What are you watching tonight?

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:46 pm

William the White wrote:I watched the BBC2 poetry programme - this one Rob Webb on T S Eliot... his favourite poem is Prufrock... I think there may be a poster somewhere who'd fancy catching on iplayer...

As mentioned elsewhere, if you didn't see Simon Armitage on BBC Four last Thursday discussing Gawain and the Green Knight, you missed out, but it's on the iPlayer

In short: northern poet and Johnny Marr lookalike traipses round some of this island's most fetching scenery while retelling the 600-year-old story of a knight on a quest, which he has rewritten in modern language dripping with dialect and alliteration

Quite the best hour of TV I've watched in many a year. I've watched it again since. Twice.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:51 pm

William the White wrote:
superjohnmcginlay wrote:After watching the England v Pakistan cricket, watched Empire of Cricket about West Indies this week. Very interesting, think its on that new fangled iplayer thing at the moment.
I enjoyed that too. clive Lloyd was just tops as captain wasn't he?

I forgot how bloody good they were.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:11 pm

superjohnmcginlay wrote:
William the White wrote:
superjohnmcginlay wrote:After watching the England v Pakistan cricket, watched Empire of Cricket about West Indies this week. Very interesting, think its on that new fangled iplayer thing at the moment.
I enjoyed that too. clive Lloyd was just tops as captain wasn't he?
I forgot how bloody good they were.

I watched the one on England the week before which I thoroughly enjoyed. Missed last night's due to Th'Apprentice but will be catching up this week. Looking forward to the South Africa one.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:15 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:Apprentice final!

Aye, I've been watching that for the past few weeks. I'd have put money on the blonde haird girl winning it. Still, that's probably why S'ralan's a multi-millionairre and why I'm sat here.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:17 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:Apprentice final!

Aye, I've been watching that for the past few weeks. I'd have put money on the blonde haird girl winning it. Still, that's probably why S'ralan's a multi-millionairre and why I'm sat here.

I backed Yasmina from week 2. I was right.

If only I'd put some goddamn cash where my mouth was!

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:36 pm

It must have been very hard for Sir Alan to make a decision with two very strong female applicants in the final.

no suprise then, the bird with the biggest tits won it!?

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:35 pm

Defiance. Pretty good. The Yanks managed to avoid the sachrine mostly.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:45 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: As mentioned elsewhere, if you didn't see Simon Armitage on BBC Four last Thursday discussing Gawain and the Green Knight, you missed out, but it's on the iPlayer

Quite a fascinating hour. The main thing that struck me was the annonimity of the author and the intruiging aspect of that. No name to track down on Google, or understand his background and motivation. Armitage tracked the locations excellently and proved the fact that England is still steeped in myth and legend far more than appears on the surface. As a history buff I never cease to be amazed at just how much of our past is still to be discovered. A salient point is the reality of local dialect disappearing slowly in the face of constant newcomers to every area.

The programme also proved the invluable contribution of poets and historians down the ages. Long may it continue. Excellent stuff.

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:14 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Johnny Marr lookalike traipses round some of this island's most fetching scenery while retelling the 600-year-old story of a knight on a quest, which he has rewritten in modern language dripping with dialect and alliteration

Quite the best hour of TV I've watched in many a year. I've watched it again since. Twice.

Only caught the last half - very brooding. The Beowulf one wasn't half bad either - there was some stunning shots of the fenlands.

Of course, I have a leaning towards another Simon Armitage publication...

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:23 pm

Glad you liked it

I got Armitage's book version from the local library, what fine institutions they are

"Libraries gave us power"

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:42 pm

Watched Year of the Gun last night. Slow moving drama based around Italy's Red Brigade revolutionaries at the time of the kidnap and execution of Aldo Moro. Didn't really go anywere and the characters were very...characterless. The student Red Brigaders looked as threatening as chocolate soldiers and the leaders were all weird Woody Allen look-alikes in Humphrey Bogart trenchcoats and sporting sort of Afro hairstyles with no front bit and make up kit walrus moustaches. Add Victoria Beckham sunglasses and you have it. Decent bit of atmospheric music but that was it.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:57 pm

Michell n Webb new show. Thought it would be shit, but was quite funny. I'd had a few mind.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:30 pm

Catching up on the Flight of the Conchords' series that I've Sky +'ed. Superb stuff.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:51 pm

superjohnmcginlay wrote:Michell n Webb new show. Thought it would be shit, but was quite funny. I'd had a few mind.

Aye, watched it on iPlayer. The Apprentice sketch and the santa soap opera were quality.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:06 pm

Just been watching The Fallen on BBC4...

Interviews with the families of the killed of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Found myself in tears... Pity... and anger at the political crassness that sent British troops to those places...

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:16 pm

Escape to Victory on ITV 4..... ACE!

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:31 am

Ive been watching kids tele on saturday mornings when Im hungover/just got back in/waiting for the pub to open. Young Dracula - BBC2, 11ish. Its brilliant.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:44 pm

michael macintyre comedy roadshow was very funny - esp the bit where he said 'is it just me, or do Man City & Man United sound like gay nightclubs! haha

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:47 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:michael macintyre comedy roadshow was very funny - esp the bit where he said 'is it just me, or do Man City & Man United sound like gay nightclubs! haha

It was funny, I enjoyed the set by the scouse fella and his Ikea rant, very funny indeed!

If anybody is interested, watch it here..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... anchester/

Not work safe though...

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:39 pm

I had a surf of the film channels the other night. Aliens v Predator 2 was a right old sh*tbox.

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