Thursday 20 August 2009

BBC Four: autumn/winter schedule

Thursday 20 August 2009


BBC Four have released details of their autumn/winter schedule. Highlights for me are: a drama starring Helena Bonham-Carter as children's author Enid Blyton; Micro Men, a comedy-drama about the rise of home computing in the '80s (starring Alexander Armstrong as Sir Clive Sinclair and Martin Freeman as his former colleague Chris Curry); a second series of Charlie Brooker's Newswipe; the return of madcap quiz We Need Answers (it might improve?); and a new comedy panel show with Reginald D. Hunter and Andy Hamilton called It's Only A Theory.

Out of interest, how many people here watch BBC Four regularly? I've tuned in for the occasisonal documentary, but it only ever becomes a weekly destination if Mad Men, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe/Newswipe or Flight Of The Conchords is on. Is everyone else the same, or do you often stop by for some intellectual stimulation?