What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[LDC]

Yeah, I'd bet on Marla as well out of those 4. A totally unknown person doing it is unlikely I'd have thought, people can't keep their mouths shut that long. And if someone had done it and died in the jump then they'd be a missing person reported somewhere, and I expect the FBI to have looked into all those as possibles. Weird none of the money never turned up either (apart from the recovered stuff).

 

[Argonia]

The Shining was on last night, and is available for another four weeks. I've never seen it, so will make sure to rectify that.

Bollocks, I missed this

 

[Fozzie Bear]

The Valhalla murders is decent scandi crime biz. First two eps available now, looks like they are squeezing out two a week.

BBC Four - The Valhalla Murders

Icelandic crime drama featuring ambitious detective Katrin 'Kata' Gunnarsdottir.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Also people who liked Small Axe may be interested in this:

BBC One - Sus

Delroy is interrogated by two cops who try to force him to confess to his wife's murder.

www.bbc.co.uk

Not seen it yet myself though.


Powerful, claustrophobic drama adaptated from the taut Barrie Keeffe play.

It is election night, 1979. After his wife has been found dead, Delroy is brought in for what he believes will be casual police questioning. However, the racist DS Karn and his violent colleague DC Whilby carry out a rough and highly confrontational interrogation in which they try to force Delroy to confess to the crime.

 

[stavros]

Bollocks, I missed this

On a similar theme, Poltergeist is still up there 'til the weekend.

 

[D'wards]

The Rap Game s2 was good.

I would never listen to their music but found it really entertaining

 

[8115]

Hospital is really good, looking at The Royal Free in London over the summer and September, very interesting insight into the effects of Covid.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

The Valhalla murders is decent scandi crime biz. First two eps available now, looks like they are squeezing out two a week.

BBC Four - The Valhalla Murders

Icelandic crime drama featuring ambitious detective Katrin 'Kata' Gunnarsdottir.

www.bbc.co.uk

Subtitled Saturdays, innit.

The 9pm slot on BBC Four is when they usually air two episodes of the current international drama.

 

[8115]

The Disability Paradox is also good about disability, happiness and the social model of disability.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

This

BBC Four - Dionne Warwick at the BBC

A retrospective marking the 80th birthday in 2020 of legendary singer Dionne Warwick.

www.bbc.co.uk

Beautiful songs, Beautiful phrasing, Beautiful gowns. The occasional plodding backing band, but hey?

 

[stavros]

Anton Ferdinand's documentary on racism in football a couple of weeks ago was quite a educating watch, I found.

 

[oryx]

Been meaning to post this for ages but we've just finished watching The Fall which is an absolutely excellent crime drama.

Not spoilers here as it works backwards from the killings so you know the culprit from the start.

Set in Belfast, it follows the story of a serial killer investigated by a cool and enigmatic detective, played by Gillian Anderson. Anderson and the killer, played by Jamie Dornan, put in top notch performances that make this a psychological thriller with a reasonably straightforward plot. Very highly recommended.

Sorry for no link as posting from phone but easy to find on iPlayer.

 

[Orang Utan]

Been meaning to post this for ages but we've just finished watching The Fall which is an absolutely excellent crime drama.

Not spoilers here as it works backwards from the killings so you know the culprit from the start.

Set in Belfast, it follows the story of a serial killer investigated by a cool and enigmatic detective, played by Gillian Anderson. Anderson and the killer, played by Jamie Dornan, put in top notch performances that make this a psychological thriller with a reasonably straightforward plot. Very highly recommended.

Sorry for no link as posting from phone but easy to find on iPlayer.

Have you spoiled it for us or do we know he’s the killer from the outset?

 

[oryx]

Have you spoiled it for us or do we know he’s the killer from the outset?

You do.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Have you spoiled it for us or do we know he’s the killer from the outset?

You know from the start, it’s the main hook of the show, watching the cat and mouse unfold.

 

[kalidarkone]

This is beautiful and I really enjoyed it.

The Last Igloo

The Last Igloo is a very simple film: the story of one man - an indigenous hunter called Julius - as he sets out from an Inuit settlement into the wilderness of Greenland to fish, hunt, and eventually build an igloo.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Spymaster]

This is beautiful and I really enjoyed it.

The Last Igloo

The Last Igloo is a very simple film: the story of one man - an indigenous hunter called Julius - as he sets out from an Inuit settlement into the wilderness of Greenland to fish, hunt, and eventually build an igloo.

www.bbc.co.uk

Superb bit of telly.

 

[stavros]

Does it go without saying that Paul and Bob came up trumps last night?

 

[8115]

I'm really enjoying Industry. I think it's pretty good, I know a few people on here didn't like it but I like it.

 

[girasol]

I've been watching iPlayer more than Netflix recently: Industry, which I mentioned before, was excellent (despite too much sex, but even that was good because it was realistic and awkward), then I rediscovered Pulling (third time I've watched it over the years, I love it soooo much, it's so funny), and also "We are who we are" is also quite interesting, despite its many flaws, I enjoyed the photography and the two main characters.

 

[mwgdrwg]

The quality of some shows on iPlayer is apalling on my smart TV.

Films are squished with borders on the side, and a lot of shows have ridiculously dark contrast. I clearly remember iPlayer being an innovation, and now it's so far behind.

 

[Chz]

The quality of some shows on iPlayer is apalling on my smart TV.

Films are squished with borders on the side, and a lot of shows have ridiculously dark contrast. I clearly remember iPlayer being an innovation, and now it's so far behind.

I'm going to go with it being your TV's fault. It all looks great to me. They didn't try to stretch Citizen Kane like I've seen other streamers do.

 

[stavros]

The Godfather is up there at the moment.

Others along the top ribbon of the films page include The King's Speech, Twelve Monkeys and, erm, Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.

 

[stavros]

Louis Theroux's Scientology flick is available, if you haven't seen it.

 

[sojourner]

Bleak House, Andrew Davies's adaptation is on at the mo. We're totally hooked on it.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Not new, but it was new to me. The Night Manager's on there atm in tribute to John Le Carré. Totally compelling. I gorged it over the weekend.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Kleenex out to watch Shadowlands again.

For the tears you filthy-minded lot.

 

[Argonia]

Death of Stalin for 29 days

BBC Two - The Death of Stalin

Moscow, 1953 - Stalin dies, and members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[sojourner]

A remake of Whisky Galore!

We watched it the other night and it's proper funny.

 

[stavros]

Although I've not watched it yet, the first of this year's University Challenge specials from last night is available.