0:00:03 > 0:00:06This week, the Shakespeare series that's left you spellbound
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and the sporting coverage that's coming up short.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Welcome to your Points of View.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23First up this week, the 90-year-old naturalist
0:00:23 > 0:00:27who's been bringing the world of wildlife to our living rooms
0:00:27 > 0:00:29for more than 60 years.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33As part of a week of programming
0:00:33 > 0:00:37celebrating Sir David becoming a nonagenarian,
0:00:37 > 0:00:39BBC Two screens were lit up
0:00:39 > 0:00:42by Attenborough's Life That Glows on Monday night.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45The use of the latest camera technology
0:00:45 > 0:00:48meant we could see as never before the stunning light shows
0:00:48 > 0:00:53created by everything from fish to fungi and fireflies.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58The male of her species waits for precisely four seconds
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and then answers back with a flash,
0:01:01 > 0:01:06whereupon she immediately gives another flash, like that.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Illuminating stuff.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And the shimmering scenes meant
0:01:10 > 0:01:14your reviews were as glowing as the pictures.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16The new footage is awe-inspiring.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20The camera's inventor and the production team should be praised
0:01:20 > 0:01:24for an amazing display of the unseen life on this planet.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Thank you, BBC.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And you were full of praise for the presenter, too.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I will let two feathered friends have the last word on Sir David.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's like the sound of a crackling fire or something,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57is David Attenborough. And the warmth that you get from him.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Because he's very... Ooh!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02You can see more of those Aardman Animations tributes
0:02:02 > 0:02:05on the BBC's Attenborough At 90 website.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Next, BBC One's coverage of the Invictus Games,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11or perhaps, to be more accurate, the lack of coverage.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18From Monday to Friday, the channel has been broadcasting
0:02:18 > 0:02:20highlights from the games in Orlando,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23which this year have featured over 500 wounded,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27injured or sick servicemen and women competing for sporting glory.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Stewart Sherman can't get the ball. Stuart Robinson can.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Weaving run.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37BBC One devoted four and a half hours to the games this week,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39but many of you felt
0:02:39 > 0:02:43the men and women from the Armed Forces deserved more.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04And it wasn't just the amount of airtime given to the games, either.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09The coverage itself hasn't exactly been a crowd-pleaser.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11With the programmes containing pundits, guests
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and films covering contestants and their training,
0:03:14 > 0:03:18you felt it was a case of too much chat, not enough action.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Not enough time is given to sporting events that these men and women
0:03:22 > 0:03:27who fought and served our country have trained and worked so hard for.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Too much talking, and not enough games.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34The coverage that we have had on the 30 and 60-minute shows,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39most of it has been from the sofa with only snippets of the sports.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Shame on you, BBC.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Well, we crunched the numbers on Tuesday's programme.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Out of 30 minutes, we counted just over a quarter,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02which is seven and a half minutes, devoted to actual sport.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Not very much - and this is what the BBC had to say.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Next up, the gritty gangster drama
0:04:40 > 0:04:42that has once again piqued your interest.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47With two years passing since we saw the Shelby siblings
0:04:47 > 0:04:51and mob boss Tommy dodge death,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53series three of Peaky Blinders blasted onto BBC Two this month.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Despite desperate attempts to legitimise his life,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Cillian Murphy's character is once more in a perilous position.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03You chose not to listen to him.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06You should apologise or meet his compromise.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Now, I've got a Italian walking around my back yard
0:05:09 > 0:05:11saying he's going to kill my brother.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15The Birmingham boys are back with a bang and by the sound of it,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18so far this series is playing a blinder.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21The costumes were brilliantly designed.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Cillian Murphy has mastered the Birmingham accent
0:05:24 > 0:05:26as well as the rest of the cast's performance
0:05:26 > 0:05:29and I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Peaky Blinders is well-scripted and has a very strong cast,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36particularly Cillian Murphy and Helen McCrory.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38It also has a fantastic soundtrack
0:05:38 > 0:05:41that adds to the brooding atmosphere of the show.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47But the soundtrack is proving to be a problem here,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50as with so many other programmes, with lots of you asking,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52"What did they just say?"
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I was very disappointed with the quality of the sound,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58which sounded very muffled to both myself and my husband.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01This detracted from our enjoyment of the programme
0:06:01 > 0:06:03and also our understanding of the plot.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Enough regret over me.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Say it out loud and I'll know if it's true.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10And then when you COULD hear perfectly,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13there was a problem with some of those mobsters being...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15shall we say, potty-mouthed.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Nearly every sentence contained the F word.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23I found the repetitive overuse of such expletives
0:06:23 > 0:06:26utterly spoiled the programme.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29And it is perhaps historically inaccurate.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Until the early '70s, it was simply not done to swear in mixed company,
0:06:33 > 0:06:38so the language was not only tedious, but unnecessary.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Now to what is the BBC's biggest global brand, with China,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46France and Australia all having made their own versions.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49But, come 29 May,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52all eyes will be firmly focused on the UK version of Top Gear
0:06:52 > 0:06:55as it rolls back on to BBC Two.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57With an all-new presenting line-up,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00so far all we've glimpsed of the series reboot
0:07:00 > 0:07:03is some carefully crafted trailers.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06So are fans of the show all revved up for its return,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09or worried the programme will end up on the scrapheap?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12We parked up at a classic car fair at Leeds Castle to find out.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Very excited about Top Gear coming back.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Really looking forward to the new series.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I just can't wait. I probably will give it a go.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Hey, look at this view, you guys.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31I like the excitement, the unpredictability.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33The wacky challenges they have.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I hope that the format is kept fairly much the same
0:07:37 > 0:07:40because I enjoyed it the way it was before.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I think they need to bring something different into it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Maybe make the track a bit more interesting, a few obstacles.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47I like the look of the new trailer.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54A door would have been nice.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The trailer is really exciting.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Whoa-ho-ho-ho!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Matt LeBlanc in the desert, eating dust, it was fantastic!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07In the trailer, the mixture of classic, new,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09high-performance as well as the 4X4
0:08:09 > 0:08:13seems to have an all-round feel for a new, fresh show.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Welcome to the greatest city on earth...
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Blackpool!
0:08:17 > 0:08:22It's very English. Raining in Blackpool. Yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23I want to see why Chris Evans
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and Matt LeBlanc are getting married.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Every petrolhead in the country
0:08:29 > 0:08:31is going to be tuning in to see the new Top Gear,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34especially to see if the first series lives up to all the hype,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36cos it looks fantastic.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39The wind-down for the Sunday was to sit down,
0:08:39 > 0:08:40watch Top Gear, have a few laughs,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and I'm looking forward to the new series, so bring it on.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It looks like it's going to be a really enjoyable series.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Was that OK? I liked it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51We will, of course,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53be covering your thoughts on this series when it returns,
0:08:53 > 0:08:59so get your pens poised and keep your keyboards close.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Now, after a Bafta-winning first season in 2012,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05last night marked the midway point
0:09:05 > 0:09:08for the concluding series of The Hollow Crown,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11an ambitious adaptation of Shakespearean histories
0:09:11 > 0:09:13filmed for BBC Two.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16With an executive producer responsible for directing films
0:09:16 > 0:09:19such as American Beauty and Skyfall,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21this series also boasts a cast list
0:09:21 > 0:09:25reading like a roll call of the cream of British acting talent,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29including Dame Judi Dench and Benedict Cumberbatch.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I do but dream on sovereignty.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Like one that stands upon a promontory
0:09:36 > 0:09:38and spies a far-off shore.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40With a stellar cast and crew,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44it is perhaps no surprise that last Saturday's adaptation
0:09:44 > 0:09:47of Henry VI Part I had you entranced.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02The Hollow Crown on Saturday night absolutely blew me away.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05I wish history had been done like this when I was at school.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Things would have been so much different.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Taking a very different slant on Stratford-upon-Avon's finest
0:10:15 > 0:10:20is Ben Elton's latest comedy, which launched on BBC Two on Monday night.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Upstart Crow has Would I Lie To You's David Mitchell
0:10:23 > 0:10:27playing the Bard as he's starting to make a name for himself in London,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30while also juggling his duties as a husband and father.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Sorry, Dad, how old is this sad weirdo supposed to be?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36The maid be 13, my sweet.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Yeah, cos I'm 13.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Exactly. I thought it might be fun to hear my Juliet
0:10:41 > 0:10:42spoke in her true voice
0:10:42 > 0:10:45before a middle-aged man with two half-coconuts down his bodice
0:10:45 > 0:10:47gets hold of it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Having co-written three series of Blackadder,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Ben has definitely got form
0:10:51 > 0:10:54when it comes to taking a humorous look at history.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57This one didn't hit the mark for all of you.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01I had high hopes of BBC's new comedy offering of Upstart Crow,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04especially as it was written by Ben Elton,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06a writer and comedian whom I greatly admire.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09What a huge letdown!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I can't remember the last time I had the misfortune to be subjected
0:11:13 > 0:11:15to such infantile rubbish.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Now, it did tickle the funny bone of others.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I thought the whole cast were amazing.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27I think it's the next Blackadder and I can't wait to see more.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29But for many, there was one element of this show
0:11:29 > 0:11:31that proved anything but a laughing matter.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Well, we checked with the BBC,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48who assured us Upstart Crow was recorded
0:11:48 > 0:11:51in front of a live studio audience
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and that any laughter heard in the programme is from that audience,
0:11:54 > 0:11:55laughing on the night.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Finally this week, the end is in sight for Dr Sam Willis,
0:12:01 > 0:12:02who has been tracing the story
0:12:02 > 0:12:06of the most famous trade route in history on BBC Four.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Three-parter The Silk Road has seen Sam cover 5,000 miles
0:12:10 > 0:12:15in his quest to reveal how the route was more than a marketplace.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Last week saw him touch down in Tajikistan.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I'm desperate to hear this lost language spoken.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Niyoz brings the family together
0:12:29 > 0:12:31and after one of the toddlers tries to strangle the cat,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33they try to put the babies to sleep.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Covering lesser-known landscapes
0:12:35 > 0:12:37meant this one really appealed to you.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Over on the message boards, however,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46opinion was split on Dr Sam.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05That is it for another week.
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