iplayer recommendations

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 13:52

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe: Series 4: Review of the Year

Available until: 12:34am Sunday 11th January

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g87gx/b00g861r/Charlie_Brookers_Screenwipe_Series_4_Review_of_the_Year/

What Women Want, that Mel Gibson Rom/Com thing, free to watch on iplayer at the moment.

Available Until: 12:09am Sunday 11th January

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... omen_Want/

Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions: When Worlds Collide

Saw this last night, really interesting and its quite a spectacle to see the numerous types of swarms in action.
Theres another episode on sunday.

Available until: 9:59pm Sunday 18th January

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gkrm2/Swarm_Natures_Incredible_Invasions_When_Worlds_Collide/

Not iplayer but the ITV one, another free film.

Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?

Drama about a small-town store delivery boy who has to function as the head of his household, as his younger brother is disabled and his mother is an obese recluse. Stars Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio.

seems to be available for over a year which is a bit strange.

http://www.itv.com/CatchUp/Video/default.html?ViewType=5&Filter=23894

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 14:30

Ooh, good thread, yes please

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Nevermind the Buzzcocks/QI//Have I got news for you are pretty much always good, even if they often have the same guests.

pupil · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 16:04

Well done, v necessary thread.

T'other night's episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe was very funny

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

unlike the tedious writer interviews. Please don't tell me it got better, cos I gave up after 30 minutes of self-important bollocks about the 'craft' of writing and some wanker being a dick to people he'd employed to MAKE HIM WORK!

pupil · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 16:20

davprezzie wrote:

unlike the tedious writer interviews. Please don't tell me it got better, cos I gave up after 30 minutes of self-important bollocks about the 'craft' of writing and some wanker being a dick to people he'd employed to MAKE HIM WORK!

Dunno, Tuesday night's was the first one I've seen.

Also, Top Gear, obv.

Also also, on the channel 4 iplayer-ma-thing, the Tony Robinson Catastrophe series is pretty good (albeit, a little cheap and cheesy). I'm diggin the computer graphic mock-ups of Earth's past, especially the first episode about our collision with Theo *SMASH*

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

pupil wrote:

Well done, v necessary thread.

T'other night's episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe was very funny

Yeah, it was really nice to have a change of format, and it was very interesting.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 16:46

LewieTree wrote:

Yeah, it was really nice to have a change of format, and it was very interesting.

And had Connie Huq in it. :hat:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 16:48

HOLD ON.

Didn't I do this thread that was resolutely ignored not long ago? True, the opening recommendation was an obscure niche interest short black and white film about a steam engine being caught in a snow drift in the 60's, but the message still was apparent - iplayer = awesome!

Tch. Some people. :hat:

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Kern wrote:

LewieTree wrote:

Yeah, it was really nice to have a change of format, and it was very interesting.

And had Connie Huq in it. :hat:

Oh wait, that is a new one, I was talking about last weeks.

Yay! I have new brooker to watch!

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 17:00

nervouspete wrote:

HOLD ON.

Didn't I do this thread that was resolutely ignored not long ago? True, the opening recommendation was an obscure niche interest short black and white film about a steam engine being caught in a snow drift in the 60's, but the message still was apparent - iplayer = awesome!

Tch. Some people. :hat:

sorry I searched for iplayer in topic titles and couldnt see anything similar.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

nervouspete wrote:

HOLD ON.

Didn't I do this thread that was resolutely ignored not long ago? True, the opening recommendation was an obscure niche interest short black and white film about a steam engine being caught in a snow drift in the 60's, but the message still was apparent - iplayer = awesome!

Tch. Some people. :hat:

I noticed that... your mistake was calling your thread "Snowdrift at Bleath Gill" mate. Should've been "ZOMG! THE IPLAYERZ IZ TEH AWSOMEZ!"

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 17:03

Is that steam engine one still available? It sounds interesting. :nerd:

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 15:11

Kern wrote:

LewieTree wrote:

Yeah, it was really nice to have a change of format, and it was very interesting.

And had Connie Huq in it. :hat:

Watched this. It was excellent. More please!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 15:19

kalmarzipan wrote:

Is that steam engine one still available? It sounds interesting. :nerd:

Heartbreakingly, it is no longer available. Maybe YouTube might have it. I realise my skoolboy errur now, and will have more 'dynamic' titles with the word iplayer in them from now on. :bulb:

Here's the original missive:

Quote:

In't iplayer great? I especially like finding obscurities on the BBC Four thingy. Anyway, I don't watch normal telly aside from putting on DVD's, so I tend to get my TV show fixes through the computer. I am completely useless at tracking what's on though.

Anyway, I've just been watching a BBC Four old 60's documentary film about a train being stuck up on the tops near Barnard Castle far up in the Dales. It's a cracking instance of what made the old documentary's so good. Completely devoid of any criticism or penetration naturally, but a wonderful visual poem instead. Plus some ace shots, like when the locomotive snow plough hits the drift and flings tons of snow up in the air a good two dozen feet. It's the sort of thing you watch curled up under a blanket with some whiskey or tea, thankful that you're indoors and not out. It's also fascinating to see just how bad the snows were in the UK. And the Beeb and the trains and people getting pifflingly panicky when 2 to 4 cms falls, well how about four feet motherfuckers?

So yes, watch this, it's pretty good. And only ten minutes long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... eath_Gill/

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 15:31

I'll have a little look for it.
For future such gems, I would like to mention that I record onto VHS tape- ED everything that I watch on TV, which will probably mainly be recommendations from here, so you might be able to borrow these from me - ED by receipt of SAE - ED through the Royal Mail postal service - ED

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Hahaha

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 17:59

updated.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Screenwipe 2008 is worth watching for this alone.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Yeay to ashens credit thanks!

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 18:03

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

MarzSyndrome · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 426

Don't forget folks that if you wish to keep any permanent copies of all these visual highlights, it wouldn't hurt you to try this sucker out.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 18:32

Runcle wrote:

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

Yes it did, because yes there is.

@marz - yep, that's what I use, good isn't it

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 18:40

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

Yes it did, because yes there is.

@marz - yep, that's what I use, good isn't it

Ive just watched the end again and there isnt.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I was more mentioning the thanks to stuart ashen bit, Admittedly made a million times better by the talking arse.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 18:46

ah I understand, carry on.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 18:48

Runcle wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

Yes it did, because yes there is.

@marz - yep, that's what I use, good isn't it

Ive just watched the end again and there isnt.

I've just watched it again and there is. He says "Yes, merry christmas to you too Charlie" and then they introduce the next show "Crooked House". I assume one of us is watching a repeat and one the original or something.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

That blackadder thing was alright

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

Yes it did, because yes there is.

@marz - yep, that's what I use, good isn't it

Ive just watched the end again and there isnt.

I've just watched it again and there is. He says "Yes, merry christmas to you too Charlie" and then they introduce the next show "Crooked House". I assume one of us is watching a repeat and one the original or something.

The iPlayer version isn't taken from broadcast so any continuity voiceovers, credit squeezing etc. won't be present.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 15:16

The Secret Life of Chaos – A look at the history of chaos theory and its occurrences in the natural world. Give it a watch if you can find the time, as I thoroughly enjoyed it.

iPlayer blurb:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand.

It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here?

In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder?

It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern.

And the best thing is that one doesn't need to be a scientist to understand it. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.

Also: Horizon: Why do Viruses Kill?

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 15:25

tossrStu wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Runcle wrote:

doesnt work on iplayer though since theres no voiceover to say whats on next.

Yes it did, because yes there is.

@marz - yep, that's what I use, good isn't it

Ive just watched the end again and there isnt.

I've just watched it again and there is. He says "Yes, merry christmas to you too Charlie" and then they introduce the next show "Crooked House". I assume one of us is watching a repeat and one the original or something.

The iPlayer version isn't taken from broadcast so any continuity voiceovers, credit squeezing etc. won't be present.

Better late than never: But it is, so they are.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Malabar Front wrote:

The Secret Life of Chaos – A look at the history of chaos theory and its occurrences in the natural world. Give it a watch if you can find the time, as I thoroughly enjoyed it.

That was awesome!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:39

Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others is available on iPlayer now, and I'd highly recommend it.

Blurb: Award-winning political thriller set in 1980s East Germany. Captain Wiesler works for the Stasi, the secret police, and is asked to keep surveillance on a playwright, Georg Dreyman, whose loyalty to the party is under question. During the surveillance Weisler is slowly drawn into Georg's life and begins to question his own ideals.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

In the loop is on telly on Sunday. Might be on the iPlayer too.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Malabar Front wrote:

Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others is available on iPlayer now, and I'd highly recommend it.

Blurb: Award-winning political thriller set in 1980s East Germany. Captain Wiesler works for the Stasi, the secret police, and is asked to keep surveillance on a playwright, Georg Dreyman, whose loyalty to the party is under question. During the surveillance Weisler is slowly drawn into Georg's life and begins to question his own ideals.

As would I. One of the very best films I've ever seen.

Treeeeeeeemendously good.

Saw it at the cinema, somewhat un-enthusiastically, because the GF is fluent in german, so likes to go see foriegn language films, regardless of quality. But blown away by how good it was.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:48

Did anybody watch Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man last night?

It's a three-part series covering his 43 Marathons in 51 days feat. This one starts in London and sees him run all the way into Wales and over the Brecon Beacons. Absolutely incredible, stupidly admirable stuff.

Also, I just found out what ‘Series Catchup’ means on the iPlayer site. Always assumed it was old things re-broadcast, but I was incredibly wrong.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

That's my lunch break sorted then

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Indeed. Great programme. Will watch the rest.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 14:53

DavPaz wrote:

Indeed. Great programme. Will watch the rest.

Shame it's a weekly thing. I could happily watch three hours of that back-to-back, I reckon.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

That's you buying the inevitable DVD then

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 14:57

DavPaz wrote:

That's you buying the inevitable DVD then

Doubt it. I'm not a great fan of watching things more than once, as a general rule.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Mar 08, 2010 18:37

In the loop is up but it can't be downloaded yet..

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26103

Malabar Front wrote:

Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others is available on iPlayer now, and I'd highly recommend it.

Blurb: Award-winning political thriller set in 1980s East Germany. Captain Wiesler works for the Stasi, the secret police, and is asked to keep surveillance on a playwright, Georg Dreyman, whose loyalty to the party is under question. During the surveillance Weisler is slowly drawn into Georg's life and begins to question his own ideals.

I just wanted to say thankyou for the recommendation - I have just watched this on iPlayer and it was absolutely wonderful. Fantastic. Thankyou!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 23:53

Mimi wrote:

I just wanted to say thankyou for the recommendation - I have just watched this on iPlayer and it was absolutely wonderful. Fantastic. Thankyou!

You are most welcome

I'm currently watching Horizon: Is everything we know about the universe wrong? and true to most Horizon programmes, it's excellent, and true to most physics programmes, utterly baffling.

I think Horizon might be one of my top series ever.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26103

I watched that earlier today. It was quite good (though I do find Horizon to be a bit hit and miss). To be fair I had read most of the 'new' ideas before. The one thing that bugged me was the female cosmologist/physicist/mathmetician (I can't remember what she was, so lackluster an impression did she make) - what exactly was the point of her being on the program?

"Nah, don't like the idea - don't understand it". "No idea what that's about". "Too confusing, can't be bothered". "I hate it, make it go away!"

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:08

Another Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, this time running from the Brecon Beacons up to the Lake District. Interestingly running along the main road next to Miss Malabar's house, where he bumps into a couple of local lads who run alongside him, predictably complaining about the theft and gang culture in the area. Hoorah for The Wirral!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

the whole Merseyside section was funny. Eddie looked terrified throughout.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:24

Looks like Mark Beaumont has been at it again. In 2008, he cycled around the world in record time. This time he's cycled down from Alaska to Argentina, including [climbing, on foot] all of the mountain ranges on the way.

Link!

I really enjoyed this last time, so I hope this one is as good. The loon.

Runcle · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:52

Lizzie and Sarah

BBC have for some reason decided to hoy this Jessica Hynes and Julia Davies Dark Comedy in a late night slot on a saturday on BBC2 the loons.

Just aswell iplayer is about.

Pretty darn dark.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rq3c2/Lizzie_and_Sarah/

Runcle · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:59

Also its a pilot and probably not getting commissioned so savour it.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 13:10

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