What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[oryx]

Boyz n the Hood,

One of the best films I've ever seen. Human, visceral, political... first saw it in 1991 when it came out, have watched it several times since and it stands the test of time. Very highly recommended.

ETA would put it in my top 5 of all time, maybe top 3.

 

[quimcunx]

Only two episodes up so far as it’s current but The Cleaner with Greg Davies is very funny.

BBC One - The Cleaner

Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work.

www.bbc.co.uk

I watched 5 episodes of this a couple of weeks ago.

Ah. Already said.

 

[nottsgirl]

The Cleaner is ok, passes the time. Might watch Boyz n the Hood today as I’ve never seen it.

 

[kittyP]

Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is on there for another 16 days.
It is utterly hatstand but quite brilliant.

 

[Epona]

Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is on there for another 16 days.
It is utterly hatstand but quite brilliant.

It is fairly brilliant and also really quite silly - but it makes a good point, and makes it well (managing to highlight the inherent unfairness, ridiculousness and lack of logic, iirc - it's been a little while since I saw it).

 

[stavros]

Detroit, from Kathryn Bigelow, is excellent.

 

[Hollis]

Recently discovered This Country, a spoof fly on the wall set in a dull village in the Cotswolds. It was on BBC3 a few years ago.

Could be seen as a piss take of working class youths - an easy target - but is saved by some ace dialogue. One of the characters has just branched out and started doing crap tattoos for a living.

I've seen the first 2 series, there is another series and a Special Edition.

Just got around to watching first episode of this.. its debatable how much of a pisstake it is.. loads of lolz.. got the characters spot on.

 

[UrbaneFox]

They've made 3 new episodes of Worzel Gummidge. When I heard this it prompted me to watch the one where Michael Palin is the Green Man, and Soggy Bogarde and his gang vandalise the cows.

 

[ska invita]

as close to class war propaganda as you'll ever get on bbc
working class Glaswegian host revels in telling the history of scottish land rights and cheers on each victory against the lairds
interesting history and present

BBC One - The Battle for Scotland's Countryside

David Hayman presents a personal view of the battle for access to Scotland's countryside.

www.bbc.co.uk

"personal view", a beeb disclaimer

 

[stavros]

Anyone watch the first part of the Tony & Gordon Show last night? Quite interesting stuff, at least for someone like me who was too young to be aware of their rise.

 

[Epona]

Anyone watch the first part of the Tony & Gordon Show last night? Quite interesting stuff, at least for someone like me who was too young to be aware of their rise.

I didn't watch it, but thanks for making me feel ancient

 

[stavros]

I didn't watch it, but thanks for making me feel ancient

To clarify, I do sort of remember their rise. I remember the 1992 election happening, and John Smith dying. I just knew less about Blair and Brown's histories up until then.

Feel any better?

 

[Part 2]

BBC Two - Catching a Predator

The inside story of the investigation into Manchester male rapist Reynhard Sinaga.

www.bbc.co.uk

Horrific stuff tbh.

 

[Maggot]

BBC Three - 15 Storeys High

Tower block tales from a man of misery. Created by and starring Sean Lock.

www.bbc.co.uk

The underrated 15 Storeys High has been put on there since Sean Lock's death.

 

[magneze]

BBC Three - 15 Storeys High

Tower block tales from a man of misery. Created by and starring Sean Lock.

www.bbc.co.uk

The underrated 15 Storeys High has been put on there since Sean Lock's death.

Love that series.

 

[girasol]

I thought Dave was surprisingly good. I started watching at random and liked all the characters, the plot, even the rapping. Never heard of Lil Dicky before, but apparently he's a real artist. It's funny but also the characters feel "real".

‘Dave’ Star Lil Dicky Has a Small, Strange Penis. So He Made a TV Show About It.

Can a dick joke be profound? Rapper Lil Dicky’s new comedy aims to pivot from its phallus-heavy gimmick to really say something—often, ahem, rising to the occasion.

www.thedailybeast.com

2nd season is out, watched in two sittings. As good as, if not better than, 1st season. Funny, weird, happy & sad. There's even a rather brilliant revelation at the end of S2 about the names of the main characters.

Found this review from last year on the Guardian...

Lil Dicky on Dave: 'Everything the show says about my penis is true'

 

[Elpenor]

This obviously When Nirvana came to Britain

Has the breadth and footage that only the BBC can provide.

Just watched this, agree, very good. wasn’t old enough to be a fan before Kurt died, got into them later. Didn’t know a lot of the early history and how important their time in the UK was. Learnt a lot.

Everyone interviewed looked like they were still rock and roll … except Krist Novoselic who looked a real estate agent in his weekend attire hanging out the country club

 

[Orang Utan]

Just watched this, agree, very good. wasn’t old enough to be a fan before Kurt died, got into them later. Didn’t know a lot of the early history and how important their time in the UK was. Learnt a lot.

Everyone interviewed looked like they were still rock and roll … except Krist Novoselic who looked a real estate agent in his weekend attire hanging out the country club

I’m in that programme!

 

[Elpenor]

I’m in that programme!

Impressive. You’re not Terry Christian are you?

 

[Orang Utan]

Impressive. You’re not Terry Christian are you?

Nah, I’m in there for a quarter of a second, stage-diving at an early Leeds gig

 

[stavros]

An older documentary on the alleged murder of a UN General Secretary & fascist mercenaries spreading HIV in Africa: Storyville - Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld

I watched this today. I wasn't aware of the case at all, and it started quite slowly, but it became excellent over the two hours.

 

[killer b]

There is a Jackie Collins documentary which everyone says is amazing, which I plan to watch in the next few days. Has anyone seen it?

 

[fucthest8]

There is a Jackie Collins documentary which everyone says is amazing, which I plan to watch in the next few days. Has anyone seen it?

I have. It's pretty interesting and entertaining, but I wouldn't say it was amazing.

 

[porp]

Just finished the S2
It is so beautiful and funny.
Brilliantly written and performed by Daisy Haggard.
And I would watch Adeel Akhtar in anything. He's a brilliant actor with the most amazing (beautiful, mournful, expressive) face.

Completely. For some reason I expected S2 to be worse than S1 but they really sustained the characters.

 

[stavros]

Poltergeist. Daft as fuck, but quite watchable.

 

[stavros]

Oh, and a new series of Frankie Boyle's New World Order last night. He goes in a lot harder on the current political establishment than most satirists, and his lines about Priti Patel and Emma Raducanu are classic.

 

[sojourner]

Brian Cox has got a new prog on BBC2 now - Universe. Watched the first one last night, and mind blown yet again.

 

[killer b]

We're watching the new Stephen Merchant show Outlaws, starring Christopher Walken on community service in Bristol. Pretty funny so far...

 

[sojourner]

We're watching the new Stephen Merchant show Outlaws, starring Christopher Walken on community service in Bristol. Pretty funny so far...

I fancy that.

 

[stavros]

The Exorcist.