BBC iPlayer - What Gems have you found?
BBC iPlayer - What Gems have you found?
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Smiler.

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11,752 posts

254 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Doesn't appear to be a thread for the glorious beeb.

amongst the raft of items in their A—Z (and 0-9), I found 3 episodes of the long defunct documentary series 40 Minutes.

I picked The Outlaws, from 1985, about a motorcycle gang from the East of England.

First thoughts were The Bad News Tour, then Any Which Way You Can.

Fascinating & depressing in equal measure. Some things apparently never change.


I pondered where the members might be now so did a bit of googling after & found some interesting articles.

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/feb/1...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/u...

Not sure if this all culminated in the now infamous Bulldog Bash incident.

anonymous-user

78 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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The classic 1982 series “The Paras” was on iPlayer for a long time.
Interesting how it stands up against some of the more recent military fly-on-the-wall programs.
Likewise, the six-part “Behind the Lines” about the RM Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre is usually available and makes good viewing.

g3org3y

22,138 posts

215 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Defending the Guilty.

Great comedy about trainee barristers. Top soundtrack also.