Is there a way to watch BBC World News America from BBC America online for free?
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 3 answers

On BBC Radio 6 a few days ago, probably sometime late at night or early in the morning in British time (I was listening in the afternoon in the US) they were playing a concert recording of an artist who’s volcal style resembled a less coherent Amy Winehouse. One of the songs used part of tchaichovskys Romeo and Juliet for a hook, and it was all mostly soul/R&B type music. Any ideas what it was?
posted on May 27, 2008 - 8 answers

What was the name of this BBC documentary? It was broadcast sometime around 2000. It was about how Britain has changed post-WWII, dwelling on rail closures due to the Beeching Axe, the construction of the motorways, and the subsequent death of the 'traditional' rural Britain. Its tone was pretty melancholic, and it was (to me) quite a moving piece. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 1 answers

Looking for the name of a BBC documentary involving people performing interpretive dances which portray the lives/mating rituals of insects. [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 7 answers

Emma Thompson TV series? Late 80's? Did I hallucinate this? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 10 answers

I have come into some Amazon.com credit, and I want to spend it on the Fry/Laurie Jeeves series; although I have never seen it, I adore the Wodehouse books and the two stars so I don't see how I could go wrong! I can't afford all the episodes, though. Which season would you recommend to me, and why?
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 14 answers

I'm trying to find an index of BBC Music Magazine, in particular the cover cds. I'm collecting them. [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 7 answers

Does anyone have a copy of Part 1 of the BBC Radio 3 World Routes podcast of Lucy Duran in Azerbaijan? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 1 answers

Recommend me some British comedy, please. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2008 - 86 answers

Why won't Realplayer 11 play back the BBC World Service stream in stereo? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 1 answers

What books/courses/web tutorials would you recommend to help me learn the Received Pronunciation (BBC) English accent? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

[GiftFilter] I think my husband would really like Inspector Morse, but where to begin? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 7 answers

UK documentary t.v. filter.. Can anyone point me to a place where I can buy / rent / download / view a copy of Donal Macintyre's Report on Care homes?? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 6 answers

ClassicalMusicfilter: I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms having listened to all of the BBC Proms this year -- no really, all of them, from first to last -- and I want to continue my musical education but I'm not sure what to listen to next and I was hoping you might have some recommendations. Literally any period of music, I'll try anything! If you can say which are your favourite recordings either on cd or region two dvd that would be helpful too.
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 8 answers

Can anyone direct me to episodes 3, 7, 12 and 14 of A History Of Britain? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2007 - 4 answers

How can a Indian software engineer join documentary/photography crew of National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, PBS or other similar production houses? What kind of jobs are available in these organizations? Are there similar jobs (outside of the documentary business) that can take me to such places and pay for it? Low salary not an issue. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 8 answers

In the BBC show Hustle, series 2, the gang stays at a hotel in London decorated with huge dog portraits. They're straight on, un-ironic portraits of dog faces. They're fabulous. Does anyone know who painted them?
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 10 answers

Tsunami-filter: I have a two part question about the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. One involves the BBC/HBO miniseries "Tsunami: The Aftermath," and the other involves the guerilla warfare going on in Indonesia at the time. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2007 - 5 answers

What British Television should I be watching? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2007 - 78 answers

Where can I find that BBC real sex video that was linked to from this thread? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 4 answers

I am desperately seeking a copy of the UK sitcom "Is It Legal?" - an insanely hilarious tv show from 1995-98. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of all three seasons? [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 2 answers

For UK MeFites and UK TV watching MeFites: Apparently on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross recently one of the guests was a band or duo playing a spanish / flamenco type version of stairway to heaven.... [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2006 - 6 answers

I spend most of my work day listening to interview and essay type radio shows on the internet. My favorite, of course, is This American Life. I also love Fresh Air . I've checked out Radio 4 a little, and sometimes I listen to Democracy Now and even more rarely Air America. Keeping in mind what I already like, what else would you recommend I listen to? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2006 - 41 answers

How and where can I find a soundtrack listing for the kick-ass music used in World Cup Goals Galore, broadcast several times last week on BBC Three?
posted on Jun 5, 2006 - 0 answers

What are some good message boards to discuss British TV? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2006 - 8 answers

How would I go about pitching a sitcom to the BBC?
posted on Mar 29, 2006 - 3 answers

The BBC streams football online, BUT only to the UK. How do I trick it to think I am in the UK when I am overseas?
posted on Aug 21, 2005 - 5 answers

Are there BBC Radio transcripts online? I heard something that i'd like to see verified.
posted on Jul 9, 2005 - 12 answers

So I'm watching the new Dr. Who series and they are dealing with the last of the Daleks, I want to know what happened to the Daleks since Tom Baker was around (possible spoilers inside). [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2005 - 9 answers

So I was watching BBC's Blue Planet documentary, a chapter of which covered deep sea life... [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2005 - 7 answers

What are those red and green things pinned to the lapels of nearly everybody on the BBC these days?
posted on Nov 6, 2004 - 16 answers

As a lay...very lay...student of Roman Republic and Empire, and anticipating the upcoming HBO/BBC series Rome with relish, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about both Republic and Empire. Currently I'm reading an abridgement of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire I just inherited. What next? [insert Latin for "more inside" here].
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 19 answers

Does anyone know where i can get a copy (Buy, download, anything) of the Christmas Specials from BBC's The Office. I've been eagerly awaiting my chance to see them for months now and i don't know where to find them.
posted on Aug 19, 2004 - 7 answers

On the BBC World Service Radio show Music Biz, the old-school The Alarm was featured because they got a hit record by pretending they were the very young The Poppyfields, including a lip-synced video. But my question: the guy from The Alarm said he thinks even Madonna has an anonymous album out now. Does she? What is it?
posted on Mar 4, 2004 - 3 answers

For years I've been trying to find a copy of the theme to "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" a US import which ran on the BBC during the 1980s. Any ideas? [half remembered lyrics inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2003 - 6 answers