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UK BBC4 viewers: TV show with a bit about Elite in
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:07 pm
by Griff
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
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:15 pm
by Cody
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/
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:22 pm
by Griff
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!
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:32 pm
by Cody
Griff wrote:only dial-up internet access
Ah yes, I remember dial-up all too well.
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:04 pm
by Kaks
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!
Re: UK BBC4 viewers: TV show with a bit about Elite in
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:48 pm
by JazHaz
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!!
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:37 pm
by DaddyHoggy
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:00 am
by DaddyHoggy
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
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:03 am
by DaddyHoggy
Never mind - found it - Episode 3 - 11 minutes (ish) onwards!
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:05 am
by DaddyHoggy
Oh the irony - they're playing Elite:TNK!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:31 pm
by Kaks
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!
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:17 pm
by JazHaz
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!
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:48 pm
by 0235
wow, a person who is over 30 who is saying good things about computer games !!!!!! i have never seen this before!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:12 pm
by JazHaz
0235 wrote:wow, a person who is over 30 who is saying good things about computer games !!!!!! i have never seen this before!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:40 pm
by Killer Wolf
i'm over 40 :-/