TV/iplayer must watches (Read 423609 times)

dontfollowme · January 04, 2015, 08:18:55 pm

It gets better and better.

SA Chris · January 06, 2015, 12:39:32 pm

I got round to watching the latest Attenborough series over Xmas. I'm a sucker for this stuff anyway, but some of he footage in this one blew me away.

You can still catch the highlights here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026vg04/episodes/guide

or check out my favourite bit about the hummingbirds here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0297kl9

Falling Down · January 06, 2015, 08:54:48 pm

Smiley's People starts tonight on BBC4 10pm.

duncan · January 18, 2015, 09:25:12 pm

The Sound of Song.

History of recorded music and it's influence on songwriting and popular culture. Another BBC4 winner.

Falling Down · January 18, 2015, 09:47:27 pm

Ooh good one.. I shall watch.

Jaspersharpe · January 18, 2015, 10:07:16 pm

Looks really good. Hopefully this rare find will feature.....

Falling Down · January 21, 2015, 08:05:40 pm

Wolf Hall on BBC at 9pm tonight. One of the best books I've read in the last decade and author Hillary Mantell has given the adaptation a big seal of approval. Should be great.

Will Hunt · January 22, 2015, 07:17:56 am

Quote from: Falling Down on January 21, 2015, 08:05:40 pm

One of the best books I've read in the last decade

You're the first person, other than the man booker judges, I've heard say that. I barely managed to finish!

Sidehaas · January 22, 2015, 07:30:34 am

I thought wolf hall was a fantastic book - enjoyed it more than most prize winners I've read actually. Little disappointed in the TV last night although my wife liked it.

Obi-Wan is lost... · January 26, 2015, 02:50:31 pm

Bitter Lake looks like another epic from Adam Curtis...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gyz6b/adam-curtis-bitter-lake
Haven't seen it yet, need to find some time to strap myself in for the ride and have quite a bit of salt to hand...

Wood FT · January 26, 2015, 03:54:13 pm

I thougt it was very good, a well trodden path from a different perspective

Falling Down · January 28, 2015, 10:26:49 pm

Wolf Hall... absolutely brilliant. Please watch.

johnx2 · January 29, 2015, 09:10:36 am

Agree it's top notch telly, and that "the book's better" type comments are meaningless... Erm, but... I read little historical fiction, but the books and Wolf Hall especially, feel to be almost a different genre. The Cromwell I saw in them was an exotic, polyglot figure, who'd learnt from levantine money lenders and thought of making a life in the east, when the east stretched away forever to unknown civilisations. Not many people in the world spoke English or had any reason to. Possibly this is coloured by knowing a bit about the author's background. Anyway, the books didn't feel rooted in English country houses...

Will Hunt · February 04, 2015, 10:23:20 pm

Really enjoying Wolf Hall. Couldn't get past Mantel's impenetrable and pretentious writing style but the telly series is fantastic.

Makes you wonder what the real people were like. Mantel or Bolt's portrayal of Cromwell, More? Everyone seems to agree on what the Duke of Norfolk was like!

Falling Down · February 04, 2015, 11:36:55 pm

It's _really_ good

Falling Down · February 04, 2015, 11:39:17 pm

... and Smiley's People is kicking most modern TV serialisations into a cocked hat. No exposition, really long dialogue and scenes, superb acting. It's remarkable.

tomtom · February 05, 2015, 08:31:08 am

It is superb.

cowboyhat · February 06, 2015, 01:58:37 pm

Its worth repeating, watch Bitter Lake.

Johnny Brown · February 06, 2015, 02:06:03 pm

I tried the other night. After ten minutes there were some gruesome taliban scenes and the wife asked what I was watching and whether it be over soon...

Wood FT · February 06, 2015, 02:26:53 pm

ditto to to the above, had to wait till quite late which actually intensified the experience. I then went on and found his earlier work 'It felt like a kiss' which i'd missed somehow, puts you in a haze of something or other

GazM · February 06, 2015, 02:54:42 pm

Agree on the Bitter Lake recommendations. Thought provoking if nothing else. My mum recommended it to me, which was a bit of a surprise given it's a bit different to her usual Downtonesque tastes.
Since watching I've listened to this quite alot:

Milford Cubicle · February 06, 2015, 08:32:26 pm

+1 on the bitter lake recommendations, here's a trailer for people considering it

Soundtrack was top, can't get much better than burial

https://www.mixcloud.com/My_Nu_Leng/all-burial-mix/

slackline · February 08, 2015, 09:03:29 am

The Internets Own Boy aired on BBC the other day.

Or you can watch it on YouTube

Mike Tyson · February 21, 2015, 06:29:47 pm

I can't recommend this enough, if you have an odd sense of humour like me, you'll love it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02j53t4/funny-valentines-matt-berry-wild-love

andyd · February 21, 2015, 10:25:06 pm

Quote from: slackline on February 08, 2015, 09:03:29 am

The Internets Own Boy aired on BBC the other day.

Or you can watch it on YouTube

that was incredible. I had no idea.