Episode 5 Points of View

It's been a week that has seen the BBC bring us mammals in Mexico,

intrigue in Ireland and even yodelling from Ukraine,

so let me take you on a whistle-stop tour of your thoughts on the

week's television programmes.

Welcome to your Points Of View.

First up this week, the harrowing true tale of three teenage girls

at the centre of the Rochdale sexual abuse scandal.

Unfolding over three nights on BBC One, the drama, Three Girls,

took four years to research, write and produce, with programme makers

carrying out multiple interviews with the victims and their families.

-I can't talk here.

-I want you to come home.

-Please.

-I've gone to the police.

-I don't know what they're going to do to us.

-Who? Who?

-The men.

They'll do nothing to us.

It was, without doubt, difficult viewing but you were pleased

to see the BBC bring the girl's stories to the small screen.

I've just finished watching episode two of Three Girls.

The first one was absolutely harrowing, heartbreaking,

really difficult to watch but I stayed tuned, I stuck with it.

Definitely worth a watch but it will make you angry, it will make

you sad but it highlights an issue and, unfortunately, it's real.

This did happen.

You were also full of admiration for the series cast.

All three episodes of Three Girls are available on the iPlayer.

Monday night saw BBC One under doctor's orders again

as Dr Rangan Chaterjee set-off on his rounds for a new series

of Doctor In The House.

The show sees the GP spend time with chronically ill patients hoping

to find better long-term solutions to their conditions.

In Monday's episode, he met mum of two Gemma, who doctors had

diagnosed as suffering from cluster headaches, often

referred to as suicide headaches because of their excruciating pain.

I think this is her fourth one today.

WOMAN CRIES

I've never seen anything like this.

Actually, it's a superhuman effort to actually have got used to this

and she'll probably walk out in a minute and just be absolutely fine.

Dr Chatterjee's bedside manner proved the perfect tonic for some.

However, the programme prompted criticism from those with

first-hand experience of cluster headaches.

Several disagreeing with Gemma's diagnosis.

After Dr Chatterjee placed Gemma on a restricted diet,

worked to improve her stress levels and sent her to

a chiropractor specialising in neurology, at the end of

Monday's episode, Gemma was seen showing signs of improvement.

I can't remember it being as good as this.

The only time it's been better than this has been when I was pregnant

and I didn't have them.

Those of you living with the condition felt that was irresponsible.

To imply that a change of diet,

a reduction of stress and a bit of help with neck problems is

the solution, will turn the little sympathy we cluster heads get

into intolerance.

How can I and others ever believe what we'll see again on

Doctor In The House? Shame on you, BBC.

We put all of those comments to the makers of Doctor In The House.

They said...

To the mesmerising landscapes of Mexico next.

With a sparse yet soothing voice-over

by World Service presenter Eliud Gabriel Porras,

BBC Two's Mexico: Earth's Festival Of Life

has been revealing the diversity of life in the Latin American country.

Last Sunday's second episode focused on the forest of the

Yucatan and featured the hidden inhabitants of its caves.

More than 3 million bats exit the cave.

MUSIC PLAYS

Those bats apparently consuming around 30 tonnes of insects each night.

You've been spellbound.

The commentary is brilliant.

What a beautiful voice and I'm enjoying learning something

new each time.

The photography is outstanding.

Careful, Tim. They might hear you.

I sense a "but" coming up.

And that's got to be the most common complaint we get

on Points Of View.

Will programme makers never learn?

Now, Monday night saw BBC Two back on Mexican territory.

This time aiming to uncover what happened to creatures of the

prehistoric kind in The Day The Dinosaurs Died.

As paleopathologist Alice Roberts travelled the globe searching

for evidence, biologist Ben Garrod joined a drilling

expedition in the Gulf of Mexico at the site of an asteroid impact

experts believe could be to blame for dinosaurs becoming extinct.

This, along with other core samples like it, can tell the team

so much information about what was going on at the time of the impact.

This one appears to be a seismic hit.

But not everyone was impressed by the presenters and scientist's enthusiasm.

Actually, our crack team of researchers counted more

hyperbole in total, Bill.

-Incredible.

-Just extraordinary.

-Amazing. Astonishing, huge...

-Absolutely enormous. Fantastic.

At least there weren't any mispronunciations.

Let's not get started on that one again.

Moving slightly closer to home, two of EastEnders'

best loved characters were back on our screens this week,

turning up in the fictional Irish coastal town of Redwater.

Spin-off series, Kat and Alfie: Redwater

sees Kat Moon and husband, Alfie, searching for Cat's long lost son in Ireland.

We headed to the Emerald Isle, Belfast, to be precise,

to get some EastEnders fans thoughts on episode one.

Because Kat and Alfie were two of my favourite parts in EastEnders,

when they left, us as a family were very gutted.

I think it's really good because we're going to see what their

next part was, what actually happened with them.

I'm sure it's weird for them not being in Walford any more but

it's going to be really nice seeing a new location and

a new storyline altogether.

You have Peter's house, don't you?

If you have any problems, he's always in the pub.

Typical Irishman, eh?

He's the landlord.

Alfie, a wee bit greyer, Kat more of a mother figure as opposed to

the party girl that she was.

-Very dramatic, very unexpected but I really enjoyed it.

-Loads of drama.

Really intense and really catching.

Now, this is what we're going to do.

-We're going to go down.

-No!

You don't want to go down.

So many mysterious twists, turns and secrets.

There's a huge reveal in the middle of the show.

It's something that you wouldn't have expected.

They seem to be kind of more quiet and content with life but

then you see they just react the way they always did because

-that's the way they are.

-Tommy?

This ain't our house so if you break anything, hide it.

A brilliant episode to watch and you just need to be prepared for

all these twists and turns that they're going to show you as the

series goes on.

I'll be watching all the episodes and I'm really looking forward to

seeing them all and to see how the whole thing unravels.

I'm really going to be tuning in for the next episode.

I'm going to be really excited because I'm really intrigued

to see what's going to happen.

Redwater is back on BBC One on Thursday night.

Next, bopping brides, yodelling rappers and dancing gorillas.

It can only mean one thing.

Eurovision had it all and more last Saturday night as the show

was beamed live from Kiev to an estimated worldwide audience

of 200 million viewers.

In the end, Lucy Jones, the UK entry, came a respectable 15th,

while Portugal lifted the trophy with this ballad.

HE SINGS IN PORTUGUSE

Well, the results of the viewer's jury are in.

But several of you awarded Graham Norton nil pointe for his commentary.

And not everyone felt Portugal's entry was a worthy winner.

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Do enjoy the rest of your Sunday.