
I binge watched His Dark Materials. They did pretty well with the special effects, although there was a fair bit of padding to get some action sequences in. The books are pretty flawed in plot terms so I can't blame the adaptation, but the revelation that(click to show/hide)
is dropped in pretty abruptly to give the required melancholy ending.
I binge watched His Dark Materials. They did pretty well with the special effects, although there was a fair bit of padding to get some action sequences in. The books are pretty flawed in plot terms so I can't blame the adaptation, but the revelation that(click to show/hide)
is dropped in pretty abruptly to give the required melancholy ending.
I'm surprised they didn't change the ending, tbh.
Also, an unexpected example of sign language done properly in mainstream drama. They used a Deaf actor and the camera angles mean you can follow the dialogue and everything (we'll overlook that they don't use some impenetrable parallel-universe dialect of BSL, as the series is operating under the SG1 rules[1] of linguistics).
[1] 'Everyone speaks English regardless of planet and species, except where necessary for the plot.'
I binge watched His Dark Materials. They did pretty well with the special effects, although there was a fair bit of padding to get some action sequences in. The books are pretty flawed in plot terms so I can't blame the adaptation, but the revelation that(click to show/hide)
is dropped in pretty abruptly to give the required melancholy ending.(click to show/hide)
The Rig
This is really a Dr Who plot without Dr Who.
Ridiculous daft tosh, but enjoyable for the decent acting and atmospheric set.
Don't bother with The Rig. It's Shit.
Silent witnessThe Rig
This is really a Dr Who plot without Dr Who.
Ridiculous daft tosh, but enjoyable for the decent acting and atmospheric set.
Heh.
I'm 'saving' a bunch of telly for when I'm off work post-op.Quote from: colleagueDon't bother with The Rig. It's Shit.
If anyone has any recommendations for EASY binge watching while I'm in pain and doing rehab, let me know. We have streaming but no BBC.
I don't think I've seen Witless Silence since Clarissa left. I can't imagine the lack of snark has improved it.We're up to Series 16 in the Great Silent Witness Watch-Through. Am going to miss Harry when he departs!
I don't think I've seen Witless Silence since Clarissa left. I can't imagine the lack of snark has improved it.
Which streaming do you have?
I liked Motherland Fort Salem on Prime although I think it is YA rather than oldie like me.
I think we might try the first of the new Ken Burns' "The US and the Holocaust".
Yup. And I learned quite a lot.I think we might try the first of the new Ken Burns' "The US and the Holocaust".
I watched the first episode last night. Grim , and relevant. The same language is still being used today about refugees & "other" people.
Yup. And I learned quite a lot.I think we might try the first of the new Ken Burns' "The US and the Holocaust".
I watched the first episode last night. Grim , and relevant. The same language is still being used today about refugees & "other" people.
For the benefit of anyone who hasn't already pirated[1] Our Flag Means Death, you can now get your silly low-budget historical comedy with lashings and lashings of unexpected queer representation on that BBC that they have now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dk8v81
[1] Ba-dum, and indeed, tish.
For the benefit of anyone who hasn't already pirated[1] Our Flag Means Death, you can now get your silly low-budget historical comedy with lashings and lashings of unexpected queer representation on that BBC that they have now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dk8v81
[1] Ba-dum, and indeed, tish.
Guybrush Threepwood, much?
Another not so much entertainment as information, Indian; The Modi Question. Compare with Israel and the Palestinians, or Myanmar and the Rohingya. Or maybe the Nazis and the Jews, a common enemy.
I think we might try the first of the new Ken Burns' "The US and the Holocaust".
I watched the first episode last night. Grim , and relevant. The same language is still being used today about refugees & "other" people.
Fight the Power - How Hip-Hop Changed the World. An excellent documentary putting hip-hop into cultural context.Haven't watched it yet, but looking forward to it.
I’ve just binge watched all three episodes.
Cruella Braverman should be tied to a chair and forced to watch it.
Though she probably still won’t learn anything from it.
Also loved Slow Horses, not much of a spy fan normally, but Jackson Lamb is inspirational. Plus what I've learned about management from Jackson Lamb means I don't need to do that MBA now.
Enjoyed Severance, occasionally a bit too much style over substance but the style was well done.
The problem with spy stories is that, no matter how compelling the characters, they inevitably deteriorate into a complex web of secrets, lies and double-crossings. As a computer programmer I deal with far too much of that sort of thing already.
Catching up with some older recordings, Tokyo Vice a dramatised memoirs of an American journalist working on a Tokyo newspaper. Really enjoying it.
Edge of Darkness is getting a re run on BBC4. The proper one, the mini series with Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley and Joe Don. Baker.
First screened in1985, still worth every minute.
<Fires up get_iplayer>
Edge of Darkness is getting a re run on BBC4. The proper one, the mini series with Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley and Joe Don. Baker.
First screened in1985, still worth every minute.
<Fires up get_iplayer>
TV's Guy Martin's new series on C4 on Sunday nights is worth a look if you like TV's Guy Martin, electricity production and distribution or, in the case of last night’s episode, blonde Scandiwegian-looking lady helichopter pilots.
BBC iPlayer is telling me that Guilt will be back for a 3rd and final series soon.
BBC iPlayer is telling me that Guilt will be back for a 3rd and final series soon.
BBC iPlayer is telling me that Guilt will be back for a 3rd and final series soon.
Looks like this starts tonight according to iPlayer.
Ever late to the party, Mrs Legs and I have been watching Happy Valley. Just nearing the end of Series 1 now. Enjoying it very much!
Ever late to the party, Mrs Legs and I have been watching Happy Valley. Just nearing the end of Series 1 now. Enjoying it very much!I’ve also started watching it but am finding it a little distressing and don’t know whether to continue. I watched to the end of episode 3, series 1.
Cue the swirly music - Succession S4 starts tonight.
Magpie Murders
Very confusing initially, then settles into being rather fun. A bit Agatha Christie, with time-hopping and some messing with the fourth wall via a literary character.
New series of Springwatch starts tonight.
Not that I'd normally watch it, but a BBC "junior researcher" contacted me at the weekend with a request to use a couple of my pictures and videos, and was very keen for me to return the permission form today. Said researcher and form stress that there's no guarantee that they'll be used but I'll be watching just in case anyway.
If you were on the Not The Coronation Camping Weekend you probably saw one of the videos (Apollo watched it several times).
Behind the times, but we started watching “Blue Lights”. Brilliantly made.
New series of Springwatch starts tonight.LOVED spring watch 2023!
Not that I'd normally watch it, but a BBC "junior researcher" contacted me at the weekend with a request to use a couple of my pictures and videos, and was very keen for me to return the permission form today. Said researcher and form stress that there's no guarantee that they'll be used but I'll be watching just in case anyway.
If you were on the Not The Coronation Camping Weekend you probably saw one of the videos (Apollo watched it several times).
Said researcher and form stress that there's no guarantee that they'll be used but I'll be watching just in case anyway.
Watching Inside Man on the Flix. Half way through and the jury is out; on one hand there are ome different ideas there, on the other hand there are some :facepalm: moments. It also feels like they had two ideas for two shows, but combined them into one - not entirely convincingly.
New series of Springwatch starts tonight.LOVED spring watch 2023!
Not that I'd normally watch it, but a BBC "junior researcher" contacted me at the weekend with a request to use a couple of my pictures and videos, and was very keen for me to return the permission form today. Said researcher and form stress that there's no guarantee that they'll be used but I'll be watching just in case anyway.
If you were on the Not The Coronation Camping Weekend you probably saw one of the videos (Apollo watched it several times).
Did your stuff get in? It was a few weeks ago now, but I do vaguely recall seeing a familiar name ...
I think his point was what happens if, say, Saudi Arabia decides to deploy facial recognition to determine sexual orientation or religious affiliation.
'The woman in the wall'Which channel?
Damn fine acting. 2 episodes in and hooked.
The Comic Strip Presents...A Fistful of Traveler's Cheques on That's TV (uk) at 2310. Channel 56 on Freeview I think. (I've reordered mine, obvs)Seems it's a regular slot. Good. Last night was The Bullshitters, tonight Strike, a tale of the 1980s miners' strike. Peter Richardson plays Al Pacino playing Arthur Scargill. Obvs.
Let's see how well it's aged
Well, having seen Annika recommended, we watched the first ep. Apart from the 4th wall stuff being ever so slightly amusing I thought it was mostly shite.
Well, having seen Annika recommended, we watched the first ep. Apart from the 4th wall stuff being ever so slightly amusing I thought it was mostly shite.
Just finished s1 of Hidden on iPlayer (mainly English but with a lot of subtitled Welsh). A murder/crime drama set in N Wales.(click to show/hide)
Is it time to break the law? On Channel 4 tonight with Chris Packham. Very good.
Priceless timing from our government to make it's announcement on environmental policy U-turns earlier today.
It is (I'm on 10/12).
I assume they didn't know they'd be making 4 series given that name, and that Stalingrad is done by s2/ep 2 and S4 starts with the Nuremberg trials.
The reconstructions could have been a bit naff but aren't for some reason. Enough (excellent) talking heads and real footage that they didn't overpower, perhaps.
It uses the technique of showing behind the scenes stuff (eg clapperboard, cameras, subjects sitting down and adjusting their clothing) to establish the first contrbution of each talking head per episode, but not to the extent that Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland does. What's its purpose?
I see you you're doing TRotN and OUATINI double as well rafletcher. I hope you have something else a little lighter on the palate as well.
New series of HIGNIFY. Sure, it's shooting fish in a barrel these days, but still decent Friday TV.I can see why Victoria Coren Mitchell gets on some people's tits, but she is very well suited to chairing HIGNFY.
Shetland series eight will premiere on Wednesday 1 November at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
Are you sure? This is what I read:Quote
Shetland series eight will premiere on Wednesday 1 November at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0fvml17/the-following-events-are-based-on-a-pack-of-lies)
I literally cannot remember the last time I saw decent comedy on TV (apart from stand up). Where has it all gone?
I literally cannot remember the last time I saw decent comedy on TV (apart from stand up). Where has it all gone?
I'm watching it now (2/6). Apart from the time capsule thing which seems nonsense (but is central to the whole thing) I'm enjoying it very much. And, so far, I'm following what's going on. Which is more than I can say about Shetland.
It was the 'to be dug up in 25 years' aspect of it that seemed implausible. To me.I'm watching it now (2/6). Apart from the time capsule thing which seems nonsense (but is central to the whole thing) I'm enjoying it very much. And, so far, I'm following what's going on. Which is more than I can say about Shetland.
The time capsule thing is very australian. We buried them at school when I was a kid, in the 70s.
Enjoying Vigil (second season) on iPlayer.
I presume it’s as accurate as their time in a submarine last season.
I've just worked out that the air base in 'Wudyan' is Kenitra Air Base, near Rabat in Morocco (a former US Navy air base). I wonder if the Moroccan Air Force realised how much of their base would end up on prime-time TV?Maybe they knew full well? It's not like they filmed in the dark, or with hidden cameras ...
(https://i.imgur.com/vJLN357.jpg)
We’ve just watched the last bits of Vigil. It got more watchable, but no more credible.
You can't please everyone!We’ve just watched the last bits of Vigil. It got more watchable, but no more credible.
Part of the problem with BBC dramas like this is the appalling standard of acting. The look like they are phoning it in.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office+1
Enough to raise your blood pressure and have you shouting at the telly.
Just started Boat Story (BBC). Very good so far. If you liked The Following Events... and We Hunt Together you'll probably like this.
Just started Boat Story (BBC). Very good so far. If you liked The Following Events... and We Hunt Together you'll probably like this.
I'm up to ep 3 and it just gets better and better.
So far it rivals Killing Eve
I would not really compare (at least the early series) of Killing Eve with The Following Events. IMO TFE was not in the same league at all.Completely agree - Killing Eve was a classic case of shark-jumping; TFE knew when to stop.
Despite what I said about the first series last year, I'm totally hooked on the current series of The Traitors. I think my opinion of the first series was coloured by coming in to it quite late and not knowing who the characters were. You need to be with it from the start - which I was with this series as a colleague was in it. I generally hate this kind of "reality" show, but I love the format of this one, and Claudia Winkleman is perfect as the host.Go on then - which of the contestants was your colleague?
Go on then - which of the contestants was your colleague?
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Just watched the first episode of The Tourist.
Very tense.
We've been watching the second Aussie series over the weekend. There's a Harry-like figure in that one too but he's even bigger bellend.
Boat Story on iplayer.
Phenomenal
One for next week, for those without Eurosport, Quest are showing Paris-Roubaix highlights both sat and sun.Good spot! I didn't expect that, thanks.
Next Monday 15th, BBC 1 10pm, series 2 of Blue Lights.It is bloody good.
Next Monday 15th, BBC 1 10pm, series 2 of Blue Lights.
Baby Reindeer, on Netflix.
Ideal for easy viewing when you don't want anything too taxing.
Baby Reindeer, on Netflix.
Ideal for easy viewing when you don't want anything too taxing.
I really didn’t like it. Well made, well written, well acted. Just too grim.
Tried 'The Gentlemen'. Good lord, what a load of teenage wank. Lasted less than one episode.
For the less die-hard fans among us, the Giro d’Italia highlights are on DMax at 7pm starting next Saturday.
We started watching series 2 of Blue Lights. It's good but too much character stuff, not enough plot. And by "character stuff", I mean they all appear to be shagging each other now. How dull.
Also, I've seen this story before. It's...(click to show/hide)
There's something called "Quiz Ball", some horrendously complicated quiz for teams of footy players with celebrity backup, hosted by a teenaged David Vine.
Weren’t all the contestants on “Ask The Family” quantity surveyors* or was that some comedy show spoofing it?When BBC2 was 50, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse did Story of the Twos and mercilessly sent up many BBC2 shows, including Ask the Family. Probably not on iPlayer, but it used to be on YouTube and is well worth a watch. Simon Sharma is done to perfection...
* including the children
I wonder if you've conflated a couple of Fry and Lauries.
Here they are, spoofing Robert Robinson (but not the families).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvQ3M3WaPA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvQ3M3WaPA)
I wonder if you've conflated a couple of Fry and Lauries.
Here they are, spoofing Robert Robinson (but not the families).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvQ3M3WaPA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvQ3M3WaPA)
Fry & Laurie were the first thing that came to mind for me. I'm sure they did other Robert Robinson-based sketches besides that one.