What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[belboid]

I thought this too but thought it might be too easy. They might all be on the same greyhound until they reach the border to Mexico or something

i think the original yankee series did just do across america. It is big enough, especially if you have to do funny detours to places. But, it takes 65 (?) days just to do the south, that's surely enough.

 

[D'wards]

i think the original yankee series did just do across america. It is big enough, especially if you have to do funny detours to places. But, it takes 65 (?) days just to do the south, that's surely enough.

There must be a rule that you can't buy a car, I'm sure. Could buy a $300 shitbox and cruise on down

 

[belboid]

I guess. Good place to sleep too. Not much cop on rivers. And petrol probly aint cheap in some of those places.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

I guess. Good place to sleep too. Not much cop on rivers. And petrol probly aint cheap in some of those places.

And just hope you don't break down in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Cerv]

Watching Trigonometry -a love story about a triad. Set in London. I love it. It's just so real.
It's on the I player obvs!

assumed you meant a Chinese gangster for some reason, and was a bit disappointed when I looked up the show just now

 

[kalidarkone]

assumed you meant a Chinese gangster for some reason, and was a bit disappointed when I looked up the show just now

Yeah I should of clarified it with 'polygamous triad'...
A love story about a Chinese gangster sounds good though!

 

[belboid]

A love story about a Chinese gangster sounds good though!

there's 'Ash is Purest White' coming out soon. Or it was. And the series Giri/Haji last year!

 

[stavros]

A random episode of Big Break from 1997. Less than 25 years ago, it's shocking to hear what casual sexism Davidson could get away with.

 

[ska invita]

Britain's Forgotten Men, four mini-docs looking at the lives and desires of various citizens of urban Manchester.

There's actually 8 of these if you click on see all episodes. The next four filmed a year later, some new people and also catching up with people from the first four
Overall these were great, thanks for the tip

 

[stavros]

There's actually 8 of these if you click on see all episodes. The next four filmed a year later, some new people and also catching up with people from the first four
Overall these were great, thanks for the tip

Thanks for telling me there were follow-ups. I shall watch them shortly.

 

[ska invita]

Thanks for telling me there were follow-ups. I shall watch them shortly.

Yeah normally it's clear on iPlayer, for some reason these are a bit hidden.

There's an update on the guy who runs the squat and the street homeless guy, plus some new people. Some of the young kids in this though... Tragic

 

[Chilli.s]

The first series has already been mentioned on this thread but Welsh drama/thriller Hidden really is good.

Both series 1 and 2 on iPlayer.

I'm enjoying this (s2) but housemate had to give up as relentlessly grim and depressed them with nightmares. !

 

[oryx]

I'm enjoying this (s2) but housemate had to give up as relentlessly grim and depressed them with nightmares. !

It is relentlessly grim (notably the landscapes and the way the interiors are shot) but that's part of what makes it good!

 

[Chilli.s]

It is relentlessly grim (notably the landscapes and the way the interiors are shot) but that's part of what makes it good!

I don't find the landscape grim at all, love Snowdonia, the finest mountains in the land! But the buildings and interiors along with the story and characters... fuuuuuuck . Whole new level of noir. That's good!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I've been watching Last Tango in Halifax again. It really is very good indeed.

 

[Me76]

Thanks to whoever mentioned Jonathan Creek. I've never watched it before and I am loving it.

 

[stavros]

Thanks to whoever mentioned Jonathan Creek. I've never watched it before and I am loving it.

From memory, the earlier ones, with Caroline Quentin, are the best.

 

[Me76]

From memory, the earlier ones, with Caroline Quentin, are the best.

Oh, does she leave it? That's sad.

I'm on series 3 episode 5.

 

[stavros]

Shane Williams: Rugby, Concussion and Me is quite informative, and whilst they focus on rugby it certainly has relevance to combat sports and to a certain degree football too.

 

[8115]

A Monster Calls is on iplayer, it's really good.

 

[Chz]

A Monster Calls is on iplayer, it's really good.

And not for younger kids, no matter how it may appear at first.

 

[8115]

And not for younger kids, no matter how it may appear at first.

Definitely not!

 

[CNT36]

Definitely not!

Horizon on the coronavirus is worth a watch.

 

[stavros]

As is Contagion: The BBC4 Pandemic. It dates from 2018, where they model the outbreak of a virus, not so dissimilar to our current situation. Hurry up, though, because it expires in the early hours of tomorrow.

 

[D'wards]

Race Across the World.

Is Jo a wonderful human being? She won't win cos she has to keep frittering away money to keep Sam happy- they'll go skint before the end.

I very much like Rob and also Lizzie. I hope they'd eventually couple up - they'd suit each other. I think and Jenny and Dom could couple up too - have the negative gits together

 

[Lurdan]

Only just saw these had been on and they are only up for another seven days

BBC Four - The Story of Ready Steady Go!

and an associated programme of clips from it :

BBC Four - The Best of Ready Steady Go!

Enjoyed them a lot although my hopes that the tapes of the James Brown show might have turned up were sadly dashed.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Not iPlayer but Channel4's catchup service has some great films. Both Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio and The Duke of Burgundy are up there now.
You have to register first.

 

[miss direct]

The Nest

 

[danny la rouge]

Killing Eve 3

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Killing Eve 3

Oh great! I've binged 1 (again) and 2 over the last 2 days so that's today sorted!