0:00:02 > 0:00:04This week, the sports spoiler that ruined your Sunday
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and the sitcom that won't be back for a new series -
0:00:07 > 0:00:09a decision that's left you seething.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Welcome to the show that lets you have your say on the week's TV.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Welcome to your Points Of View.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27First up this week,
0:00:27 > 0:00:31the gang of Glaswegian pensioners dusting down their free bus passes
0:00:31 > 0:00:35to make a return to our screens after a nine-year hiatus.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41In a first, the new series of Scottish sitcom Still Game premiered
0:00:41 > 0:00:46throughout the UK on BBC One in a Friday night peak-time slot.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50The show features lifelong friends Jack and Victor coping, or not,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52with everything modern life throws at them.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I've been in here since last night.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Oh, it's a bit of a carry on, isn't it?- Last night! Oh, my.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Look at my skin, I'm turning into Judy Finnigan.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- You cannae just lift yourself oot?- No!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06While the comedy had previously been seen nationally on BBC Two.,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09the BBC One outing meant many were catching the show
0:01:09 > 0:01:10for the first time.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14And at least one of you found it reminiscent of another era.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23That doesn't sound good, does it?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Phew!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Just go with the flow, Rosemary.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Meanwhile, those previously familiar with the evergreen characters were
0:01:44 > 0:01:48delighted to discover Still Game is still at the top of its game.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03But yet again, the show was ruined for some by a familiar bugbear
0:02:03 > 0:02:05when it comes to comedies.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Well, Stephen Canny is the executive producer of Still Game
0:02:14 > 0:02:19and he assured us any laughter heard in Still Game is the real deal.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35And could this mean complaints of canned laughter on the BBC
0:02:35 > 0:02:37are laid to rest once and for all?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Let's wait and see.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Sticking with sitcoms, the BBC's recent season dedicated
0:02:50 > 0:02:53to the genre has proved fruitful for fans of comedy.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Last week, the BBC announced they've decided to turn three one-off
0:02:59 > 0:03:01specials shown over the summer into series.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Kevin Bishop will be back for another series of Porridge.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Motherland will return to BBC Two and BBC Three's
0:03:07 > 0:03:11A Brief History Of Tim will also be making a comeback.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15All well and good, but there have been howls of disappointment
0:03:15 > 0:03:18in Points Of View's inbox that one remake from the season
0:03:18 > 0:03:20didn't end up on the list of comedy commissions.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Two time zones, lots of lying and deceit, me having to cover for you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29God, I've really missed that(!)
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I was really disappointed to see that the BBC have decided not to
0:03:33 > 0:03:35recommission Goodnight Sweetheart.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Out of all the sitcom revivals, it was the only one with
0:03:38 > 0:03:40an overwhelming positive response.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Having enjoyed the series very much the first time round,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45the one-off comedy didn't disappoint.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Come on, BBC, your fee-paying viewers would like to see
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Goodnight Sweetheart and Gary Sparrow back on the BBC.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58There's been a petition started and you pointed to the results of
0:03:58 > 0:04:02a recent Radio Times online poll, which saw Goodnight Sweetheart
0:04:02 > 0:04:06top the list of recent remakes that you would like to see return.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16You've demanded answers right here and right now.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I can meet you halfway, Mark.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27We do have a statement, just not from the head of comedy.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31This is what a BBC spokesperson had to say.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53There may be a glimmer of hope for Sweetheart fans.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55A recent tweet from the show's writers
0:04:55 > 0:04:58hinted they may try to continue Gary Sparrow's adventures
0:04:58 > 0:05:00on another channel.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02CAR VROOMS PAST
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Next, fans of Formula One hoping to spend
0:05:05 > 0:05:08a leisurely afternoon catching up with all the action from the
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Japanese Grand Prix were in for a rude awakening on Sunday morning.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16With the results of the race from Suzuka coming in at the ungodly hour
0:05:16 > 0:05:20of half past seven on a Sunday. Many armchair aficionados of the sport
0:05:20 > 0:05:24were waiting on highlights shown later in the day,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27to discover who had taken prime place on the podium.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32But those plans were thwarted when the winner was announced
0:05:32 > 0:05:35on BBC Breakfast, without warning.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Formula One's title race is now out of Lewis Hamilton's hands.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The defending champion could only finish third to his rival
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg
0:05:43 > 0:05:45at the Japanese Grand Prix this morning.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47And if you happened to miss that,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51the same happened again on BBC One's one o'clock bulletin.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54His team-mate and championship rival Nico Rosberg won.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56You are not impressed.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Please, BBC, give us a warning that the announcement of the results
0:06:09 > 0:06:13in the news as you do with football. It does spoil our viewing.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15The BBC give up the rights to screen television coverage of
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Formula One races last year, leading many of you to conclude revealing
0:06:20 > 0:06:24the winner without prior notice was actually a case of sour grapes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Stephen Mawhinney is head of sports, journalism at the BBC.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42"Why," we asked him, "weren't we just given a warning before the race
0:06:42 > 0:06:44"result was revealed?"
0:06:44 > 0:06:47As a sport fan myself, I do understand the frustration,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50but the reality is now, there is so much live coverage of sport
0:06:50 > 0:06:53on television, on radio, online and social media,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56that many people who come and hear it on the news already know
0:06:56 > 0:06:59the result and many people who don't know the result want to find
0:06:59 > 0:07:01it out, but aren't interested in watching highlights.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03In fact, we use warnings very sparingly.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06The only time we tend to do a warning is on a television news
0:07:06 > 0:07:10programme shortly before or just ahead of TV highlights on the BBC.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13For instance, the weekend news ahead of Match Of The Day.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And on whether the rules on giving a warning had changed
0:07:16 > 0:07:20since Formula One left the BBC, Stephen had this to say.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Like every other broadcaster, we've never given warnings ahead
0:07:23 > 0:07:25of sporting highlights on other channels.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27There are so many different sporting highlights around,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30it would be quite difficult to have a policy that did that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Where would you draw the line? So, while we do do it occasionally
0:07:32 > 0:07:35when highlights were on BBC One and we did do that for Formula One,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39now that Formula One is no longer on the BBC, we no longer give warnings.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Spoilers, they're enough to make you curse.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Speaking of which, broadcast regulator Ofcom recently published
0:07:46 > 0:07:48its biggest-ever study exploring attitudes towards
0:07:48 > 0:07:52potentially-offensive language on television and radio.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The report reiterated the importance of the 9pm watershed
0:07:56 > 0:07:59as an indicator of potentially-offensive material,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03but words some could consider problematic are occasionally
0:08:03 > 0:08:05heard on television during the day.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09It's the subject of frequent complaints to Points Of View
0:08:09 > 0:08:12and we were able to find plenty of recent examples of choicer
0:08:12 > 0:08:15language being aired before 9pm.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Aerial Nomad versus Arial- BLEEP!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- You really are a complete and utter- BLEEP,- aren't you?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- He's going to bring down some real evil- BLEEP.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- I bet your mother's a- BLEEP.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- Crazy- BLEEP!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- You're a stupid- BLEEP.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- What would you have me do? - Show some- BLEEP- backbone.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36So, has our attitude towards those words softened?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And is their use before 9pm now generally accepted?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Scarlet Douglas visited Cardiff, to find out.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Four cards, written on them, four words
0:08:47 > 0:08:49some may find offensive.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Let's find out what the people of Cardiff think.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56# Happy talky talking, happy talk. #
0:08:56 > 0:08:59This one is a rude word for bottom.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02No, I don't find that offensive.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's quite often used in the jokey manner now,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06so I think it's lost its offensiveness.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- No, no.- No.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Wow, OK.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12What if you're with children?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Hm, no.- Erm...- I don't care.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This word rhymes with mastered.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18- I don't like that.- No.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And what if you heard that one on TV before?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Soap in the mouth. - Soap in the mouth?- Yes, no.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26That's very bad. That's very bad.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Can you close your eyes for me, please?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32I can see why people would find it offensive before nine o'clock,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35but personally, I don't find it offensive.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39On this card, the word sounds like buddy.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Brace yourself. - Hit me, yeah.- Hit you, OK.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I don't think it's a swear word, I just think
0:09:45 > 0:09:48it's a word even three-year-old kids would use in conversation.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It's not an offensive word, is it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- It's more like, something is- BLEEP.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- SHE GASPS - Don't say it!
0:09:56 > 0:09:58You can't say it!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00This word is itch, with a B in front.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03So, you would find this word offensive if you heard it
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- before the watershed?- Yes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And I wouldn't use it myself.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And it wouldn't like to be referred to.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Personally, I don't find it that bad, but I wouldn't want it before
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- nine o'clock I suppose.- No.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- No, that's fine.- I think some of the words would be inappropriate
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- if they were before the watershed. - Really?- Yeah. Inappropriate.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22If you had it in the middle of the day.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- They say it on Easties all the time. - They say it on soaps all the time.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27So, there you have it, that's what the people of Wales think.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Do get in touch and let us know if you have got strong views on
0:10:31 > 0:10:34the subject. Contact details are coming up at the end of the show.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Moving Stateside now and matters of life and death
0:10:38 > 0:10:40in America's Windy city.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Monday night on BBC One saw Reggie Yates travel to Chicago,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49to investigate the city's growing gun crime problem.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53With the city's murder rates soaring by 72% this year,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57the presenter heard first-hand accusations of police brutality
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and attended the funeral of a young man.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I doubt it's going to be easy for me to say what I want to say,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05so just bear with me.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09That don't supposed to be.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12That don't supposed to be.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Ain't no way in the world that supposed to be.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17There was nothing but praise for both the programme
0:11:17 > 0:11:19and the presenter.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Life And Death In Chicago is available on the iPlayer now.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Back on this side of the Pond, Wednesday nights have seen
0:11:48 > 0:11:52BBC Four pulling lost treasures from the vaults.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Britain's Lost Masterpieces has presenters Dr Bendor Grosvenor
0:11:58 > 0:12:03and Jacky Klein undertaking a nationwide art investigation.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05The three-part series, which concluded this week,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09delved deep into Britain's publicly-owned art collections,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12hunting out masterpieces hidden in storage.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15These are certainly of the period. Painted in Bruegel's workshop.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I would say that it is, at this stage, likely that these
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- were painted by Pieter Brugel the Younger.- Yeah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- That's a good result, don't you think?- It certainly is.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27The series has certainly whet your artistic appetite.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Really enjoying Britain's Lost Masterpieces.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's really informative, really interesting.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35The two presenters work really well together.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38It's not pretentious. Everybody can watch it.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46And it has left many hoping this is one masterpiece that is not left
0:12:46 > 0:12:48stuck on the shelf.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01There is no word yet, unfortunately, on whether
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Britain's Lost Masterpieces will return, but watch this space.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Well, I'm hoping.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08That's all for another week.
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