What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[AmateurAgitator]

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BBC - Toast of London

Can tortured thespian Steven Toast enjoy the success he thinks he deserves?

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The episode about 'high wind actors' had me in stitches....

 

[Cloo]

We're enjoying The Witchfinder.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I watched an episode of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy last night. Not quite up to Bourdain (or Stein) standards in the league of travel/food shows, but will probably watch the rest.

 

[Part 2]

Started watching the House of Maxwell documentary. Looking really good so far.

 

[stavros]

Last week's Click, on sustainable travel solutions, is a good one.

 

[kittyP]

Gentleman Jack, series 2 started tonight

 

[Epona]

Gentleman Jack, series 2 started tonight

Oh fantastic, I enjoyed the first series.

I imagine this will be the last one, unless they go into the realms of complete fiction.

 

[Part 2]

Noticed The Truffle Hunters has appeared as a Storyville. Would recommend.

 

[sojourner]

Gentleman Jack, series 2 started tonight

Yes, must watch that tonight!

Noticed The Truffle Hunters has appeared as a Storyville. Would recommend.

Got that on my list

Can recommend this Muhammad Ali

 

[stavros]

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, about a lesbian girl in mid-90s America who gets sent to a Christian camp to teach the gay out of her. Fictional, but all too real.

 

[Sue]

Hidden Assets. Irish cops hook up with their Antwerp counterparts to investigate cross-border criminal shenanigans. Thought this was really good and the main Belgian cop has the best tache this side of the 70s to boot.

 

[stavros]

Quite a lot of good old-ish films on the iplayer at the moment:

• All the President's Men
• Out of Sight
• Boyz n the Hood

 

[Part 2]

The Gazza documentary is worth a look, although it probably doesn't offer much new it focuses on the media in particular Rebecca Wade and Piers Morgan, phone hacking etc. Score by Blanck Mass is good too.

 

[nottsgirl]

Cheaters is fucking brilliant so far, short episodes, punchy story.

 

[Part 2]

A few good gritty, realistic youth films on at the moment... County Lines and Jellyfish.

Korean film, Burning is also very good.

 

[nottsgirl]

A few good gritty, realistic youth films on at the moment... County Lines and Jellyfish.

Korean film, Burning is also very good.

County Lines is excellent, saw it online about a year ago as part of a film festival.

 

[Part 2]

County Lines is excellent, saw it online about a year ago as part of a film festival.

Yes I saw it last year. It was a film that suffered from cinema closures and only had very limited showings despite being well reviewed.

 

[Plumdaff]

They've also got Pain and Glory, a recent, and excellent, Almodovar. Antonio Banderas is great in it.

I'm enjoying Art That Made Us, current artists and performers engage with British art throughout history.

 

[nottsgirl]

Cheaters is fucking brilliant so far, short episodes, punchy story.

Spoiler: Cheaters

The ending is terrible. It’s brilliant all the way through and the ending just ruins it

Now a more circumscribed recommendation due to the bit that I’ve spoilered.

 

[sojourner]

The Gazza documentary is worth a look, although it probably doesn't offer much new it focuses on the media in particular Rebecca Wade and Piers Morgan, phone hacking etc. Score by Blanck Mass is good too.

Watched the first one last night. Fucking journalist scumbags. Such a tragedy.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Film Jellyfish. Really good. You know exactly where it's going but it goes there very, very well. Amazing lead performance by Liv Hill.

 

[kittyP]

Imagine - Miriam Margoles
She's amazing!

 

[oryx]

Started watching the House of Maxwell documentary. Looking really good so far.

Been watching that - fascinating stuff, well worth a watch!

 

[kittyP]

Imagine - Miriam Margoles
She's amazing!

Now watching Imagine - Toni Morriston Remembers. Wow!

 

[Calamity1971]

Now watching Imagine - Toni Morriston Remembers. Wow!

Just caught the back end of this. Will have to watch another time from the start.

 

[sojourner]

Now watching Imagine - Toni Morriston Remembers. Wow!

Good shout. I MUST have seen this, given it's 7 years old and features one of my holy trinity of writers, but I've added it again to watch.

 

[sojourner]

Finally watched the Maxwell doc. Blimey. Seems even closer to Succession than the Murdochs!

 

[Hollis]

Paul Merson: Football, Gambling and Me.

It doesn't cover a whole lot of new ground ("bookmakers are arseholes"), although it is quite interesting how he's found it harder to kick than booze or drugs.

This was on just now.. excellent programme. Probably need to be in the right mood for it..

Paul Merson - A Walk Through My Life

 

[nottsgirl]

New series of The Other One.