What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?

[Epona]

if you need cheering up after Tish, do yourself a favour and watcn The Assembly. Michael Sheen meets a group of people with a range of disabilities, who ask him a bunch of questions and he answers them. That’s it really - doesn’t sound like much, but it really is just the tonic if you feel you don’t like people much right now. Watch it, it’s only half an hour a long.

The Assembly

Michael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime from The Assembly, a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people. Expect revelation, chaos and a lot of laughs.

www.bbc.co.uk

I accidentally watched this recently, I think I must have caught it when it was on the TV because I didn't go looking for it - it's very good, and I genuinely think Michael Sheen is a good egg.

 

[Orang Utan]

A selection of zeitgeisty yesteryear documentaries have been put up there with little fanfare:

BBC iPlayer - 20th Century Snapshots

Watch TV programmes from the 20th Century Snapshots collection on BBC iPlayer.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ground Elder]

A selection of zeitgeisty yesteryear documentaries have been put up there with little fanfare:

Some of those have been up for a while, but there's some great new stuff in there

 

[nagapie]

Blue Lights Series 2 is up.

 

[felixthecat]

Blue Lights Series 2 is up.

Enjoyed that. I've been on sick leave for the past 5 weeks so I've binged everything as soon as it comes on!

 

[a_chap]

Not on the iPlayer, but well worth watching still. Especially towards the end.

 

[nottsgirl]

We watched a film called Mercy last night. Set in the fifties or sixties (not sure which) Colin Firth stars as a man who makes a bid to sail around the world without stopping. It ends in tragedy. Actually pretty good, even if it does have Colin Firth in, who I’m not amazingly keen on.

 

[Elpenor]

The entire 1997 general election:

Election 97

The BBC's 1997 general election night results coverage, presented by David Dimbleby

www.bbc.co.uk

Got this on today at work, most interesting to see how the media has changed, as well as the result which I was a bit young to follow on tv; though remember listening to it overnight on five live. Was knackered the next day IIRC when I had an athletics meeting having barely slept

 

[nottsgirl]

Documentary called The Bradford Aunties about a group of older South Asian ladies in Bradford leading a project to bring the youth and the older generation closer together. I really enjoyed it.

 

[sojourner]

We watched a film called Mercy last night. Set in the fifties or sixties (not sure which) Colin Firth stars as a man who makes a bid to sail around the world without stopping. It ends in tragedy. Actually pretty good, even if it does have Colin Firth in, who I’m not amazingly keen on.

Might be a good idea NOT to put the ending of the film in your post!

 

[nottsgirl]

Might be a good idea NOT to put the ending of the film in your post!

That’s taken from the iplayer précis of the film. It’s not really a will he, won’t he film. A lot happens.

 

[sojourner]

That’s taken from the iplayer précis of the film.

Fuckinell is it?! That's shocking!

 

[Orang Utan]

It’s a true story

 

[Spymaster]

Might be a good idea NOT to put the ending of the film in your post!

It's the story of Donald Crowhurst which is well known, especially to people with an interest in that sort of thing. It's not really a spoiler any more than saying 'Hitler died in 1945' is a spoiler to Downfall. More about what led up to it.

 

[planetgeli]

I really don't want to pile on sojourner but it was an odd thing to say.

"What you watching?"
"Macbeth"
"Ah, Shakespearean tragedy"
"Fucking hell, you've ruined it now"



(Big hug soj x)

 

[sojourner]

It's the story of Donald Crowhurst which is well known, especially to people with an interest in that sort of thing. It's not really a spoiler any more than saying 'Hitler died in 1945' is a spoiler to Downfall. More about what led up to it.

And how would I know his name from just the title of the film? Also, I've never heard of the fella, so even if I HAD known the film was about him, I still wouldn't know what happened to him.

I really don't want to pile on sojourner but it was an odd thing to say.

"What you watching?"
"Macbeth"
"Ah, Shakespearean tragedy"
"Fucking hell, you've ruined it now"



(Big hug soj x)

See above x

 

[sojourner]

It’s a true story

And again, I've never heard of the film's title, the content, the man involved, or what happened.

Lot of assumptions being made here.

 

[Spymaster]

And how would I know his name from just the title of the film? Also, I've never heard of the fella, so even if I HAD known the film was about him, I still wouldn't know what happened to him.

You wouldn't.

The point being, whilst your initial concern about the ending being posted was understandable; it was misplaced because it wasn't a spoiler.

 

[sojourner]

You wouldn't.

The point being, whilst your initial concern about the ending being posted was understandable; it was misplaced because it wasn't a spoiler.

It is though, to anyone who doesn't have your knowledge of the person, the title of the film, and the story behind it.

 

[sojourner]

I'm a big fan of brutal and hard-going travel/exploration journey stories, so I might have been interested in watching it. Now I already know it ends in tragedy, so it's been spoiled for me.

 

[danny la rouge]

It is though, to anyone who doesn't have your knowledge of the person, the title of the film, and the story behind it.

I’m on your side. I’d never heard of him either. Nor, indeed, the film.

 

[sojourner]

I’m on your side. I’d never heard of him either. Nor, indeed, the film.

Thank you!

 

[Voley]

I'll watch that, I was aware of the story- it's incredible; a real "truth stranger than fiction one" - and I can remember making a mental note when the film came out.

 

[Spymaster]

It is though, to anyone who doesn't have your knowledge of the person, the title of the film, and the story behind it.

In the same way that anyone who isn't aware that the Japanese got trounced at the Battle of Midway, might consider a preview mentioning their defeat a spoiler. But it's not particularly important. The outcome isn't the reason most people will enjoy the show. It's about the journey to the outcome!

Anyway. Watch it. It's good.

 

[nottsgirl]

Sorry, I wish I hadn’t posted the spoiler now, it did cross my mind not to. I felt like I enjoyed the film more knowing what was coming, I suspect they marketed the film originally like that but I don’t know. Anyway a timely reminder not to post spoilers.

 

[sojourner]

Sorry, I wish I hadn’t posted the spoiler now, it did cross my mind not to. I felt like I enjoyed the film more knowing what was coming, I suspect they marketed the film originally like that but I don’t know. Anyway a timely reminder not to post spoilers.

Don't worry about it - it's done now, and it's only one film innit? No one died (well, on here, anyway!)

 

[belboid]

Don't worry about it - it's done now, and it's only one film innit? No one died (well, on here, anyway!)

oooh, you got that amendment in just in time to stop my smartarse remark, cure you!

 

[Serge Forward]

That Titanic film... you'll never guess what happens!

 

[belboid]

that was in no way shape or form five seconds

 

[rubbershoes]

Sorry, I wish I hadn’t posted the spoiler now, it did cross my mind not to. I felt like I enjoyed the film more knowing what was coming, I suspect they marketed the film originally like that but I don’t know. Anyway a timely reminder not to post spoilers.

It's not on iplayer now anyway