New Lucy Worsley Series Coming

Thanks bostonphil.

It's on BBC iPlayer right now to watch if anyone is able. It has a different title here in the UK, "Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle". I might watch the first episode before bed tonight.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0grpnsn

Thank you GerryM

I clicked on the link you included and I might be able to watch it. I do not have time now but will try later.

You might struggle to watch it outside the UK, unless you are an internet wizz and use a VPN. I think it will be restricted for copyright reasons in the US unfortunately.

BBC iPlayer doesn’t work in the U.S; at least it didn’t when I tried a year or so ago.

Thanks Bostonphil7. I love Sherlock Holme stories. Gerry and others are right. I tried to access BBC player and can’t in the US. Ended up on a page asking about having a license. Do you have to pay for BBC in the UK?

I just watched the first episode and it's good stuff. Lots of great locations, interesting interviews with academics and very nicely produced. I'm not sure how much input Lucy Worsley has on the scripts, but it seems very well written and researched.

I did not know that Arthur Conan Doyle played football for Portsmouth FC before Sherlock.

Horsewoofie, it's too complicated to explain TV Licencing in the UK here at this late hour. BBC iPlayer trusts that you'll give an honest answer to that question, as there's no way of cross checking it. I feel that even if you did tell a fib, it wouldn't allow you to stream the video to a US internet (IP) address. It would be outwith the bounds of this forum to explain how to get around that and watch on demand TV from the UK. I'll paste some links below for you to click through.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/watching-outside-the-uk/outside-uk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/about-bbc-iplayer-and-our-policies

https://nordvpn.com/

Thanks Gerry. I was going to use it next year in England. I’ve ran into a few hotels that didn’t have a TV. I’ll read through your links.
Kathy

December is right around the corner. Something different to watch for the holiday season.

For some reason, I had thought Lucy was coming out with something new last winter season. I have been watching for something new from her for months.

Glad that it has finally happened.

Every household in the United Kingdom with a TV has to pay the BBC Licence Fee - currently £169.50 per year. Most people think it is worth every penny as they provide 4 channels plus regional variations with no adverts. The thing that people moan about is overpaid presenters raking in vast amounts of money for just sitting on couches having chats with guests or reading autocue.

As the BBC is not beholden to raking in advertisement revenue, it allows a certain amount of innovation regarding programme development/ideas.

Do try and watch British TV if visiting and you will notice that it covers a wide variety of subjects aimed at all types of people. The British tend to watch 5 main channels. Here they are with the channel number that they are most likely to be on in HD via the televisions' own in built tuner:>
BBC 1 101; BBC 2 102; ITV 1 103; Channel 4 104; Channel 5 105.
You will find many more channels than the above - all coming in free.

Be sure to try and see the news & weather. 2 days ago I happened to meet an American tourist who missed the State Opening of Parliament with the King & Queen going through central London because she did not know it was taking place.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-51376255

Yes you have to pay the licence fee by law if you have a TV that shows BBC programmes. You don’t have the choice to say you don’t watch the BBC. It’s a criminal offence not to pay and you can be jailed which is why it’s quite controversial. The licence fee amount is set by government.

it used to be free for over 75s, the last "government" killed that though

BBC produces great programming. but the required fee of 169 pounds might be hard on low income persons and families.

What about a low income disabled senior citizen? That person probably has to be home a lot and want / need to watch a lot of TV. The fee is probably going to be be difficult for that individual.

Th licence - originally for radios since there was no TV - started over 100 years ago. At this time, I believe, only the BBC were broadcasting radio programmes so it made sense that if you owned a radio you should pay for the cost of the only people’s making programmes for it.

This then became a TV license (radio licenses were abolished in the 1970s) and has remained with fee changes to this day. Several governments have tried to come up with different funding models but none would result in a broadcaster free of commercial drivers (and the owners interests) and mostly free from government interference. If, like me, you listen or watch the BBC a lot - it’s a remarkably good deal for less than 50p/day for the household.

And let it be known for US news, there is Fox.
Enough said.

Would it not be a good idea for the BBC to broadcast their own channel (excluding bought in movies and sport) in the rest of the world for free? Then they could have adverts on the channel in the same way that ITV do in the UK. Would that not bring in more revenue than actually selling their programmes to foreign broadcasters?