What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Yes - I've just watched the first one and thought it was excellent: very respectful in its centring of autistic people, insightful and moving.Inside Our Autistic Minds with Chris Packham.
I found it highly emotional.
Brilliant programme.
BBC Two - Inside Our Autistic Minds, Series 1, Episode 1
Chris helps an autistic comedian connect with her mum and a non-speaking man find a voice.www.bbc.co.uk
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
OK so I keep hearing that Luther is really well regarded, seems to be loads of seasons of it on iPlayer, so thought I'd give it a go.
I don't get why it is so popular (is it because it's Idris Elba and that's the draw?), because I'm halfway through the first episode - the plot is ludicrous, the interactions between the characters utterly unfeasible, the dialogue overblown, the music too loud in comparison with the dialogue, and too urgent and overdramatic.
It needs to calm down a little bit to be watchable IMO.
I don't get why it is so popular (is it because it's Idris Elba and that's the draw?), because I'm halfway through the first episode - the plot is ludicrous, the interactions between the characters utterly unfeasible, the dialogue overblown, the music too loud in comparison with the dialogue, and too urgent and overdramatic.
It needs to calm down a little bit to be watchable IMO.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The first episode is available and was excellent (I saw it as broadcast rather than on iPlayer) - fantastic filming of Orca and also a Kingfisher in flight. Nice segment at the end about the lengths they went to in order to get footage of the orcas hunting, which in itself was interesting.
I am still a bit stressy about the "extra" episode (the one that there is all the fuss about in the news) and when it will be available on iPlayer - I was filmed/interviewed for it and hate the way I look and sound on film and as I haven't seen the bloody thing yet (don't even know whether they used my interview!) I'm really quite anxious about it all and when I will be able to see it and know whether to die of cringe or go "oh that went OK then".
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
In a huff because of "meager BBC budgets" they've made a film version that is apparently a refugee from the 90s: prolonged torture scenes, "the internet is bad", big baddies with elaborate plots which nobody else could possibly have created. To be avoided, I'd say.
technical
stripey
I've just finished this. Enjoyed it on the whole - although slightly frustrating when it dawned on during the final episode that there would be a second series and nothing would be resolved.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I thought all of that, but still enjoyed it.
Also, he has escapades where he recovers a la Tom and Jerry. You know where the cat or mouse gets completely flattened then magically inflates to be alive and well in the next scene? My OH and I still laugh about the one where Luther gets a large nail right through his hand and shortly afterwards just has a small Elastoplast on it.
I'd watch the film but don't have Netflix.
Luther always reminded me of "Swallow", one of Alan Partridge's programme ideas:
"Swallow is a detective who tackles vandalism. Bit of a maverick, not afraid to break the law if he thinks it's necessary. He's not a criminal, you know, but he will, perhaps, travel 80mph on the motorway if, for example, he wants to get somewhere quickly."
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
No seriously just after I first posted the bit I said last night he's round his exes house for some reason and without outward appearance of bein angry just punches her door to bits and I:m sat there thinking hold on are we supposed to identify with or relate to this coldly angry psychopath?
Love Elba as an actor mind, but Luther is ok I am backing away from this slowly
Love Elba as an actor mind, but Luther is ok I am backing away from this slowly
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I remembered watching that with mu now wife and a mate. We never worked out what he had against doors. It's not the last to feel his wrath.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Honestly though I can appreciate that couples or ex couples sometimes have rows where they yell at each other and maybe some bad words get thrown around.
Cold clinical discussion with ex about is she sleeping with someone else then calmly turn around and punch the shit out of one of her doors so it is in pieces - not cool, not normal, very fucking frightening actually.
I feel like if he'd yelled something along the lines of "couldn't wait til the bed was cold, could you" and called her a bad word then burst into tears about his lost relationship it would have been more relatable - people say some fucking shit things when they are angry or hurt but coldly and completely busting up doors is a step further iykwim.
Navalny, winner of the Oscar for best documentary.
www.bbc.co.uk
Storyville - Navalny
In August 2020, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok.
www.bbc.co.uk
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
A friend recommended "Couples therapy", which is what it says on the tin: (American) couples doing couple's therapy sessions. I thought "that sounds painful, awkward and probably boring" but it's actually very interesting and helpful too. I'm glad I gave it a chance. 3 seasons, 6 episodes of approx 25m each.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Absolutely love the other dad and daughter team though.
D'wards
IT'S YOUR DECISION DANIEL
Cabs across the World
I like the black dad (his daughter seems a little entitled) and two old pals.
It's really my fave programme
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I quite enjoyed BBC Two - Murder in the Pacific
The New Zealand copper who starts by explaining that he'd just been on a five day bender when the Rainbow Warrior was sunk made it for me.
The New Zealand copper who starts by explaining that he'd just been on a five day bender when the Rainbow Warrior was sunk made it for me.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
On the one hand, they'll run out of money in Alberta if they keep that up.
But getting up the BC coast probably is the most difficult run they'll have, so if you're going to splurge that's probably the best place to do it. Yeah, the arctic bits will be hard but there's no end of truckers going those routes to hitch a lift with. There's SFA going up to Prince Rupert, particularly since it looks like it's not tourist season they're filming in.
I did love the dad trying to teach his daughter that one good turn deserves another (that will really play out well with the locals), while she's like "Why are you doing this for no gain?"
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I meant Sweet Fuck All.
May out west is early for it. BC has a climate like the UK, but cooler so no-one wants to go out there until it's proper summer.
Does mean they should get nice weather once they're over the Rockies, at least. Though May would be mozzie season in the Yukon. They can quite literally eat you alive.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
except for the bits by boat and the bit where there was a civil war.
But, yeah, they never mention you are not allowed to buy/hire a vehicle, but you would have thought you could get something good enough to make the drive considering they're starting with early $5k. (edit: £2500, actually, a bit less but still doable, shorely?)
D'wards
IT'S YOUR DECISION DANIEL
Takes away the adventure though, so I'm certain they are not allowed
kittyP
Pluviophile
I love itI’m not a big fan of quiz games, but how bloody good is Richard Osman’s House of Games?
I love it (especially Answer smash) but it doesn't fit in with my routine, so I have it on 'series record' but can't ever seem to justify watching such things unless it's live, so I don't watch it.
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