I remember watching and recording these documentaries when they first aired on Channel 4 as part of their Whose News? season. It’s great to rewatch them again after all these years - thanks a lot for uploading them. They are very prophetic.
Astra appeared in South Africa for a brief period. The state broadcaster, SABC, decided on analogue satellite rather than digital. It failed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraSat
I remember watching and recording these documentaries when they first aired on Channel 4 as part of their Whose News? season. It’s great to rewatch them again after all these years - thanks a lot for uploading them. They are very prophetic.
Considering this programme is nearly 30 years old its final conclusions still hold up remarkably well.
He coined the term Birtspeak, but he was right in more than a few aspects.
Thank you!
Some gaps are in the audio throughout the video to remove copyrighted music.
Appreciate the forewarning 👍
Great doc, this.
Thank you so much for putting this incredible video online. New sub
G.m. a documentary very interesting.Thank you.
Does the TCR counter at the top mean this is originally from the TV station?
Yep, burnt-in timecode
Edit: also, you know, the VT Clocks
Astra appeared in South Africa for a brief period. The state broadcaster, SABC, decided on analogue satellite rather than digital. It failed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraSat