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27 May 2008, 09:23 (Ref:2212841)
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Graham Hill: Driven
Just wondering if anybody saw this last night on BBC4? It was quite interesting, although perhaps lacked a bit of depth because there was an awful lot to get through in an hour. Some lovely contributions from his family and people he worked with, though - Jackie Stewart had a few amusing stories to tell.
British viewers can watch it online on BBC iPlayer - it's available for the next 6 days, and definitely worth seeing. |
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27 May 2008, 12:30 (Ref:2212965)
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Very good, it was an awful lot to get through in an hour - they probably could have done two on the subject without repeating.
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27 May 2008, 12:45 (Ref:2212983)
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I recall a few years ago one of the terrestrial channels ran a "Stirling Moss Evening" hosted by Nigel Roebuck. Period films interspersed by chat amongst journos / experts, it was good. I think the BBC digital platforms would excel at something similar. British champs Hill, Clark, Hawthorn, Hunt etc to name but a few would make an excellent evenings TV.
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27 May 2008, 13:04 (Ref:2213004)
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I saw it at some stupid hour after letting the cat out. Very good
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27 May 2008, 17:52 (Ref:2213272)
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Really enjoyed this, Hill was such a character, and such a contrast to today's drivers (I know times have changed) - can't imagine any of today's lot falling off a table and getting a wine glass in the calf, apart from Kimi....Quite moving as well, watching Bette going through photos, and hearing Damon talk about hearing about the crash on TV. If Villeneuve manages to win Le Mans with Peugeot this year, I hope he will appreciate the significance of matching Graham's achievement of the F1/Indy/Le Mans triple crown
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27 May 2008, 18:25 (Ref:2213303)
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28 May 2008, 17:32 (Ref:2214057)
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Yeah I saw this on Sunday and thought it was excellent too. Thought it was nice that people seemed to be given the time to talk, rather than having very short snippets of Bette, Damon, JYS etc.
It's also repeated on BBC4 on Saturday at 8pm, for those who don't/can't watch on iPlayer. |
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29 May 2008, 17:47 (Ref:2214813)
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I saw it also and thought it was a very nicely made programme and really quite touching. The stuff from his family was hearteningly open and absolutely fascinating.
I particularly liked the bits of his after dinner speaking and the moment when he was sat with the bloke from Ford telling him he was mad to start an F1 team. I was too young to know of him when he was alive, but he still came across as an identifiably normal guy, but very funny and in possession of some extraordinary abilities. |
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30 May 2008, 19:48 (Ref:2215544)
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Saw this last Sunday and thought it was good, really interesting as didn't really know much about Graham Hill [apart from the fact he's Damon's father] until I watched it. Mark Stewart did a good job.
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1 Jun 2008, 20:52 (Ref:2217229)
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I watch this on the iplayer last night, a fantastic program and well worth a watch if you get the chance.
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Excellent show but even with an hour it was too little. You could have done another hour at least.
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