0:00:02 > 0:00:03I'm Scott Mills. With Mr Vine away this week,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06it's my pleasure to bring you the show that lets you
0:00:06 > 0:00:08have your say on the BBC's television programmes.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10This week, the explosive new Saturday night drama
0:00:10 > 0:00:13that got you all fired up, and with just hours to go
0:00:13 > 0:00:15until Blue Planet II lands on our screens,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17we've been asking you
0:00:17 > 0:00:19about your favourite wildlife moments from the BBC.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24All that and more coming up - welcome to your Points Of View.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yes, so Sunday afternoons,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I'm normally just on the sofa watching Strictly.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Scott, you're on.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Oh! Good afternoon.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Delighted to be back here looking after things while Jeremy's away.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47First up this week, last Saturday night saw the touchpaper lit
0:00:47 > 0:00:50on the BBC's latest historical drama.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Recounting the tale of the 1605 plot of the same name,
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Gunpowder stars Kit Harrington as rebel Robert Catesby.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03The series opened with King James I's men arriving
0:01:03 > 0:01:07at the site of a covert Mass, on the hunt for hidden Jesuit priests.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Get up!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Put him to his knees.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Things really did not end well
0:01:24 > 0:01:26for two of the participants in that scene.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Later, viewers saw the lady of the house get crushed to death
0:01:29 > 0:01:31before a young priest was disembowelled.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32I'll spare you clips of that.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Though the scenes came after the watershed
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and a warning was given before the programme commenced,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40you felt showing the grisly goings on was a step too far.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Well, there was last night's Strictly Halloween special,
0:02:10 > 0:02:11but carry on, Chris.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28After those scenes sparked a bit of an uproar,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30the BBC issued this statement.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Not everyone found the drama's guts and gore to be a turn-off, though.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09There's no need to wait, Jean. If you've got the stomach for it,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13all three episodes of Gunpowder are available on the BBC iPlayer now.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Next, the quite interesting quiz show
0:03:15 > 0:03:18making a recent return to BBC TWO.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23With Sandi Toksvig back at the helm for a second series,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26QI bounced back onto our screens the Friday before last
0:03:26 > 0:03:29in a show that saw Sandi and Alan Davies
0:03:29 > 0:03:33joined by Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus and Claudia Winkleman.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I like oology, whatever that is. - Oology - what do we reckon?
0:03:36 > 0:03:41That is the study of how much nans think you've grown.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46That opening episode marked the start of series O of QI
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and "O", how you loved it.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Hang on, is that the right e-mail?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Well, thank goodness you were able
0:04:24 > 0:04:26to contain yourself, DalnacraigMusic!
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Gaining an extra hour in bed this morning was a sure sign
0:04:29 > 0:04:32autumn is well and truly upon us, as was the reappearance
0:04:32 > 0:04:36of wildlife watching series Autumnwatch on BBC TWO this week.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Returning to the scene of this year's Springwatch,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the Sherborne Park Estate, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan
0:04:44 > 0:04:48and Martin Hughes-Games caught up with some of the characters
0:04:48 > 0:04:52we'd met way back in June, including a family of barn owls.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55There obviously was enough food during the later spring
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and the summer after we left and all of them grew up
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and shared that nest together
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and I'm very pleased to tell you that all three fledged.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09There was plenty of praise for the presenters, with Chris Packham,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12star of the previous week's documentary about Asperger's,
0:05:12 > 0:05:13singled out in particular.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28But perhaps quite rightly, it was the animals
0:05:28 > 0:05:29that really stole the show
0:05:29 > 0:05:31with you quick to point out your natural favourite.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50He pulls at that string, pulls it out. There it is. He's got it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:542017 is proving to be a big year for the part of the BBC
0:05:54 > 0:05:56responsible for bringing Autumnwatch to our screens.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Not only does tonight see the launch of the Natural History Unit's
0:05:59 > 0:06:02latest blockbuster series Blue Planet II,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05but the department is also celebrating its 60th anniversary.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07To mark that occasion,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10we set off to track down some fans of the natural world
0:06:10 > 0:06:12and hear about their most memorable moments
0:06:12 > 0:06:14from the BBC's animal archive.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22The natural world is full of extraordinary animals
0:06:22 > 0:06:24with amazing life histories.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29The animals I like watching on TV are turtles.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Big cats, because they run really fast.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Cats, dogs, possibly penguins.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Giraffes, because they have really long necks.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44My favourite natural history moment is
0:06:44 > 0:06:46when the two giraffes were fighting.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52You could see, like, they were angry at each other
0:06:52 > 0:06:54and it just made me, like, really laugh.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56The bit that really stands out for me
0:06:56 > 0:07:01with David Attenborough was in the forest with the mountain gorillas.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Sometimes they even allow others to join in.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Really touching moment. They were really engaging with him.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Our favourite natural history moment was
0:07:13 > 0:07:14when the snake was chasing the iguana.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- I thought that was really, like, intense.- Yeah.- It was so good.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20There were loads of snakes just chasing loads of little iguanas.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I remember when the lizard was running on the water.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It was like lizard ballet. Very funny.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Favourite moment has to be the moment where there was
0:07:38 > 0:07:42a colony of penguins and they were trying to get into family groups
0:07:42 > 0:07:44by building their nests with rocks.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47And there was this one particular penguin that would
0:07:47 > 0:07:51go around alone, stealing the rocks from the other ones.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58My favourite moment is when the mountain ibex were climbing
0:07:58 > 0:08:00down the cliff.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I was really scared that they were going to fall down
0:08:05 > 0:08:08but thankfully they didn't and they all made it across safely.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09BLEATING
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Hopefully those magical wildlife moments were enough to "tide"
0:08:13 > 0:08:15you over until Blue Planet II tonight.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18GROANING Tough crowd.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Moving on. Comedian Sue Perkins recently set sail on a new adventure
0:08:22 > 0:08:24on BBC One.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I'm so sorry. So sorry.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32After a previous excursion down the Mekong River,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35this time, Sue's travelling the length of the Ganges.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37In the three-part series' opening episode,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Sue met hermits and holy people at the river's source
0:08:41 > 0:08:45before encountering a yogi with a keen interest in climate change.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48How far do you think the glacier has retreated in the last 50 years?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53You think it's retreated 3.5 km?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55In 50 years?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01This is like a sort of very, very beautifully told horror story.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03This one definitely seemed to float your boat.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Yet Sue's sense of humour hasn't been everyone's cup of tea.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Sue's trip along the Ganges comes to an end this Thursday on BBC One.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Also dividing opinion this week was BBC Four's most recent foray
0:09:52 > 0:09:55into the world of slow TV.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Monday night's A Year In An English Garden, Flicker + Pulse,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04combined real-time and time-lapse footage to portray
0:10:04 > 0:10:07the passing of time in a Sussex walled garden.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Autumn feels like an ending and a beginning.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Featuring ambient music and the occasional
0:10:20 > 0:10:24musings of gardeners, the programme was a calming treat for some.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But the soundtrack that accompanied footage of plants flourishing
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and fading wasn't music to everyone's ears.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08From the seasonal serenity of a country garden to battling bots,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11who says the BBC doesn't offer variety?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Returning last Sunday for a new series, Robot Wars sees
0:11:17 > 0:11:22teams of amateur robot builders send their metal machines into combat.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24This year the show sports a fresh format,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27introducing new twists like a Fog of War hazard.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- COMMENTATOR: - I've no idea what's going on!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Sabretooth there.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Trying to spin - oh, they couldn't see through the fog.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37They couldn't see the floor flipper coming.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Tweaks to an existing format don't always go down well
0:11:39 > 0:11:44but in this instance you felt the show was smashing it. Literally.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05And finally this week, fans of the military drama The Last Post
0:12:05 > 0:12:08have called a Scottish-themed slip-up to our "Attention!"
0:12:08 > 0:12:11See if you can spot it in this freeze-frame from the credits.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Nope? Reveal all, Martin.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Quite right.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Presuming the actor involved wasn't playing a protective
0:12:37 > 0:12:41spray for fabrics, that title should have read Royal Scots Guard.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44The programme makers know the drill. They sent us this.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52That's it for this week,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55but whether you're bowled over by tonight's Blue Planet II
0:12:55 > 0:12:58or left feeling let down after Inspector George Gently's
0:12:58 > 0:12:59final outing tomorrow,
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0:13:21 > 0:13:23Jeremy is back in the hot seat next Sunday
0:13:23 > 0:13:26here on BBC One at the much earlier time of 1:15.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28That's due to football, apparently.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31So set your generic hard disk recorders now.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Thanks very much for having me. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.