The BBC Four Thread

Jellybaby1

Yep! Spiral AND Detectorists - both brilliant.

cozar

Spiral as good as ever but where’s Tintin?

volchitsa

cozar wrote: »

Spiral as good as ever but where’s Tintin?

He got a transfer to a different service when he discovered that Laure had covered for Gilou's dishonesty over the gold bullion IIRC. Also because he learned they were together and I think he was quite jealous. But his parting shot about corruption must have pierced them both to the core.

brian_t

BBC Four has acquired ten-part Norwegian crime drama Wisting.

The drama, which stars Sven Nordin and Carrie-Anne Moss, is based on the best-selling books The Caveman and The Hunting Dogs by writer Jørn Lier Horst. Set in the unique and stunning landscape of Norway, this series follows homicide detective William Wisting as he wrestles with the most challenging and shocking case of his career: a wanted American serial killer preying amongst them.

The article concludes

This 10 x 45’ ....... will hit UK screens later this year.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/bbc-four-wisting

Harry Palmr

Big week coming up on Four - some new stuff!

Monday 21:00
Storyville
The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street
The world's biggest white-collar heist, a US$3.5bn theft from a Malaysian wealth fund.

Tuesday 20:30 (90 mins)
Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History
7/7 The End Game. How the IRA's war stopped after 25 years of conflict.

Wednesday 21:00
Korea: the Never Ending War
Despite a truce in 1953, the Korean War has never officially come to an end.

(followed by film spy drama set in Korea during the 20s - Age of Shadows)

Thursday 22:00
Storyville
On the President's Orders
A searing account of President Duterte's bloody campaign against drugs in the Philippines.

(Prof Jim is on at 9 PM with a two part repeat - The Secrets of Quantum Physics)

Friday 21:30
K-Pop Idols: Inside the Hit Factory
Is the K-Pop phenomenon ready to challenge the West's domination of the music industry?

Saturday 21.00
Spiral

Sunday 22.00
The Spy Gone North
A soldier goes undercover to find out if the North Koreans are developing nuclear weapons.

This seems to be pretty good judging by the reviews I could find

cozar

Welcome back Tintin 😊

peteeeed

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Big week coming up on Four - some new stuff!






(followed by film spy drama set in Korea during the 20s - Age of Shadows)


(Prof Jim is on at 9 PM with a two part repeat - The Secrets of Quantum Physics)





This seems to be pretty good judging by the reviews I could find

Great work

volchitsa

cozar wrote: »

Welcome back Tintin ��

When he told Laure and Gilou not to fk up in their relationship, my heart broke a little.

brian_t

Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

For anyone following this on BBC4 there is an extra "Behind the Scenes" programme on Thursday on BBC One NI which will not be shown on BBC4.

Documentary revealing how the critically acclaimed TV series Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History was made. Reporters and producers reveal how over the space of two years they tracked down new stories and found secret papers, while also persuading people to speak out.

Jellybaby1

brian_t wrote: »

Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

For anyone following this on BBC4 there is an extra "Behind the Scenes" programme on Thursday on BBC One NI which will not be shown on BBC4.

Documentary revealing how the critically acclaimed TV series Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History was made. Reporters and producers reveal how over the space of two years they tracked down new stories and found secret papers, while also persuading people to speak out.

Excellent series, even though I have issues with one of the presenters, I am still riveted. A lot of information we were never told over those horrible horrible years. Didn't know about the extra programme, thanks.

cozar

Brilliant episodes tonight spiral..... 6 more to go!

Harry Palmr

RICH HALL WILL BE SHOUTING ABOUT THE COLD WAR TUESDAY AT 9 PM



Also Bill Pullman is back in series two of The Sinner soon.

Nekarsulm

Spiral 7 ends tonight.
Good news is that they have just finished filming Series 8.
Bad news is that its 2 years away from us....

Jellybaby1

We are on tenterhooks over Spiral, just waiting for 9 o'clock! Two years is too long to wait for series 8. When this series began I was finding it hard to remember the last series.

cozar

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

We are on tenterhooks over Spiral, just waiting for 9 o'clock! Two years is too long to wait for series 8. When this series began I was finding it hard to remember the last series.

Can’t believe it’s the final 2 tonight. So looking forward to it. Enjoy!

cozar

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Spiral 7 ends tonight.
Good news is that they have just finished filming Series 8.
Bad news is that its 2 years away from us....

At least there is another series. 2 years though that’s too long. Will be watching this series again having forgotten it all by 2021!

Harry Palmr

That's a long time for a series which has BBC Four in the credits!

Sardonicat

Best series of Spiral so far. Not sure how they're going to match it let alone top it. Absolutely the best thing on TV and worth waiting for (I will no doubt be popping up on this thread every few months grumbling about having to wait so long, though)

Jellybaby1

Sardonicat wrote: »

Best series of Spiral so far. Not sure how they're going to match it let alone top it. Absolutely the best thing on TV and worth waiting for (I will no doubt be popping up on this thread every few months grumbling about having to wait so long, though)

Absolutely agree!

volchitsa

cozar wrote: »

At least there is another series. 2 years though that’s too long. Will be watching this series again having forgotten it all by 2021!

Surely that has to be the end of Spiral now?

No Gilou, no Roban, and enough hopefulness for Laure about her private life possibly getting sort of back on track for it to be an actual ending and not a cliffhanger?

(I've put that in a Spoiler just in case anyone hasn't seen the last epi yet. I loved it BTW, not complaining, just thought it seemed like a natural ending. Alas.)

frosty123

Is BBC4 really the place for twice nightly repeats of totp?? ...I mean they keep showing the same edition!

volchitsa

frosty123 wrote: »

Is BBC4 really the place for twice nightly repeats of totp?? ...I mean they keep showing the same edition!

Yes it's getting on my nerves too - and I'm the target audience, those were my teenage years!

Sardonicat

frosty123 wrote: »

Is BBC4 really the place for twice nightly repeats of totp?? ...I mean they keep showing the same edition!

And to think we once waited a whole week to in tense anticipation for what might have been a 20 second glimpse of our favourite band's video.

Stewball

The constant 1am repeats of Peaky Blinders is getting annoying now. It was great for a catch up in the lead up to season 5.

Any chance they could start showing other shows from scratch in that time slot?

bobbyss

Harry Palmr wrote:

RICH HALL WILL BE SHOUTING ABOUT THE COLD WAR TUESDAY AT 9 PM

Not him. He's a comedien isn't he? I have seen him in many programmes and not even once was he vaguely interesting.

Harry Palmr

A few new to BBC Four programmes

Tonight

22:00 The Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
An intimate insight into the real and imaginary worlds of author Ursula K Le Guin.

Monday

21:00 Storyville One Child Nation
The impact of China's one-child policy, abandoned in 2015, on the country's people.

Tuesday

21:00 Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Greg Davies goes to Barnsley to meet those intimately tied to Barry Hines's classic novel.

22:00 Kes - Reimagined
The heartrending coming-of-age story of boy and bird, powerfully retold through dance.

Wednesday

21:00 Digging for Britain Series 8, West
1/4 A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact.

Thursday - a repeat but well worth seeing esp if you missed the previous showings

21:00 Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Bob Monkhouse entertains a room of comedians with stand-up, chat and a comedy masterclass. (R)

and

22:00 Talking Comedy Bob Monkhouse
A look back at gag-master Bob Monkhouse's appearances on a selection of BBC talk shows. (R)

Friday, Ken Burns epic series are worth watching even if the theme isn't obviously attractive to you. Worth noting that again the BBC are screening the chopped down international edition (on PBS they are two hours each)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_(miniseries)

21:30 Country Music by Ken Burns
Series 1, The Rub (Beginnings-1933)
1/9 How so-called hillbilly music reached new listeners and launched its first stars' careers.

22:20 Country Music by Ken Burns
Series 1, Hard Times (1933-1945)
2/9 How Nashville was transformed into Music City as America fell for Texas Swing.

dball

21:00 Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Bob Monkhouse entertains a room of comedians with stand-up, chat and a comedy masterclass. (R)

if you haven't seen this - its well worth a watch.

great doc

brian_t

Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out returns for a second series on Wednesday 27th November at 10pm.

It will be followed by the first two episodes of series one of Mortimer And
Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

brian_t

Stewball wrote: »

The constant 1am repeats of Peaky Blinders is getting annoying now. It was great for a catch up in the lead up to season 5.

It has been repeated once a month since June. It starts again for the seventh time on Sunday 15th of this month.

brian_t

zorro2566 wrote: »

That's great news,my sky planner doesn't go that far! Wonder if its the [Detectorists] Christmas special they are showing first before series 3,which was between series 2 and 3!

The Christmas special is on Christmas Day at 9.40pm.