What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[two sheds]

I've said it before but All Creatures Great and Small which I watched the original with my dad and the channel 5 version which I didn't are both superb. Do love them.

 

[neonwilderness]

Watched first 2 of The Terror. Am a sucker for owt polar and this is ace.

I'm about halfway though this. I was hooked straight away, but limiting myself to one or two episodes a night so I don't overdo it.

Apparently there's a second series set in a Japanese internment camp during world war two. I assume it's just the same premise (historical story plus some supernatural stuff) rather than a direct plot link though.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

We watched 3 eps of The Terror last night. I was immediately hooked. Other Half thought it was a bit slow but was well in by the 3rd one. Loving it.

 

[stavros]

"Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your purview and ram it up the shitter with a lubricated horse cock."

In the Loop.

 

[Mordi]

Beats was excellent, the right side of bittersweet. The kindness and uncertainty of the male friendship was beautiful, and the video visualisation at the heart of the party sequence was a really neat evocation of the arc of that moment.

 

[stavros]

I'm not sure why the whole three series of The Royle Family has appeared. A sly dig from the BBC at current affairs?

 

[Oldboy]

I'm not sure why the whole three series of The Royle Family has appeared. A sly dig from the BBC at current affairs?

There was something on last night about Caroline Aherne, John Thompson presenting. I'd imagine it's something to do with her.

 

[sojourner]

Apparently there's a second series set in a Japanese internment camp during world war two. I assume it's just the same premise (historical story plus some supernatural stuff) rather than a direct plot link though.

We finished it last night. Spot on telly, made me want to reread my polar exploration books. The second series doesn't sound anywhere near as interesting to me, purely due to location.

 

[killer b]

Fucking hell, The Terror is brilliant isn't it?

 

[fucthest8]

Fucking hell, The Terror is brilliant isn't it?

No. It could have been, but there was way too much CGI monster bollocks. It would have been so, so much better if they had focused solely on the disintegration of the crew and their descent into cannibalism, could have been genuinely horrifying, but no, monster bollocks. Ruined opportunity

Brilliant acting from a great cast though.

 

[Roseygirl]

Fucking hell, The Terror is brilliant isn't it?

Not for me at all. I struggle with iplayer and never seem to find much to watch on it, so Im going to be watching this thread now I've found it

 

[Orang Utan]

No. It could have been, but there was way too much CGI monster bollocks. It would have been so, so much better if they had focused solely on the disintegration of the crew and their descent into cannibalism, could have been genuinely horrifying, but no, monster bollocks. Ruined opportunity

Brilliant acting from a great cast though.

Kinda missing the point then

 

[Orang Utan]

on sci-fi series The Spaceship: “I enjoyed it but it was a shame it had a spaceship in it”

 

[fucthest8]

on sci-fi series The Spaceship: “I enjoyed it but it was a shame it had a spaceship in it”

So terror has to involve monsters does it?

E2A you enjoyed Saint Maud right? Pretty terrifying, no?

 

[Orang Utan]

So terror has to involve monsters does it?

E2A you enjoyed Saint Maud right? Pretty terrifying, no?

That’s the story. Hence the title. The horror of man’s abuse of the land and its people made manifest.

 

[Orang Utan]

St Maud was quite scary, but not sure of the relevance here

 

[fucthest8]

St Maud was quite scary, but not sure of the relevance here

The relevance is that there were no CGI monsters in it yet it had plenty of terror. it's my opinion that the "..made manifest" part you talk about above was clumsy (at best - fucking laughable at worst) and actually detracted from the entire thing.

 

[Orang Utan]

The relevance is that there were no CGI monsters in it yet it had plenty of terror. it's my opinion that the "..made manifest" part you talk about above was clumsy (at best - fucking laughable at worst) and actually detracted from the entire thing.

That’s the whole point of the story though, it’s like complaining about ET having an alien in it

 

[fucthest8]

That’s the whole point of the story though, it’s like complaining about ET having an alien in it

No, it isn't. The show wasn't called The Shit CGI Monster now was it?

 

[Orang Utan]

No, it isn't. The show wasn't called The Shit CGI Monster now was it?

You can’t have the story without the monster

 

[D'wards]

Coming to bbc4 and iplayer on Tuesday 16th March- Crock of Gold- the Shane McGowan story.

It's a great doc with great participants.
I found Gerry Adams a very charming and engaging person.

Poor old Shane is completely fucked now - can barely talk or walk

 

[Numbers]

Just watched Beats. Goosebumps and teary smiles all round. Best acted gurn ever Totally captured what goes on in your head at certain points. Wow, and n'aww. Beautifully done.

Lend us your glasses mate

 

[moody]

watching the terror here, on episode four so far. trying to ration them.

the serpent a while back was also brill

 

[Supine]

Beats is up - Scottish film set in the early 90s about two lads going to a rave. Beautiful B&W photography, cracking soundtrack, fantastic young cast. And the rave is a proper rave with some amazing moments that actually feel real rather than posed and unnatural like so many other depictions of clubbing/raving/dancing off your tits to techno. 10/10 one of the best UK films to come out in the past ten years

Really enjoyed that. Thanks for the heads up

 

[Nivag]

Really enjoyed that. Thanks for the heads up

I watched it last night and liked it too.

 

[Elpenor]

I’m enjoying “the 80s with Dominic Sandbrook”, albeit I am watching it live

 

[Part 2]

The Terror is so called because that was the name of one of the ships not just the monster thing.

Good article here in plans to search the wreckage. It would be amazing if they could find out what really happened. If you haven't watched the whole series it might have some spoilers.

What happened on HMS Terror? Divers plan return to Franklin wrecks

Scientists hope that ice will give up more clues to the fate of the 1845 Arctic expedition to find the Northwest Passage

www.theguardian.com

 

[danski]

Beats was ok. The rave was very realistic and the music good too.
The rest was a bit meh.

 

[spanglechick]

I’ve also just finished The Terror. It’s great, atmospheric and moves at a glacial pace for big chunks which is absolutely fitting. There was a point yesterday where I was trying to fight off a nap, and the tempo of the dialogue and pauses between speech was completely in tune with my closing eyes. I kept feeling that dizzy/vertigo of plummeting into unconsciousness and then bouncing back up again, three or four times in a row. It added a total mindfuck to the experience.

I agree, though, the supernatural element was the least interesting bit. The story would’ve held up happily with The Elements (and occasional actual polar bears) as the unknowable Big Bad.

 

[Orang Utan]

That’s not the story though! It would have been a bad move to remove the monster from the story. Maybe people aren’t aware that it’s an adaptation of a novel if they haven’t looked at the credits