The BBC4 / other channel documentary thread

There's a good one on eye player off BBC 4 about the Shah of Iran putting on an elaborate party to celebrate 2500 years of the Persian Empire and how it led to him being overthrown by the ayatollah bloke. The dull kent had the party in the middle of the dessert and spent millions and millions on it. He imported 50,000 sparrows from Spain to live in these 15,000 French trees he had flown in and planted around the party but they all died within a day or so. Falling out the sky onto people.The extravagance was next level. 4 tons of food. Well worth a watch. Blocks of ice as big as houses being flown in and that. Nuts. Almost every Royal and Prime minister was there kissing his arse. It started going tits. People were fuming. Good laugh it is. He's lucky they didn't cut his head off. It's a Storyville so it's well made.

Here it is on Youtube anyway

 

My Mrs is a Wurzel but 40 years of living in Wales has removed the most embarrassing aspects of that accent.

 

always been a fan of kate humble

 

That flag was great! I’d love them to make a copy of it to fly down at the bay where the Terra Nova set sail from.