0:00:02 > 0:00:05This week, the railway series that's been sending all the right signals,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09and the coastal-based show you feel that's perhaps run aground.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Who writes this?
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Welcome to your Points Of View.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24First up this week,
0:00:24 > 0:00:29a trip back in time to the dark and dangerous world of Victorian London.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Continuing their fight to bring order to the lawless streets
0:00:34 > 0:00:38of Whitechapel, H Division's officers have been back in action
0:00:38 > 0:00:42in the latest rip-roaring series of Ripper Street on BBC Two.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44This week, Detective Inspectors Drake and Reid
0:00:44 > 0:00:49tackled the murder of an iron foundry football player.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Mr Hackman. Inspector.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Did you come to cart off more of my players?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Elliott, trap it first.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57You spend every lunchtime thus?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Most days. Good for the boys.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Ripper Street's journey has been as bumpy
0:01:02 > 0:01:04as a carthorse ride on cobbles.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Originally cancelled by the BBC after two series,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10it's thanks to Amazon's streaming service
0:01:10 > 0:01:13that the current fourth season is on air.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Regardless, you have been riveted by its return.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Ripper Street is one of the best dramas ever made.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32It's brutal, it's funny, it's emotional,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35the cast just work so well together,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37the scenery and the costumes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I think that everybody must have worked so hard.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It's just the best-ever drama.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Good news and bad news, LydgSquidge.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56While there will be another series next year,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58creator Richard Warlow has said that
0:01:58 > 0:02:01that will be the final outing for H Division.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03At least one of you will be hoping next year brings about
0:02:03 > 0:02:06a change in facial furniture.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Well, the razor-sharp amongst you spotted this clanger
0:02:25 > 0:02:27in the series' opening episode.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30What a day we shall have come the Jubilee, the four of us together.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Did you see it?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36What a day we shall have...
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Indeed.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And here is what the programme makers had to say about that.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59We do love a good slip up.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02If you've spotted one, do get in touch.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Coming to a conclusion on BBC One on Thursday night
0:03:05 > 0:03:08was Dr Chris van Tulleken's two-part social experiment
0:03:08 > 0:03:10aimed at discovering if patients
0:03:10 > 0:03:13really need their repeat prescriptions.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs featured some startling revelations...
0:03:20 > 0:03:23In the course of a lifetime a healthy person could
0:03:23 > 0:03:26easily consume up to 100,000 pills.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31..and saw Dr Chris join a GP's surgery, asking patients
0:03:31 > 0:03:34to ditch their drugs and try alternative treatments.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Today is the last day that you are going to take these drugs...
0:03:39 > 0:03:40OK.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42..in the way that you've been taking them.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45For some of you the programme was the perfect tonic.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I felt this was an excellent programme and very informative.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Dr Chris was a superb presenter.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Having been in a similar situation myself, coming off drugs,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I could relate to the programme very well.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06It's very educating to all of us.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09More, please, BBC.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12But getting in touch after the first episode, several of you felt
0:04:12 > 0:04:16the programme's approach to the subject was perhaps too simplistic.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Sticking with medical matters,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40a new documentary from BBC Three
0:04:40 > 0:04:44has recently taken a fresh approach to the subject of obesity.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47With 65% of us apparently now overweight,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49in what's been billed as a first,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52the online channel's Obesity: The Postmortem
0:04:52 > 0:04:54followed a pathology team
0:04:54 > 0:04:59as they conducted a postmortem on the body of a 17st woman.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Being part of a filmed postmortem is a very unique opportunity.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Death terrifies some people.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But what it also does is, it eventually gives you
0:05:09 > 0:05:12a real sense of the fragility of life.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Your feedback had the scales firmly tipped in favour of this one.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I'm a forensic anthropologist.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I think Obesity: The Postmortem is exactly
0:05:25 > 0:05:27the kind of programming we need.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29It was bold, eye-opening and educational,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32without being sensationalist or disrespectful.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It's made me realise how much I need to change my lifestyle
0:05:36 > 0:05:39to get my cholesterol down and my weight down
0:05:39 > 0:05:42so I can live a much longer and happier life.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Obesity: The Postmortem is available to view on the iPlayer now,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50and there's also a behind-the-scenes film on BBC Three's website.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Last week saw the publication of the draft
0:05:53 > 0:05:55of the BBC's next Royal Charter,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58which included a clause that will see the BBC reveal
0:05:58 > 0:06:02the salaries of staff and stars
0:06:02 > 0:06:04paid more than ?150,000 a year.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06The corporation's director-general, Tony Hall,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10has already said the move could make it harder for the BBC
0:06:10 > 0:06:12to retain its talent,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and it appears some of you agree.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Well, prior to the document's publication last week,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39reporter Scarlette Douglas headed to sunny Southend-on-Sea
0:06:39 > 0:06:42to get more of your thoughts on the issue of presenters' pay,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45with the help of some familiar faces.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51So, the plan is to let people know exactly how much some presenters are worth.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54But I wonder, what do people THINK they're worth?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Let's put it to the test, shall we?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57# Money, money, money... #
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I want you to put these presenters in order
0:07:00 > 0:07:02of who you think earns the most per year.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Graham Norton. Gary Lineker.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Oh, you think Fiona?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Yes, so we'd probably go for this side as the highest paid
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and that side for the lowest paid.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14He's quite famous.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Anything to do with football, the money's there.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20So what do you think Gary Lineker gets a year?
0:07:20 > 0:07:2290,000. I don't know.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Oh, it's got to be more than that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26More than me.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31So do you think it's fair for us as the public to find out what
0:07:31 > 0:07:32these presenters are on?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Yes, definitely
0:07:34 > 0:07:36because they get paid by public money.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I think they all get paid too much.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It's right that the government should look at what they get paid.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I don't think anybody should be entitled to know what anybody earns.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47We pay our licence fee,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I think that we need to know we're getting value for money.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I think it's only fair, given that the BBC is obviously a public body.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54You don't need to know everyone's salaries.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56No-one's asking mine, no-one's asking yours,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58so why do we need to know theirs?
0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's private. Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00We don't need to be nosy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01It's none of our business.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04If I asked you how much you earn in a year, you'd be like, "Shut up."
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Like, "I'm not telling you."
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Yeah, exactly. I know.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11And there you have it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Completely mixed views from Southend-on-Sea.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And so I reckon I'll keep quiet on my pay,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18for now, anyway.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21The draft charter will now be subject to parliamentary debates
0:08:21 > 0:08:24before coming into force next year.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27A seasoned traveller well-versed in the workings of Westminster
0:08:27 > 0:08:30was given a ticket to ride once again on Tuesday night.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Clutching what by now must be a well-worn copy of
0:08:35 > 0:08:39George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42former Cabinet minister Michael Portillo is back
0:08:42 > 0:08:46for a fifth series of Great Continental Railway journeys.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Tuesday's episode saw him venturing east, through Romania.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53This is the main hall of the castle.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57The skylight was the king's idea,
0:08:57 > 0:08:58which can be opened.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Does it still work? Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06PORTILLO LAUGHS Oh, that's beautiful.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08If the first episode is anything to go by,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Michael is definitely on the right track.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Steaming ahead!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Wednesday night saw BBC Two take a hike around the Cornish coastline
0:09:35 > 0:09:37in Coast: The Great Guide.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44The first in this new series, which includes classic Coast stories
0:09:44 > 0:09:48from the past decade, saw Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver
0:09:48 > 0:09:51journey from the River Tamar to Tintagel Castle.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54In Porthleven Tessa discovered what it's really like
0:09:54 > 0:09:56to live in the storm-hit harbour town.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So we're just arriving in Porthleven,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and you can see right on the seafront
0:10:00 > 0:10:03there's a clock tower. It's a classic Cornish view.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05But, in fact, keen watchers of the news might recognise
0:10:05 > 0:10:08this particular clock tower from unhappier times.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I think it would be fair to say you weren't fans of the format.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36What a mishmash this episode was.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39How did the producer imagine that flipping backwards and forwards
0:10:39 > 0:10:42around the coast would enhance the viewer's pleasure?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Using a map to show where we're looking at could have been
0:10:45 > 0:10:48a good idea, but instead the viewer is tossed around
0:10:48 > 0:10:50the Cornish coast like a shipwreck.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51And you felt there was simply
0:10:51 > 0:10:55no need to keep reminding you which show you were watching.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58This is our Great Cornish Guide.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Great Guide.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Our Great Guide To Cornwall.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Great Guide.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Our Great Coast Guide.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I won't repeat its title.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22That show continues on Wednesday night.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26And finally this week, last Friday night saw BBC One
0:11:26 > 0:11:28take one more trip to the supermarket
0:11:28 > 0:11:30for the final episode in the current series
0:11:30 > 0:11:33of Eat Well For Less?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37The show sees MasterChef's Gregg Wallace and greengrocer
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Chris Bavin aiming to help families slash their weekly food shop bills.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Providing cost-saving recipes
0:11:43 > 0:11:47and encouraging families to switch from big brands are just two
0:11:47 > 0:11:50of the weapons in the duo's penny-pinching arsenal.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54You were spending ?1.75,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56these are 40p.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Oh, no!
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Lots of you loving and benefiting from the money-saving series.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21But some of you took issue with last Friday's episode
0:12:21 > 0:12:23in which Gregg and Chris encouraged a family
0:12:23 > 0:12:27to ditch their expensive organic habit.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Mm.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Really nice, Gregg.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31That's really good.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34So you like it? Yes. I thought you would.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36And that broccoli is not organic.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Oh. Told you!
0:12:55 > 0:12:59If something you see on the BBC's television channels this week
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0:13:31 > 0:13:33We're back at 3pm next Sunday afternoon
0:13:33 > 0:13:35right here on BBC One.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36See you then.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Sir Terry was the ultimate master at talking to his audience.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Thank you for being my friend.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00He comes from a country where the national hobby is talking.