Britain in a day

[emmie]

did anyone watch this last evening. It ran for about an hour and a half, and was absolutely riveting. Film makers asked ordinary people to film themselves, and the snippets were cobbled together and made into this extraordinary film, a snapshot of life in Britain. If you didn't watch it i hope they repeat it.

[emmie]

just me then, oh well, if you do see this repeated, advertised do watch, quite astonishing.

[hippyhoppy]

I was working last night.. but I see it's on i-player.. so shall catch up tomorrow (my one and only day off)...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

[emmie]

enjoy, it's heart warming, heart breaking, funny, awful, but much of what we are about.

[Tizzi24]

I recorded it, but haven't watched it yet em. I saw a very similar film a couple of years ago, but it was clips from all over the world - really good.

[patsyann]

Oh I thoroughly enjoyed it Em10.Sad.happy,odd,funny,just so riveting like you said.

[Tizzi24]

By the way, the other film I was on about was called "Life In A Day".

[vodkancoke]

I just watched it on catch-up. Brilliant programme. Sad moments and funny moments.

[emmie]

Tizzi, same people i believe, anyone who didn't watch it should, absolute blinder.

[Kiki-frog]

Yes, we watched it. I found it quite hypnotic, and very clever how all the clips had some kind of connection.

[emmie]

dare anyone not to shed a tear at the old chap seeing his daughter going down the aisle to get married. That just about finished me off.

[emmie]

apparently they had 750 hours of footage, so had to condense it right down. It would make a spectacular series.