India on TV.

Yashodhara · Feb 8th, 2007, 13:39

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Bis dass das Glück uns scheidet
03/23/2007, 20.15, RTL 2, German
with Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan

Indiamad · Mar 9th, 2007, 13:35

For those in Aus...tomorrow, Saturday 10th at 6.30 or 7.30pm on SBS. Not sure what it's called, some adventure series about a guy who travels through India and Sri Lanka

Shiver me Timbers · Mar 9th, 2007, 19:34

Heads up!

"Last Days of the Raj" on Channel 4, Monday night, 9pm GMT. Should be a good one.

steven_ber · Mar 11th, 2007, 05:42

(From the Channel 4 website.)

Monday 12th March, 21:00 - 22:35 (GMT)

Partition, The Last Days of the Raj

This year marks the 60th anniversary since India gained independence and this 90-minute drama-documentary, filmed entirely on location in India, charts the events of six traumatic months in 1947 which saw the end of the British Raj in India.

noflylist · Mar 11th, 2007, 09:23

Right now watching "The Sixth Sense" Directed by M. Night Shyamlan - the Indian connection

SteamBuff · Apr 25th, 2007, 01:47

On British TV this weekend.

Quote from BBC Web Site -

Victoria's Empire

Sun 29 Apr, 20:00 - 21:00 (British Summer Time)

In all her years as a British monarch, Queen Victoria never ventured abroad to visit her empire (apart from the occasional trip to Ireland and the Isle of Wight). So Victoria Wood is going to have a look for her. Calcutta is the first stop.

Victoria takes a taxi through the city to see the extent of the British residue and discovers very well preserved Victorian buildings amongst the colours and textures of this marvellous city. She chats with Indian resident Toby Sinclair and discovers the intriguing way we learned local languages, and the legacy that will allow India to become an economic super power.

Then it's up to Darjeeling where British women would avoid the intensity of the Calcutta summers, and where taking tea wasn't the only diversion in the long, often lonely, summer nights.

mikewill · May 16th, 2007, 04:55

Stumbled across a very interesting programme on UKTV History last night. It was an episode of House Detectives at Large (!) where Dan Cruickshank and others looked at the crumbling remains of Sir Robert Clive's house in Dum Dum, now part of Kolkata.

Clive was working for the East India Co in the mid 1700's and was in charge of the military operation to retrieve Calcutta from the Nawab who had captured it from the British.

When they started delving into the interior of the house, which was falling to bits (no roof, plaster falling off everywhere) and totally without legal protection, it turned out that it had been built around the original Nawab's house from the 16th century.

This encouraged ASI to take an interest and they subsequently carried out a detailed excavation of the mound on which the house stands. They discovered that there was lots of evidence of early Mughal settlement -pottery and so on - dating back to the 1300's. ASI are now giving it full protection.

Does anyone know anything about this? Anybody visited? There was also what looked like a very well preserved Mughal city about 140km upstream, but the name escaped me. Yet another reason to go back to Kolkata. Guided tour Somnath?

Mike

mikewill · May 16th, 2007, 14:43

The other city is Murshidabad, near Berhampore.

incitatus · Jul 17th, 2007, 18:15

BBC4 is showing "Bombay Railway" about daily life ,operations, and whatnot on the Bombay suburban system.
Those who enjoyed Monsoon Railway may find it worth a look.

Part 1 on Wed 18th at 21.00 hrs (repeat at 23.30 and 02.00)
Part 2 same times on Thursday 19th.

BOMBAY RAILWAY
Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 July 2007 (episode times below)

As a sequel to BBC Four's acclaimed Monsoon Railway, this two-part observational documentary looks at the incredible organisation that is the Bombay Railway, with stories of the people who keep the trains running 24 hours a day, those who survive because of it - and those who die on it.

In Pictures: see images from the series

EPISODE GUIDE

Watch a clip from Bombay Railway: Pressure (Western Railway official Vivek Sahai) 1. PRESSURE
Wednesday 18 July 9pm-10pm; rpt 11.30pm-12.30am; rpt 2am-3am
The strain of transporting the railway's millions of passengers is demonstrated in the tales of a number of its workers, including driver OP Chaturvedi, who has run over about 70 people during his long service.
Watch a clip: "The Superdense Crush Load"

Mumtaz Kaz 2. DREAMS
Thursday 19 July 9pm-10pm; rpt midnight-1am; rpt 2am-3am
Follow the dreams of railway employees such as Mumtaz Kaz, India's first female train driver, who has to find a wife for her brother and get him married in just eight weeks - all while working full-time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documen...-railway.shtml

Barryjames · Jul 19th, 2007, 05:47

There is now a plethora of programmes about India on the television in the UK this is something new.

The one that interested me most was named ‘Bombay Railway' it is fantastic.

The programme covers just about everything that you could think of, from the children who self employ themselves on the railway, the earliest history of the system and open statements like ‘India has never in 5000 years attempted to invade another country'. And slips in little statements of the country's history.

Acts of heroism where a driver had a heart attack and managed to halt the train and call for assistance before collapsing.

It was ongoing and gives a very good impression of things that are good in India, (we know the downside of that) notable is the fact that the name is ‘Bombay railway', the commentary however states ‘Mumbai'

~'seek and ye shall find'. Not what you were looking for, but you will find'.~
.....Me..... (In an off moment)

Dilliwala · Jul 20th, 2007, 03:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam371

India's Deadly Dozen
The 12 most-dangerous mammals, reptiles and arachnids in India.
NGC Sat 7/21 2:00 PM

Pandemic: Facing AIDS
India
An Indian couple decides to conceive despite the fact that the man is HIV-positive.
HBOSIG Mon 7/23 5:25 AM

Jeff Corwin Unleashed
India: Big Cats
The Bengal tiger and Asiatic lion.
DCKIDS Thu 7/12 2:30 PM

The Guru
A dance instructor from India falls for a wacky woman and a porn star while struggling to find work in America.
USA Sat 7/14 4:00 AM

heheh, u really are an Indiaphile, aren't u?

inf · Aug 13th, 2007, 11:56

BBC World TV has a whole month full of programs about India and Pakistan right now.

Just yesterday I saw a documentary about Calcutta with emphasis on culture and arts, and the second part of a series about a couple in Delhi preparing for their wedding. Yesterday's half hour was about jewelry, gold, diamonds, etc.
The BBC also has shows about schools, the countryside, business and other topics in India this month. Very interesting for people like me who don't live there already.

Dilliwala · Aug 14th, 2007, 00:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by inf

BBC World TV has a whole month full of programs about India and Pakistan right now.

Just yesterday I saw a documentary about Calcutta with emphasis on culture and arts, and the second part of a series about a couple in Delhi preparing for their wedding. Yesterday's half hour was about jewelry, gold, diamonds, etc.
The BBC also has shows about schools, the countryside, business and other topics in India this month. Very interesting for people like me who don't live there already.

More like "whole rest-of-the-month-of-August". Their blurbs here started in July, saying the same thing, i.e., "throughout August", but they only started this weekend.

sam371 · Aug 15th, 2007, 23:46

I try Dilliwala.

Ouzodave · Sep 2nd, 2007, 19:21

There have been some fascinating programmes on the BBC just lately to coincide with Indias 60th anniversary of independance. Stuff on Mumbai railways and the railways in monsoon season. Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar tracing his roots through India and the Punjab. The best is on now.... India by Historian Michael Wood. Hope some of the rest of you around the world can get to see some of these fascinating programmes.

Mar 11th, 2007, 05:42	#49
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 8,663	Watch live via the chanal 4 website. (From the Channel 4 website.) Monday 12th March, 21:00 - 22:35 (GMT) Partition, The Last Days of the Raj This year marks the 60th anniversary since India gained independence and this 90-minute drama-documentary, filmed entirely on location in India, charts the events of six traumatic months in 1947 which saw the end of the British Raj in India. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Apr 25th, 2007, 01:47	#51
SteamBuff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Essex, Endland Posts: 370	Victoria's Empire BBC1 29/4/07 (BST) On British TV this weekend. Quote from BBC Web Site - Victoria's Empire Sun 29 Apr, 20:00 - 21:00 (British Summer Time) In all her years as a British monarch, Queen Victoria never ventured abroad to visit her empire (apart from the occasional trip to Ireland and the Isle of Wight). So Victoria Wood is going to have a look for her. Calcutta is the first stop. Victoria takes a taxi through the city to see the extent of the British residue and discovers very well preserved Victorian buildings amongst the colours and textures of this marvellous city. She chats with Indian resident Toby Sinclair and discovers the intriguing way we learned local languages, and the legacy that will allow India to become an economic super power. Then it's up to Darjeeling where British women would avoid the intensity of the Calcutta summers, and where taking tea wasn't the only diversion in the long, often lonely, summer nights.

May 16th, 2007, 04:55	#52
mikewill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Exeter, England Posts: 266	Clive's house in Kolkata Stumbled across a very interesting programme on UKTV History last night. It was an episode of House Detectives at Large (!) where Dan Cruickshank and others looked at the crumbling remains of Sir Robert Clive's house in Dum Dum, now part of Kolkata. Clive was working for the East India Co in the mid 1700's and was in charge of the military operation to retrieve Calcutta from the Nawab who had captured it from the British. When they started delving into the interior of the house, which was falling to bits (no roof, plaster falling off everywhere) and totally without legal protection, it turned out that it had been built around the original Nawab's house from the 16th century. This encouraged ASI to take an interest and they subsequently carried out a detailed excavation of the mound on which the house stands. They discovered that there was lots of evidence of early Mughal settlement -pottery and so on - dating back to the 1300's. ASI are now giving it full protection. Does anyone know anything about this? Anybody visited? There was also what looked like a very well preserved Mughal city about 140km upstream, but the name escaped me. Yet another reason to go back to Kolkata. Guided tour Somnath? Mike

Jul 17th, 2007, 18:15	#54
incitatus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 207	Bombay Railway BBC4 BBC4 is showing "Bombay Railway" about daily life ,operations, and whatnot on the Bombay suburban system. Those who enjoyed Monsoon Railway may find it worth a look. Part 1 on Wed 18th at 21.00 hrs (repeat at 23.30 and 02.00) Part 2 same times on Thursday 19th. BOMBAY RAILWAY Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 July 2007 (episode times below) As a sequel to BBC Four's acclaimed Monsoon Railway, this two-part observational documentary looks at the incredible organisation that is the Bombay Railway, with stories of the people who keep the trains running 24 hours a day, those who survive because of it - and those who die on it. In Pictures: see images from the series EPISODE GUIDE Watch a clip from Bombay Railway: Pressure (Western Railway official Vivek Sahai) 1. PRESSURE Wednesday 18 July 9pm-10pm; rpt 11.30pm-12.30am; rpt 2am-3am The strain of transporting the railway's millions of passengers is demonstrated in the tales of a number of its workers, including driver OP Chaturvedi, who has run over about 70 people during his long service. Watch a clip: "The Superdense Crush Load" Mumtaz Kaz 2. DREAMS Thursday 19 July 9pm-10pm; rpt midnight-1am; rpt 2am-3am Follow the dreams of railway employees such as Mumtaz Kaz, India's first female train driver, who has to find a wife for her brother and get him married in just eight weeks - all while working full-time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documen...-railway.shtml Last edited by machadinha : Jul 19th, 2007 at 11:02. Reason: merged threads

Jul 19th, 2007, 05:47	#55
Barryjames Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 93	India on television. 'frequently' There is now a plethora of programmes about India on the television in the UK this is something new. The one that interested me most was named ‘Bombay Railway' it is fantastic. The programme covers just about everything that you could think of, from the children who self employ themselves on the railway, the earliest history of the system and open statements like ‘India has never in 5000 years attempted to invade another country'. And slips in little statements of the country's history. Acts of heroism where a driver had a heart attack and managed to halt the train and call for assistance before collapsing. It was ongoing and gives a very good impression of things that are good in India, (we know the downside of that) notable is the fact that the name is ‘Bombay railway', the commentary however states ‘Mumbai' ~'seek and ye shall find'. Not what you were looking for, but you will find'.~ .....Me..... (In an off moment) Last edited by machadinha : Jul 19th, 2007 at 05:51. Reason: merged threads

Feb 8th, 2007, 13:39	#46
Yashodhara Newbie Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Bis dass das Glück uns scheidet 03/23/2007, 20.15, RTL 2, German with Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan

Mar 9th, 2007, 13:35	#47
Indiamad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 175	For those in Aus...tomorrow, Saturday 10th at 6.30 or 7.30pm on SBS. Not sure what it's called, some adventure series about a guy who travels through India and Sri Lanka

Mar 9th, 2007, 19:34	#48
Shiver me Timbers Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,344	Heads up! "Last Days of the Raj" on Channel 4, Monday night, 9pm GMT. Should be a good one.

Mar 11th, 2007, 09:23	#50
noflylist Account Closed on User's Request Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 840	Right now watching "The Sixth Sense" Directed by M. Night Shyamlan - the Indian connection

May 16th, 2007, 14:43	#53
mikewill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Exeter, England Posts: 266	The other city is Murshidabad, near Berhampore.

Aug 13th, 2007, 11:56	#57
inf Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 10	BBC World TV has a whole month full of programs about India and Pakistan right now. Just yesterday I saw a documentary about Calcutta with emphasis on culture and arts, and the second part of a series about a couple in Delhi preparing for their wedding. Yesterday's half hour was about jewelry, gold, diamonds, etc. The BBC also has shows about schools, the countryside, business and other topics in India this month. Very interesting for people like me who don't live there already.

Aug 15th, 2007, 23:46	#59
sam371 Dreaming of India... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 370	I try Dilliwala.

Sep 2nd, 2007, 19:21	#60
Ouzodave Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 198	BBC Documentaries and Programmes. India 60th. There have been some fascinating programmes on the BBC just lately to coincide with Indias 60th anniversary of independance. Stuff on Mumbai railways and the railways in monsoon season. Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar tracing his roots through India and the Punjab. The best is on now.... India by Historian Michael Wood. Hope some of the rest of you around the world can get to see some of these fascinating programmes. Last edited by machadinha : Sep 2nd, 2007 at 20:15. Reason: merged threads

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