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: The Genius of Photography
: Karl October 16, 2007, 06:21:17 PM
There's a series starting on BBC at the end of the month which should be of interest, if you can access BBC Four that is -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/




: Re: The Genius of Photography
: This-is-damion October 16, 2007, 08:14:33 PM
oh for cliffs sake........  this was going to be my pick for the next f/w podcast, back to the drawing board i guess.

p.s  looks great though doesnt it!

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: Janet_P October 17, 2007, 02:35:58 PM
I can't wait for this. If it's anything as good as the last photography series, it will definitely be worth a watch. Apparently the first episode follows Abelardo Morrell setting up a Camera Obscura and will be PERFECT to show my pinhole workshop students.
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: Andrea. October 17, 2007, 03:36:22 PM
Pity tis not on the radio! Have no tele here
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: LT October 17, 2007, 05:35:02 PM
maybe you'll be able to download it onto your PC?
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: This-is-damion October 25, 2007, 05:40:32 PM
this is on tonight, lets not forget now.


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: LT October 26, 2007, 01:26:52 PM
people who arent able to get BBC programs can download all from the previous 7 days shows at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/)

so we can all watch it now!
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: Ed Wenn October 26, 2007, 01:37:21 PM
Will be interested to see if people outside of the UK can watch content from the BBC's iPlayer. Maybe someone could let us know?

I watched the 1st episode last night and it was pretty good; definitely worth watching. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
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: seekingfocus October 26, 2007, 02:49:40 PM
people who arent able to get BBC programs can download all from the previous 7 days shows at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/)

so we can all watch it now!

I wasn't able to find it at that link... ???

I was able to play some of the other shows however, so it seems if I could find it, I'd be able to watch it through there...
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: LT October 26, 2007, 04:17:13 PM
BIG APOLOGIES ALL!  I just assumed that all the BBC content was released on the iplayer,  but it seems not.  For some reason, it seems they have chosen not to show the Genius of Photography season!  typical.   
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: Francois October 26, 2007, 10:25:43 PM
Just watch the DVD shelves once the series is over :)

I hope PBS will buy the show in the States... I can get their station cross border.
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: seekingfocus October 29, 2007, 07:35:38 PM
BIG APOLOGIES ALL!  I just assumed that all the BBC content was released on the iplayer,  but it seems not.  For some reason, it seems they have chosen not to show the Genius of Photography season!  typical.   

Getting all our hopes up for nothing... perhaps it will show up a bit later...
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: Skorj January 03, 2008, 10:25:42 AM
My local bookshop has the companion book. Only JPY7500. It appears to be an adjunct to the series, and not just a verbatim regurgitation. Anyone else seen this? Thanks! Skj.

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: rdbkorn January 03, 2008, 07:09:26 PM
Being in Canada as well, I thought I would have to wait for PBS to show the series, but then I was able to download it from the internet. I've watched the first 5 installments so far and have really enjoyed them. It has brought some photographers to my attention that I didn't know about, and the university library has been a good source for follow-up information.
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: gothamtomato January 03, 2008, 09:20:03 PM
Here in the US it was on Ovation TV last month, so I'm assuming they'll rerun it sometime. (I don't know if you get that in Canada).

Check their site: www.ovationtv.com
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: Francois January 04, 2008, 03:31:31 PM
Being in Canada as well, I thought I would have to wait for PBS to show the series, but then I was able to download it from the internet. I've watched the first 5 installments so far and have really enjoyed them. It has brought some photographers to my attention that I didn't know about, and the university library has been a good source for follow-up information.

Was it a slow download? Maybe I can rip them using the Public library's connection... as long as it is downloadable within one hour
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: rdbkorn January 04, 2008, 06:01:12 PM
Francois, it was P2P so it took several hours per episode. Not public library friendly unfortunately.