Africa

[Easy 10]

The lizard was daring undoubtedly, but the slyness of the drongo last week outdid them. The Les Dennis doing Mavis Rileys of the natural kingdom.

True dat. Yet aussies call thick people drongos (I know this because I watched Neighbours). Shows what THEY know.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

If the other tv companies had a compulsory tv tax I'm sure they could also spend ten million+ on making it too.
It is a good show but never forget the BBC has a massive advantage financially, so they are not THAT wonderful - take last night's Skywatching, sending Prof. Cox to some tropical paradise to chuck shells about and blow up a balloon to demonstrate something that could be done in a studio or the UK; which other tv company could afford to waste money like that, quite ridiculous.

Er, SKY?

 

[matthew]

If the other tv companies had a compulsory tv tax I'm sure they could also spend ten million+ on making it too.
It is a good show but never forget the BBC has a massive advantage financially, so they are not THAT wonderful - take last night's Skywatching, sending Prof. Cox to some tropical paradise to chuck shells about and blow up a balloon to demonstrate something that could be done in a studio or the UK; which other tv company could afford to waste money like that, quite ridiculous.

Sky definitely have a bigger budget than the BBC, what are you talking about?

 

[Sussax]

Thank GOD, that the Zebra defeated those young males, I started to feel sorry for him!

 

[matthew]

Only just watched the last episode

'The wildlife of this continent has seen more changes in the last 50 years than it has in the last two million'

How shocking is that?!

 

[Sussax]

The series has just come out on DVD and Blue-Ray, for all concerned. Under £20.

 

[Stat Brother]

After months and months of BBC-bashing, this is the sort of programme that makes the license fee worthwhile. For it's faults, there are some things the BBC does that are absolutely un-matchable. Nature docs are one of them.

These comments get my back up.

The BBC will sell Africa to well over 100 countries.
It will also sell a bagillion more DVD's and downloads than any other non fiction programme.

This cash cow will make the BBC millions irrespective of the license fee.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

You cannot watch Africa without thinking of Armstrong and Miller ("Africa")