Re: OT: For fans of BBC Scotland - Hebrides Islands on the Edge

[Bob Hobden]

"Martin" wrote
>
>For some reason Hebrides Islands on the Edge is only being shown on
>BBC 1 Scotland and iPlayer.
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p014g3vx/Hebrides_Islands_on_the_Edge_Episode_1/
>
>Episode 1 is one of the best nature documentaries that my wife and I
>have ever seen.
>
I think it's available on Freesat.
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[David Hill]

On 14/05/2013 08:40, Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 14 May 2013 08:18:27 +0100, "Bob Hobden" <Bo...@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Martin" wrote
>>>
>>> For some reason Hebrides Islands on the Edge is only being shown on
>>> BBC 1 Scotland and iPlayer.
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p014g3vx/Hebrides_Islands_on_the_Edge_Episode_1/
>>>
>>> Episode 1 is one of the best nature documentaries that my wife and I
>>> have ever seen.
>>>
>> I think it's available on Freesat.
>

> because BBC Scotland is available on Freesat :-)
>
> At a time when 80-90% of BBC TV programmes are repeats and repeats
> disguised as new programmes, what reason is there to restrict a
> programme of this quality to BBC Scotland?
>
For the same reason that BBC Wales make and show progs that don't get
shown outside Wales

[Broadback]

On 14/05/2013 08:40, Martin wrote:
> On Tue, 14 May 2013 08:18:27 +0100, "Bob Hobden" <Bo...@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>

>> "Martin" wrote
>>>
>>> For some reason Hebrides Islands on the Edge is only being shown on
>>> BBC 1 Scotland and iPlayer.
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p014g3vx/Hebrides_Islands_on_the_Edge_Episode_1/
>>>
>>> Episode 1 is one of the best nature documentaries that my wife and I
>>> have ever seen.
>>>
>> I think it's available on Freesat.
>

> because BBC Scotland is available on Freesat :-)
>
> At a time when 80-90% of BBC TV programmes are repeats and repeats
> disguised as new programmes, what reason is there to restrict a
> programme of this quality to BBC Scotland?
>

It is in preparation for independence, no BBC for them then, it will
disappear, just like the �. ;-)

[Dave Liquorice]

On Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:20 +0200, Martin wrote:

> I hadn't thought of looking for quality programmes on BBC Wales.
> Anything you recommend?

Pobol y Cwm.

DRFC...

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Cheers
Dave.

[Jake]

On Tue, 14 May 2013 10:02:37 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:20 +0200, Martin wrote:
>
>> I hadn't thought of looking for quality programmes on BBC Wales.
>> Anything you recommend?
>
>Pobol y Cwm.
>
>DRFC...

Trick question. Pobl y Cwm isn't on BBC Wales. :)

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[Janet]

In article <8439p8dgpili3tk70...@4ax.com>,
m...@address.invalid says...

> If only both did GW!

No chance. This is quality TV:-)

The underwater cameraman I've known since he was the pesky teenager
next door; he also filmed for the Blue Planet and is a worldfamous
wildlife cameraman.

I suspect some of the underwater sequence was shot off Arran because two
others in the production team, are local divers. It was a wonderful
showcase for Scottish west-coast wildlife and landscape but we found
the anthropomorphism of the voiceover a bit Disneyish.
Looking forward to the machair wildflowers in the next episode.

Janet, Isle of Arran.

[Janet]

In article <44nbp81ihsfu7hbud...@4ax.com>,
m...@address.invalid says...

> It does show that BBC Scotland is capable of producing excellent
> quality TV even if the rest of the BBC empire rarely does nowadays.
> Maybe BBC should have relocated to Scotland instead of to Salford. :-)

I am entertained by the surprise, could that be an underlying
assumption that BBC Scotland is some minor backwoods outpost of the
"real" BBC ? :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/scotland/productionfacilities/

Pacific Quay is purpose built and state of the art; one of the
largest and most sophisticated digital/HD production centres in Europe.

Janet.

[RustyHinge]

On 23/05/13 14:12, Malcolm wrote:
>
> In article <8mobp85oe2o9inok3...@4ax.com>, Martin
> <m...@address.invalid> writes

ly both did GW!
>>>>
>>>> I know the coast between Crinnan and Fort William. I have been through
>>>> Corryvreckan whirlpool with somebody in his boat at low/high tide
>>>> flat water. It was still impressive. I wouldn't have been keen to do
>>>> this if I had seen the documentary first.

# The Crinan Canal for me,
I don't like the wild raging sea:
The great foaming breakers
Jist gie me the shakers -
The Crinan Canal for me.

>>> I too have been through it, in a small fishing boat. It was a glorious
>>> sunny day and relatively calm sea, but there were narrow streams of
>>> fast-moving water in which our boat, capable of 8-9 knots, moved
>>> backwards (!), while standing waves a few feet high would suddenly
>>> appear out of nowhere and then either move or subside in what seemed a
>>> very random fashion.
>>
>> The boat I was on was spun through 90 degrees.
>
> <pedant mode>
>
> Personally, I would call that only a quarter of a spin :-)
>
> </pedant>

Back in the 1960s I caught the Loch Seaforth in Mallaig and spent the
storm in the bar. I think there was more beer on the deck than inside
the passengers.

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[RustyHinge]

Bah! Forgot to mention that the destination was Stornoway.


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