BBC2 Scotland: HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Scotland's War at Sea

[mbriscoe]

Two part documentary on BBC2 Scotland starting next week. Available outside Scotland on iPlayer and FreeSat.

HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Scotland's War at Sea
On: BBC 2 Scotland (02)
Date: Tuesday 7th April 2015 (starting in 8 days)
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long)

The Dreadnoughts of Scapa Flow. Episode 1.
First of a two-part documentary in which David Hayman uncovers the story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War. In this programme, he uncovers the characters central to this battle - the cautious Admiral Jellicoe and the more maverick Admiral Beatty - and charged with the task of protecting Orkney's great natural harbour, Scapa Flow, from German attack.
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Not sure when the second part is on, not the same time the following week

[MichaelBully]

Looking forward to this a great deal- thanks for posting. Regards, Michael Bully

Two part documentary on BBC2 Scotland starting next week. Available outside Scotland on iPlayer and FreeSat.

Not sure when the second part is on, not the same time the following week

[Ron Abbott]

Thanks for posting. Look forward to it.

[Derek Black]

cheers for the heads up.

[maxi]

Thanks for the posting.

Sky channel 970 for those outside of Scotland.

Maxi

[Pighills]

Thanks for the channel No, Maxi. All set for recording.

Oh, and thanks for letting us know in post #1 too, OP.

[Derek Black]

Two part documentary on BBC2 Scotland starting next week. Available outside Scotland on iPlayer and FreeSat.

Not sure when the second part is on, not the same time the following week

Part 2 is at 9pm next Tuesday.

"The Battle of the U-Boats"

Link

[mbriscoe]

Part 2 is at 9pm next Tuesday.

"The Battle of the U-Boats"

Link

I don't know why they did not list that earlier, perhaps they were not sure what disruption there would be to the schedules by the election.

Pity they could not have briefly explained how the intelligence people knew what the German fleet was doing through wireless interception and DFing.

He seemed to have an easier landing on Inchgarvie than we did when we went there!

[RichardOS]

Link to last night's programme, which will be available until early May,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05qqhcn/scotlands-war-at-sea-1-the-dreadnoughts-of-scapa-flow

best

Richard

[Ron Abbott]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnX2CoTzHow

[mbriscoe]

BBC Scotland messed up the start of the programme, showing a minute of so of the wrong programme!

They said the mines for the North Sea Barrage were taken through the Caledonian Canal but more went into Kyle of Lochalsh and across to Invergordon and Dalmore by railway - 2000 a week I think with 1500 a week into Corpach to go by canal to Inverness.

I had suggested they mention the sinking of the Belgian Prince and murder of the crew so disappointed that it was not included.

I suppose the Barrage was rather like the nuclear deterrent, the number of U-Boats sunk was not important provided it prevented others going into the Atlantic from the North Sea.

A book has been written by Diana Maxwell about the Admiralty Experimental Establishment Station at Aberlour. Listen Up!

[Kitchener's Bugle]

Seen the first episode in i:player, very well made and I do rate David Hayman's gritty style!.

[mbriscoe]

Seen the first episode in i:player, very well made and I do rate David Hayman's gritty style!.

I find his style very irritating, he did a series on Clyde built ships and was similar in that.

[Kitchener's Bugle]

Then I recommend that you don't watch it then.

[mbriscoe]

Then I recommend that you don't watch it then.

I have watched both programmes, it is possible to watch a programme even when you do not like the presenter.

[Kitchener's Bugle]

Thanks I'll bear that in Mind the next time I watch Jeremy Kyle.

[BillyH]

Thanks I'll bear that in Mind the next time I watch Jeremy Kyle.

Perhaps I should give Top Gear a viewing then?

BillyH

[Ron Abbott]

Part 2 :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-TP5m5Xzg

[NigelS]

Just noticed this series is being shown on BBC4, starting tonight (29th June) at 9.00pm

NigelS

[Le_Treport]

I have to own up to knowing very little about the war at sea, so watching this was fascinating and I learned a great deal! It's encouraged me to read more....

I

[mbriscoe]

Next week is mainly about submarines and the war against the (from what I remember). Just hope we see the whole programme this time, Glasgow switched over to the wrong programme briefly last time!

[simonharley]

I'm only five minutes in and am already struck by the cringe-worthy errors. This is going to be a long hour for part one.

[Guest]

I tried to watch this last night. The number of factual inaccuracies and the hyperbole was simply too much to bear. I gave up. Another dismal BBC production using people with next to zero knowledge of their subject to present important history. MG

[Falloden]

Very poor indeed.

[Bart150]

Simon, Martin, Falloden

Some errors are very irritating but not all that important. Other errors are worse because they mislead on some important point.

It could be an interesting intellectual challenge stoically to overcome all irritation and cringing to choose the three errors in the programme that objectively speaking were the most serious, in the sense of giving the viewer a false understanding of what happened.