The BBC Four Thread

brian_t · 04-12-2019 7:42pm

brian_t wrote: »

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

Starts on Saturday 28th December at 9pm.

Bredabe · 18-12-2019 8:31pm

Would anyone who watched and caught the last few mins of The Sinner tell me what happened at the very end? I saw as far as where Julien was sent to a facility in New York State, what happened then?

Jellybaby1 · 19-12-2019 12:48am

Bredabe wrote: »

Would anyone who watched and caught the last few mins of The Sinner tell me what happened at the very end? I saw as far as where Julien was sent to a facility in New York State, what happened then?

:eek: Don't tell ME!! I've recorded it and haven't watched any of it yet!! Have to avoid this thread for a while!

peteeeed · 27-12-2019 9:26pm

Any detectorist fans watching worzel gummage? Written, directed & starring mckenzie crook, looks to be set in the same locations and the soundtrack is very similar too

Alun · 27-12-2019 9:30pm

The music is by a band called The Unthanks who also did the song about the magpies in the last season of The Detectorists

peteeeed · 27-12-2019 10:17pm

Alun wrote: »

The music is by a band called The Unthanks who also did the song about the magpies in the last season of The Detectorists

Yeah, really cool sound

Sardonicat · 27-12-2019 10:29pm

peteeeed wrote: »

Any detectorist fans watching worzel gummage? Written, directed & starring mckenzie crook, looks to be set in the same locations and the soundtrack is very similar too

I watched that earlier and loved every minute!

mfceiling · 27-12-2019 10:35pm

Feck it and feck it again. Set it to series record and herself turned all the plugs off before setting off to her mams on xmas day.
Will it be repeated?

Have to say that I loved The Detectorists. Favourite program of the last few years.

Stewball · 28-12-2019 1:26pm

brian_t wrote: »

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

This starts tonight.
Anyone seen it - is it worth investing in for the next 5 weeks?

peteeeed · 28-12-2019 2:28pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Feck it and feck it again. Set it to series record and herself turned all the plugs off before setting off to her mams on xmas day.
Will it be repeated?

Have to say that I loved The Detectorists. Favourite program of the last few years.

It was announced over the final credits that it's available for pre order on dvd so might not get a repeat for a while

Harry Palmr · 28-12-2019 2:51pm

New to BBC Four Stuff coming up

Sunday 29th 21:00 Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany
Series 1, Episode 1
1/2 Amateur footage that offers new insights into life in Germany during World War II.

Monday 30th 21:00 Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany
Series 1, Episode 1
2/2 Amateur footage that offers new insights into life in Germany during World War II.

Tuesday 7th 21:00 Storyville
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Episode 1
1/2 Why did Jim Jones, leader of the People's Temple, compel his members to commit suicide?

Wednesday 8th 21:00 Storyville
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Episode 1
2/2 Why did Jim Jones, leader of the People's Temple, compel his members to commit suicide?

Thursday 16th 21:00
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science.

Marje · 28-12-2019 10:46pm

Stewball wrote: »

This starts tonight.
Anyone seen it - is it worth investing in for the next 5 weeks?

First episode was good.

Nekarsulm · 29-12-2019 1:42pm

Stewball wrote: »

This starts tonight.
Anyone seen it - is it worth investing in for the next 5 weeks?

I liked it, will watch the rest of it for sure.

Mr.Nice Guy · 29-12-2019 2:29pm

I thought it was decent. I'll stick with it.

Eod100 · 29-12-2019 2:52pm

Stewball wrote: »

This starts tonight.
Anyone seen it - is it worth investing in for the next 5 weeks?

Thought it was grand. Nothing special, once you've seen one Nordic drama you've nearly seen them all, and there's been so many of them. But at this time of year with not a whole lot else on will probably stick with it.

cotton · 29-12-2019 3:02pm

Anyone know if they will repeat first 2 episodes? Forgot to record it.

brian_t · 29-12-2019 4:27pm

Bredabe wrote: »

Would anyone who watched and caught the last few mins of The Sinner tell me what happened at the very end? I saw as far as where Julien was sent to a facility in New York State, what happened then?

I don't think it's spoilers to say that;

You missed two scenes. One the detective took Julien on a day-trip to the waterfalls where he said "Wow, my Mum would have loved this" and also the woman returned to the still smoking ruin of the building.

Wisting is not repeated by BBC4.

Harry Palmr · 29-12-2019 4:34pm

It probably will be but not unless and until a second series is bought. I've noticed the BBC are now doing late night catch ups for more than Peaky Blinders!

Poochie05 · 29-12-2019 7:26pm

I noticed an Irish connection in the credits for Wisting, lists Irish location services and Philip Lee solicitors, presume it’s for some tax credit purposes. IMDB notes Dublin as a filming location. Didn’t jump out at me last night so maybe it’s to come...

cozar · 30-12-2019 1:23am

cotton wrote: »

Anyone know if they will repeat first 2 episodes? Forgot to record it.

Missed 1st episode but caught up fast enough it’s pretty generic but good enough to series link. It’s basically catch the serial killer in 6 episodes set in snow.

bilbot79 · 30-12-2019 1:28am

Umm I wonder if the beeb ever did a documentary on the Irish famine

Harry Palmr · 30-12-2019 10:45pm

Re Wisting - big Bill and Ted style "whoa!" for the early plot twist.

Rhys (tenuous link BBC Four favourite Brian Pern) Thomas (writer not rugby player) is on BBC Two at 11 PM with his annual review of the year - these are very good.

Hotblack Desiato · 07-01-2020 4:41pm

mfceiling wrote: »

Set it to series record and herself turned all the plugs off before setting off to her mams on xmas day.

Grounds for divorce, that :P

You'd think 40 years after the introduction of the video recorder to Ireland, people would have figured it out by now... you have to leave it plugged in... :rolleyes:

peteeeed · 07-01-2020 5:24pm

Just watched first 4 eps of wisting, the 4th episode really gathered pace, I'm really enjoying it

Harry Palmr · 07-01-2020 5:33pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Re Wisting - big Bill and Ted style "whoa!" for the early plot twist.

Except it wasn't! :mad: Don't like that sort of sleight of hand I have to say. Wistings kids are well worth kidnapping and killing though.

fryup · 07-01-2020 6:24pm

Storyville tonight 9.00pm

Jonestown:Terror in the jungle

The story of 1970s cult leader Jim Jones. The series explores how he was forced to flee the US, establishing a settlement in a remote part of Guyana, and the violent end of the project in 1978. After cult members opened fire on a US delegation, killing five people, Jones persuaded 918 of his followers to join him in mass suicide - including 304 children

what a looney!

Harry Palmr · 08-01-2020 11:33pm

Incredible and incredibly grim, impossible to really unpick such an environment.

gucci · 09-01-2020 1:19pm

I never really thought about this event much, despite seeing it referenced to many times in other places.
I have only watched ep 1 so far, but its some proper crazy stuff. Documentary is very good though and gives it some real depth.

Shocking to see how many young families there were involved, again having not overly learned or thought about it before it really hit home the scale of the tragedy. That said its easy enough to see how they might be lured into the idea of the life down there, but its still crazy stuff.

fryup · 09-01-2020 11:41pm

Amazing documentary, (up there with OJ Simpson)

I knew about the mass suicide, but i never knew about the shootout at the airstrip with the congressman being killed.

The recording at the end was chilling hearing the children wailing in the background, i wonder did Jones record the mass suicide on purpose for the authorities to find?

Skid X · 19-01-2020 2:48pm

Another Slow Journey tonight ...

8pm-10.30pm All Aboard! New Zealand by Rail, Sea And Land
Cameras take an epic overland journey, by train, boat and car through New Zealand's breathtaking landscapes. The trek beings in Auckland, but the city soon gives way to rolling pastures, volcanic extremes, tranquil waterways, the snowcapped grandeur of the Southern Alps and the beauty of Fiordland

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dl2m

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