Wolfmancatsup
Empire State Human
Series 3? I thought that wasn't being broadcast until late this year. Is it on iplayer?
Mick
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Series 3? I thought that wasn't being broadcast until late this year. Is it on iplayer?
Mick
droodzilla
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Yes, sorry folks, my mistake. Series 3 concludes this week and, according to wiki, series 3 will be broadcast later this year.
Suffolk Tony
Aim low, achieve your goals, avoid disappointment.
The second episode was excellent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05bf1jt
The helicopters had me on the edge of my seat, very entertaining telly. I would have failed miserably in the numbers on steps test, my son just achieved 12 in his RAF bleep test - one more than the contestants
The helicopters had me on the edge of my seat, very entertaining telly. I would have failed miserably in the numbers on steps test, my son just achieved 12 in his RAF bleep test - one more than the contestants
MikeMA
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I've watched the first couple of episodes and found it quite funny. A decent cast.
Weekender
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Watched it with the kids...really good...the helicopter stuff was amazing: "I have control", followed by massive swerve..."Youhavecontrol!".http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05bf1jt
The helicopters had me on the edge of my seat, very entertaining telly. I would have failed miserably in the numbers on steps test, my son just achieved 12 in his RAF bleep test - one more than the contestants
Weekender
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Re Quacks...picked this out of the Guardian comments section:
"Robert Lessing seems to be based on Robert Liston, a famous Scottish surgeon in the mid 19th century and first Professor of Surgery at UCL. He also bragged about his speed - allegedly amputating a leg in 2.5 minutes. Remember no anaesthetic in those days. His two most famous cases (worth the read - trust me):
1. Argument with his house-surgeon. Was the red, pulsating tumour in a small boy's neck a straightforward abscess of the skin, or a dangerous aneurism of the carotid artery? 'Pooh!' Liston exclaimed impatiently. 'Whoever heard of an aneurism in one so young?' Flashing a knife from his waistcoat pocket, he lanced it. Houseman's note – 'Out leaped arterial blood, and the boy fell.' The patient died but the artery lives, in University College Hospital pathology museum, specimen No. 1256.
2. Amputated the leg in under 2 1⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he dropped dead from fright.
That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality."
We've watched the whole series now and every episode has a laugh out loud moment. Hope they do another series.
"Robert Lessing seems to be based on Robert Liston, a famous Scottish surgeon in the mid 19th century and first Professor of Surgery at UCL. He also bragged about his speed - allegedly amputating a leg in 2.5 minutes. Remember no anaesthetic in those days. His two most famous cases (worth the read - trust me):
1. Argument with his house-surgeon. Was the red, pulsating tumour in a small boy's neck a straightforward abscess of the skin, or a dangerous aneurism of the carotid artery? 'Pooh!' Liston exclaimed impatiently. 'Whoever heard of an aneurism in one so young?' Flashing a knife from his waistcoat pocket, he lanced it. Houseman's note – 'Out leaped arterial blood, and the boy fell.' The patient died but the artery lives, in University College Hospital pathology museum, specimen No. 1256.
2. Amputated the leg in under 2 1⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he dropped dead from fright.
That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality."
We've watched the whole series now and every episode has a laugh out loud moment. Hope they do another series.
Watched it with the kids...really good...the helicopter stuff was amazing: "I have control",
followed by massive swerve..."Youhavecontrol!".
Exactly, I was frankly amazed they were allowed to take control without months of training
- the pilots control of the helicopter was inspiring 'The Right Stuff' for sure.
I think the female RAF pilot will go far, but time will tell.
Weekender
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What got me was their height above the ground...50ft? The pilot's control was incredible.
Yup.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016dr0x/tales-from-the-national-parks-1-the-lake-district
The National Parks are Britain's most treasured landscapes, but they are increasingly becoming battlefields. They were designated 60 years ago as places for everyone, but is that still the case? In this series the award-winning film-maker Richard Macer spent a year amid conflicts in three different parks, on a journey to discover who they are really for.
In each park the stories are very different, but there is something that unites them all - fiercely divided communities who are prepared to fight in order to preserve their right to enjoy the countryside. In each film, Macer has secured access to the National Park Authority - an organisation which looks after the landscapes and decides upon planning matters. In all of these stories the Park Authorities have a key role to play in trying to find amicable solutions to the problems which confront them.
In the Lake District, entrepreneur Mark Weir wants to build a giant zip-wire ride from the top of a beautiful, remote mountain. But does it have any chance of getting permission when there are over 400 objectors to it? Unfortunately a tragic accident during filming means that Mark will never see if his zip-wire becomes a reality.
The National Parks are Britain's most treasured landscapes, but they are increasingly becoming battlefields. They were designated 60 years ago as places for everyone, but is that still the case? In this series the award-winning film-maker Richard Macer spent a year amid conflicts in three different parks, on a journey to discover who they are really for.
In each park the stories are very different, but there is something that unites them all - fiercely divided communities who are prepared to fight in order to preserve their right to enjoy the countryside. In each film, Macer has secured access to the National Park Authority - an organisation which looks after the landscapes and decides upon planning matters. In all of these stories the Park Authorities have a key role to play in trying to find amicable solutions to the problems which confront them.
In the Lake District, entrepreneur Mark Weir wants to build a giant zip-wire ride from the top of a beautiful, remote mountain. But does it have any chance of getting permission when there are over 400 objectors to it? Unfortunately a tragic accident during filming means that Mark will never see if his zip-wire becomes a reality.
Performance Live, Get a Round:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b093srmk
Get a Round is based on the hit Edinburgh Fringe show of the same name, made by the Manchester-based trio Eggs Collective, who make sharp, fun, culturally observational performances that fall somewhere in the cracks between theatre and cabaret. This is an all-singing, all-dancing performance with a bit of slapstick thrown in for good measure. They explore feminism and connection through the way they see the world and what they find funny. They write, perform and produce all of their own work. They are Sara Cocker, Lowri Evans and Leonie Higgins.
The show is an exploration of politics under the guise of a girls' night out. In the face of continuing bad news and an increasingly divided and unequal Britain, this show asks how we can get through such confusion and look after each other in times of difficulty. It has been specially adapted for television as part of the Performance Live Strand. Through exploring the middle ground between live performance and television, this strand of programmes challenges audience perceptions around what live performance can be.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b093srmk
Get a Round is based on the hit Edinburgh Fringe show of the same name, made by the Manchester-based trio Eggs Collective, who make sharp, fun, culturally observational performances that fall somewhere in the cracks between theatre and cabaret. This is an all-singing, all-dancing performance with a bit of slapstick thrown in for good measure. They explore feminism and connection through the way they see the world and what they find funny. They write, perform and produce all of their own work. They are Sara Cocker, Lowri Evans and Leonie Higgins.
The show is an exploration of politics under the guise of a girls' night out. In the face of continuing bad news and an increasingly divided and unequal Britain, this show asks how we can get through such confusion and look after each other in times of difficulty. It has been specially adapted for television as part of the Performance Live Strand. Through exploring the middle ground between live performance and television, this strand of programmes challenges audience perceptions around what live performance can be.
Suffolk Tony
Aim low, achieve your goals, avoid disappointment.
I'm really enjoying this series. The characters are so good & the actors up to the mark. Silly but fun!
lsinclair
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Theresa May is the lunchtime guest on Test Match Special (BBC Radio 4 LW) today (Friday 8th.) Personally I'm surprised she agreed to face Henry Blofeld's notoriously uncompromising style of questioning. Expect information on the Divorce Settlement, Transition Period and Repeal Bill to be unwillingly forced from her.
lsinclair
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It's proving even more inspiring than I had imagined...
Prime Minister May's on why she admires Geoffrey Boycott: "The fact that he stuck in there and got on with the job, that was the great thing. The whole point was he stuck at it, he had a plan and got on with it. More often than not he succeeded."
I admit I took this from the BBC website - I can't listen, the emotion would be too much...
windhoek
The Phoolosopher
Louis Theroux's back on the beeb with a new series: Dark States
foxwelljsly
Me too, I ate one sour too.
Been watching ‘The Brain’ with David Eagleman on the iPlayer. Fantastic to have such a brilliant teacher in your living room and a truly mind blowing series.
Weekender
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I was enjoying this Basquiat doc. until overruled:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/41/basquiat-rage-to-riches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/41/basquiat-rage-to-riches
