spencey7 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 DAMMIT. Been doin' uni wark danight an' just flicked ower tae da BBC at 11.48pm tae see da last two meenits o dis, da documentary on da Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa. I don't suppose anybody could mibbe send me a copy...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 It nearly brought a tear to my eye, sitting here in my stoney cold Edinburgh flat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Yup, a pretty good programme, sorry you missed it. I wish i/someone had mentioned it sooner as this was a second showing of it, it may be a while before it's on again. Interesting history in it; Up Helly Aa was started in an attempt to end the excessive drunken revelry of new year, kind of ironic nowadays, but that is a subject for another thread. All-in-all very well made, but despite the lengths the programme makers went to in explaining the festival, i couldn't help but think it still left a bit of mystery in the proceedings. I suppose as soon as you start trying to describe and analyze a living, growing, unique creation such as UHA, it becomes like high art, or soulfulness, the more you explain it the more it defies explanation. [EDIT!] Forgot to mention, in the interviews with Davy Gardner his computer screen in the background was displaying a page of Shetlink! It looked like he was mid post too! [/EDIT!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 ^^ Yes, we saw about two thirds of it. It was weird as it didn't come up in the TV planning guide?! So it was purely by chance we saw it. Had been watching T3 Noticed Davy G's monitor too. Burst out laughing! Shetlink on the TV!! Musta been recorded around the time of the Sakchai affair?! or the Cinema Music Venue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanchief Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 DAMMIT. Been doin' uni wark danight an' just flicked ower tae da BBC at 11.48pm tae see da last two meenits o dis, da documentary on da Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa. I don't suppose anybody could mibbe send me a copy...? The CD of this programme has been on sale in Lerwick for months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencey7 Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Where at and how much? Im guessin' it's "tourist prices", so probably aboot £25...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 I thought it spent to much time on the music and not enough on other parts like the halls etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanchief Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Where at and how much? Im guessin' it's "tourist prices", so probably aboot £25...? We got a copy from the Tourist Board, Market X, for £14.99. They might sell it from their web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Work collegue told me it is to be repeated on BBC 3 or 4 on the Monday before UHA. Would need to check TV listings to be 100% sure though. Very good programme, made Shetland look fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 A very well done programme. It was genuinely nice without making us all out be a bunch of quaint yokels. Warts an' all i.e. it didn't disguise the amount of alcohol being passed around, but didn't push it in your face. Notice the use of people speaking in their normal voices (without subtitles) they did the same for Aly Bains birthday and it came across really well, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^^ Yes, that was my take on it too. First serious programme about Shetland that I can think of that didn't make us all out to be a bunch of tuechters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^^ Yes, that was my take on it too. First serious programme about Shetland that I can think of that didn't make us all out to be a bunch of tuechters! But we all play the fiddle, at every opportunity, it seemed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I liked the true use of accents too. All too often Shetland folk put on their telephone voices when they get wee snippets on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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