Why BBC 4 is my favourite TV station

[callmemadam]

Jonathan Meades on France is just one reason. Two episodes so far, both totally off the wall as usual. I’ve just this moment, while looking for the link, found a review from The Independent which describes Meades’ criticisms of de Gaulle as ‘bizarre’. They seemed eminently reasonable to me. This channel is worth the licence fee.

Comments

[joyeuce]

Hear hear!

[trixiebacon.livejournal.com]

If I watch any telly, it'll be on BBC 4.

And Jonathan Meades has got the same National Health specs as I have! Coo.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

He mostly wears shades :-)

There's so little on television that's remotely challenging intellectually that struggling to keep up with a presenter is actually a treat.

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

I agree, the BBC is worth every penny of the licence fee :)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Errm, some parts. Whole weekends with nothing at all I want to watch has driven me to LoveFilm.

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

Of course not everything is brilliant but what they do well (drama, wild life) is generally good :) I did enjoy rewatching the film Enemy of the State on Saturday and I really enjoyed Sunday night with Countryfile, Call the Midwife and Birdsong :)

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

I meant to add have you been watching John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire and Climbing Great Buildings on BBC 4? I've been enjoying those. I usually catch up on iplayer with them.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Tried to watch JS yesterday but it broke up and I had to switch off, At the end, when I switched on again for Meades, they apologised for technical problems. A surprising new hit with me is Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys. It's on ridiculously early but sometimes I remember to record it.

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

Was it a dish/cable problem you had? I haven't seen the Michael Portillo thing although I saw it advertised. I don't think I can manage to watch another single thing at the moment! I'm watching more than I ever used to watch but then there's more choice now :) I like my Sky + box because it remembers for me to record an entire series week by week and then I can watch it when I like :)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

No,there's no cable out here in the sticks and I don't have Sky. My Freeview box will also record whole series; very useful.

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, freeview is great. I've been thinking of changing to freesat to save on Sky TV fees but I'm not sure I want to give up a couple of Sky channels which I like.