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Originally posted by Boilk View PostInteresting subject matter, but I just couldn't watch after the first two programmes; Hannah Fry is just too full of herself and, for me, makes anything she's in unwatchable.
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We intended to take our time watching the present series of 'Strike' on BBC1, but no such luck...we raced through the four episodes in two sittings, since it was all up on the i-player. Very enjoyable indeed, with some great ideas, as I have also found the previous series to be. I really like the two main characters, Cormoran and Robin, and like the way the characters have developed with a little added in each series. I'm already looking forward to the next instalment, whenever that is.
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostWe intended to take our time watching the present series of 'Strike' on BBC1, but no such luck...we raced through the four episodes in two sittings, since it was all up on the i-player. Very enjoyable indeed, with some great ideas, as I have also found the previous series to be. I really like the two main characters, Cormoran and Robin, and like the way the characters have developed with a little added in each series. I'm already looking forward to the next instalment, whenever that is.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093ypxy
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BBC 4, Christmas Eve about 2130 GMT :
'Organ Stops: a documentary about the people trying to save Britain's pipe organs.
As a schoolboy I marvelled at the 4-manual organ in the parish church of a local market town where we had our Founder's Day service each year. To me then it seemed to have been there since the year dot and, like Woolworths and BHS I expected it to be there forever. Sadly , on revisiting a couple of years ago I found it had gone as they couldn't afford to repair it. Liek Steam locos , it seems , organs are getting more and more expensive to maintain. Sic transit gloria mundi.
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Does anyone know if the BBC4 'Christmas University Challenge' programmes with "distinguished alumni" are available on iPlayer? ... I'd particularly like to see last night's episode again for the classical music questions featuring Leo Blech (7.00pm 20/20) but can only find the regular BBC2 programmes with the usual bunch of students. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place but it would be odd if the "alumni" programmes haven't been made available for another viewing on iPlayer.
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostWe intended to take our time watching the present series of 'Strike' on BBC1, but no such luck...we raced through the four episodes in two sittings, since it was all up on the i-player. Very enjoyable indeed, with some great ideas, as I have also found the previous series to be. I really like the two main characters, Cormoran and Robin, and like the way the characters have developed with a little added in each series. I'm already looking forward to the next instalment, whenever that is.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093ypxy
"Since it’s Blunt, and the cast is so top drawer, some might be tempted to stick with it in the hope it becomes less art house cinema and more mainstream western. Count me out." - Alison Rowat
HE’S arrived then. Matt Hancock, former Cabinet Minister, current Alan Partridge impersonator (job share with Richard Madeley), and all-round…
She also says:
"IF you are in the market for hipster detectives it’s hard to beat Cormoran and Robin, the duo at the heart of JK Rowling’s crime drama Strike...".
I do despair about finding a good critic! I suspect most of the Rotten Tomato set are thinking about the next party they might get invited to if they write a glowing review of rubbish... Anyone have critics they trust and turn to frequently?
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Originally posted by Boilk View PostInteresting subject matter, but I just couldn't watch after the first two programmes; Hannah Fry is just too full of herself and, for me, makes anything she's in unwatchable.
Anyone watching "Snowfall"? I'm four seasons in and totally gripped, I'm binging at my fastest rate (one episode a day...)
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Originally posted by smittims View PostBBC 4, Christmas Eve about 2130 GMT :
'Organ Stops: a documentary about the people trying to save Britain's pipe organs.
As a schoolboy I marvelled at the 4-manual organ in the parish church of a local market town where we had our Founder's Day service each year. To me then it seemed to have been there since the year dot and, like Woolworths and BHS I expected it to be there forever. Sadly , on revisiting a couple of years ago I found it had gone as they couldn't afford to repair it. Liek Steam locos , it seems , organs are getting more and more expensive to maintain. Sic transit gloria mundi.
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Rossini
‘Semiramide’ opera in 2 acts (1823)
Semiramide - Albina Shagimuratova (soprano); Arsace - Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano);
Assur - Mirco Palazzi (bass); Idreno - Barry Banks (tenor); Oroe - Gianluca Buratto (bass);
Azema - Susana Gaspar (soprano); Mitrane - David Butt Philip (tenor); Nino’s ghost - James Platt (bass)
Opera Rara Chorus,
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Recorded 2016 Henry Wood Hall, London
Opera Rara, 4CD set
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Originally posted by seabright View PostDoes anyone know if the BBC4 'Christmas University Challenge' programmes with "distinguished alumni" are available on iPlayer? ... I'd particularly like to see last night's episode again for the classical music questions featuring Leo Blech (7.00pm 20/20) but can only find the regular BBC2 programmes with the usual bunch of students. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place but it would be odd if the "alumni" programmes haven't been made available for another viewing on iPlayer.
"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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Originally posted by LHC View PostLast edited by seabright; 17-12-22, 23:36.
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostAll five series of 'Strike' are available on the iplayer, by the way, usually three or four episodes in a series.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b093ypxy/strike
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