Non-motoring > As Seen on TV - Volume 26
Thread Author: VxFan	Replies: 163

Thu 25 May 23 11:34   As Seen on TV - Volume 26 - VxFan

A place to discuss what's on TV that might be of interest to others. (exc. Top Gear, F1, for example - which have threads of their own) PLEASE NOTE:- To try and maintain some kind of logical order of discussion, if you start a new subject then REPLY to this post and REMEMBER to change the default subject header. 661517 Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 25 May 23 at 11:34 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 11 Apr 23 12:14   Blue Lights. - R.P.

Police procedural - PSNI based. Watched the first episode, really not my cup of tea. Binged 2&3 whilst bored and fluey - Brilliantly made - right up there with Hill Street Blues. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 11 Apr 23 13:49   Blue Lights. - Dog

Brilliant prog, watched every episode so far. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 25 May 23 15:02   Blue Lights. - sooty123

Just watched all of the episodes, really enjoyed it. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 29 Apr 23 22:39   Colin from Accounts - legacylad

I got this totally wrong...thought it was an ‘Office’ type comedy. Sydney based comedy, recommended by a pal. Laugh out loud. On iPlayer, 1 series. 8 episodes. Hope there’s more to come. Trying not to binge watch. Colin is adorable Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 30 Apr 23 06:43   Colin from Accounts - Duncan

Linky thing for the intellectually challenged? Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 30 Apr 23 09:06   Colin from Accounts - tyrednemotional

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f255x9 Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 30 Apr 23 09:30   Colin from Accounts - bathtub tom

I suspect the PC 'woke' brigade haven't discovered the antipodes and hope they don't. There's some good stuff comes from there. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 30 Apr 23 10:53   Colin from Accounts - John Boy

>> I suspect the PC 'woke' brigade haven't discovered the antipodes and hope they don't. There's >> some good stuff comes from there. >> Well, they've discovered this and so have I, it's really good: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/29/couples-jokes-so-irritating-not-so-in-colin-from-accounts Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 2 May 23 23:11   Colin from Accounts - legacylad

Couldn’t resist. Binge watched it. Great stuff...my kind of humour. And loved the final episode with its range of emotions Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 May 23 16:05   Colin from Accounts - Crankcase

Not just to be contrary, but having read so much good about it, I tried it. Not for me at all. I had no idea if it was supposed to be funny, and was too bored to complete episode one. I couldn't care a jot about the characters Ah well, must be something else out there for us oddities. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Wed 24 May 23 16:22   Colin from Accounts - Robin O'Reliant

>> >> >> Not for me at all. I had no idea if it was supposed to be >> funny, and was too bored to complete episode one. I couldn't care a jot about >> the characters >> >> You and me both. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 May 23 22:09   Colin from Accounts - R.P.

Same for me, my wife loved it and "got it" Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 25 May 23 08:29   Colin from Accounts - martin aston

Did I laugh? Not much. Did I enjoy it? Yes, hugely. Funny thing humour……or not as the case may be. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 21:02   Colin from Accounts - slowdown avenue

just catching up with this on i player. proper good comedy. i would have thought everybody in here would .love it Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 13 Oct 24 07:39   Colin from Accounts - Crankcase

>> just catching up with this on i player. proper good comedy. i would have >> thought everybody in here would .love it Alas, you’d be wrong! I lasted maybe ten minutes of episode one. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 13 Oct 24 08:48   Colin from Accounts - Zero

Its dire Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 13 Oct 24 10:53   Colin from Accounts - smokie

Agreed Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 13 Oct 24 11:55   Colin from Accounts - Robin O'Reliant

>> Agreed >> I'm glad it's not only me. I never cracked a smile. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 25 May 23 14:49   Am I Being Unreasonable ? - legacylad

On BBC iPlayer Probably another marmite series....I thought it very funny, even hilarious in parts. Adult humour and strong language. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 25 May 23 20:17   Steeltown Murders - Zero

About a serial Killer in 1970s South Wales. Starring Philip - Fire up the Quattro - Glenister. Ok drama cold case drama, but contains a very good depiction of the 70's with many late 60's and early 70's motors. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 5 Aug 23 14:32   Ghosts US - bathtub tom

I liked the UK version and thought I'd try the US. Thoroughly enjoyed it and think it may have been better than the original. Very obviously based on the original and shown later at night, I suspect because of the slightly more adult humour. I also watched the film Pride last night. Not a subject matter I'd normally be interested in, but it seemed to have some good reviews. A pleasant enough film, although it did seem to lose it's pace towards the end. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 10 Aug 23 19:46   Star-Trek Strange New Worlds - zippy

Available on Paramount+ Basically the Enterprise before Kirk, but with Spock, Uhura and Nurse Chapel. The captain is Captain Pike (from the pilot and a couple of episodes from the 1960's TV series). Lieutenant Kirk makes appearances from time to time. It's clearly done on a budget, but very well done. There's the usual mix of episodes including time travel, suspense, fighting, Klingons etc. It's also got a sense of humour. In one episode characters from the future are animated - top quality animation, then become normal when travelling back in time. In another, the whole thing is done as a musical - and very well done at that with cappella theme tune and full orchestra for songs which fit the plot - quite a risk to do and done well. Anyway, I enjoy it, perhaps you will too. Last edited by: zippy on Thu 10 Aug 23 at 19:46 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 10 Aug 23 20:12   Hijack - Apple TV - CGNorwich

Plane hijacking drama with Idris Elba. Well made and very watchable although could never quite put Airplane! out of my mind. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 3 Oct 23 23:07   A Haunting In Venice - zippy

The continuing saga of Kenneth Branagh's working holiday around the Med and the Adriatic sees him in Venice on 31st October 1947. A suitably spooky who-done-it. Quite enjoyable. Unlike his sunny jaunts on the Orient Express and the on the Nile, this film takes place mostly at night, well it would, being about a haunting. Suitably enjoyable. Made me jump out at one point to Mrs Z humour. Would like to see more of the quirky OCD introduced by Branagh in the first film. Looking forward to the next one. 7/10 Last edited by: zippy on Tue 3 Oct 23 at 23:07 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 08:41   A Haunting In Venice - CGNorwich

Outstanding moustache work! Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 08:52   A Haunting In Venice - smokie

Was this on telly? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 08:59   A Haunting In Venice - CGNorwich

No Cinema. Not yet released for streaming. Well worth a trip to the cinema. Been a good year for film. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 09:09   A Haunting In Venice - smokie

I only asked as when looking which channel it was on I found it's on at the local Cineworld here in Portugal atm. I don't usually do movies, and def not out here (though it might be cheaper than out local one!) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 09:20   A Haunting In Venice - CGNorwich

If I remember correctly Portugal is one of those countries that uses subtitles rather tyan a dubbed version so watching the film out there would be possible (am assuming you don’t speak Portuguese) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 4 Oct 23 10:49   A Haunting In Venice - smokie

Even though it's dipped to 29 degrees today (it's been over 30 for most of he 1 1/2 weeks we've been here!!) it's still too warm to be sitting round indoors, unless beer is on hand :-) We're here will early Nov so the time may come... Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 9 Oct 23 13:25   The Long Shadow - R.P.

Excellent series on ITV. Seven episodes seemed lenghty but we watched it in a couple of goes. Drama based telling of the Yorkshire Ripper Excellent acting from David Morrisey (as George Oldfield) some lovely motors as a bonus. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 9 Oct 23 14:31   The Long Shadow - Manatee

A familiar story but worth watching. We lived in the area circumscribed by the loci of his offences in Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield and my wife was one of many women who did no go out alone at night for years. A young colleague of her sister was a victim. Oldfield himself was an irregular at my dad's local. It was clear from the amount and apparent randomness of police activity that they were making no progress right up to the night that a couple of Sheffield coppers happened on him parked up with a sex worker in a car with false plates. They had been stopping any man they could find out alone in a car late at night. That didn't include me, but a neighbour whose habit it was to be out late was pulled at least half a dozen times. I was actually wondering if it could be him. I wouldn't criticize any of the drama, it fits very well with my memory of the time. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 9 Oct 23 21:21   The Long Shadow - zippy

It's very well done. I can only watch one episode at a time much to Mrs Z's annoyance - she loves this type of thing. I get upset that people can be so evil. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 9 Oct 23 22:39   The Long Shadow - Ted

My wife wouldn't go out alone after one victim...Jean Jordan, I think....was found on allotments about 3/4 mile from here. I saw the main road was closed off by the allotments on my way home about 6pm. The allotment was that of Bruce ( Les Battersby ) Jones, the Corrie actor. I think he found her when he and a pal visited to do some work. He was a suspect for a short time. It was where the infamous £5 note was found. Oldfield was useless, obsessed by the false tape, he ignored other evidence. I later worked with a colleague who was on the case and we discussed it all in quiet periods at work.. Very good docu-drama though. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 9 Oct 23 23:44   The Long Shadow - Fullchat

Miss FC went to Leeds Uni and her first year accommodation was at Lupton Residences on Alma Rd in Headingley. Jacqueline Hill was his last victim and was murdered yards from her accommodation block. I didn't realise until after she moved in. As it was she couldn't settle there and moved. I disclosed the information then. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 10 Oct 23 08:56   The Long Shadow - zippy

Caught last nights episode and was shocked at the victim blaming! I hope this has changed? Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 10 Oct 23 11:34   The Long Shadow - Kevin

Bob Ring, the cop who pulled him and then found the weapons, was a member of our local golf club. Without his uniform he looked more like a middle-aged marathon runner than a copper. Old school down to earth plod with a nose for something not quite right. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 10 Oct 23 13:02   The Long Shadow - Manatee

There's no doubt we owe Bob Ring and his colleague(s) a serious debt of gratitude. If the drama was anywhere near correct there was ample opportunity to let Sutcliffe slip or bail him so he could have removed evidence but they didn't. And how fortunate that Sutcliffe was so daft as to use to use stolen plates. Last edited by: Manatee on Tue 10 Oct 23 at 13:03 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 28 Nov 23 21:12   Slow Horses - Robin O'Reliant

New series of Slow Horses begins on Apple TV tomorrow. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 29 Nov 23 at 11:03 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 28 Nov 23 22:54   Slow Horses - Zero

Looking forward to it, I hope my nefarious ways of watching it still work. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 29 Nov 23 at 11:03 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 30 Nov 23 22:01   Slow Horses - legacylad

Just renewed my EE SIM only contract and apparently I can get 6 months Apple TV free Perfect for watching Slow Horses No nefariousness involved. Not that I’d know how. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 30 Nov 23 22:46   Slow Horses - Zero

Well, nefariously, I have now watched two episodes of S3, and cracking TV it is. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 26 Dec 23 10:10   Bill agus an Spitfire - Bromptonaut

Another from BBC Alba. Ex BA pilot Bill McInnes talks a bit about his life flying the line from Rapides to the 767 and then takes a trip in a Spitfire at age 92. Gaelic language with English subtitles: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tv1y/bill-agus-an-spitfire Reply to this message | Report message       1

Wed 3 Jan 24 22:14   Mr Bates Vs The Post Office - zippy

We've covered the debacle within these pages on several occasions. A dramatisation is being aired on ITV at the moment and it is very good. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 3 Jan 24 22:39   Maigret - Ted

Talking Pictures, various times/dates. They've been airing the French Maigret series with the late Bruno Cremer as our hero. Over 50 of these 2 hour dramas set in the 50s and filmed in the 90s. Cremer died around 2010 at 80+ yrs and now lies in the Cimitiere de Montmatre. SWM and I have found Saturday night TV awful so one of these episodes just fills up nicely. Good atmosphere, clear subtitles and a fair few of different French cars to look at rather than just the Citroen Tractions that appear in other productions. Getting them all on the TIVO Box. Ted. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 26 Jan 24 22:43   Last Flag Flying - sooty123

On Amazon Prime, worth watching. Sad and funny in equal measures. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Flag_Flying Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 27 Jan 24 09:50   Masters of the Air. - Zero

Downloaded the first two episodes last night, watched the first. In short its "Band of Brothers" relocated to the USAAF 100th bomb group, Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk. very good, good acting, good CGI (as most of it has to be) it has a well created 1950s style of filming. Apple TV. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Sat 27 Jan 24 11:43   Masters of the Air. - R.P.

Watched two episodes last night, seems to be a decent production. I box-setted Band of Brothers a couple of weeks ago. Still a mightily impressive work. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 27 Jan 24 12:20   Masters of the Air. - Zero

I'm at a dog show in Diss in April, might pop round to the Thrope Abbot 100thbomb group museum, in the still extant control tower. Love old WW2 airfields, explored a few, best Being RAF Kings Cliffe, which had mixed RAF/USAAF. Lot of stuff still extant (and underground) with the Glen Miller memorial nearby (played his last hanger concert there) Most exciting urban explore was the nuclear bomb store for RAF Wittering. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 2 Feb 24 16:58   Masters of the Air. - Manatee

Just started watching this. A chap called Colin Kirsch, who once sold me a dateless registration number, supplied the film makers with 133 vintage bikes. He posts some quite interesting stuff on FB. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 3 Feb 24 08:18   Masters of the Air. - R.P.

Third episode (out yesterday Friday 2.2.24) was brilliant, best so far Reply to this message | Report message       1

Sat 3 Feb 24 10:13   Masters of the Air. - legacylad

I must subscribe to Apple TV…think I got 6 months free on my new EE mobile contract. Slow Horses & Masters of the Air. Perfect for staying in and dry February. Personally, January was a very wet month after dry Christmas & New Year. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 27 Jan 24 21:37   Ferarri. - Zero

Well I saw it on my TV, as I missed it at the cinema. Wow, what a film, even SHMBO enjoyed it immensely. Be warned tho, there is a shocking unexpected bit towards the end, not for the squeamish. Its a must see. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Sat 27 Jan 24 22:14   Ferarri. - CGNorwich

Yes was a very good film. Shailene Woodley who played Enzo’s wife gave a brilliant performance. Have been a run of good films lately. Apart from Ferrari have enjoyed Priscilla, The Boys in the Boat and The Holdovers which I saw yesterday. The latter is the best film comedy I have seen for a very long while and thoroughly rfecommended. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 31 Jan 24 10:04   Tik Tok: Murder Gone Viral - Duncan

A series of three started last night. www.itv.com/watch/tiktok-murder-gone-viral/10a2945/10a2945a0001 Awfully compelling. What conclusions did you draw from it? Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 11 Feb 24 18:12   OUT OF TOWN - zippy

A real nostalgia trip with Jack Hargreaves and shown on Southern TV. I don't know if other regions got it. It's currently being shown on Talking Pictures. I don't think they have all of them though. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 11 Feb 24 18:35   OUT OF TOWN - Manatee

I've got a lot of them on either VHS or DVD somewhere! Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 11 Feb 24 19:29   OUT OF TOWN - zippy

IMDB report that many episodes are "lost". You may be able to help complete a collection somewhere. Last edited by: zippy on Sun 11 Feb 24 at 19:29 Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 11 Feb 24 19:58   OUT OF TOWN - Zero

Ignoring the series with the awful song by Max Bygraves, I remember the series that had the guitar solo theme. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, (Memories of the Alhambra) composed by the Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega in 1896. Probably the most technically accomplished version is that by Narciso Yepes - youtu.be/EQGBbLBShzk?t=32, tho I prefer the version by Sharon Isbin which has more feeling in the pauses and lifts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N77zyOXfIU&ab_channel=SharonIsbin Last edited by: Zero on Sun 11 Feb 24 at 19:58 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 12 Feb 24 12:32   BBC 4 Children's TV Night. - Bromptonaut

Found this by accident channel hopping last night: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide/bbcfour/20240211 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 12 Feb 24 18:22   BBC 4 Children's TV Night. - Duncan

What are we looking at/listening to? When I click on that link I get BBC4 with the sound of traffic, or birds? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 14 Feb 24 11:06   The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth - R.P.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001tts2/the-space-shuttle-that-fell-to-earth Brilliantly done in classic BBC documentary style. Most of the prime movers interviewed. One of the crew of Columbia had the best name ever for an Astronaut.....Willie McCool, a shocking tragedy. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 20 Feb 24 09:07   As Seen on TV Breathless - sherlock47

Started last night on ITV - a docudrama on Covid in the NHS, Knowing that several posters work (or have relations working) in the NHS did this reflect reality, or has it been enhanced 'Casualty' style? Will it attract the same public support (and realisation of Government role) as the dramatised Post Office vs Postmasters series. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 20 Feb 24 09:14   As Seen on TV Breathless - CGNorwich

It seems to me far too early to start watching a drama about COVID I would have thought most people would want to forget about it Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 20 Feb 24 13:13   As Seen on TV Breathless - Manatee

>> It seems to me far too early to start watching a drama about COVID I >> would have thought most people would want to forget about it Is that a direct quote from Boris Johnson?! Reply to this message | Report message       1

Tue 26 Mar 24 21:52   Ukraine in the woods - sooty123

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xr50/ukraine-enemy-in-the-woods Follows a small unit as they defend a railway line in Eastern Ukraine. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 14 Apr 24 21:27   Living - zippy

www.imdb.com/title/tt9051908 Probably Bill Nighy's best acting so far - he got an Oscar nomination for it. Written by Kazuo Ishiguro (the Nobel prize winner) and based on Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru. It's a slow ponderous film of a story told many times before. So why have I posted? Well Bill acts his socks off for once. It's also beautifully filmed (it feels like the 1950's) and it's very well written and whilst it is a story that has been told before, this version is so well told that it's worth watching. 7/10 and it's on Amazon Prime. (PS for Zero - there are steam trains in it :-D ) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 15 Apr 24 16:21   Living - Zero

>> (PS for Zero - there are steam trains in it :-D ) Yeah, it was shot on the Bluebell Railway, and featured their BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4 Tank Locomotive Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 15 Apr 24 21:42   Living - John Boy

I watched that in one of my Prime freebie periods. I thought it was superb. Made me think of the 2 years I spent working at County Hall for the GLC in the late sixties. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 Apr 24 17:01   Blue Lights S2 - R.P.

Brilliant acting, music, photography, script, the way it merged characters from S1. Somwhere between Hill Street Blues and the Sweeney only more so. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 Apr 24 17:40   Blue Lights S2 - smokie

I don't recall why but we gave up on that after the first couple of series 1. Maybe will try again. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 Apr 24 18:03   Blue Lights S2 - CGNorwich

All the characters are either unpleasant or pathetic. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 24 Apr 24 18:08   Blue Lights S2 - R.P.

Hahahaha ! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 May 24 16:08   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bromptonaut

Actually as heard on the radio. Bobby, did you hear the episode of Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yqpk Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 May 24 17:51   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bobby

Nope?? Don’t think I have ever listened to Radio 4 in my life!! Any good? Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 May 24 18:04   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bromptonaut

>> Any good? Well it kept my attention driving home from an 'Outreach' in Kettering. We used Safeway both at home and at my Mother Out Laws where there was a creche for the kiddley winks while we shopped. They pioneered self checkout and had fast times from field to store ahead of their rivals. Given what you've said of your history you here and on HJ you were the person I thought of while listening. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 May 24 22:21   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bobby

Have actually downloaded it on my Sounds App so will take a listen on my next walk. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 23:50   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bobby

Brompt, listened to it today. Quite interesting though only scratched the surface, think it was only 20 odd mins long. Brought back memories of being bought up by a company much smaller than ourselves!! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 May 24 20:46   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - zippy

>> Nope?? >> Don’t think I have ever listened to Radio 4 in my life!! >> >> Any good? >> Radio 4 - yes. Very. Good in depth news, arts - did a piece on Beethoven's 9th tonight for the 200th anniversary (Ode to Joy). Documentaries - there was an amazing documentary on whales protecting other animals from Orcas recently. Plays. Comedy, 18:30 every weekday evening. This weekend (or next) need to check. Christopher Ecclestone in "The Man Who Fell to Earth". Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 12:00   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - martin aston

Radio 4 has been a fixture in my life for years. Also Radio 4 Extra has programmes from the last 50 years. Some of the comedy has aged badly but gems like Round the Horne”, Hancock’s Half Hour are worth a listen. Before I retired my morning commute had the 4 Extra morning 8 am comedy hour while homeward bound I tried to catch the Radio 4 6.30 pm comedy slot mentioned by zippy. Somebody once said that they preferred radio to TV as the pictures were better Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 12:07   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bromptonaut

>> Radio 4 has been a fixture in my life for years. Same here. Dad always had it on in the car when the news was on, World at One, PM etc. Occasionally they play the little jingle that used to come up between segments of PM. It takes me straight back to Dad's Simca 1500 estate and trips to the lakes leaving after school finished for the holidays. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 8 May 24 at 12:16 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 18:53   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - CGNorwich

I used to listen to Radio four a lot but over the last few years have increasingly been using Times Radio for News and current affairs and various podcasts as well as audio books for entertainments and documentary coverage. Radio four seems trapped in the past and drastically needs a major overhaul if it is to retain any relevance. They could start with ditching “The Archers”, Women’s’ Hour, and the cringeworthy “Thought for the Day”. “You and Yours” should swiftly follow. Last edited by: CGNorwich on Wed 8 May 24 at 18:55 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 19:01   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - CGNorwich

>> >> Radio 4 has been a fixture in my life for years. >> >> Same here. Dad always had it on in the car when the news was on, >> World at One, PM etc. > >That is the whole problem with the channel. It’s a nostalgia fest for the over sixties and has precious little relevance for anyone else. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 20:04   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - martin aston

Over 10m U.K. people listen to Radio 4 and the average listener age is 56 years. It’s the second most popular channel after Radio 2. I don’t see that being popular with an older age group is a problem. There are plenty of alternatives for those who have more youthful tastes. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 20:46   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - CGNorwich

Well the problem is that if it doesn’t get more younger listeners now in it will have an increasingly ageing audience until eventually its main audience will be care home residents. Listeners don’ t suddenly decide to listen to Radio Four when they get to the age of sixty. As.many of the above posts show they have been listeners for many years and so continue to listen as they get older. If you are not a Radio Four listener when you are sixty you won’t suddenly decide to start listening to it. Radio Four needs to acquire younger intelligent listeners now and make sure it holds on to them by providing relevant content. As much as some of their current listeners will howl and send irate letters to “Feed back” and the Radio Times it need to be done if the channel is to survive into the future. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 22:42   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Kevin

>.. its main audience will be care home residents. Rebrand as Radio Ga-Ga? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 21:25   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - sooty123

I'm surprised the average listener age is the low, I'd have guessed much higher. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 22:32   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Ted

SWMBO is a great fan of Radio 4. I really look forward to the Sunday Archers....not. It annoys her when I refer to it as " The Shouty Show ", it just seems to be people arguing and screaming at each other. Is there actually a plot ? I might listen if they discussed pig futures or rapeseed yields but there seems very little of that ! She has TV on when she gets up and comes down stairs to compound my misery in the week. Old Heartbeat, Wild at Heart, Where the Heart is' Friends and Judge Judy ! Squeaky voiced American women drive me up the wall. Discussion progs all seem to be people trying to interrupt others and get their opinions in without listening. Just ego trips. I try and get the radio back to Classic FM until she comes back in and on goes the telly again ! Grrrr. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 May 24 23:57   Radio 4's 'Toast' looking at Safeway? - Bobby

I probably listen to about 3 or so hours a day audio. Rarely listen to live radio unless it’s maybe football commentary when I am in the car. 2 hours is the Get It On BBC Radio Scotland show on Sounds app. Mon to Thurs, every night there is a new theme and listeners contact show with songs to go with that theme so a very broad range of songs. Half an hour or so of The Newsagents podcast. (Switched from The Rest is Politics as i found Alistair Campbell too shouty and arrogant) And then maybe half an hour of Spotify music and/or another random podcast that might have been suggested to me to have a listen to. Listen to a lot more since I got a set of AirPods. Can listen to stuff whilst sitting on the couch whilst the missus watches TV that I’m not interested in. Or while I’m cooking dinner, doing dishes/ washing cars etc. The AirPods are just so convenient to use. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 12 May 24 21:20   Clarkson's farm - sooty123

Just finished series 3. Very good, nice bit of humour, bit this is what farming is like, bit of humanity all brought to together very well. Worth watching. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 12 May 24 22:50   Clarkson's farm - zippy

Thanks for the reminder! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 May 24 21:23   Clarkson's farm - zippy

Some of it is really unpleasant, (but compulsive) viewing (episodes 3 and 4). Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 May 24 21:50   Clarkson's farm - Zero

>> Just finished series 3. Very good, nice bit of humour, bit this is what farming >> is like, bit of humanity all brought to together very well. >> >> Worth watching. Its all looking very staged now. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 01:25   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - zippy

www.imdb.com/title/tt0068054 From the 1970s. I didn't see it first time around (or if I did I was too young to remember it). Follows a family trucking business and the extended family after the death of the firms founder. It is very engaging and well acted. Shame the BBC killed it off without wrapping the story up. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 12:00   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - Robin O'Reliant

I remember it well, zippy. It was a sort of British Dallas in a low key way. I remember being in a busy pub in Ireland one night and all conversation stopping when The Brothers came on the TV behind the bar. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 16:56   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - zippy

>> I remember it well, zippy. >> >> It was a sort of British Dallas in a low key way. I remember being >> in a busy pub in Ireland one night and all conversation stopping when The Brothers >> came on the TV behind the bar. >> I caught something on YouTube about the series and it said it was a hit in several countries and the cast even made a Christmas album and the actors were mobbed. I understand vicars complained that people left mass early so they would not miss any of the program. The ladies alone are worth watching! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 17:23   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - Ted

I remember it quite well, although I could take it or leave it. I preferred the series about the family who built yachts, I think it was set around the Solent. Can't rememner the name. Sort of damp Dallas ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 17:33   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - Zero

I preferred "Mogul" or the troubleshooters as it became www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uRausCd2qc "The brothers" was, frankly, wet and limp. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 17:45   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - tyrednemotional

>> I preferred the series about the family who built yachts, I think it was set >> around the Solent. Can't rememner the name. >> Howards' Way Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 1 Sep 24 18:19   The Brothers on Talking Pictures - Zero

>> >> >> I preferred the series about the family who built yachts, I think it was >> set >> >> around the Solent. Can't rememner the name. >> >> >> >> Howards' Way The fawley refinery and the the isle of wight was never quite the riviera Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Sep 24 18:58   Slow Horses - R.P.

Went on holiday last week, weather was a bit "edgy" and combined with Mrs RP's recovering broken leg did some chilling. One approach was to watch Slow Horses on Apple TV - what a great series - brilliantly written and filmed with a dark humour attached. Well worth watching ! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Sep 24 19:05   Slow Horses - CGNorwich

Episode 3 drops on Wednesday Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Sep 24 19:50   Slow Horses - Robin O'Reliant

I'll have to make yet another attempt to log on to Apple. As I've said before, read the books. They are brilliant. Mick Herron is a top class writer, up there with the very best. Last edited by: Robin O'Reliant on Mon 16 Sep 24 at 19:52 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 20 Sep 24 14:13   Slow Horses - John Boy

>> Episode 3 drops on Wednesday >> I've grown accustomed to hearing 'drop' instead of 'release' or 'publish' on Radio 6 Music, but I wasn't expecting you to use it, CGN! Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 20 Sep 24 15:37   Slow Horses - legacylad

I don’t subscribe to Apple TV, Netflix or anything of that ilk, but having read two of the books I’m tempted … Is Slow Horses now on Season 4 ? Presumably I can catch up on any storylines starting with Season 1 ? Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 20 Sep 24 16:57   Slow Horses - Robin O'Reliant

>> >> Is Slow Horses now on Season 4 ? >> Presumably I can catch up on any storylines starting with Season 1 ? >> Correct on both counts. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 21 Sep 24 06:54   Slow Horses - Crankcase

Just to be contrary, we also enjoyed the Slow Horses books. When it appeared on Apple TV, we very much enjoyed episode one, sort of enjoyed episode two, and still haven’t got around to episode three, never mind the end of series one. For us, it’s on the ok list, but there always seems to be something better to watch, so it’ll probably not get finished. We have Apple TV only because someone gave us a free sign in on their family account - I never found anything else worth watching at all and certainly wouldn’t actually pay for it. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 21 Sep 24 08:53   Slow Horses - smokie

Yes we are occasional NetFlix users on a similar basis and we rarely find anything which appeals on there. Neither American comedy or drama really do it for us. We're running out of other stuff though. TiVo is down to 23% full. Still the UK winter season is imminent, that should throw up a few good series. Btw we've tried streaming rather than allowing the TiVo to record. Streaming ITVX is peppered with repetitive ads. Luckily there isn't so much we watch on that either, and that which we do is now recorded so we can skip ads. Some stuff, like Slow Horses, I manage to find on torrents which are also ad-free. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 21 Sep 24 10:10   Slow Horses - neiltoo

>> I manage to find on torrents which are also ad-free. Can you explain how you do this (for a dimbo) 8o) Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 21 Sep 24 12:10   Slow Horses - smokie

Well it's all a bit dodgy really, though I think not quite illegal unless you share the files you download. Also requires a bit of tech nous to make it all hang together properly, and a VPN to conceal from prying eyes... It's explained quite well here techslang.com/torrenting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/#What-Is-a-Torrent? My torrent server is a Raspberry Pi on which I run qBittorrent which I can access via browser from any machine on my network. There are some good setup instructions here pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-qbittorrent/. Finding downloadable torrent files isn't so easy these days as a lot of ISPs have closed down the sites (given that hosting is probably illegal in most countries). And because of this fewer people are uploading stuff - but patience often pays off. But you still have to be careful that there is no undesirable payload (i.e. virus or worse) in the stuff - it's a slightly dangerous thing to do in that respect. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 21 Sep 24 15:04   Slow Horses - Crankcase

Our approach for a no ad viewing experience is more old fashioned, but works really well for us. We sub to cinemaparadiso for dvd and Blu-ray rental. Way wider choice than any streaming service. We have about 50 things on our list, and set them to be sent in random order, so each envelope through the door is a little surprise. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 27 Sep 24 17:55   Slow Horses - CGNorwich

By the time you go to all that palaver including a VPN subscription its surely cheaper to do the legal thing and just subscribe to Apple TV for a month and watch all four series. I tend to aternate between Apple, Netflix etc. so I have only one subscription per month. I cancel as soon as I subscribe so I don't get inadvertent subscription renewals Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 27 Sep 24 22:19   Slow Horses - smokie

I have a VPN for normal everyday use, not for cloaking stuff, but that might be a side benefit. In fact I now have two - one commercial one (NordVPN) which amongst other things does enable me to watch UK TV when abroad and also one on my Raspberry Pi at home which (also among other things) allows me to ne a local device on my home network when I'm away. We've got Amazon prime and used to use one of the kids Netflix but nit any more. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 28 Sep 24 12:07   Slow Horses - Zero

>> By the time you go to all that palaver Mostly because its less palaver than switching subscriptions, not to mention considerably cheaper. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 17:13   Slow Horses - legacylad

Having read some of the books, I must subscribe to either Apple TV or Amazon Prime to watch the 4 seasons to date. I’ve never subscribed to any tv but given the reviews I shall make an exception Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 04:49   Threads - zippy

Currently available on BBC iPlayer for a couple of weeks. Should be compulsory viewing for all politicians everywhere. Last edited by: zippy on Fri 11 Oct 24 at 04:50 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 07:17   Threads - Dog

We started watching it last nite - up until the bomb dropped. Will finish it orf tonite 'when the wind blows'. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 14:32   Threads - Zero

>> Currently available on BBC iPlayer for a couple of weeks. Saw it when first broadcast. Tough watch, dont need any more doom and gloom. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 15:05   Threads - zippy

>> Tough watch Rumour has is that Ronald Regan saw it and turned down the anger in his speeches railing against the Soviet Union. Also, Ted Turner, of the TV mogul, showed it on his channel in the USA - even though he was unable to get any sponsorship - he felt it so important. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 11 Oct 24 17:54   Threads - BiggerBadderDave

'showed it on his channel in the USA' Ecky thump, I hope it had subtitles. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Sun 20 Oct 24 19:28   So long Marianne - martin aston

Just binge watched this on ITVX. Although it’s about Leonard Cohen and Marianne it’s not necessary to be a Cohen fan. It’s a well-acted romance from an unknown (to me) cast. It’s well shot, relatively undemanding and looks fantastic, just the thing for autumn weekends. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 24 Oct 24 17:44   As to be Seen on DVD - Bromptonaut

Not actually current TV but one from the past. Conversation with a Scots colleague yesterday sent me to listen to Hamish McCunn's tone poem The Land of the Mountain and the Flood. Google tells me it was the theme tune to Sutherland's Law, a seventies drama about a Procurator Fiscal starring Iain Sutherland which I remember watching at home in my teens. DVD ordered and dispatched. Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 24 Oct 24 at 17:46 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 24 Oct 24 17:57   As to be Seen on DVD - tyrednemotional

...typo, Bromp? It was Ian Cuthbertson. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 24 Oct 24 20:28   As to be Seen on DVD - Bromptonaut

>> It was Ian Cuthbertson. Indeed. Not a typo so much as a mess up. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 24 Oct 24 22:16   As to be Seen on DVD - Ted

I've had the CD since the 80s. Really good piece of evocative Scottish music. Another good evocative piece, one of my faves is An Oxford Elegy by Vaughan-Williams, narrated by John Westbrook. A verbal picture of the Oxford area in Victorian days. There's a version on YouTube. A great listen for English language lovers ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 24 Oct 24 22:42   As to be Seen on DVD - Bromptonaut

>> >> I've had the CD since the 80s. Really good piece of evocative Scottish music. We were introduced to it in the late eighties when we were very early risers and it was played as a theme for Prayer for the Day on Radio 4 at 05:50. Another tune in the same slot was The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth. I'd never heard of Butterworth until a chap I worked with earlier in my life was a fan but picked up an interest. He died on the Somme and is named on the memorial at Theipval for those whose bodies were never found. Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 24 Oct 24 at 22:46 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 6 Nov 24 22:30   Wolf Hall - zippy

It's 9 odd years, I think, since it was first shown on the BBC. It's now available as a download for a short period. Superb telling of Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell and Anne Boleyn. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 6 Nov 24 23:07   Wolf Hall - smokie

The follow-up series is, I believe, imminent or already out there. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 6 Nov 24 23:13   Wolf Hall - zippy

Haven't checked to see if it is on iPlayer yet but it starts on BBC1 this Sunday at 21:00. Thought I would re-watch "S1" to remind myself of the plot ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Dec 24 00:55   Wolf Hall - zippy

Just finished. Best TV series in ages. Superb acting all around. Even though you know the conclusion, you may find yourself hoping against it. Such a shame that Hilary Mantel is no longer with us to write any more. 10/10 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Dec 24 05:59   Wolf Hall - martin aston

Great TV but the book was a bit of a slog for me. I am not afraid of long books (Robert Harris Cicero Trilogy for example) but Wolf Hall …..meh. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 16 Dec 24 08:24   Wolf Hall - Zero

Fantastic costumes, superbly acted, great vicious acerbic dialogue, wonderful sets and locations (visited a few after the first series) but - too long and ultimately tedious and I don't need to see timothy spall spitting and rolling his eyes more than once or twice. Little in the way of tension and surprise (after all we know the history) unlike say The Day of the Jackal which leaves you in suspense wanting more after every episode. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 17 Dec 24 01:57   Coming Soon - 28 Years Later - zippy

I am not a fan of horror films, but really enjoyed 28 days later. An the trailer for 28 years later is good, with Kipling's poem setting a frantic pace: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvLKldPM08 Mrs Z definitely wont want to see it so I guess I will need to go with a mate. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 17 Dec 24 09:19   Royal Variety 2024 - bathtub tom

Thankfully, i'd recorded it so I could skip over the presenters. Oliver was the high spot for me. Penn and Teller were extremely disappointing. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 7 Jan 25 23:52   Black Doves - smokie

Just finished Black Doves, a Netflix series with Keira Knightly. Also has that Sarah Lancashire and it didn't take me long to recognise Tracy Ullman ( - I'm usually no good on actors as I don't really "do" telly) Probably one of the best dramas I've seen for a while, despite the abundance of bodies and blood spattered faces. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 08:29   Black Doves - Zero

I have found it disjointed and silly. Completely trampled to bits by "The Day of the Jackal" which was gripping, tight, and flowed really well lubricated by its equally body and blood spattering count. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 11:51   Black Doves - Ted

I presume these programmes come on after the watershed. SWM will watch anything involving murder, I sometimes wonder if she's gleaning hints ! Nine o'clock is my time to go and sort out the kitchen, lordy, I think I'm getting old, I even fill the kettle for the morning !. Then it's upstairs to the PC to watch some really interesting stuff. I'd rather watch Man Utd play........on reflection, Not ! I seem to have weaned myself off detective and murder mysteries. I suppose it's as a result of police service where killings are a lot more mundane and seedy than all the glamour on tvv I know it has to be to entertain but since when does a team of pathologists get involved in follow up investigating. In my day, you wouldn't get our pathologist, Dr Blench, out of his cosy mortuary for any money ! Oh, and why does PC Tinker in Coronation street never wear a cap or helmet ? Why does every detective Chief Inspector have to be a mixed race female with alcohol and relationship problems ? Apart from Vera ! Over to you FC ? Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 12:21   Black Doves - zippy

>>SWM will watch anything involving murder, I sometimes wonder if she's gleaning hints ! Same here, Mrs Z loves any detective type drama. A couple of years ago she insisted we start "Silent Witness" from the first episode and binge them. I was traumatised by the end! Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 12:44   Black Doves - smokie

Silent Witness earlier series were OK to good but have got more and more ludicrous as times gone on. SWMBO doesn't seem to notice it but were it not for her wanting to watch it, it wouldn't be on my Must-See list any more. Mind you I can quite happily go for days without turning on the telly (as I often have done when on my solo trips etc). I'm not particularly proud of it, it's just a fact. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 15:39   Black Doves - Dog

My old woman likes the American forensics progs, in fact I got into them too and used to watch 'em while doing my exercises. Quite amazing how they piece together all the evidence to catch the perps, even after many years have gorn by. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 15:02   Black Doves - Kevin

>..I sometimes wonder if she's gleaning hints ! Panic when she starts reading the MO of a guy called Albert Fish. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 17:00   Black Doves - Ted

I can't plaice him at all. Another gripe is that when she gets down in the morning, the first thing is to switch on the kitchen telly. Whatever is on will stay on while she sits, usually where she can't see it, and looks at her phone. I think she just wants background noise. To me, with my hearing aids, it just sounds like a staccato of noisy young women, arguing amongst themselves ! Leave it off 'til I regain my senses...please ! ! I can't complain, I don't want to end up with my naughty bits in a pan with eggs and hash browns.....not that I ever get offered eggs and hash browns ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 17:34   Black Doves - Dog

I likes me background noise too - it drowns out the tinnitus. I've gorn mutton in one ear since this morgen due to a build up of ear wax. I've shoved some Otex down there, but at least I can cock a deaf ear now when the ole women sez she wants something done. :o} Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 17:51   Black Doves - Kevin

>I can't plaice him at all. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 19:02   Black Doves - zippy

>> >I can't plaice him at all. >> >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish >> Warning do not read the above unless you are of a strong disposition. It is sickening. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 20:56   Black Doves - Kevin

Doh! Sorry Ted, didn't spot it until Zippy reposted it ;-( Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 8 Jan 25 22:15   Binnein nam Beann (iPlayer) - tyrednemotional

Niche television as it is, I'm enjoying this (largely because I've walked/climbed much of the featured landscape). www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljkgl/binnein-nam-beann-episode-6 Slow television, (6x25min episodes)with Scotland's mountain ranges covered from the air by helicopter. Largely of interest if you've done any of the featured mountains, (OK, that would just be me, then) but still good for the scenery (Gaelic with subtitles). Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 10 Jan 25 16:30   Binnein nam Beann (iPlayer) - Bromptonaut

>> Niche television as it is, I'm enjoying this (largely because I've walked/climbed much of the >> featured landscape). In a similar vein: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gn2x/duthchas Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Fri 10 Jan 25 at 16:30 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 10 Jan 25 16:27   An t-Eilean - Bromptonaut

Looking forward to this from next week on: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026zqf Building in the background is Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the single track road out to Huisnis..... Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Fri 10 Jan 25 at 16:28 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 10 Jan 25 17:12   An t-Eilean - smokie

That seems to only be on BBC Alba Bromps, we don't get that through Virgin. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 10 Jan 25 17:17   An t-Eilean - tyrednemotional

iPlayer is your friend.... Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 10 Jan 25 19:16   An t-Eilean - martin aston

Our other friend, Google, says that the Gaelic word for friend is…………caraid. Odd coincidence for a motoring site. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 11 Jan 25 01:01   An t-Eilean - Bromptonaut

>> iPlayer is your friend.... That's where we get it. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 11 Jan 25 09:46   An t-Eilean - tyrednemotional

...it's on Freesat (in HD) here... Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 11 Jan 25 10:04   An t-Eilean - Bromptonaut

>> ...it's on Freesat (in HD) here... I presume it would be here too but we use Freeserve/Iplayer or I player on the PC. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 15 Feb 25 15:04   An t-Eilean - Bromptonaut

Being broadcast nationally tonight on BBC 4. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026zqf/an-teileanthe-island-series-1-episode-1 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 21 Jan 25 04:12   The Day of the Jackal - zippy

Now I've got the new TV I have watched this in 4k UHD with HDR colour. Brilliant TV. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 8 Feb 25 22:56   The Capture - Fullchat

Season 2. Was on BBC and iPlayer but now on Netflix If you never saw Season 1 then its worth a watch but Season 2 is the next level and leaves you thinking about AI, the potential for social media harm and where its going. The underlying message is thought provoking in that how far off reality is the concept? Basically deepfake and correction are manipulated for political ends and as they say "turning intelligence into evidence." Of course its all based around The Capital but teams of intelligence agents and experts have access to all CCTV streams and are either able to remove or add people and create false situations as they see fit for the end result they wish to achieve. Also involvement from other countries. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 16 Feb 25 19:38   Bridget Jones...Help Me Please... - zippy

I thought I was being clever. I had persuaded Mrs Z and Sister In Law to go and see the new BJ film. That way I wouldn't have to see it. But a woman can be willey and I have been forced, against my will you understand, to watch the first film on Friday night, the second on Saturday night and the third is tonight. Please send help! Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 16 Feb 25 20:03   Bridget Jones...Help Me Please... - Zero

You stupid boy Pike. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 17 Feb 25 10:51   Bridget Jones...Help Me Please... - legacylad

BJ is Bridget Jones ? That’s different. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Mar 25 21:34   Adolescence - Netflix - Bobby

For once in our lives, the missus and I have actually watched a Netflix within days of it being released. We are usually a year later…. Loved this show, the underlying message and the one take filming which is stunning in its execution. I do like Steven Graham as an actor but the young lad was brilliant. For those that have watched it, there are some explainers on YouTube and Netflix have also done a Q&A on Twitter. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Mar 25 23:31   Adolescence - Netflix - smokie

Bingeing it - watched two tonight and will complete it tomorrow. It is good and the filming method is so clever but it does make for some slightly slow and rather dull bits. Apparently some of the crew were made up as extras in case they inadvertently came into a shot. Reply to this message | Report message