UK BBC4 viewers: TV show with a bit about Elite in

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:07 pm

Apparently 'Games Britannia' on BBC4 tonight @ 9.00pm will have a bit about Elite in it, i don't know for sure, i can't get digital TV and haven't seen any of this series, but there's a bit of chat over on the rullmukforum forum about it

Games Britannia @ 9.00pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules

Website · Post by **Cody** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:15 pm

Griff, have you checked out the BBC iplayer? You'll get BBC 4 on there after the program has 'aired'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... eneration/

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:22 pm

oo, i hadn't thought about that - it looks like they keep the programmes available for a while too - i'm on holiday now for the next 2 weeks with only dial-up internet access so hopefully i can watch it when i get back to work on their fast internet link during my lunch hour!

Website · Post by **Cody** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:32 pm

Griff wrote:
only dial-up internet access

Ah yes, I remember dial-up all too well.

Post by **Kaks** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:04 pm

I definitely wouldn't want to try the dialup / iplayer combination...

They've got episodes 1 and 2 up atm, so it looks fairly likely you should be able to see episode 3 (presumably what they're going to broadcast this evening) in 2 week's time!

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:48 pm

Griff wrote:
Apparently 'Games Britannia' on BBC4 tonight @ 9.00pm will have a bit about Elite in it, i don't know for sure, i can't get digital TV and haven't seen any of this series, but there's a bit of chat over on the rullmukforum forum about it

Games Britannia @ 9.00pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules

Thanks for letting us know!! Just set my PVR to record!!

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:37 pm

D'oh, only just got in from driving half way down the country in the snow - 4x4 drivers really make me cross - while the rest of us are creeping along at 25-40mph because that's what speed it is sensible to drive at in our normal cars - but there they are - doing 60-70mph weaving between us mere mortals - making us dab our brakes and skid - bastards.

Anyway, as we're now snowed in (we live on a rather steep hill which hasn't been gritted and the Policve have decided not to let people on or off the hill until it is) so I'll have plenty of time to catch up on the iPlayer.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:00 am

According to the iPlayer there are two episodes from tonight - (or yesterday given its now 2am) - 2. Monopolies and mergers and 3. Joystick generation.

Plan to watch both but to find Elite ref - does anybody know which episode and when (in time through episode)?

TIA

DH

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:03 am

Never mind - found it - Episode 3 - 11 minutes (ish) onwards!

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:05 am

Oh the irony - they're playing Elite:TNK!!!!!!!!

Post by **Kaks** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:31 pm

And they weren't exactly subtle about it either!

On a non-Elite note, I was well pleased to see a err... throne from Eugene's Lair inside the programme too!

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:17 pm

Yes they were playing E:TNK!! I wondered about that, maybe Frontier Developments wasn't consulted?!

Although I must confess I still have E:TNK myself!

And later on in the show, Grand Theft Auto was compared to Elite also!

0235 · Post by **0235** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:48 pm

wow, a person who is over 30 who is saying good things about computer games !!!!!! i have never seen this before!!!!!!!!!!

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:12 pm

0235 wrote:
wow, a person who is over 30 who is saying good things about computer games !!!!!! i have never seen this before!!!!!!!!!!

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:40 pm

i'm over 40 :-/

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