Episode 11 Points of View

After a summer saturated with sport

and, hopefully, sunshine where you are, we are back!

Welcome to the show where you tell the BBC's producers

exactly what you think of their work.

Welcome to your Points Of View.

After falling silent more than 30 years ago,

the tills of Grace Brothers were ringing once more last Sunday,

as BBC One resurrected Are You Being Served?

for a one-off special.

Staying true to the original, there were innuendos aplenty.

Centre Court, Wimbledon, 1977.

I thought all my birthdays had come at once

when I caught one of his balls.

Remakes can be risky,

but there was plenty of praise for the new cast

that stepped into the shoes of the sitcom's much-loved characters.

But while some of you were left yearning for more...

..this one had you split right down the middle,

with some feeling there was only one place for it -

the bargain bin.

Actually, that was on BBC Four on Thursday night, Cait.

Well, a remake of a lost episode, anyway.

Moving on...

it has featured appearances from Orlando Bloom and Kate Winslet,

and is officially the world's longest-running

prime-time medical drama series.

BBC One's Casualty celebrated its 30th anniversary last weekend

with a feature-length episode that saw the return of familiar faces

from the series' past,

and disaster strike on the doorstep of Holby City's A department.

What happened? She deteriorated in the scanner,

had a fit and vomited.

She's now in respiratory arrest. We need to get a tube down.

With the soundtrack provided by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales,

the special set some of your pulses racing.

I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

It was epic, the special effects was really, really good.

Well done, BBC One!

But others felt the episode suffered from

a script in dire need of some first aid.

Not that we're aware of.

Casualty continues its record-breaking run

on Saturday nights on BBC One.

Now, they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

But two much-loved series on BBC Two

have recently made changes to their format,

and you aren't happy.

We visited two viewers who got in touch with us to find out more.

I've been watching Dragons' Den since about Season Two.

And I really enjoy watching the Dragons pick apart businesses

and work out whether they're worth investing in.

And what has it cost you?

Er, it... That's not something I'm happy to go on television.

I've been a regular viewer of Mastermind

for probably four decades, and always enjoy it.

And it's quite tense,

and I think it's the tension that you really enjoy.

Kelvin, Fahrenheit and Celsius are all scales for measuring what?

Temperature. Yep.

Dragons' Den this series has had a Reaction Room.

They have a family member or friend watching how the pitch is going

and making judgments.

I actually don't want to watch this, this is... No! Don't be a wimp!

The problem with the Reaction Room

is I'm not particularly interested in what

someone's best mate's uncle's friend has to think about this pitch.

I'm interested in what the investors think.

It turns it into a reality show,

and that therefore makes it less believable.

The show has changed recently.

At the end of each contestant's round, there's a countdown clock,

which indicates how much time is left.

And there's music playing over the top.

What does Bruce Anderson take from the house of his boss,

the surveyor Raeburn Todd,

shortly before the South Edinburgh Conservative Association ball?

Underpants. Yep. BEEP

The problem with the changes are that you lose the tension,

because you can now see how many seconds there are left.

When we first saw it,

both myself and my wife just looked at each other and said,

"What have they done?

"We don't... That's awful."

If I could say one thing to the producers of Dragons' Den,

I would say, "Stick to your roots, stick to the original format."

But if they continue going down the direction which they are going into,

I probably will find it less and less enjoyable

and I'll probably stop watching altogether.

If I had to say one thing to the producers of Mastermind,

it would be, "Leave it alone."

If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

Well, we put those views to the people in charge.

Here is what the executive producer of Mastermind had to say.

Sounds like those changes could be here to stay.

And on Dragons' Den?

One hit format, untouched so far,

returned to BBC One's screens recently,

with its opening episode garnering a larger audience

than the most-watched moment of the Rio Olympics.

Quite a feat.

The Great British Bake Off is back,

with a new batch of amateur bakers hoping to whip up perfect peaks

and concoct gorgeous glazes under the watchful eyes of Mary Berry

and Paul Hollywood.

That's Susan, my sister. Susan.

Spices coming through.

Little warming effect for the ginger.

And I think your sister tastes lovely.

Your sister's absolutely scrumptious.

She'll be very pleased to know that!

So far, the series seems to be rising to the occasion for you.

Though at least one of you thinks

maybe it's time to mix things up a bit.

There are another eight episodes to enjoy

before 2016's Bake Off champion is crowned.

Keep your thoughts coming.

But last year's GBBO winner has also been back on BBC One recently.

Two-part documentary The Chronicles of Nadiya

saw Nadiya saw Nadiya Hussain return to her family's homeland

of Bangladesh for the first time in a decade,

cooking for family and friends,

and exploring her cultural and culinary roots.

Coming to Bangladesh, or teaching my children about Bangladesh,

was never really that important to me.

But it feels important to me now.

You enjoy yourself? Yeah. Good.

The mix of food, culture,

and Nadiya's personality proved a winning recipe.

A marvellous mix of race, religion, food...

All mixed together to give us a very interesting programme.

You can catch both episodes of The Chronicles Of Nadiya

on the iPlayer now.

Staying on foreign shores,

BBC Two was serving up a slice of the Big Apple this week.

New York: America's Busiest City,

had Ade Adepitan, Anita Rani, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow jetting off

to discover the systems that keep the thriving metropolis functioning.

The first of three episodes on Tuesday

saw the team explore Grand Central Station.

How long did it take you to learn the timetable?

Well, it's not that long.

Not long. Not long.

Not long. Cos it's already...

Like, it's been in my head,

cos I've been in Grand Central since 1990.

It may be the city that never sleeps,

but this one had you nodding off...

..while the script and presenters had you questioning

just who the show was really aimed at.

That take on America's biggest city perhaps not as Frank Sinatra sang,

king of the hill, or top of the heap.

BBC Four's latest venture into the world of slow-paced TV

hit the road on bank holiday Monday.

With no distracting music or commentary,

All Aboard The Country Bus

took viewers on a sedentary two-hour bus trip

across Yorkshire.

Mind how you go.

Have a nice day. Thank you.

Thank you.

FAINT MOOING

A one-way ticket to perfection for some of you.

I particularly enjoy the format of this programme

shown in real time,

and in complete silence,

watching the view of the Yorkshire Dales pass by.

Hopefully, one day,

this type of programme can be shown as prime time viewing on BBC One.

But, for some, shots that lingered on the driver for slightly too long

spoiled the view...

The shots of him interacting with the passengers were fine.

But just watching him for two or three minutes at a time

sitting at the wheel was less interesting than watching paint dry.

..while some of you just felt distinctively short-changed.

Moving at a less leisurely pace,

but with just as many twists and turns

as a road trip through the Dales

was the award-winning Irish soap Red Rock,

which finished its eight week daytime run on BBC One on Friday.

Set in a fictional seaside town in the shadows of Dublin,

the show is centred around a busy police station,

and follows the lives and dramas of the local community.

No!

CRYING

Billy.

Billy, talk to me! No!

Billy! No!

Ambulance, where's an ambulance?

It's been a hit with you.

The actors and actresses are absolutely superb.

The storylines are great,

and there's always something to keep you intrigued

and on the edge of your seat.

The scenery has been superb,

the acting and the storylines have been splendid,

completely throwing stereotypes of soap operas.

It really has been a cop drama not to miss.

Well, good news for Naomi,

and everyone else who got in touch with the same question.

We can confirm the BBC has snapped up the rights to Series Two

of Red Rock, and it will be back on our screens next year.

That's it for this week,

but whether it's to praise or pan tonight's Poldark

or critique tomorrow's Crimewatch,

please do keep your Points Of View on the week's TV coming.

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See you then.

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