Red Riding-Channel 4

simong · Post by **simong** » Sun 22 Feb, 2009 10:50 am

chameleon wrote: slw wrote: Does anybody know when it's going to be on C4? I've had a look at the link originally posted, the site has been updated but cannot find the dates it's going to be screened. (Obviously will br sometime after 1st March.....) Don't know about you but I get tired of these guessing games - I wonder how many people will have given up by the time it comes round? Things loose their initial magic quite quickly if nothing interesting happens to keep them alive. C4 only confirms its schedules two weeks in advance to allow for current affairs programming, or as is more likely these days, to allow another variant on Big Brother to hit the screens. They'll have had it planned for the beginning of March for ages. With a bit of luck they will get repeated without ads on film4 soon too.

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 22 Feb, 2009 11:23 am

'With a bit of luck they will get repeated without ads on film4 soon too.'Remember the days when torrents of complaints were hurled at the Beeb and others if they dared to repeat a programme twice in a year?Far cry from what we have now, seeing the same thing on a dozen different channels, shown again an hour later, and twice more later in the week, not to mention the weekend omnibus just in case you're still not quite brain-dead! How many time do you need to see the generic template of the 'reality' shows to draw your conclusions about them?Wouldn't be so bad if they did this with a few more of the stimulating programmes; catering for the populous at large I suppose (oops, generalising again, bet that dould upset someone ) I bet we don't see Inside Out again.

simong · Post by **simong** » Sun 22 Feb, 2009 7:49 pm

chameleon wrote: 'With a bit of luck they will get repeated without ads on film4 soon too.'Remember the days when torrents of complaints were hurled at the Beeb and others if they dared to repeat a programme twice in a year?Far cry from what we have now, seeing the same thing on a dozen different channels, shown again an hour later, and twice more later in the week, not to mention the weekend omnibus just in case you're still not quite brain-dead! How many time do you need to see the generic template of the 'reality' shows to draw your conclusions about them?Wouldn't be so bad if they did this with a few more of the stimulating programmes; catering for the populous at large I suppose (oops, generalising again, bet that dould upset someone ) I bet we don't see Inside Out again. There are two issues there, and they're both to do with publication rights. As Channel 4 is partially financed by government money, we the taxpayers have actually paid a bit to make these films and so should have the right to see them without having to sit through ads, and indeed not at the cinema, so they should appear on Film4 in time.The Betjeman film wasn't made by the BBC, so they don't actually have permission to broadcast it, which means that it can't go out on iPlayer and so can only be 'presented for review' as an on demand item - this is a bit of a workaround that it has for things like this. It will probably end up at the BFI if it isn't all ready and if there was demand for it and if they could the rights issues sorted out it might become available as a DVD or as a download when the BFI gets it on demand system on line.Before Christmas I came across a film archive project for the Midlands called MACE, which is based at the University of Leicester. There really should be something like that for Yorkshire, which would incorporate films like the Betjeman perfectly.

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 22 Feb, 2009 9:23 pm

How does the Yorkshire Film Archive fit into this simon, is it similar? Strikes me that could be a good home for it.Thinking of old film, I have 400' of 8mm film made back in '64 which is older than the Leeds film, just wondering what state that could be in, I did have it copies onto video tape ( :0 ) some time ago. must dig it out and see if antyhing is worth trying to get any of it on here. Certainly has small bits of Foxwood, Crossgates and the Central Station on it that I remember.

simong · Post by **simong** » Sun 22 Feb, 2009 11:56 pm

chameleon wrote: How does the Yorkshire Film Archive fit into this simon, is it similar? Strikes me that could be a good home for it.Thinking of old film, I have 400' of 8mm film made back in '64 which is older than the Leeds film, just wondering what state that could be in, I did have it copies onto video tape ( :0 ) some time ago. must dig it out and see if antyhing is worth trying to get any of it on here. Certainly has small bits of Foxwood, Crossgates and the Central Station on it that I remember. That looks like a very good start, but MACE has things like the old ATV News archive that it's slowly putting online - imagine ITV emptying out the Calendar archives online onto the Yorkshire Film Archive. Thanks for the pointer though, it looks great.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 23 Feb, 2009 12:09 am

one or two folk getting a little deep here! dramatisations of any books rarely reflect the original written word,so lets watch red riding and damned united..then we can see for ourselves.as for police and local government corruption..is that true? really? get outta here...i don't believe it...(sarcastic smirk now having to be removed by heard of wild mustangs)

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 23 Feb, 2009 12:11 am

chameleon wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: chameleon wrote: If there's one bit of Leeds that's lost a lot of its apeal - its being out there in it on Saturday nights This little bit can be far better (unless you're stuck with a bottle of Adnams like wiggy!) What do you mean chameleon? Sorry! Being a bit thick tonight! No you're not - perhaps just didn't see the earlier post from slw saying he didn't think there would be anyone here on a Saturday night. I was saying that Saturday night out in Leeds isn't everyone's cup of tea these days. (The bit about Adnams gitter was for wiggy, he probably hates that even more!). OI! ah can 'ear thee tha knows..go on..bugger off down yer own end..ah know yer fatha lad!

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Mon 23 Feb, 2009 6:02 pm

It'll be on C4 on the 5th of March.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 23 Feb, 2009 7:12 pm

wiggy wrote: chameleon wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: chameleon wrote: If there's one bit of Leeds that's lost a lot of its apeal - its being out there in it on Saturday nights This little bit can be far better (unless you're stuck with a bottle of Adnams like wiggy!) What do you mean chameleon? Sorry! Being a bit thick tonight! No you're not - perhaps just didn't see the earlier post from slw saying he didn't think there would be anyone here on a Saturday night. I was saying that Saturday night out in Leeds isn't everyone's cup of tea these days. (The bit about Adnams gitter was for wiggy, he probably hates that even more!). OI! ah can 'ear thee tha knows..go on..bugger off down yer own end..ah know yer fatha lad! Evening wiggy old boy! thought that might get a response, probably true though Been north of Sulfolk lately? There closing off the bottom end of Yarmouth spit for security on the new harbour

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Tue 24 Feb, 2009 2:00 pm

The Radio Times which is on sale today features Red Riding. On its front page it quotes John Stalker "It's the most shocking portrayal of a named force I've ever seen". Inside it suggests that the Yorkshire Tourist Board won't be using it in a promotional campaign any time soon!