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Subject: Re: Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story - BBC Two
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:17:46 +1300
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On 20/11/2024 1:59 am, Carl Keehn wrote:
> On 11/18/2024 5:32 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
>> On 19/11/2024 3:57 am, Mark wrote:
>>> Ar <Ar@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>>> Last night (Sunday) was the first episode of this on BBC Two:
>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024qc2/brawn-the-impossible- formula-1-story
>>>>
>>>> I am guessing it's brand new, the BBC website doesn't show any previous
>>>> transmission dates. It's a four part documentary.
>>>>
>>>> It's hosted by / and some interviews by US film actor Keanu Reeves, but
>>>> it's done very well, no stupid questions (so far), and he does not
>>>> present it like a fan boy, but not like a stiff interviewer either.
>>>>
>>>> As a documentary, it's very interesting to see the Brawn GP story, even
>>>> if you didn't support the team at the time (I didn't).
>>>>
>>>> It's worth a watch if you can catch it,
>>>
>>> I think it's the first time on broadcast channels. It was made by
>>> Disney+ last year, so I guess they're starting to sell their original
>>> content on.
>>
>> Yep. I've known about it for a while now but haven't watched it as I figured 'just another US F1 
>> propaganda thing' using Reeves' face and voice to get viewers. I might re-visit that decision, 
>> it's rated well on IMDB ('though IMDB ratings are largely US-centric). <https:// 
>> www.imdb.com/title/tt22297946/>
>>
>> Cheers,
> I did watch the first episode.  So far it's very well done and entertaining.  I played a game of 
> "Spot the Star", it was wild to see a very young Lewis Hamilton and Bernie Ecclestone was still 
> very present on the grid.  A number of Mercedes technical people made an appearance.

Thanks for that. I will check it out then.
Cheers,
-- 
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification 
in the DSM"
David Melville.