The TV Thread

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, Bearman said:

Colin from Accounts. On BBC iplayer

Starts off whimsical but by episode 3 it's genuinely laugh out loud.

"Is that a unicycle?"

"Yes."

"How long have you been single?"

[glemiln]

Returning to BBC2, the brilliant “Guilt” by Neil Forsyth - 9pm 27/4

Also, “Piano Greats at the BBC” (inc Ray Charles*) now on IPlayer.
Hopefully, tonight’s “Little Richard” (King & Queen of rock ‘n roll) will repeat on IPlayer

* Perhaps other ancients herein were fortunate to see his two concerts in Manchester in the 60’s. Never forgotten!

[hindle xiii]

A really good episode of WRC Highlights on ITV4 just now. The whole event of last weekend was excellently covered with the sad death of Craig Breen.

Now I have channel stumbled upon "Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir" on Sky Arts, definitely something I can just sit and watch without intending to.

[Spidey]

2 hours ago, hindle xiii said:

A really good episode of WRC Highlights on ITV4 just now. The whole event of last weekend was excellently covered with the sad death of Craig Breen.

Now I have channel stumbled upon "Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir" on Sky Arts, definitely something I can just sit and watch without intending to.

Vic Reeves going back to his actual name has been an eye opener for me 

[Bedford Roughyed]

On 22/04/2023 at 20:51, Bearman said:

Colin from Accounts. On BBC iplayer

Starts off whimsical but by episode 3 it's genuinely laugh out loud.

Gave it a go on these recommendations.

Loving it.  

[EggFace]

Going ask my wife for a divorce if she continues watching like "I'm a Celebrity" and " Georgia and Tommy " , Love Island etc WTF 

[Oxford]

My wife persuaded me to go through a few old TV stuff among which was the West Wing. It's fascinating and seems like it doesn't belong to the world we now live in except maybe for echoes in quotes like " I'm sick of years and years of having to choose between the lesser of who cares!"  Art mirrors UK life in the 21st century.

[Adelaide Tiger]

My early evening is so much brighter as Foxtel are showing repeats of early episodes of Steptoe and Son.  Absolutely cracking comedy and obviously none of the woke BS that pervades programs nowadays.

I can’t remember the last time I heard someone say ‘kick him in the goolies’

 

[gingerjon]

On 29/04/2023 at 23:18, Bedford Roughyed said:

Gave it a go on these recommendations.

Loving it.  

Binged it. Aside from a couple of missteps - I thought the group of her friends just didn't ring remotely true and therefore wasn't as funny as they thought it was - I really enjoyed it.

Obviously, I am now hooked on an Icelandic handball comedy-drama called Afturelding.

Also now belatedly watching the final series and a half of Superstore.

[DavidM]

On 03/05/2023 at 12:16, Adelaide Tiger said:

My early evening is so much brighter as Foxtel are showing repeats of early episodes of Steptoe and Son.  Absolutely cracking comedy and obviously none of the woke BS that pervades programs nowadays.

I can’t remember the last time I heard someone say ‘kick him in the goolies’

 

Goolies is a much underused word , i think of Not the Nine O’Clock News . Hopefully it will be used in the Coronation service

[Futtocks]

BBC4 tonight at 9pm, F@nny: The Right to Rock, a feature-length documentary about one the earliest all-female bands: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ln6p 

Edited May 5, 2023 by Futtocks

[DavidM]

I’m working through The Night Agent on Netflix . Bit 24ish is my thought so far . 

[DI Keith Fowler]

On 26/04/2023 at 23:23, Spidey said:

Vic Reeves going back to his actual name has been an eye opener for me 

Never heard of the man.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I was looking for something new to watch tonight and have subsequently discovered the series Ladhood, and I must say I'm really enjoying it!

I can see so much of myself and my mates from when we were teenagers in those losers. It captures everyday Northern teenage boys' lives perfectly and is making me feel really nostalgic for those days. Only difference is we didn't have a muslim in our circle of friends, we had an Italian called Luciano. 

[graveyard johnny]

18 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I was looking for something new to watch tonight and have subsequently discovered the series Ladhood, and I must say I'm really enjoying it!

I can see so much of myself and my mates from when we were teenagers in those losers. It captures everyday Northern teenage boys' lives perfectly and is making me feel really nostalgic for those days. Only difference is we didn't have a muslim in our circle of friends, we had an Italian called Luciano. 

have u got muslims in your circle of friends now?

[DavidM]

After finally finishing Blue Lights I’ll say it’s one of the best dramas I’ve seen on tv in a longtime 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

2 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

have u got muslims in your circle of friends now?

I haven't actually no, I don't know any Muslims, its not a massive community in East Yorkshire. I have a couple of Romanian friends, a couple of German friends, some Finnish family friends that I've never actually met, I know an Italian though I won't call them a friend (a different one to the one I knew in school) and a bunch of other weirdos and sad acts that have all been drawn to each other by our mutual love of a niche northern sport that has for over 125 years been on the verge of collapse.

[Stirlin]

On 11/05/2023 at 18:44, DavidM said:

After finally finishing Blue Lights I’ll say it’s one of the best dramas I’ve seen on tv in a longtime 

Seconded.

[HawkMan]

Set my sky box to record Inside no. 9 as usual,  to watch at the weekend and was watching the football,  Sheffield Wed game, when at about 10.10 pm I flicked back to BBC 2 just to see that the episode was recording properly. I was stunned, and disappointed,  I immediately cancelled the recording,  and started scanning the Internet to see if there was any mention of what had happened, couldn't see anything. Then went back to the footy, at 10.28 I turned back to BBC 2 wanting to see if the beeb would say anything before Newsnight came on about the previous unexpected half hour. Then I twigged,  it was a trick !! So many people had to be in on this to make it work, even the sky box tv guide was rigged!  I was certainly fooled. Downloaded the episode from " catch up" so all is well. What am I going on about? Find out for yourself if you don't already know !

Edited May 19, 2023 by HawkMan

[glemiln]

On 05/05/2023 at 17:20, Futtocks said:

BBC4 tonight at 9pm, F@nny: The Right to Rock, a feature-length documentary about one the earliest all-female bands: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ln6p 

Thanks - they are great, finishing the programme with a cracker!   Full feature now on BBC Iplayer.

PS. Rock &Indie    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09bkm3v

Edited May 19, 2023 by glemiln

[Click]

2 hours ago, HawkMan said:

Set my sky box to record Inside no. 9 as usual,  to watch at the weekend and was watching the football,  Sheffield Wed game, when at about 10.10 pm I flicked back to BBC 2 just to see that the episode was recording properly. I was stunned, and disappointed,  I immediately cancelled the recording,  and started scanning the Internet to see if there was any mention of what had happened, couldn't see anything. Then went back to the footy, at 10.28 I turned back to BBC 2 wanting to see if the beeb would say anything before Newsnight came on about the previous unexpected half hour. Then I twigged,  it was a trick !! So many people had to be in on this to make it work, even the sky box tv guide was rigged!  I was certainly fooled. Downloaded the episode from " catch up" so all is well. What am I going on about? Find out for yourself if you don't already know !

I feel like I don't even know where to start. 

You set a recording for something, but it wasn't on when it was originally advertised... and then I am completely lost  

[HawkMan]

8 minutes ago, Click said:

I feel like I don't even know where to start. 

You set a recording for something, but it wasn't on when it was originally advertised... and then I am completely lost  

I don't want to say too much because of spoilers, but click below to see what happened.

https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/13526/inside-no-9-bus

[Click]

1 hour ago, HawkMan said:

I don't want to say too much because of spoilers, but click below to see what happened.

https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/13526/inside-no-9-bus

Ok, thank you for that link it did help explain, and all I did was read the title to avoid too many spoilers for myself. 

I really should watch that show sometime

[RugoBy]

Has anyone here seen the 80s film "cool as ice?"

[Futtocks]

3 hours ago, RugoBy said:

Has anyone here seen the 80s film "cool as ice?"

Yep yep.