0:09:20 > 0:09:24Football crazy, or is all of this football just maddening you?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Did D-Day coverage get the right tone?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30And your tributes to the self-styled people's poet.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Welcome to Points Of View.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Good afternoon. We are officially in the grip of World Cup fever,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49but what are we to expect from the BBC's
0:09:49 > 0:09:53coverage of the four-yearly extravaganza?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55On the night of the Opening Ceremony we went down to
0:09:55 > 0:09:59London's Exchange Square to hear the views of football fans.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Overall, the BBC's team that they've got to present is amazing.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08They've got Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Gaby Logan, Gary Lineker.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Be entertaining. Make us laugh a little bit. Come on.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14When they talk about it, I can memorise what they're saying
0:10:14 > 0:10:18and regurgitate it at work, so I pretend that I know a lot about it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Maybe they should talk less and actually show more football.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25They have very good analysis at the BBC, to be fair.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'm looking forward to hopefully making sure that they
0:10:28 > 0:10:30continue with the way they've been doing it so far.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Spare a thought for the BBC's schedulers.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39They are busy behind the scenes shifting regular programmes
0:10:39 > 0:10:42to make way for live coverage and highlights of the matches.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46And what with the accompanying football-themed documentaries
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and the tennis at Queen's too,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52the poor schedulers are faced with striking that fine balance between
0:10:52 > 0:10:56good coverage and keeping non sport fans happy.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08But is there a solution to the schedules being swamped
0:11:08 > 0:11:10with too much sport?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Viewer Caroline Freeman thinks so.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I'm sure there's quite a few of us
0:11:14 > 0:11:16who don't like watching sport on television.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18BBC Three is now moving online.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Would it be possible for the BBC to give us a dedicated sports channel?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Then, all those who want to watch the endless reruns, repeats,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30analysis, delays, extra time wouldn't miss a trick.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33The rest of us wouldn't get interrupted schedules.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Food for thought there from Caroline.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39As we are constantly being reminded though, the cutbacks mean
0:11:39 > 0:11:43the BBC simply can't afford a dedicated sports channel.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46So it seems that, for the time being, non sports fans are going to
0:11:46 > 0:11:48have to grin and bear it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Now, one of football's famous faces
0:11:51 > 0:11:54went into the unknown this week.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I'm going on a very different adventure.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Just me and three of my mates.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01During this Brazilian adventure -
0:12:01 > 0:12:04you see, we are never too far from the World Cup theme here -
0:12:04 > 0:12:07we saw the global superstar relish the simple life
0:12:07 > 0:12:10he says he's craved.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14As the journey ends, I think about how far we've come.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18The hundreds of miles of road we've covered and the people we've met.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22No matter where you go, the same things matter to everyone -
0:12:22 > 0:12:24family and friendship.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Who on earth at the BBC decided to spend taxpayers' licence fee on
0:12:37 > 0:12:42multi-millionaire David Beckham on an ego trip up the Amazon with
0:12:42 > 0:12:43entourage and cameramen?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Surely the licence fee should be spent on something worthwhile,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51rather than massaging David Beckham's already inflated ego.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Some mixed reviews for David Beckham's Amazon soul-searching then
0:12:55 > 0:12:59and a bit of a mix up next in the hospital drama Holby City.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03A patient diagnosed with having fractured a part of the body
0:13:03 > 0:13:07never heard of before - the tibula.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10My wife and I are regular watchers of Holby City
0:13:10 > 0:13:13and are usually impressed by the way the actors remember complex
0:13:13 > 0:13:14medical jargon.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17We were somewhat surprised therefore in this week's episode that
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Doctor Tressler diagnosed a fractured tibula.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Paramedics think you've got a displaced fracture of the tibula
0:13:24 > 0:13:26but we'll know a lot more after the scan.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30The tibula? Now, is that there or..?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34No, it should be tibia or fibula.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Surely the programme's medical advisor should have spotted
0:13:37 > 0:13:41these mistakes and arranged a retake before broadcasting?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Factual inaccuracies spotted too
0:13:43 > 0:13:46in an episode of the quiz show Pointless.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Boxing history being rewritten here with George Foreman
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and not the great Muhammad Ali being incorrectly named
0:13:53 > 0:13:56as the victor in the greatest bout of all time.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG: Sporting losers and the people who beat them.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07The Rumble in the Jungle, 1974, Muhammad Ali - GF.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- CONTESTANT:- I think the one I'll have to go for is probably,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12if it is right, the Rumble in the Jungle, 1974,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14is it George Foreman?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It is right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:2150 for George Foreman.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- RICHARD OSMAN:- Yeah, the most famous fight of all time,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25the Rumble in the Jungle.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Stinging, like a bumblebee, I suppose, but correctly pointing out
0:14:33 > 0:14:36that in this instance the quiz masters had got it wrong.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41An apology from the BBC has followed and an admission of guilt
0:14:41 > 0:14:45from the show's own Richard Osman to his Twitter fans.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Oops, indeed, Richard!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Now, one series certainly getting it right for many of you
0:14:54 > 0:14:58has been The Pallisers.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00My darling Isabel.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Oh, lovely Isabel.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Will you be my wife?
0:15:08 > 0:15:1040 years after it was first televised,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14the Anthony Trollope adaptation has won over many viewers,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18some of whom are enjoying it all a second time around.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44The schedulers getting a telling off AGAIN on this show.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47It seems this time the final episode of the popular Pallisers
0:15:47 > 0:15:51being shifted to make way for D-Day coverage.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Speaking of which, lots of praise for the production team
0:15:54 > 0:15:59based on the Normandy beaches for the 70th anniversary commemoration.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Huw Edwards was enthusiastic and genuinely interested.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21The guest historians provided fascinating insight
0:16:21 > 0:16:24and the whole broadcasting team clearly felt extremely honoured
0:16:24 > 0:16:27to be there, so thank you for a beautiful,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29eloquent and poignant reminder of what those brave souls
0:16:29 > 0:16:32did for us yesterday to give us our today.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I laughed, I cried and I felt so patriotic and proud.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Well done, everyone.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Now, fans of The Crimson Field have been left bitterly disappointed
0:16:44 > 0:16:48over the Corporation's decision not to commission a second series
0:16:48 > 0:16:51of the World War I drama.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53We do not understand why a drama with such a resounding
0:16:53 > 0:16:57message of remembrance should be so short-lived.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Surely the publicly-funded BBC should be actively promoting
0:17:00 > 0:17:03interest in the roles of our wartime men and women.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I'm quite amazed, as the writing is brilliant
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and the characters that we already know and love have got the huge
0:17:09 > 0:17:14potential to turn the series into something truly magnificent.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16The production of it was excellent
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and the work of the actors was outstanding.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I think the BBC need to take the time to stop
0:17:21 > 0:17:22and listen to their viewers.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26We have been completely inundated with complaints over this.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Lots of you urging the Corporation to reverse the decision,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34but it seems this time Auntie Beeb has made up her mind.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46We are being assured that there are other World War I dramas
0:17:46 > 0:17:49planned for this Autumn, but some of you who got in touch have
0:17:49 > 0:17:52told us their fight to save Crimson Field will go on.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Don't let 'em fob you off in there. - Oh, I won't be fobbed off.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Moving on and looking forward.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Remember this?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03This terminal is linked to a giant brain ten miles
0:18:03 > 0:18:05away in the heart of London.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's one of two machines installed for experimental purposes
0:18:08 > 0:18:11because he wants to know if they can run his life and his home of him.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Tomorrow's World,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15the series that predicted today the technology of tomorrow.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20It was primetime must-see TV for a whole generation.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22You and me both.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Today the BBC's flagship technology programme Click airs only on
0:18:26 > 0:18:31the News Channel and hidden away on BBC Two early morning daytime slots.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Some viewers think it's time technology was given priority again
0:18:35 > 0:18:39and one in particular thinks a return to Tomorrow's World
0:18:39 > 0:18:41is the solution.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Hi, my name is Kanu and I would like to
0:18:43 > 0:18:46talk about the lack of technology programmes on the BBC.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51I've got technology behind me and 50 snaps on this tiny little disc.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Growing up, I really used to love watching Tomorrow's World.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57It was a programme that really fired up my imagination.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It made me see the technology of the day.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03It also made me see the technology of the future of what was possible,
0:19:03 > 0:19:04what could happen.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Each number that goes out from here is
0:19:06 > 0:19:09transmitted as a series of digital pulses.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I remember watching the programme
0:19:11 > 0:19:13and seeing the mobile phone for the first time.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I kept thinking, "This is amazing.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18"How can you have a phone without wires?"
0:19:18 > 0:19:21How far am I away from you at the moment?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23'You're about seven miles away, Mike.'
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And now everybody's got one.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Imagine a world where every word ever written,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30every picture ever painted
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and every film every shot could be viewed instantly in your home
0:19:33 > 0:19:36via an information superhighway.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39That is fascinating. How far have we come along from that now?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Click is a great show and it does cover technology really well in parts
0:19:47 > 0:19:50but I do think it packs too much into it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It becomes too generic at times
0:19:52 > 0:19:53and tries to hit too many nails on the head.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Sometimes, to find the most innovative tech,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58you have to go really, really deep.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01I don't think it goes into enough detail on each topic.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04A computerised personal organiser
0:20:04 > 0:20:06may seem like the ultimate yuppie accessory...
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I want a primetime BBC programme like Tomorrow's World that
0:20:09 > 0:20:12discusses technology and how technology plays into your life
0:20:12 > 0:20:14or why not bring back Tomorrow's World?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Well, Kanu, bad news, I'm afraid.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The techie experts at the BBC told us they've got no plans
0:20:22 > 0:20:24to bring back Tomorrow's World.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Their view?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28That technology is well catered for in programmes like Horizon
0:20:28 > 0:20:32and Bang Goes the Theory and with news reports too.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36So for now it seems Tomorrow's World is yesterday's memory.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Thanks to Kanu
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and all of you who contributed your points of view this week.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45If you would like to make a comment on what you're watching
0:20:45 > 0:20:46on the BBC this week,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49you can upload a video comment on our super new system.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Go to our programme page bbc.co.uk/pov
0:20:53 > 0:20:56and simply click on the link just at the top of the screen.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Follow the simple instructions.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01But, of course, we haven't done away with all the usual ways
0:21:01 > 0:21:02of getting in touch.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04You can do so by writing to us.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Or call our phone line.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The number is charged as a local rate call from any landline.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22You can join the message boarders. Always lively there.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And there's always e-mail.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34And get us on Twitter too @bbcpov.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Before we go, sad news this week of the sudden death of the comic genius
0:21:38 > 0:21:40that was Rik Mayall.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43We leave you now with our special viewer-led tribute to the man
0:21:43 > 0:21:46they called the people's poet.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Until next week, goodbye.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Haven't you heard, Rick is dead?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53The people's poet is dead!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Theatre.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04What are you, theatre?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Whenever I'm near ta the theatre...
0:22:08 > 0:22:10LAUGHTER
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Flash by name, flash by nature!
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Hooray!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25ALL: Hooray!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Where have you been? - Where HAVEN'T I been?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29WOOF!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Medicine time, Grandma!
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Ooh, don't talk to me about alcohol!
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I was out with my showbiz chums last night.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I remember thinking, I don't care if nobody likes this,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06cos I think it's fantastic!