Episode 11 Points of View

And we are back! It's been a big telly week, too,

from nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat drama

to thought-provoking documentaries,

all right here on the good old BBC.

Just don't mention the Bake Off.

We begin this week with the BBC One drama

Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling, the first adaptation from the writer

Robert Galbraith, AKA Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

-What time is it?

-Early.

Strike, an injured war veteran turned private investigator,

is hired to find out if the official police verdict of suicide

was in fact accurate when a fashion model is found dead.

Guy Some?

-Who are you?

-My name is Cormoran Strike. I'm a private investigator.

I'm busy. Make an appointment with Tricia.

-Rochelle Onifade's dead.

-Oh, my God! How?

-A lot of drugs and a hot bath.

-Beginner's error.

-Exactly. And she wasn't a beginner, was she?

This one looks like a hit,

clocking up over five million viewers for the first two episodes.

But did it live up to the book, in your view?

When you start an investigation, Robin,

it's like looking into an aquarium for the first time.

Walk around, check how many fish there are, see what happens

when you tap the glass.

Impressive series.

Not a straightforward murder mystery, like what I was expecting.

And Tom Burke plays the role of an injured private investigator

pretty well. So, well done, BBC.

The final instalment is on BBC One tonight at 9pm.

The BBC's drama commissioner, Piers Wenger,

said last week that he wants to move the BBC away from its current

crop of darker-themed dramas towards more inspirational television.

But it seems you're not afraid of the dark.

# Don't be afraid of the dark

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

# Oh, no, no

# I'll be there to hold you

# Don't be afraid of the dark... #

According to Edward Cowell, you just can't get enough.

Trust Me was the latest dark delight on BBC One,

starring our new occupant of the TARDIS, Jodie Whittaker.

Again she's playing a doctor, and again it's not an actual,

real doctor, either. It's a fake one.

Confused?

Having lost her job for whistle-blowing, a skilled,

hard-working nurse assumes her best friend's identity as a senior

doctor to start a new life in Edinburgh.

-You OK?

-Yeah. Sorry, it's, er... it's been a while.

Fifth intercostal space, mid-axillary line.

Andy likes to blunt-dissect for acostomy first.

In last Tuesday night's finale,

a fatal error at work backed Ali into a corner, having to

choose to protect her identity or fall further back into a lie.

And you had no other concerns about Dr Raynes'...

..conduct?

No.

And Jodie will make her debut as THE Doctor at Christmas.

I'm sure you'll send us your points of view on that one.

From psychological medical drama to raucous medical comedy.

Quacks is BBC Two's latest offering sending you

- OK, I'll say it - quackers.

Good afternoon.

I'm always astonished that my humble skills can

bring in such a large and distinguished crowd.

Hello, Sally. You in again?

It follows the progress of four young medical pioneers in the daring

and wild days of Victorian medicine, where a pain in the groin is treated

with a potato down your trousers.

Clearly, you've got this problem because you are a woman.

And I suspect you've been keeping the wrong company.

I can cure it.

You need to fast for a week, ride a horse for two hours a day - not

Sundays - and place a freshly cooked baked potato on the infected area.

Good day, Mrs Pope.

Quacks has been compared to the classic comedy Blackadder,

and it seems you agree.

The rest of the series is available to binge-watch on the BBC iPlayer.

Keep your comments coming, good and bad.

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A lot of you have been experiencing not double

but triple vision on some of your favourite programmes.

It seems you are not happy about the plethora of presenters.

My name's John.

I'm Gordon.

I'm from Glossop in Derbyshire.

I'm from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

And I'm concerned about the amount of presenters the BBC are using...

..on some of their programmes.

Your stories, your money. This is Rip-Off Britain.

I enjoy watching Rip-Off Britain.

It's a good, informative programme you learn a lot from.

I enjoy Rip-Off Britain up to a point, but I still can't get

away from the fact that I think it's not value for money.

Hello, and thank you so much for joining us on Rip-Off Britain.

You've got the three ladies - Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford

and Julia Somerville - all stood in Tenerife, an exotic location,

and I don't feel it needs all three of them

to go to an exotic place.

If you need somebody out there, then just send one of them.

When the three of them are on screen together, it does make me

feel a little frustrated when one lady says something...

Welcome to a particularly jet-set edition of Rip-Off Britain.

..followed by the next lady saying something...

Should we really be swayed by what looks to be the cheapest

deal in the first place?

..then the next lady's saying something...

That's the dilemma.

..when one person could say exactly that.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the programme.

I think it's informative, and we need programmes like that,

but I just think it is a blatant waste of money.

Another programme I watch on a regular basis is

Homes Under The Hammer.

I do think it's interesting when you can see what people can do

with some of the homes that they purchase through the auctions.

All over the country, people are looking for places to live in,

to rent and to sell on.

Again, three presenters doing, for me, what could be one person's job.

In the past, it always used to be just two.

Now, the last few years, they've brought a third one in.

I just don't see why they need two presenters,

let alone the third one now with Mr Dion Dublin.

It's like asking a plumber to come and fix your central heating

and three turn up and do little bits all at once.

I think it's about time the BBC got their act together and stopped

using so many presenters on some shows where they're not needed.

But it's nice to have a bit of company, isn't it?

And us three get on really well.

As part of the BBC's season of programmes to mark 70 years

since the partition of India, journalists Adnan Sarwar

and Babita Sharma travelled the still-volatile

border of Pakistan and India, discovering the lives of

some of the most colourful characters that live there.

This freestyle polo has been played in northern Pakistan

since the 15th century and originated from ancient Persia.

Back in the day, legend has it that polo was played with the

chopped-off heads of captured enemies as a symbol of victory.

These days, it's just played with a ball.

But the programme was spoilt

for some by a glaring geographical mistake.

Pakistan, on the other hand,

is forging a new alliance with a powerful neighbour.

HOOTER BLARES Oof! What a clanger.

Here's what the programme makers had to say.

You weren't happy with the new

graphics over on Final Score, either.

"Well, you know what, chaps? This is our only ch...

"Let's really have a go at this."

-And they have.

-Was it a red card?

-Well, I think so, yeah.

What HAVE you done to Final Score?

The new yellow, black and white format is diabolical.

It's very difficult to read,

and the bright yellow is not easy on the eyes.

Please revert to the blue and white format with the nice,

easy-to-read fonts. Yours squintingly, Christine Fuller.

Why indeed, Betty?

We asked the folks at Final Score to explain the change.

Now, as Strictly dances back onto our screens this month,

the recently departed head judge, Len Goodman, took up hosting

duties for a new Saturday night quiz show called Partners In Rhyme.

Hello and welcome to Partners In Rhyme!

The aim of this game is to find rhymes of all kinds of places,

in pictures, films, headlines, even rhymes in mimes.

This game is all rhyme and no reason.

Partners In Rhyme sees a pair of contestants joined by four

celebrities hoping to help solve a range of rhyming rounds.

Nina, you're first. Keep it clean, your rhyme's on the screen.

Ha!

SCREECHING

NINA CHUCKLES

Erm... A hot-air balloon,

and that is a...baboon!

-A baboon on a balloon!

-APPLAUSE

Well, you got in TOUCH... to tell us you didn't think MUCH.

I have never seen such a ridiculous programme to be given

prime-time television on a Saturday evening.

It should be on a children's programme

or at the least during the day.

Dear Jeremy Vine, Partners In Rhyme is such a crime.

Whoever invented this should be doing time.

Thanks for getting in touch, Amelia.

Sounds like you could give them a few pointers.

Well, that is all we've got time for for another week.

We are back next week at 4:15pm

with more of your points of view. Bye for now.