YouTube, the British TV files.
The vast database called YouTube is an absolute treasure trove of entertaining videos, shows and movies. As with any mixed bag, however, the person searching for treats (in our case the viewer) needs to know what they want and how to find it. Yes, all you need to do is enter a name for the show or clip you want to find and, if you get the correct keyword, chances are you will probably come up with a clip related to what you're looking for. But what if you are, for example, interested in a genre of film, sports, opera, TV, or even jazz or classical music that you don't know any of the names for? You're just getting started in that genre.
This happened to me not long ago. I had seen several episodes of British TV shows as a youngster, growing up in Toronto. A couple of years ago I started to realize that many of the shows that I had seen as a kid might now be available in some form on the internet. Sure enough, after a little bit of research, I was surprised to find a treasure trove of content on the internet related to my new area of interest.
Speaking of available on the internet, one of the interesting things I learned is that Google the search engine has affiliate archives in countries around the world. That is, if you do a search through Google UK (to get there, simply type Google UK in your search Box) you will find search results which are quite different from those available through just plain Google. The UK branch offers a wider range of results related to England than you will find through the Google site.
First of all, I found there is a wide variety of on-line written material reviewing old British TV shows. Guides to actors, lists of dramas and sitcoms from the UK, the list is long and varied. Britain, of course is the home of Shakespeare and so, the Brits take their performance very seriously. My first area of interest was TV Sitcoms. Here is a site where you will find plenty of information about situation comedies made in Britain: Top British Sitcoms. From this list, I was able to search YouTube and view dozens of great comedies dating back as far as the 1950's. As I watched the shows, I was able to reflect on the eras in which they were produced (generally set in the 1950's through 70's). The verbal content, the jokes and even the acting is reminiscent of the times. The parts in the shows tend to be extremely well acted and the shows reflect a humbler and simpler attitude towards things than is often portrayed nowadays.
Here are some of my favourites: Keeping Up Appearances: In this show, suburban snob Hyacinth Bucket devotes her time to putting on candlelight suppers and trying her futile best to impress everyone she can get her hands on. Only Fools and Horses: This was a great surprise to me since I had never heard of it. It turns out this story of two brother market traders is the most popular British Sitcom. On the Buses: A sixties series based on the lives of two bachelor bus drivers and their activities on the job, driving double-decker buses. Fawlty Towers stars John Cleese of Monty Python fame. In this series, he plays the role of a crotchety innkeeper. The episodes are timeless. There are dozens of sitcom reviews available at the Top British Sitcoms site above. To view samples of these, simply copy the name of the show into YouTube UK (oh yes, YouTube also has an affiliate archive in the UK as well as other countries) and see what you come up with. To get onto YouTube UK, simply type it into Google.
As for British drama series, again the same principles for searching for content apply. Checking out Google UK, I found reviews and listings of dozens of drama series. The British Film Institute has reviews of many of the shows produced there. The mentioned link has a ranking of twenty of the top drama series produced in the UK since TV began there. Again, many episodes or at least clips of these shows can be found in the archives of YouTube or YouTube UK. Of course, this is just a sampling of the many drama series produced in the UK.
In both the genres of comedy and drama, I have shown you how to get started watching great TV episodes from the UK on-line through YouTube. The material you will find is often timeless and always entertaining. In some cases you can watch streaming episodes directly. In others, you may only find clips of shows available. I hope this guide will help you find a new place to watch classic TV and, the best part is, most of it is free.
Copywrite, 2010, Brian Slack.
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