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The BBC Four Thread

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    #1322
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    It's Childrens TV night on Sunday and frankly unmissable!


    Blue Peter
    04/11/1974
    1974 edition. Items include Petra the dog's twelfth birthday and Bonfire Night. (R)


    Bagpuss
    Series 1, Ship in a Bottle
    1/13 Bagpuss's owner Emily brings home a bottle with some bits of wood inside. (R)


    The Clangers
    Series 2, The Tablecloth
    1/13 The Clangers try all manner of materials in their efforts to keep the Froglets warm. (R)


    Ivor the Engine
    Series 1, The Trumpet
    Ivor receives an unusual item in the post, which turns out to be a trumpet. (R)


    Timeshift
    Series 9, Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films
    6/9 A celebration of the life and work of children's programmes creator Oliver Postgate. (R)


    From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
    The story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the pre-digital days. (R)


    Then more TTSS followed by the complete Motherland series 1 (also unmissable IMO)

    beautifull


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    #1323
    Sardonicat
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    It's Childrens TV night on Sunday and frankly unmissable!


    Blue Peter
    04/11/1974
    1974 edition. Items include Petra the dog's twelfth birthday and Bonfire Night. (R)


    Bagpuss
    Series 1, Ship in a Bottle
    1/13 Bagpuss's owner Emily brings home a bottle with some bits of wood inside. (R)


    The Clangers
    Series 2, The Tablecloth
    1/13 The Clangers try all manner of materials in their efforts to keep the Froglets warm. (R)


    Ivor the Engine
    Series 1, The Trumpet
    Ivor receives an unusual item in the post, which turns out to be a trumpet. (R)


    Timeshift
    Series 9, Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films
    6/9 A celebration of the life and work of children's programmes creator Oliver Postgate. (R)


    From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
    The story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the pre-digital days. (R)


    Then more TTSS followed by the complete Motherland series 1 (also unmissable IMO)

    That post makes me feel like a 7 year old waiting for the telly to 'start". The Clangers! I cant wait.


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    #1324
    peteeeed
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    reminds me of the hangover tv bbc2 and ch4 used to do on sunday mornings back in the 90's


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    #1325
    Skid X
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    brian_t wrote: »
    Saturday 29th sees the start of a repeat of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

    The first two episodes start at 10.30pm.

    The next three episodes are at 10pm on Sunday.

    The last two episodes are at 10pm on Monday.

    The last episode is followed by a Mark Lawson interview with John le Carre from 2008.

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was first shown on BBC2 in Sep 1979.


    Nice one

    It's one consolation that if BBC4 is morphing into an archive channel it will hopefully make some classic television available in Ireland (at least occasionally, whenever the schedulers are on form)

    It's the kind of programming which the BBC would otherwise have buried on the IPlayer or Britbox and made very difficult for viewers here to access.


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    #1326
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    See Harry has closed his account, hope he comes back in another guise again, stalwart of this thread.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    #1327
    MfMan
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    brian_t wrote: »
    Saturday 29th sees the start of a repeat of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

    The first two episodes start at 10.30pm.

    The next three episodes are at 10pm on Sunday.

    The last two episodes are at 10pm on Monday.

    The last episode is followed by a Mark Lawson interview with John le Carre from 2008.

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was first shown on BBC2 in Sep 1979.

    I rewatched this again the past few nights, though missed a couple of episodes in the middle.

    A curiosity; anyone notice how the closing scenes in one episode would provide the intro to the following episode. However, on at least a couple of occasions, the scene would be slightly different in the next episode. e.g. at the conclusion of an episode, Ian Bannen's character gets out of the car, walks a short bit, throws away the drinking bottle, and continues to walk towards the school's gate pillars. In the following installment, he throws away the bottle a lot later, nearer the pillars. Another e.g.; Smiley closes an episode, stating to the others in the room how they will have to concoct a plan. Same again for the next intro, but this time he's rubbing the side of his face when speaking. I wonder was this a deliberately confusing ploy by the director?


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    #1328
    odyssey06
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    Nordic noir returns to BBC4 on Saturday 3rd July with Series 8 of Swedish series Beck.

    It looks like it will 4 x 90 minute mysteries.

    https://thekillingtimestv.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/nordic-noir-bbc-confirms-beck-season-eight-with-new-trailer/

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #1329
    cozar
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Nordic noir returns to BBC4 on Saturday 3rd July with Series 8 of Swedish series Beck.

    It looks like it will 4 x 90 minute mysteries.

    https://thekillingtimestv.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/nordic-noir-bbc-confirms-beck-season-eight-with-new-trailer/

    Good episode tonight. It’s good to have something decent to watch on a Saturday night. Gomorrah series 5 back in November.


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    #1330
    Alun
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    cozar wrote: »
    Good episode tonight. It’s good to have something decent to watch on a Saturday night. Gomorrah series 5 back in November.
    I enjoyed it, but Beck himself seems to be taking very much a back seat.


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    #1331
    brian_t
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    Missions a French psychological drama series set on Mars.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missions_(TV_series)

    This was first shown on BBC4 in 2018 and is been repeated starting on Sunday 11th July.


    I didn't watch this myself but the second series is starting on Wednesday 28th July at 10pm.



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    #1332
    Kewreeuss
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    On Sunday’s at 21:00 there is a brilliant series called World War 2: Behind closed doors.

    It is about the political mechinations behind the scenes between Churchill, Roosevelt, Hitler and Stalin. Episode 4 is on Sunday. The first episode was horrific, I had to switch off.

    But the betrayals and the cost in civilian lives, the sheer waste is unbelievable, not collateral but deliberate. Given that it’s by the BBC Britain is not shown in a particularly bad light, but Stalin comes out dreadfully, we all know about Adolf

    it strains my belief in the goodness of human nature. That’s a different conversation so I’ll stop there.

    It’ll be on iPlayer if you have it. It might even be on YouTube.



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    #1333
    Kewreeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    On Sunday’s at 21:00 there is a brilliant series called World War 2: Behind closed doors.

    It is about the political mechinations behind the scenes between Churchill, Roosevelt, Hitler and Stalin. Episode 4 is on Sunday. The first episode was horrific, I had to switch off.

    But the betrayals and the cost in civilian lives, the sheer waste is unbelievable, not collateral but deliberate. Given that it’s by the BBC Britain is not shown in a particularly bad light, but Stalin comes out dreadfully, we all know about Adolf.

    it strains my belief in the goodness of human nature. That’s a different conversation so I’ll stop there.

    It’ll be on iPlayer if you have it. It might even be on YouTube.



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    #1334
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 35,057 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117286230#Comment_117286230

    Hangover TV? Comedown TV more like... 😲

    © 1982 Sinclair Research Ltd



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    #1335
    gmisk
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    I have watched the first two episodes of The hunt for a killer.

    Blurb

    Police officers Pelle Akesson and Monica Olhed lead the investigation of the disappearance of 10-year-old Helen Nilsson.

    It's based on a true story, not showy and it's pretty slow but finding it gripping.



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    #1336
    Eod100
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117882231#Comment_117882231

    Binged on it over weekend, it's very good. Very dark and bleak too but tense and worth sticking with.



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    #1337
    gmisk
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117884258#Comment_117884258

    I'm up to episode 4...it's getting more and more gripping...really excellent



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    #1338
    cozar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭cozar


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117887234#Comment_117887234

    This was so good and it a true story. BBC 4 on a Saturday night always delivers.



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    #1339
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117909760#Comment_117909760

    Really terrific, it just got better and better. The pace wouldn't be for everyone but I found it so rewarding and brilliantly real.



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    #1340
    brian_t
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    Paris Police 1900 starts on Saturday 9th October (8 x 60 minutes)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHGi_-w_8qk




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    #1341
    billbond4
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117917199#Comment_117917199

    Yip I watched the first two episodes and was hooked, had to watch the rest on iplayer. Best Swedish drama I have seen in a while.



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    #1342
    odyssey06
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    New 3-part Documentary series starting next Monday at 9pm.

    Nature and Us: A History through Art presented by James Fox.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010jn8/episodes/guide

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #1343
    cozar
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117940871#Comment_117940871

    This is actually quite good. Not usually into period dramas but it’s well worth a watch and it’s a true story.



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    #1344
    brian_t
    Registered Users Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭brian_t


    Starting on Saturday 13th November there is a repeat of the Stieg Larsson's Millennium miniseries.

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - episode 1.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011mqp



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    #1345
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,465 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117982246#Comment_117982246

    Always worth watching his Art programmes



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    #1346
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 30,582 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    What's happened the Scandi Noir production line?

    BBC4's first big saturday series for 2022 is... RTE co-production Hidden Assets, starting January 15th.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #1347
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118419857#Comment_118419857

    I think channel4/more4 etc are hoovering up most of them now.



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    #1348
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Also isn't bbc4 being scrapped?



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    #1349
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 30,582 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118420605#Comment_118420605

    Sort of. It'd just be for archive shows and arts\music performances.

    In May 2020, the BBC submitted its annual general plan for 2020–21, which included a proposal for BBC Two to supplant BBC Four as its main outlet for specialist programmes. Under the plan, BBC Four would cease originating new programmes, and become a service showcasing the BBC's "rich archive".

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #1350
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,747 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    Hidden assets is starting tonight at 9, does anyone who watched it on the Irish channel reckon its worth a go?



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    #1351
    Marje
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭Marje


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118481423#Comment_118481423

    I watched it and enjoyed it. It's on RTE player as well. Even though not the same type of show, I thought it was better than Kin which was shown before this on RTE.



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