0:00:10 > 0:00:13Good afternoon and welcome to Points Of View,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17THE place to have your say on what you have been watching on the BBC.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20And we start with BBC News's coverage of the terrorist
0:00:20 > 0:00:22attack in London.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Tonight at 10, a horrifying attack on a London street as a man is
0:00:26 > 0:00:30killed in a suspected terrorist incident.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33It has led to criticism of how news programmes chose to air
0:00:33 > 0:00:36disturbing footage from the scene, shortly after the murder.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01The problem is that the attacker wanted to be filmed
0:01:01 > 0:01:02so he could get his message across,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04so should the BBC have said simply,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08"No, we are not running the footage"? In the end, of course,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12it did run, and this is how the news bosses explained their decision.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Staying with current affairs
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and Monday evening's Hillsborough - How They Buried The Truth.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The programme explored officialdom's handling of the disaster
0:01:52 > 0:01:55which cost 96 Liverpool fans their lives.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57You are the eyes of the world.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00You have got to show this to everybody.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The Panorama special, which included previously unseen
0:02:04 > 0:02:08footage has been judged an investigation worthy of praise.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Panorama striking exactly the right chord, then,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34with its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Now, let's move away from current affairs to the world of
0:02:37 > 0:02:38entertainment.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45What about the music fest that is the annual Eurovision Song Contest?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20OK, so let me give you the facts first of all.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Every year, the BBC pays money into a central pot at
0:03:24 > 0:03:26the European Broadcasting Union.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29In return, they get broadcasting rights to many different
0:03:29 > 0:03:32European programmes, from sport to international news
0:03:32 > 0:03:37and, of course, to the Song Contest, which is where the questions start.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39In the face of allegations of tactical voting,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43is the corporation really committed to continuing to help fund
0:03:43 > 0:03:47what is a great Euro, well, let's politely call it a sing-off?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Our colleagues in the Entertainment Department are keen to point us
0:04:09 > 0:04:12to viewing figures for the shows which peaked at an impressive
0:04:12 > 0:04:179.3 million - clearly a lot of people still enjoying it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19But, for some, it wasn't
0:04:19 > 0:04:23just the lack of support for the UK entry that got on the nerves.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27GRAHAM NORTON: Emilie de Forest just texting friends.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30"Busy right now, just won the Eurovision,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32"call you back in a minute.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36"#donereallywell."
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Graham Norton carrying on the Eurovision tradition, started by his
0:04:41 > 0:04:44fellow Irishman, of gleeful cynicism,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46but did he go too far this year?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Ooh, that's going to hurt. So did Graham Norton ruin the show?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Back to the powers that be in Entertainment.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So, that would be a no from them, then.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Graham Norton is the right man for the job.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Now, from striking a balance with our European cousins,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34to confusion a lot closer to home.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37You know what, I'll tell you one thing about that Jacob, yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39He has good timing, you know that?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41What are you talking about?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45EastEnders Dexter, played by Khali Best - down with the youth,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47but not going down so well with others.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Are the comments fair? We asked the EastEnders chiefs.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Perhaps an alternative, non-street version of Dexter could be
0:06:44 > 0:06:48put on the Red Button service, or maybe not,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51because actually many of you have been telling us
0:06:51 > 0:06:53that changes to the Red Button mean the options
0:06:53 > 0:06:57available on the interactive service have been greatly reduced.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01To find out what's happening to the service,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04we put some of your questions to the man in charge.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08'The race is just moments away, now if you would like to press the Red Button...'
0:07:08 > 0:07:09'Press the Red Button.'
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Press the Red Button on your handset now.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25The BBC took the decision last year to reduce
0:07:25 > 0:07:30the number of broadcast streams that power Red Button from five to one,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34and these are the streams used to broadcast video across Red Button.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The reason for that was really around the cost of these broadcast
0:07:37 > 0:07:39streams, and it also had to be done within
0:07:39 > 0:07:43the context of £36 million worth of savings that were required.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46With only one broadcast stream, we're having to make very
0:07:46 > 0:07:50tough choices about what appears in that broadcast stream.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53'Ricky leads by six frames to three. If you want to watch that match,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56'that's available via the BBC sport website.'
0:08:06 > 0:08:07First of all,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10we should say that there was plenty of snooker coverage
0:08:10 > 0:08:12both on Red Button and on broadcast, but it's certainly
0:08:12 > 0:08:15true to say that there was less than this time last year.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We are looking now at our audience moving more and more to online,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21so we feel we can begin to offer more events online,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24hopefully without leaving too many people without access to
0:08:24 > 0:08:27sports or events they really want to see.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's certainly very interesting to get this kind of feedback
0:08:39 > 0:08:42and to see the functionality which people find useful,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44often removing things from documentaries, as well
0:08:44 > 0:08:46as adding them back in, or adding things.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Unfortunately, the roots of this issue
0:08:49 > 0:08:52lie in the reduction of broadcast streams from five to one,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56and, unfortunately this kind of service is having to make
0:08:56 > 0:08:59way for things that are watched by more people and used by more folk.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Coverage continues in a moment on the Red Button.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06We're also exploring new forms of Red Button service through
0:09:06 > 0:09:08connected Red Button - instead of using these broadcast
0:09:08 > 0:09:12technologies, it uses the internet to send information across to
0:09:12 > 0:09:14people who own smart TVs, as that makes it much more
0:09:14 > 0:09:17flexible and much more cost-effective as well.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It certainly doesn't mark a move away from Red Button
0:09:20 > 0:09:22or our commitment to it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:2620 million people press Red Button on the BBC each month,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28we're working very hard to make sure that the right kind of content
0:09:28 > 0:09:34is available, from Formula One through to concerts by Rod Stewart,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38showing the very best of what we've got to offer for Red Button services.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42So, changes coming to how the BBC's interactive service works.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46In the meantime, it seems the battle for what is given
0:09:46 > 0:09:50priority on the Red Button will always be a contentious one.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52How's Molly?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Some of you watching the start of the new series of Case Histories
0:09:55 > 0:09:58last Sunday could certainly have done with some added information.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01In a complex plot, private investigator Jackson Brodie
0:10:01 > 0:10:06meets a woman haunted by a crime committed 35 years ago.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07It's hard to keep up with you.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Luckily for Rosemary
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and some of the others who were equally confused by the drama based
0:10:18 > 0:10:20on a Kate Atkinson novel,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24help was on hand from fellow message-boarders.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Hilarious to read how the layered plotlines were explained here.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03And from labyrinthine plots to the amazing story of the First World War
0:11:03 > 0:11:09labyrinth uncovered in BBC Four's The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12We're the first people down here in 95, 97 years.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16They need to know we're here
0:11:16 > 0:11:19and they need to know that we know they are still here.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23The lost underground battlefield near Picardy in France was
0:11:23 > 0:11:26constructed largely by British troops.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Over 120 died in the tunnels,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32attempting to undermine the nearby German lines.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54And while we're on a roll,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58BBC Two's new series Ice Age Giants started on Sunday night.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02In it, Professor Alice Roberts pieces together the new
0:12:02 > 0:12:05evidence of the great beasts of the Ice Age.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Come with me back to the Ice Age.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20A world ruled by giants.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Mammoth in ambition,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27this series looks to be one that will not disappoint.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52And from the giants of the Ice Age to a very modern giant of the BBC.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Next week we will have a special programme
0:12:55 > 0:12:57where we put your questions
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and comments to the new Director of TV, Danny Cohen.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Thanks to all of you who have been in touch
0:13:02 > 0:13:06and helped by recording questions for him, and, remember,
0:13:06 > 0:13:07if you've got something to say
0:13:07 > 0:13:10about any programme you have been watching, do get in contact.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13You can do so in a number of different ways.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15By post...
0:13:18 > 0:13:23By phone - the number is charged as a local rate call from any landline.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Or join the special thread on our message board.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36And finally there is e-mail.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Another change to our slot next
0:13:40 > 0:13:44week as we are on at the earlier time of 2.40.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Till then, goodbye.
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