Things you learn from Watching TV (light hearted)

I love interesting documentaries on a variety of topics. Architecture, history. art and nature mostly.

Who knew Bower birds were so brilliant!

There are two things I call a whirligig; a wooden wind thing that spins and changes directions with the wind the other is a colourful plastic windmill like you would find for a child at a carnival.

This is a whirligig my DH recently made, fascinating to watch.

I've learnt a lot from watching Springwatch the last couple of weeks. I just wish that I could retain the information! The presenters are so knowledgeable and I thought the feature on whirligig beetles was brilliant! 🪲 I also manage to learn quite a few facts from quiz shows like the Chase, which comes in useful fir pub quizzes!

I have never enjoyed history but learnt so much from watching the series Versailles many years ago. I really enjoy war films based on real life.

62Granny

Just watching Spring Watch (Tues), I never realised a whirligig was actually a real thing, I always thought it was an old fashioned word for a fairground ride.
Anybody else learnt something from the TV.

We call rotary dryers, whirligigs here. I have never heard it called anything else, well apart from the shortened version, whirlie, which is the usual term.

History programs are amazing. We’ve been watching one about evolution, from millions of years ago. So many different creatures besides the dinosaurs in the years up to the arrival of the most dangerous predator in history.
I like history programs about the American Civil War too.
The most useful thing I learnt from watching TV was how to remove my gloves properly. But I learnt that on The Sullivans, a different sort of history.

Try Engineering Catastrophes - think it is Nat Geo - watched an episode about Space exploration, didn't realise so many astronauts had died.

I first saw this and thought it was a post about the eighties sitcom Watching.

Saw the programmes by Hannah Fry about AI, absolutely mind blowing!

Watched a nature program on Dandylions amazing how they work on the soil.
Also another tremendous documentary, I think it was called ‘kiss the earth’. About settlers digging up the plains in America which damaged all the ecosystem.
They ended up with massive dust storms & droughts 😩
Netflix

MT62

Watched a nature program on Dandylions amazing how they work on the soil.
Also another tremendous documentary, I think it was called ‘kiss the earth’. About settlers digging up the plains in America which damaged all the ecosystem.
They ended up with massive dust storms & droughts 😩
Netflix

Kiss the ground (think it’s been taken off Netflix)

'Light-hearted'. Okay....

I began to think that John Nettles was in fact the suspicious one. Midsomer Murders: look how many murders occured in the area. Bergerac: murders were common.

Just saying.

I’ve learnt from the one soap I watch that if I ask my GP to pop round because I feel a bit dizzy, they’ll be straight there. Someone accused of a crime can be charged, tried and sent down within the week. And

Whoops, posted too soon!

…And even on minimum wage, everyone can afford to eat breakfast in the caff, lunch in the pub and dinner in the bistro most days.

I've learned from watching the new Deal or No Deal that Steven Mulhern is arguably the best game show host since dear Bruce Forsyth graced our screens. He is truly empathetic, funny, efficient, kind and sweet natured and I hope he gets to the top in his TV career.

I don't watch Springwatch, I find the presenters irritating, although the subject matter is wonderful. Were they talking about Whirligig beetles or is it something else? I believe the beetles were named after the toy.

I’ve discovered Michael Portillo’s railway journeys?
Weird yes
But interesting yes
First started with his Japanese tour? Just so happened when my daughter and family were visiting Japan! I followed her journey. Whilst watching his programme I learnt so much and as I will never be able to afford to go to any of the places he visits. It’s a beautiful way to learn about countries. Last episodes he toured Portugal & Madeira. So beautiful.

I learn a lot from my addiction - quiz shows and wild-life documentaries

missdeke is it because you are not comfortable watching Chris Packam? He is neurodiverse. He actually gives me hope for my little granddaughgter who is also neurodiverse. She adores animals of any kind and loves going to the zoo. She knows all the names of the dinosaurs too from books and watching 'Walking with dinosaaurs'.

since we are going lighthearted ..

Ciao! Prego....

Guess which Italian Detective I am obsessed with...

and the ever essential

Dov'è il bagno?

BoggledMind

'Light-hearted'. Okay....

I began to think that John Nettles was in fact the suspicious one. Midsomer Murders: look how many murders occured in the area. Bergerac: murders were common.

Just saying.

🤣🤣🤣 That’d certainly be a twist no one was expecting. Now I’ll be waiting for the next MM with that fixed in my mind!!!

Silverlady333

missdeke is it because you are not comfortable watching Chris Packam? He is neurodiverse. He actually gives me hope for my little granddaughgter who is also neurodiverse. She adores animals of any kind and loves going to the zoo. She knows all the names of the dinosaurs too from books and watching 'Walking with dinosaaurs'.

No not Chris Packham, I know he is neurodiverse, and he's done done a lot for Wildlife. It's Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams I find particularly irritating, Having been brought up with presenters like David Attenborough and now Hamza Yassin who make it all so interesting I just find the others irritating and non professional, just my opinion though.

I also found the Michael Portillo programmes interesting.
Lots of things/ places/events etc looked ip later.

I also found out lots of things about the Roman Empire from TV - though I loathe all the reconstructions where they have actors dressed up!

I'm afraid I'm another who doesn’t like the presenters on Springwatch.

But I've also discovered how happy I am to watch some rubbish (remember Ice Road Truckers anyone ?) but hostile to others (such as the X Factor or Married at First Sight).