What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[Badgers]

Have downloaded to ipad to watch on the train later.

Just put it on.

Already fascinating but paused (at the point it seems about to become the worst of mankind) to make dinner

 

[Badgers]

That was excellent. Not cheery overall but some examples of Britain under some sort of nuclear dad's army was amusing.

Well worth a watch and a lesson on Christmas Island

 

[Plumdaff]

Gold Digger on bbc1 last night was good

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07ptcxc

I've watched the first couple of episodes of this. I think, objectively, it's not good but it's an entertaining soapy twisty watch full of pleasingly unlikeable rich people.

 

[stavros]

Has this been put up here before? It's a documentary by Jesy, from the popular beat combo Little Mix, looking into the horrible experiences she and others have had from social media.

 

[sparkybird]

Maiden. Documentary about the first all female crew to take part in the Whitbread round the world yacht race.
Amazing and I found it quite emotional.
Good to see how far we've moved on since 1989.
Highly recommended

 

[D'wards]

Came across a nice little Carry On documentary from 1970

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02rwdr2 via @bbciplayer

 

[Badgers]

Have downloaded to ipad to watch on the train later.

How did you find that sky?

 

[skyscraper101]

How did you find that sky?

It was very good. I love anything about Cold War Britain so the stuff about home made nuclear bunkers, attack warning systems in village pubs, and protect and survive stuff was all pretty interesting.

The saddest stuff was all concerning the British soldiers in the 1950s who were sent off to Christmas Island to witness the bomb tests being used as human guinea pigs for radiation effects. It was bad enough that they weren’t given protection and they and some of their kids suffered directly and even died, but that they haven’t been compensated since is shocking.

 

[Badgers]

It was very good. I love anything about Cold War Britain so the stuff about home made nuclear bunkers, attack warning systems in village pubs, and protect and survive stuff was all pretty interesting.

The saddest stuff was all concerning the British soldiers in the 1950s who were sent off to Christmas Island to witness the bomb tests being used as human guinea pigs for radiation effects. If it wasn’t bad enough that they weren’t given protection and they and some of their kids suffered directly and even died, that they haven’t been compensated is shocking.

Felt the same

Also felt very angry about the wonderful wildlife

A very good documentary film and well worth watching.

 

[Spymaster]

The saddest stuff was all concerning the British soldiers in the 1950s who were sent off to Christmas Island to witness the bomb tests being used as human guinea pigs for radiation effects. It was bad enough that they weren’t given protection and they and some of their kids suffered directly and even died, but that they haven’t been compensated since is shocking.

A friend's stepdad was there. He was in and out of hospitals all his life.

 

[skyscraper101]

A friend's stepdad was there. He was in and out of hospitals all his life.

It’s just so wrong on every level. Seeing the footage of those young men just doing what they were told and not having a clue they were about to be used for such a horrific experiment really hits home how little government/military cared about their lives.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Looks interesting

It's not bloody there any more!

 

[Badgers]

It's not bloody there any more!

Really? That is annoying

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Really? That is annoying

Fucking is! I was pretty interested in that.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Have a look at HouseShare if you like shouting at young people on the telly

 

[Badgers]

Have a look at HouseShare if you like shouting at young people on the telly

I do not care for such things

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I do not care for such things

I don't normally but go on, it's really quite fun shouting at them

 

[MsHopper]

I've watched the first couple of episodes of this. I think, objectively, it's not good but it's an entertaining soapy twisty watch full of pleasingly unlikeable rich people.

Watched 2 episodes of this last night. I enjoyed it - completely agree that whilst it might not be high quality TV it is watchable and shows the different reactions to an older women dating a much younger man vs an older man dating a younger woman.

 

[stavros]

Minding The Gap was first shown back in June, so it may have been mentioned already. Anyway, it's a really good documentary about three small-town lads from Illinois who come together to skateboard, and their quite touching family stories. It was nominated for an Oscar last year.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

I have just watched a huge piece of horseshit. But the funky soundtrack is brilliant

The Mallorca Files

 

[stavros]

A new series of Big Night Out started on Wednesday. I haven't watched it yet, but the image on the iplayer gives an idea of the sort of thing to expect.

 

[Part 2]

Watched this this morning, ane entertainign 2 hours following 2 investigative reporters from Sweden looking into the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations secretary-general killed in a plane crash in 1961. Narrated by one of the reporters, Mads Brugger, it has echos of Herzog. What starts an an investigation into the plane crash turns up more than they expected.

BBC Four - Storyville, Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld

 

[Spymaster]

I have just watched a huge piece of horseshit. But the funky soundtrack is brilliant

The Mallorca Files

My god that's bad isn't it?

We're big fans of Mallorca so were quite looking forward to it but it makes Death In Paradise look like cutting edge detective drama.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Watched this this morning, ane entertainign 2 hours following 2 investigative reporters from Sweden looking into the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations secretary-general killed in a plane crash in 1961. Narrated by one of the reporters, Mads Brugger, it has echos of Herzog. What starts an an investigation into the plane crash turns up more than they expected.

BBC Four - Storyville, Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Thanks for the tip on this. What a fascinating and disturbing story.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Looks interesting

This is back on the iPlayer and brilliant!

 

[flypanam]

Vienna blood is pretty good.

a detective and an earlier adopter of fraudian psychology solve crimes in hapsburg Vienna.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Vienna blood is pretty good.

a detective and an earlier adopter of fraudian psychology solve crimes in hapsburg Vienna.

I've enjoyed that too.

 

[sojourner]

Watched this last night and would recommend

BBC iPlayer - Elizabeth Is Missing

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Watched this last night and would recommend

BBC iPlayer - Elizabeth Is Missing

I watched that last night and thought it was brilliant. I was sobbing in places.

 

[sojourner]

I watched that last night and thought it was brilliant. I was sobbing in places.

Yeh, got a bit emotional meself.