Episode 4 Points of View

This week, the BBC Two royal drama that firmly divided opinion,

and after last week's feature on a mispronunciation

it appears we've opened the floodgates.

Welcome to the show that lets you have your say

on the week's television across the BBC.

Welcome to your Points Of View.

First up this week, the drama that was making headlines

even before it aired, with former government ministers

both criticising and defending the BBC's decision to broadcast

an adaptation of Mike Bartlett's award-winning play King Charles III.

Written in blank verse, common to many of Shakespeare's plays,

the drama saw a constitutional crisis detonated and

the monarchy's future threatened when the new King Charles,

played by the late Tim Pigott-Smith, refuses to sign a bill into law.

But when the pen approaches paper thus,

about to store forever my assent,

the pen drives up.

This one certainly proved controversial.

And yet there were also rave reviews,

lavishing praise on the production.

You can catch King Charles III on the iPlayer.

From a fictional portrayal of the British monarchy

to the country's current head of government.

Our guests tonight are the Prime Minister, Theresa May,

and her husband Philip.

Tuesday night saw Prime Minister Theresa May

and her husband Philip appear as guests on The One Show sofa.

Amongst other titbits, we discovered the UK's leader is a keen cook and

how her love of shoes has inspired others to get into politics.

..four or five years ago, I was in the lift in the House of Commons

and there was a young woman in the lift,

and I happened to look down and I said, "Oh, nice pair of shoes."

And she said, "Oh, I like your shoes."

And then she looked at me and you said,

"Your shoes got me involved in politics."

Now, it was undoubtedly one of the show's higher-profile bookings,

but some question whether the Prime Minister's appearance

was appropriate given the upcoming election.

And there were those who felt The One Show's sofa

should be a politics-free zone.

Well, we put those views to The One Show's executive editor,

Sandy Smith, and this is what he had to stay.

We made it abundantly clear at the top of the show,

and again at the end of the show,

that Jeremy Corbyn would also be coming and that we'd be filming with

five other party leaders as well to give them an opportunity to talk

about their political upbringing, their roots and what drives them.

And this has to be seen as part of the BBC's overall election coverage

in which politicians will be held to account,

challenged, asked about policy across radio and television.

Next, the heat was well and truly on in the MasterChef kitchen

this week as the latest search for Britain's best amateur cook

reached its climax.

Now, don't worry if you are still to catch up,

we're not going to give the winner away.

Monday night's episode saw the remaining five contestants

under pressure at the official residence

of the US ambassador to the UK.

There's just ten minutes...

..until Alison is due to serve her pumpkin pies.

-We're running a bit behind, aren't we?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, OK.

Stressful stuff!

But the series and its contestants did seem to rise

to the occasion for you.

I found it very good. I really have enjoyed it.

The contestants have been marvellous.

Now, many MasterChef challenges see contestants tasked with

creating dishes after choosing from a bountiful supply of ingredients,

prompting several of you to e-mail us with the same query.

So, what does happen with those spare steaks and any

langoustines left languishing?

Here is what the makers of MasterChef had to say.

After a previous expedition along the Pan-American Highway,

last weekend saw comedians Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne reunite

for another big trip, this time setting off on the Road to Mandalay.

How are you doing?

Starting their journey in Malaysia,

episode one saw the pair spectating at a poultry pageant and

meeting members of an indigenous tribe before trying their hand

at an ancient art with the help of some rather familiar-looking props.

Go somewhere else next year.

LAUGHTER

The one time we got a good laugh was when I smacked you in the face.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Should have done more of that.

-Yeah.

Plenty of you were glad to see the pair hit the road again.

Not everyone agreed with your last point, Cheshian.

Dara and Ed continue on the Road to Mandalay tonight

on BBC Two at nine o'clock.

Now, last Sunday also had BBC One taking a trip,

this time into the past of one of Britain's best-loved actresses,

Dame Barbara Windsor.

Penned by former EastEnders writer Tony Jordan,

biopic Babs starred Samantha Spiro, Jaime Winstone

and 12-year-old Honor Kneafsey in the title role,

with the dame herself also making an appearance.

-Oi, there weren't that many blokes!

-HE CHUCKLES

There weren't!

That's not funny!

Sorry.

Opinion on Babs was split right down the middle, though,

with some criticising the style of storytelling.

Next, last week's feature on the mispronunciation of the word nuclear

certainly opened a can of worms.

In fact, Point Of View's inbox went NUCULAR -

I mean, nuclear -

as you inundated us with your pet pronunciation peeves.

It's very clear that he's CRATE-IVE and he's CRATE-IVE on his feet.

Time for a lesson, presenters and producers. Here's our blackboard.

Look, it's CREATIVE, it's not CRATE-IVE.

Next. Yeah, hand up at the back. Keith.

Jan's test has been used to help Olympians, TRI-ATHER-LETES...

Quite right, Keith. It is ATHLETES -

it's not ATHER-LETES!

And finally, even the esteemed Mr Paxman didn't escape your wrath.

I'll tell you, it's Don KWICKSOAT. Ten points for this.

Actually, on double-checking this one,

it appears KWICKSOAT is an acceptable, attested pronunciation.

It's an old-fashioned anglicised version

of the Cervantes novel title.

Who knew?

"Creative" and "athletes" were just two of the many mispronunciations

you got in touch about.

The BBC has a team whose job it is to offer advice on how to

pronounce everything from Azerbaijan to Zacatecas,

which is somewhere in Mexico, apparently.

So, could they perhaps step in and help put an end to

the proliferation of poor pronunciation?

There isn't a list at the moment of commonly mispronounced words.

That's partly because we do have a database, an online database

that broadcasters can access and they can look up words.

It's also because pronunciations can be context-dependent -

so a historical pronunciation might not be relevant for

a modern drama, but it might be for a historical drama.

So there could be more than one way of saying something and

creating a list would essentially crystallise the pronunciations

and wouldn't take account of the context.

To a land well known for hard-to-pronounce place names next.

Set in Aberystwyth - hope I got that right -

series three of the bilingual detective drama Hinterland

kicked off on BBC Four recently with the brooding Tom Mathias

investigating the murder of a minister.

Local minister, Elwyn Jones.

Found dead this morning, sir.

-Forensics?

-On their way.

Wife found the body, family yet to be questioned.

Thank you, Lloyd.

This series had previously been shown in Wales but those of you

across the rest of the UK were delighted to see

DCI Mathias and co return to BBC Four.

Well, dramas being too bleak are occasionally

a cause for complaint on Points Of View.

In this instance, you feel it all adds to the appeal.

Well, we checked, and unfortunately there is

no news yet as to whether Hinterland will be returning for

a fourth outing, so I'm sorry, I've got to leave you in suspense!

Well, if you find the answer to that one, will you let me know?

And finally this week, many, many thanks for this e-mail, John.

Ah, hang on a minute.

-Many, many thanks.

-Many thanks.

-Many thanks.

-Many thanks.

-Many thanks.

-Many, many thanks.

-Many thanks.

We didn't find examples of that, you'll be glad to hear, John.

Just a singular thank you to everyone who's got in touch with us

over the last week. Please do keep your points of view coming.

You can e-mail us at...

..or send us a message through our website at...

..where you can also send us a video.

It's easy to get in touch with us via social media too.

On Facebook...

..and on Twitter we are...

You can leave us a message on the Points Of View hotline, of course.

The number is...

We're back next Sunday at the slightly later time of 4.10pm.

See you then and have a great week.