Heads up - Requiem for Detroit.

[Balmoral Green]

Before it gets moved to TV or Yank Motors...

BBC2 tonight, should be very interesting. It might be an idea to check on what time as The Times TV guide has it at 8pm, the website at 9pm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rkm3y

[soad]

Cheers for that. The mean streets of Detroit.

[robinhood21]

This looks interesting but am out this evening so will have to record it. Thanks for the heads-up BG.
Oh, and Freeview have it starting at 9pm too.

[psymonr]

excellent, set to record, would have missed that otherwise, much appreciated,

[miniman]

psymonr said:

excellent, set to record, would have missed that otherwise, much appreciated,

Ditto, thanks BG.

[Wing Commander]

Well, TVCatchup thinks it's on now, but all I am getting is some st about farm animals. ARGH!

[Balmoral Green]

Wasn't that fascinating. 28 days later and after the people have gone. Quite a twist at the end with the urban agriculture.

[boomboompow]

I found it really interesting, but then I find something fascinating in the 'once busy but now dissolute / abandoned' things

[baz1985]

Watch 'Requiem for a Dream' before!

[anonymous-user]

If you want an amusing read about Detroit and the US motor industry in all its reality then have a read of Ben Hamper's excellent book "Rivethead".

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rivethead-Ben-Hamper/dp/04...

[richyb]

I watched this and thought it was absolutely excellent. Really captivating.

[Paul Drawmer]

Brilliant film making. Love the cuts to drama, and the technique of showing film clip on background.
Amazing story - from my little cocoon in middle England

[vonhosen]

Fascinating TV.

[Oakey]

baz1985 said:

Watch 'Requiem for a Dream' before!

Erm, why?

[soad]

Didn't get to watch it last night (it being Saturday) - it's on BBC iPlayer, will watch it today instead.

[sday12]

Wonderful, 3 of my favourite things wrapped up in one documentary.

Cars, Sociology, American History.

Well worth another watch on iPlayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rkm3y/Requ...

Edited by sday12 on Sunday 14th March 14:05

[Orb the Impaler]

That really was very good - BBC back to what it does best after the endless diet of low-brow st for the masses - endless home makeover, cookery, stupid dance/skate/"talent" competitions etc

Thumbs up!

[flemke]

The BBC taking a dig at America. Now there's a new one.

[Balmoral Green]

[flemke]

Balmoral Green said:

About which sentence?