0:00:02 > 0:00:04And we are back! It's been a big telly week, too,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06from nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat drama
0:00:06 > 0:00:08to thought-provoking documentaries,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11all right here on the good old BBC.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Just don't mention the Bake Off.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27We begin this week with the BBC One drama
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling, the first adaptation from the writer
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Robert Galbraith, AKA Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- What time is it? - Early.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Strike, an injured war veteran turned private investigator,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49is hired to find out if the official police verdict of suicide
0:00:49 > 0:00:53was in fact accurate when a fashion model is found dead.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Guy Some?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Who are you?- My name is Cormoran Strike. I'm a private investigator.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I'm busy. Make an appointment with Tricia.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Rochelle Onifade's dead.- Oh, my God! How?- A lot of drugs and a hot bath.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- Beginner's error.- Exactly. And she wasn't a beginner, was she?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This one looks like a hit,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15clocking up over five million viewers for the first two episodes.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But did it live up to the book, in your view?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34When you start an investigation, Robin,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37it's like looking into an aquarium for the first time.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Walk around, check how many fish there are, see what happens
0:01:40 > 0:01:42when you tap the glass.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Impressive series.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Not a straightforward murder mystery, like what I was expecting.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And Tom Burke plays the role of an injured private investigator
0:01:52 > 0:01:56pretty well. So, well done, BBC.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The final instalment is on BBC One tonight at 9pm.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The BBC's drama commissioner, Piers Wenger,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07said last week that he wants to move the BBC away from its current
0:02:07 > 0:02:11crop of darker-themed dramas towards more inspirational television.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15But it seems you're not afraid of the dark.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25# Don't be afraid of the dark
0:02:25 > 0:02:28SHE EXHALES DEEPLY
0:02:28 > 0:02:30# Oh, no, no
0:02:33 > 0:02:35# I'll be there to hold you
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# Don't be afraid of the dark... #
0:02:38 > 0:02:41According to Edward Cowell, you just can't get enough.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Trust Me was the latest dark delight on BBC One,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54starring our new occupant of the TARDIS, Jodie Whittaker.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Again she's playing a doctor, and again it's not an actual,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00real doctor, either. It's a fake one.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Confused?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Having lost her job for whistle-blowing, a skilled,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12hard-working nurse assumes her best friend's identity as a senior
0:03:12 > 0:03:15doctor to start a new life in Edinburgh.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21- You OK?- Yeah. Sorry, it's, er... it's been a while.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Fifth intercostal space, mid-axillary line.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Andy likes to blunt-dissect for acostomy first.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28In last Tuesday night's finale,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32a fatal error at work backed Ali into a corner, having to
0:03:32 > 0:03:37choose to protect her identity or fall further back into a lie.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43And you had no other concerns about Dr Raynes'...
0:03:43 > 0:03:44..conduct?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55No.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22And Jodie will make her debut as THE Doctor at Christmas.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I'm sure you'll send us your points of view on that one.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32From psychological medical drama to raucous medical comedy.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Quacks is BBC Two's latest offering sending you
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- OK, I'll say it - quackers.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Good afternoon.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I'm always astonished that my humble skills can
0:04:43 > 0:04:47bring in such a large and distinguished crowd.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Hello, Sally. You in again?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53It follows the progress of four young medical pioneers in the daring
0:04:53 > 0:04:58and wild days of Victorian medicine, where a pain in the groin is treated
0:04:58 > 0:05:00with a potato down your trousers.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Clearly, you've got this problem because you are a woman.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And I suspect you've been keeping the wrong company.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09I can cure it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13You need to fast for a week, ride a horse for two hours a day - not
0:05:13 > 0:05:19Sundays - and place a freshly cooked baked potato on the infected area.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Good day, Mrs Pope.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Quacks has been compared to the classic comedy Blackadder,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and it seems you agree.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02The rest of the series is available to binge-watch on the BBC iPlayer.
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0:06:25 > 0:06:28A lot of you have been experiencing not double
0:06:28 > 0:06:31but triple vision on some of your favourite programmes.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36It seems you are not happy about the plethora of presenters.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38My name's John.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39I'm Gordon.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I'm from Glossop in Derbyshire.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I'm from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48And I'm concerned about the amount of presenters the BBC are using...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50..on some of their programmes.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Your stories, your money. This is Rip-Off Britain.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I enjoy watching Rip-Off Britain.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's a good, informative programme you learn a lot from.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05I enjoy Rip-Off Britain up to a point, but I still can't get
0:07:05 > 0:07:09away from the fact that I think it's not value for money.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Hello, and thank you so much for joining us on Rip-Off Britain.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16You've got the three ladies - Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford
0:07:16 > 0:07:22and Julia Somerville - all stood in Tenerife, an exotic location,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and I don't feel it needs all three of them
0:07:24 > 0:07:26to go to an exotic place.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29If you need somebody out there, then just send one of them.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32When the three of them are on screen together, it does make me
0:07:32 > 0:07:35feel a little frustrated when one lady says something...
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Welcome to a particularly jet-set edition of Rip-Off Britain.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41..followed by the next lady saying something...
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Should we really be swayed by what looks to be the cheapest
0:07:44 > 0:07:45deal in the first place?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47..then the next lady's saying something...
0:07:47 > 0:07:48That's the dilemma.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51..when one person could say exactly that.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the programme.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I think it's informative, and we need programmes like that,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58but I just think it is a blatant waste of money.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Another programme I watch on a regular basis is
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Homes Under The Hammer.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I do think it's interesting when you can see what people can do
0:08:07 > 0:08:11with some of the homes that they purchase through the auctions.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14All over the country, people are looking for places to live in,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16to rent and to sell on.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Again, three presenters doing, for me, what could be one person's job.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23In the past, it always used to be just two.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Now, the last few years, they've brought a third one in.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I just don't see why they need two presenters,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32let alone the third one now with Mr Dion Dublin.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36It's like asking a plumber to come and fix your central heating
0:08:36 > 0:08:39and three turn up and do little bits all at once.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I think it's about time the BBC got their act together and stopped
0:08:43 > 0:08:46using so many presenters on some shows where they're not needed.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But it's nice to have a bit of company, isn't it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51And us three get on really well.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58As part of the BBC's season of programmes to mark 70 years
0:08:58 > 0:09:02since the partition of India, journalists Adnan Sarwar
0:09:02 > 0:09:05and Babita Sharma travelled the still-volatile
0:09:05 > 0:09:09border of Pakistan and India, discovering the lives of
0:09:09 > 0:09:11some of the most colourful characters that live there.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15This freestyle polo has been played in northern Pakistan
0:09:15 > 0:09:18since the 15th century and originated from ancient Persia.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Back in the day, legend has it that polo was played with the
0:09:24 > 0:09:28chopped-off heads of captured enemies as a symbol of victory.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30These days, it's just played with a ball.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55But the programme was spoilt
0:09:55 > 0:09:59for some by a glaring geographical mistake.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Pakistan, on the other hand,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20is forging a new alliance with a powerful neighbour.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23HOOTER BLARES Oof! What a clanger.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Here's what the programme makers had to say.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40You weren't happy with the new
0:10:40 > 0:10:42graphics over on Final Score, either.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54"Well, you know what, chaps? This is our only ch...
0:10:54 > 0:10:55"Let's really have a go at this."
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- And they have.- Was it a red card? - Well, I think so, yeah.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00What HAVE you done to Final Score?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04The new yellow, black and white format is diabolical.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It's very difficult to read,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08and the bright yellow is not easy on the eyes.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Please revert to the blue and white format with the nice,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14easy-to-read fonts. Yours squintingly, Christine Fuller.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Why indeed, Betty?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30We asked the folks at Final Score to explain the change.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Now, as Strictly dances back onto our screens this month,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01the recently departed head judge, Len Goodman, took up hosting
0:12:01 > 0:12:05duties for a new Saturday night quiz show called Partners In Rhyme.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Hello and welcome to Partners In Rhyme!
0:12:13 > 0:12:17The aim of this game is to find rhymes of all kinds of places,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20in pictures, films, headlines, even rhymes in mimes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23This game is all rhyme and no reason.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Partners In Rhyme sees a pair of contestants joined by four
0:12:27 > 0:12:31celebrities hoping to help solve a range of rhyming rounds.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Nina, you're first. Keep it clean, your rhyme's on the screen.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Ha!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38SCREECHING
0:12:38 > 0:12:39NINA CHUCKLES
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Erm... A hot-air balloon,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44and that is a...baboon!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- A baboon on a balloon! - APPLAUSE
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Well, you got in TOUCH... to tell us you didn't think MUCH.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57I have never seen such a ridiculous programme to be given
0:12:57 > 0:13:01prime-time television on a Saturday evening.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It should be on a children's programme
0:13:03 > 0:13:06or at the least during the day.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Dear Jeremy Vine, Partners In Rhyme is such a crime.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Whoever invented this should be doing time.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Thanks for getting in touch, Amelia.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Sounds like you could give them a few pointers.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Well, that is all we've got time for for another week.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30We are back next week at 4:15pm
0:13:30 > 0:13:33with more of your points of view. Bye for now.