Episode 20 Points of View

This week, you have had a whale of a time, watching the BBC's latest

natural history series, but some have been struggling with the sound,

and the BBC has a new live music show,

but have you rated it a hit or a miss?

Welcome to the programme that tells them in there

exactly what you think of their hard work.

Welcome to your Points Of View.

To the life aquatic first this week.

After four years in production, and 6,000 hours spent

filming underwater,

Blue Planet II finally landed on our screens last Sunday night.

The series' opening episode made quite a splash,

with over ten million of us tuning in to marvel at such wonders

of underwater life as the clever tusk fish using coral to break

open clams and the techniques used by orca to capture their prey.

They beat their tails with such force that the shock waves

stun the herring.

And then the senseless victims are easily collected.

There was no need to fish for compliments on this one.

Another informative and thoroughly entertaining televised triumph.

Astonishing photography and first class editing.

Unrivalled top quality television.

If only everyone agreed with you on the last point, Harriet!

The series features music composed by the award-winning

Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer,

but many of you felt the show's score was just too loud,

making it hard to hear Sir David's commentary.

They surf...

..and, as far as we can tell,

they do so for the sheer joy of it.

That is impressive. Surely, she didn't have any problems?

Ah.

It's another potentially wonderful programme

marred by virtually constant and intrusive music.

I look forward to a technology which has a music soundtrack

separate from the commentary and natural sounds,

and gives the viewer the option of turning off the music soundtrack.

Whoever invents that could make a lot of money round these parts.

Blue Planet continues tonight on BBC One at 8pm.

Now, on Monday night, one of Britain's most-loved

television policemen reached the end of the thin blue line.

I'm George Gently.

A decade after Martin Shaw first appeared on our screens

in the role of Inspector George Gently,

the drama's last ever episode saw the inspector called upon

to investigate an unsolved case.

Right, we need to find whatever it was that Mark Hodd took from Bates

and Donnelly.

I've got a warrant to search his home address in Manchester.

You're off the book on this. No case notes, no diary entries.

You felt Monday night's episode was a fitting finale

for the inspector, but you are mourning the demise of the series.

Next, to the spook-tacular Strictly, and their Halloween special.

There were ghoulish going-on aplenty on the Strictly dance floor

last weekend, but many of you felt the programme's producers made

an error of judgment when it came to choosing a location for Aston

and Janette's pre-dance film.

Janette has brought me to a cemetery to work on my paso.

The routine's starting to come together nicely.

I'm kind of getting into the spirit of things.

I can't believe the producer allowed this to happen in a place

where loved ones are laid to rest. It's... I can't believe it.

I think we deserve answers.

We passed your views on that sequence onto the Strictly team,

and a spokesperson for the show sent us this in response.

Friday night is music night once more on BBC One

after the recent launch of the channel's new peak-time pop show.

Broadcast live from London, Sounds Like Friday Night

is fronted by the DJs Greg James and Dotty, who are joined each week

by a celebrity co-host from the world of music.

The show mixes music performances with comedy sketches,

like this one featuring the Foo Fighters' front man, Dave Grohl.

I'd like to go one more just for sound for EastEnders.

Wait, what did I do wrong?

Let's do a couple more with the drum, and we'll be there.

Coming up next on BBC One, it's...

DRUMBEATS

..EastEnders.

The voice is great, the drumming's a little ropey.

So, does the BBC have a new hit on its hand?

Some of you felt the series debut struck all the right notes.

But the majority of people who got in touch found the show

to be a resounding disappointment.

Well, keen to hear more of your thoughts

on Sounds Like Friday Night,

and to discover if the show held more appeal for younger viewers,

we headed to Folkestone to get the reviews of a family of music lovers.

# Let's go!

# If I'm lucky I'll meet ya

# Flipside of the graveyard. #

When I first heard the BBC was going to release a new music show,

I was very excited for it because I love listening to music

and it's kind of my passion.

The thing I liked about the show

was when they had presenters

and Jason Derulo.

What is it about the American artists that just are better

than us at dancing?

I don't know, man. I've just kind of always been a fan.

For people my age, I didn't think the show would really work

or catch their eye because I didn't think the artists were really known.

# I'll admit I was wrong

# What else can I say, girl? #

In the show, I didn't like the skits.

They were pointless and they didn't really say anything about music,

which was the main subject of the show.

It was just... It was just a bit of a let-down, really.

I thought the stage set was very basic, I thought

the lighting was very dark, I thought the way the presenters

talked to each other, it really felt very, very scripted.

-British music, though, in an incredible place right now.

-Yeah.

So proud to be a part of it, man.

I think it's important for there to be a music show on television,

and I think it's great that the BBC's trying something new,

and I'm interested in seeing what happens in the future.

Also making its debut the Friday before last was the comedian

Tracey Ullman's latest series.

Each episode of Tracey Breaks The News is filmed as close to

transmission as possible to ensure topicality,

and features the star portraying a range of familiar faces.

The first in the series saw her taking on both Theresa May

and the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Evening, John.

-I trust you're well.

-What are you doing here?

Oh, I always support my local pub quiz.

And I won!

Well, technically I came second,

but compared to how I was expected to do...

Comedy always proves divisive on Points Of View,

and this was no exception.

Tracey definitely had her fans.

Yet the show certainly didn't make a good impression on everyone.

Ouch!

Perhaps one to make your own mind up on.

You can catch the first two episodes of Tracey Breaks The News

on the BBC iPlayer now.

Reaching a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday night

was BBC Two's 12-part series following the men

and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

The action was coming thick

and fast in the final instalment of Saving Lives At Sea.

While Tenby crew were called to assist police

searching for a stolen boat,

off Portsmouth the RNLI team faced making fast decisions

about who to rescue first after two yachts capsized.

As we got to the first casualties,

they were pointing over to where this motorboat was,

but as we were with them and the fact that the other casualties

were in or on another vessel, we went for the first capsized boat.

You were full of admiration for both the show

and the hard-working volunteers of the RNLI.

And you've been left wanting more.

Well, we checked, and there's no news on that yet, I'm afraid, Susan.

Finally, this week,

the football coverage you felt definitely deserved extra time.

Can England grab it with both hands?

Last Saturday afternoon, BBC Two was bringing most of the country live

coverage of the under-17's football World Cup final, and what a match!

After initially trailing Spain 2-0,

the England team staged a remarkable recovery, going on to win 5-2.

Can it get even better for England?

Foden!

But those hoping to see the young England squad lift the trophy

were left feeling short-changed,

as coverage moved to the red button, and BBC Two instead showed

a scheduled repeat of Gardeners' World!

You were quick to cry foul.

Well, we took your frustration to the top,

sending your feedback to the Head of Television at BBC Sport,

and here's what he had to say in response.

If you missed out on those celebrations, stay tuned -

we will have a short clip coming up in a minute.

In the meantime, that's it for this series of Points Of View, but

please do keep your thoughts on the BBC's television programmes coming.

We will read them all before we return next spring.

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We will leave you with a clip of the England under-17 squad

lifting that cup, and until next year, goodbye.

England...

..are the under-17 World Cup winners!

And their biggest party of their lives can officially begin.