tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post1205861527794602986..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: Gallic NoirStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-77712292837517326252008-06-29T17:02:00.000+01:002008-06-29T17:02:00.000+01:00Screenings of subtitled TV shows are still compara...Screenings of subtitled TV shows are still comparatively rare but have been on the increase since the creation of the digital channel BBC4. Before that I can recall Lars Von Trier's <I>The Kingdom</I> and Edgar Reitz's <I>Heimat</I>, both on BBC2 - I'm sure there must have been others but they're the ones that spring to mind. <BR/><BR/><I>Spiral</I> was BBC4's first, and then earlier this year they ran <I>The Poisoner</I> from France and an Italian six-parter called <I>The Best of Youth</I>. Controller Janice Hadlow said she was "actively looking at other European crime dramas to see if they might work for us".<BR/><BR/>I suspect BBC4 was created as a quiet corner for nerds and eggheads, but it's become the first place to look for signs of intelligent life at the BBC. What I liked so much about <I>Engrenages</I> was that it wasn't the usual arthouse piece, but high-end popular drama.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-63945954873489895522008-06-29T15:36:00.000+01:002008-06-29T15:36:00.000+01:00SPIRAL is available for pre-order at Amazon and, b...SPIRAL is available for pre-order at Amazon and, based on your review, I've snagged it. Thanks for the heads up! does the BBC often air subtitled TV series? I know it's done all the time in Sweden, Belgium and Holland (only because I've seen it with my own blue eyes)...but I wasn't aware it was common in the UK, too.Lee Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442268370192897461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-12784740126667743152008-06-19T20:57:00.000+01:002008-06-19T20:57:00.000+01:00The first season aired in France in 2005, and on t...The first season aired in France in 2005, and on the BBC two years later. It's the second season that's airing in France now -- I hope it doesn't take as long to get a UK showing this time.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-4913355625383974402008-06-19T20:50:00.000+01:002008-06-19T20:50:00.000+01:00So they aired a season in 2005 and they aired anot...So they aired a season in 2005 and they aired another season in 2007?Alex Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907202981846590399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-7946585918509602972008-06-17T10:20:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:20:00.000+01:00Two words. Caroline Proust.Two words. Caroline Proust.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-18392344054229568862008-06-17T10:15:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:15:00.000+01:00I bet you could watch Engrenages without subtitles...I bet you could watch Engrenages without subtitles and still be as captivated...Danny Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448455474341848304noreply@blogger.com