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  • Mal
    Full Member
    • Dec 2016
    • 892

    Originally posted by Braunschlag View Post
    About to ressurect my NOW TV sub for BB4. An exceptional series- without divulging spoilers Stanfordian, does Series 4 have another wonderful song? I really love ‘Zu asche, zu staub’ from Season One and that superb one from Series 3, the one with the accordion. Fabulous production and a really atmospheric soundtrack - looking forward to it.
    I rather whizzed through KDW. I was a little puzzled by some of the street scenes where, I think, some of the background included modern day cars/trams. Maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention.
    Tempting! Are series 1-3 still available? Note, Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" is 99p this month for Kindle.

    Now TV was my main source for TV drama/comedy last year. Series I'd recommend without reservation : Chernobyl, The Sopranos, Succession, The Wire, Mare of Easttown, Band of Brothers,
    The Night Of, The White Lotus, The Office US, Patrick Melrose, Curb Your Enthusiasm

    With some reservations: Boardwalk Empire, Resident Alien, Yellowjackets, Billions

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    • Stanfordian
      Full Member
      • Dec 2010
      • 9308

      Originally posted by Braunschlag View Post
      About to ressurect my NOW TV sub for BB4. An exceptional series- without divulging spoilers Stanfordian, does Series 4 have another wonderful song? I really love ‘Zu asche, zu staub’ from Season One and that superb one from Series 3, the one with the accordion. Fabulous production and a really atmospheric soundtrack - looking forward to it.
      I rather whizzed through KDW. I was a little puzzled by some of the street scenes where, I think, some of the background included modern day cars/trams. Maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention.
      Hiya Braunschlag,

      I hadn’t paid much attention to particular songs but on reflection yes it certainly has.

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      • Braunschlag
        Full Member
        • Jul 2017
        • 484

        Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post
        Hiya Braunschlag,

        I hadn’t paid much attention to particular songs but on reflection yes it certainly has.
        I’d say yes - ‘Ein Tag wie Gold, another gem. Binged the lot yesterday - hope S5 isn’t far away, cliffhanging to say the least! *
        I’ll make the most of this years sub - on with Der Pass now (I’ll watch anything with Nicolas Ofczarek) followed by Das Boot S3. I’ll get my tenners worth before lapsing.

        * Edit - penny dropped, there are still 4 episodes to go, duh!
        Last edited by Braunschlag; 06-11-22, 09:37.

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        • Stanfordian
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 9308

          I'm loving 'Royal Mob' on Sky History

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          • Serial_Apologist
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 37560

            David Olusoga's latest offering, an excellent documentary for the BBC on the history of Covent Garden, mainly dealing from its establishment in the early 17th century to the closure of the market at the end of the 1970s, told in his usual informative way.

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            • Petrushka
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 12229

              The original House of Cards with Ian Richardson is being aired complete on BBC4 tonight from 10.15pm until 2.10am. Recorder duly set.

              Worth watching for Jim Parker's jaunty theme tune alone, one of the top TV theme tunes of all time and one I still remember after 30 odd years.
              "The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink

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              • LHC
                Full Member
                • Jan 2011
                • 1554

                Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
                The original House of Cards with Ian Richardson is being aired complete on BBC4 tonight from 10.15pm until 2.10am. Recorder duly set.

                Worth watching for Jim Parker's jaunty theme tune alone, one of the top TV theme tunes of all time and one I still remember after 30 odd years.
                "You might think that; I couldn't possibly comment"
                "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
                Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest

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                • Serial_Apologist
                  Full Member
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 37560

                  Not even strictly seen on TV, but related to the above post is another - a Joolz guide to Covent Garden, sent by a friend, which I can thoroughly recommend if you, too, need a good cheering up!

                  A more extensive London walk around Covent Garden looking at the history, vice and how it almost got destroyed to make way for a motorway. The Covent Garden ...

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                  • teamsaint
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 25190

                    Just watching Peter Kay’s Car Share on DVD.

                    Really lovely, and very funny.
                    I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                    I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                    • smittims
                      Full Member
                      • Aug 2022
                      • 4043

                      I don't care much for today's TV documentaries, which have become very formulaic, but I was intrigued by Channel 5's programme on the 1987 Zeebrugge ferry disaster. A case of a 'nice point in law' ; no-one was convicted.

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                      • ChandlersFord
                        Member
                        • Dec 2021
                        • 188

                        Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
                        The original House of Cards with Ian Richardson is being aired complete on BBC4 tonight from 10.15pm until 2.10am. Recorder duly set.

                        Worth watching for Jim Parker's jaunty theme tune alone, one of the top TV theme tunes of all time and one I still remember after 30 odd years.
                        The first two F.U.series are absolutely superb and the third is very good, if not as satisfying as its predecessors.

                        Jim Parker’s music is, indeed, perfect in setting up the story - it’s also quite an earworm, one of those insistent tunes that you find yourself humming for no reason whatever.

                        I’ve not watched the American remake, which seems to have dislodged the original in what passes for the minds of Gen Xers and Millennials.

                        The books on which the series is based are utter illiterate garbage, the drivelling of arch Tory stooge Michael ‘Dobber’ Dobbs.

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                        • kernelbogey
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 5735

                          The Secret Genius of Modern Life is three episodes in now on BBC2. The ever-enthusiastic and highly watchable Dr Hannah Fry dissects (often literally) the objects of of our everyday lives: gripping, educative and entertaining in equal measure.

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                          • johncorrigan
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 10337

                            Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
                            The Secret Genius of Modern Life is three episodes in now on BBC2. The ever-enthusiastic and highly watchable Dr Hannah Fry dissects (often literally) the objects of of our everyday lives: gripping, educative and entertaining in equal measure.
                            She's so educative and entertaining that I believe the ever-excellent Hannah is now a Professor, kb.

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                            • Constantbee
                              Full Member
                              • Jul 2017
                              • 504

                              Señorita 89, BBC4 Saturday 9pm, and BBC iPlayer

                              Glamorous and exciting Mexican crime thriller in 8 parts about beauty culture and the empowerment vs victimisation of women, set in 1989 with some great characters and performances. Mexican film continues to grow in my estimation the more I watch. The few movies I’ve seen have been mainly recent frothy, lightweight comedies available free to view on Prime Video, delightfully old fashioned by our standards but on the whole well cast and well acted. This 8 part series was made for streaming TV and released concurrently in the US and Mexico. Makes a welcome and colourful change from the Saturday night Nordic Noir slot, imho.
                              And the tune ends too soon for us all

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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37560

                                Originally posted by Constantbee View Post
                                Señorita 89, BBC4 Saturday 9pm, and BBC iPlayer

                                Glamorous and exciting Mexican crime thriller in 8 parts about beauty culture and the empowerment vs victimisation of women, set in 1989 with some great characters and performances. Mexican film continues to grow in my estimation the more I watch. The few movies I’ve seen have been mainly recent frothy, lightweight comedies available free to view on Prime Video, delightfully old fashioned by our standards but on the whole well cast and well acted. This 8 part series was made for streaming TV and released concurrently in the US and Mexico. Makes a welcome and colourful change from the Saturday night Nordic Noir slot, imho.
                                I'd been wondering about that, having just today spotted it on my RT run-through. Tonight's are Episodes 5 and 6 - too late for catching up: shame I've overlooked it earlier.

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