0:00:10 > 0:00:13Good afternoon, and welcome to Points of View.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Welcome to the set of Strictly Come Dancing,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18one of the BBC's most successful programmes.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22They're busy in here getting everything ready. See the seats?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24630 of them in here.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28When they asked who wanted tickets, how many applications did they get?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30One million. We'll talk about Strictly later.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Meanwhile, somebody who has been tripping the light fantastic,
0:00:34 > 0:00:38twirling her way through a documentary about Leonardo da Vinci
0:00:38 > 0:00:43is Fiona Bruce, leaving some viewers to ask, "Where are the paintings?"
0:00:47 > 0:00:50There's something about the bars, the glamour, the excitement.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59But nothing prepares you for seeing it in the flesh.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Apparently if we want to see how things should be done,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40we should have been watching the BBC Two documentary Secret Pakistan.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46In the 1990s, Pakistan helped create the Taliban to prevent Afghanistan
0:01:46 > 0:01:51falling under the influence of India, Pakistan's enduring enemy.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21And for tips on how to bring personality into a programme
0:02:21 > 0:02:25but not at the expense of the subject matter, Frank Gardner -
0:02:25 > 0:02:28whose guilty pleasure is the cult cartoon strip
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and soon-to-be Hollywood blockbuster Tintin.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36'This original page from Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets
0:02:36 > 0:02:39'is so valuable, it has to be brought out of a bank vault.'
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Wow.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06You were right to spot, Sidpickle, that Frank's usual home is
0:03:06 > 0:03:11the news bulletin, but it's not just a serious mode that news operates.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14According to viewer Duncan Yates, bulletin producers
0:03:14 > 0:03:18go out of their way to find a negative spin for nearly every issue.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I know the economy at the moment is particularly bad,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26but I wish the BBC would just present the facts as they are
0:03:26 > 0:03:29without trying to put a negative slant on them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We're going to get the latest growth figures for the UK economy.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Simon is here.- It's not great.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39The UK's economy is still growing, but not by much.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44We are looking at the weakest pace of recovery in nearly 100 years.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49If it's bad news, it gets emphasised as being particularly bad.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54If it's good news, there's always a "but" at the end.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56The economy is turning over, but only just.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00With third quarter figures due in the next couple of weeks,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04the forecast is the UK's economy has grown faster than predicted.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08But will it be a case of the glass being half-empty for BBC News?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Yes, we're not expecting much growth.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12If we get any at all, it'll be a bonus.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17If the news was just factual, negative but factual,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20if that's how it is,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24then maybe the whole country wouldn't feel quite so depressed.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29So, there is a responsibility on the BBC not to talk it down too much,
0:04:29 > 0:04:30cos it affects us all.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05So, the jury is out on whether BBC News doom-mongers on purpose.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09And it is a hung jury on the solicitor drama Hidden as well.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Initial feedback to us mainly concerned the wobbly camera work.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Where have we heard that before? Now the series has finished,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18you've got another target in your sights.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Oi, what's going on?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Hello, Harry.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33What are you doing here?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Think I'm going to sit there and watch them bang you up?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Oh, so that was the point of the title.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01And they weren't teasing us for season two,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04as it was only commissioned as a four-part serial.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09But BBC daytime court drama The Case has secured itself a season two,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13after comments to us claiming it was good enough for a primetime slot.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It has not migrated to peak yet,
0:06:15 > 0:06:20but you've had a lot to say about its lunchtime reappearance.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23..when there isn't a shred of evidence against him.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26He knew about the contents of the will, no evidence.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30The suicide was his idea, no evidence.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- He carried out the injection? - No evidence.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I've nipped back to the Strictly set,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and I'm on the edge of my seat as we're about to discuss
0:06:55 > 0:06:59the unsung heroes of this whole Strictly extravaganza.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I say "unsung", that's the one thing they do really rather well.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06# Oh, baby, I'm a love man
0:07:07 > 0:07:08# Take your hand Let me holler one time, aaaw!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20# I'm a love man. #
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Led by musical director Dave Arch,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27the singers and musicians of the Strictly house band
0:07:27 > 0:07:29provides sterling support
0:07:29 > 0:07:31to the celebrities and professional dancers.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And that crucial support has been noted.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42# I got your e-mails You just don't get females
0:07:42 > 0:07:44# Well, do you? #
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Well, it's fantastic that people are writing in.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It's wonderful to know that people are listening
0:08:03 > 0:08:06and, I mean, we just try our best every week.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:12 > 0:08:18With so many musical styles to cover, their repertoire is huge, so who decides on which songs to play?
0:08:20 > 0:08:26The songs are chosen each week between production and pro dancers,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29so if it's a tango, they'll find something that's a certain tempo
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and we take it from there, really.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33We have no say in it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36If you're suddenly thrown a Lady Gaga song,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39if you don't really listen to that, it can be a shock to the system
0:08:39 > 0:08:42but it's always fun and it's always a challenge.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45# ..And I want it now. #
0:08:46 > 0:08:49We only do rehearse on the actual show days.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's a common misconception that we rehearse all week.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I wish we did.- Yeah. - So, it's a very long day.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Dave always knows everything. - Yeah, we can't get away with it!
0:09:04 > 0:09:10- "No! No! Bar 13 should be a B-flat, not a B."- What was that?!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12And you're like, "Oh, no."
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Being the unsung heroes of the programme is a lovely badge to wear.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24BRUCE FORSYTH: Dave Arch and his wonderful, wonderful orchestra!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26CHEERING
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Strictly Come Dancing still going strong after nine series.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Its Saturday night dance partner Casualty has an even longer pedigree
0:09:33 > 0:09:38but we have recently covered calls for no further resuscitation
0:09:38 > 0:09:40because it's past its best.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43But apparently the scriptwriting crash team has performed a miracle
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and brought it back from the brink.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08# ..Then sings my soul
0:10:08 > 0:10:11# My saviour God, to me
0:10:14 > 0:10:18# How great thou art
0:10:18 > 0:10:23# How great thou art. #
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Now, I'd always imagined National Parks to be serene locations
0:10:27 > 0:10:31where you can relax and enjoy the beauty of nature.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36But if the rumpus triggered by Tales From The National Parks is anything to go by,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38the Peak District is far from peaceful.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We have to try and take the middle ground
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and we sometimes get a bit of a bashing for it, but hey-ho.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51When you've got opposing views, you'll always be on the wrong side of one view, whatever you do.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Well, the programme-maker, Richard Macer,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15strongly refutes any claims of lack of balance.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20The film was not about whether off-roaders or anti-off-roaders are right, he says,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24but who should decide who these landscapes are for.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Now, I know Countryfile is one programme that constantly covers
0:11:27 > 0:11:31the issue of the competing needs of walkers and vehicles
0:11:31 > 0:11:32in areas of natural beauty,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36but it is the wearing of Remembrance poppies on Countryfile
0:11:36 > 0:11:38that attracted attention last week.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07It is true.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Indeed those poppies are exactly where Bob told us they'd be.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But Bob suspected wearing them was BBC company policy
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and did not reflect the wearers' individual position.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21This issue also triggered a long thread on our messageboard,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24which included the BBC stance, and it is this.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43So, there is no dictat. It's optional.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47But dates are set in line with the Royal British Legion's own launch.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51There will, of course, be some Remembrance programming in the coming weeks.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55If you have any feedback on that, or any other topic, please write to us.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Here's the address:
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Or if you have a question, e-mail us, like Mike.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Mike, the answer is there will be a tribute called Sir Jimmy Savile As It Happened on Friday.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Jump on the messageboard to get in touch. Join the lively discussions.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Or phone us. Calls are charged at a local rate from a landline
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and here is the number for you.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Or even send us in a video, like this one from Jill Gearing.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42I got a new digital TV
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and now there's nothing on for me.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47All my friends say the same.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Can you tell me who is to blame?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51There's nothing nice on any more
0:13:51 > 0:13:53and humour has gone out the door.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55There's plenty of doom and gloom.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Any chance things will get better soon?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Goodbye.
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