0:00:11 > 0:00:14Good afternoon and welcome to Points of View
0:00:14 > 0:00:17at the end of a week of big announcements here at the BBC.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20On Tuesday, the new Director-General, Tony Hall,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24outlined his ambitious plans for change at the Corporation,
0:00:24 > 0:00:26among them some new additions
0:00:26 > 0:00:29that you have been calling for for some time.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33The headlines include 30 days instead of seven to view programmes
0:00:33 > 0:00:37on the iPlayer, a brand-new catch-up channel, BBC One +1,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40a BBC store online, where a selection of programmes
0:00:40 > 0:00:43can be bought, and the launch of Playlister,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46which will allow music-lovers to pick and tag tunes
0:00:46 > 0:00:51they hear on the BBC. Here's what you told us about the ideas.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21So, plenty to talk about here with lots of change to come.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24But that's the future, back to the present
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and what you have been watching this week.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Don't forget this year, you will also be able
0:01:28 > 0:01:30to vote online for free!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Saturday evening saw the first eviction from the sparkly,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35sequins world of Strictly.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Golfer Tony Jacklin struck a bogey
0:01:37 > 0:01:41and became the first celebrity dancer to leave the series.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47But all was not "American smooth" with the new online voting system.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01So, what happened? Did the online service just get all tangoed...
0:02:01 > 0:02:04..sorry, tangled up? We asked the powers that be
0:02:04 > 0:02:07at Strictly's vote headquarters.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37So, the system should have been fixed for last night's vote.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Now, celebrities have given ballroom dancing a new lease of life,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44but do they belong on one of our longest-running Sunday series?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47And next, it's celebrity vocal coach, television presenter
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and all-round amazing woman... I can say that, I am married to her,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53it's Carrie Grant!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Songs of Praise last Sunday launched the first of two weeks
0:02:56 > 0:02:59of competition to find the UK Gospel Choir of the Year.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Not for the first time, the series has changed its format
0:03:07 > 0:03:09for a different take on Christian worship,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13but for some loyal viewers, this time they have gone too far.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Trying to sex up Songs of Praise?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Have the producers anything to confess?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55We sent them your comments, they sent us this reply.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Songs of Praise returning to normal service next week.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Next up, the return of the Natural World series
0:04:26 > 0:04:28which has so far brought us wonderful stories
0:04:28 > 0:04:31of meerkats and orangutans and the remarkable journey
0:04:31 > 0:04:35back to the wild of one ape in particular.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Meet Leonora.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41She doesn't know it, but she is a pioneer.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47With a handful of old friends,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Leonora is on an adventure into the unknown.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Orangutans and meerkats proving to be a huge success.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12But it is a different sort of cat altogether now
0:05:12 > 0:05:15whose love for another natural history series
0:05:15 > 0:05:18led to her owners getting in touch.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Rosie the cat is enamoured with the time-lapse seasons
0:05:22 > 0:05:26in Great British Year, say her owners Dave and Sue Jones,
0:05:26 > 0:05:31but Rosie might be interested in more than the wonderful film work.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I think we have just demonstrated that, here at the BBC,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36our aim is to serve everyone.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40But, are we failing to best represent the views of some?
0:05:40 > 0:05:45This 19-year-old thinks so when it comes to his generation.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Hello there. My name is Lewis MacDonald, I am 19 years old
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and from a young age, I've always been interested
0:05:50 > 0:05:52in history and politics.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56If I need to know anything about this, I know I can look to the BBC,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58but I do think they fall down in one vital aspect
0:05:58 > 0:06:02and that is the inclusion of young people, like myself,
0:06:02 > 0:06:03in political debate.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11Everyone under 25 earning or learning, not doing nothing.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15In a recent Question Time, October 3, there was the question,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19should unemployment benefits for the under-25s be cut?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22My question is, where were the under-25s on the panel
0:06:22 > 0:06:25giving their opinion on the issue affecting them?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's not just Question Time either.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33That will affect under-25s who are claiming housing benefit
0:06:33 > 0:06:37who have children. It will affect all under-25s. Right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40To me, it seems ridiculous that young people are being talked about,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42but not consulted on issues that affect them.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45This would be unthinkable if it were to do with race or religion.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48There are plenty of people out there, students, Youth Parliament,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53anyone with an informed opinion who could participate in debates.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So is there anywhere that they can be heard?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57This brings me on to Free Speech.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02If you're on a zero hours contract, you get two hours a week, it's pointless, really.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Everyone under 25 earning or learning.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Half the people probably just sit there watching telly,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11getting their money, whereas now they can actually do something.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I like the idea, but I think it is more of a token gesture.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17At the beginning of each programme, Rick Edward tells us
0:07:17 > 0:07:20this is the only place where young people can have their say
0:07:20 > 0:07:23on issues that affect them. This is the ONLY show.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I strongly believe that mainstream political debate
0:07:26 > 0:07:30should be inclusive to all, young and old.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Otherwise you get an age apartheid.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38BBC, it is often said that young people like myself
0:07:38 > 0:07:40are disinterested in politics, but I think
0:07:40 > 0:07:42there is a vicious circle at play here.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Without inclusion, we are BECOMING disinterested,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49and considering the fact that we are the decision-makers of the future,
0:07:49 > 0:07:54this can only lead to a future scripted more like a Shakespearean tragedy.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Lewis MacDonald putting the case to have younger people
0:07:56 > 0:07:59represent THEMSELVES on TV.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01We would love to hear what you think about that.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05In the opposite corner is 71-year-old Maurice Wilby.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Well, it is not quite a black-and-white programme,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30but there is a much-loved series in your mind this week.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34A huge number of people have contacted our production team
0:08:34 > 0:08:37about the future of The Sky At Night.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Rumours abound that the series, which has been on air since 1957,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46is about to be decommissioned, and we have been bombarded with praise
0:08:46 > 0:08:50for the astronomy programme and urgings to make sure it stays.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Viewer Gordon sums up the sentiments of many who contacted us.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So, we went to the decision-makers at the BBC
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and it seems the decision hasn't been made yet.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31While the discussions continue, we are sending
0:09:31 > 0:09:34all of your correspondence straight to the Commissioner's office.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39Still looking skywards, and the great British fascination with weather is next.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But is what is good weather for some good weather for all?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Should the BBC's forecasters avoid trying to make judgments
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and simply stick to facts? Hugh Smith thinks so.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Still very pleasant. Lovely afternoon.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56It looks really lovely to start the day. Bit of a slow start.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59A miserable Monday. It's not a pretty picture.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It will feel pretty grim, I think, this afternoon.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Temperatures in London struggling.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Please, BBC, could you stop moralising the weather?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10It is going to be a lovely one. Carol has just described the weather
0:10:10 > 0:10:14as lovely, sunny and warm. Not everybody thinks that way.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I think it would be better if the BBC presented the weather more factually.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I am one of those people who actually likes the weather
0:10:23 > 0:10:25when it is snowing and raining
0:10:25 > 0:10:29and excitingly thundering all over the place.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30It is quite a wet, miserable day.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Disappointing! It tends to be presented in a very negative way,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37using terms like "miserable", "disappointing"
0:10:37 > 0:10:41and those sorts of terms. I do not think that should happen.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Audience feedback is that they expected the presenters
0:10:44 > 0:10:46to bring some personality to the forecast,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48so that they bring some colour to it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51We do not always describe rain and wet weather in a negative fashion.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Last year after the droughts, for example,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55we knew that the rain would be very welcome
0:10:55 > 0:10:59and after a long period of dry weather, we know that gardeners,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03for example, and allotment holders, really want some wet weather.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Please, BBC, can you be more factual and balanced
0:11:08 > 0:11:10in the presentation of your weather forecasts?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I think on many of our broadcasts,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16we actually DO just give the facts and we only editorialise it
0:11:16 > 0:11:17when we think it is relevant.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It is worth remembering that people in our audience
0:11:20 > 0:11:23who just want the facts can go to the BBC weather website
0:11:23 > 0:11:26or they can now download the BBC weather app.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Rageh Omaar's new series, The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36started on Sunday on BBC Two.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Across the continents, down the centuries, I'll be getting to grips
0:11:41 > 0:11:48with what we all need to know today about Europe's Muslim emperors.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Across three episodes, Rageh tells this epic history,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54which stretches over six centuries and an empire
0:11:54 > 0:11:57covering a MILLION square miles.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16And while Rageh Omaar has several calendars of history dates
0:12:16 > 0:12:18to contend with, it seems the BBC is wrestling
0:12:18 > 0:12:23with finding ONE to broadcast A Question of Sport.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38A new series of the popular sports quiz was scheduled to have started
0:12:38 > 0:12:43on 30 September, but got cancelled, making way for a Panorama programme.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47But two weeks on, the series STILL hasn't appeared,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49so what is going on?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Good news for Question of Sport fans, that long-awaited series
0:13:05 > 0:13:09will start next Monday evening, the 21st of October,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11in its usual timeslot.
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0:13:40 > 0:13:42That is it for this week, thanks to all of you
0:13:42 > 0:13:44who've taken the time to give us your views,
0:13:44 > 0:13:49we will do it all again next week at the slightly earlier time of 3:45pm.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51So, until then, goodbye.
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