About Smashing Telly
Over the last 6 months, I have rarely watched regular TV, but did not have the patience to download programs, having found a wealth of timeless classics such as Kenneth Clark's Civilisation [sic] available instantly, as a streamed video of 'good enough' quality.
Smashing Telly is a hand edited collection of the best free, instantly available TV on the web. Not 30 second clips of a dog on a skateboard, or the millionth person to mime the Numa song, but full length programs. Smashing Telly, not Gimmick Telly.
Many of the items that I'll be putting up on a regular basis are documentaries, since thats what tends to be out there at the moment.
David
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Breakdance: The Freshest Kids, the History of Breakdance
January 30, 2007 – 3:13 pm
Running time: 1 hour 36 mins.
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Ghosts of the Underground
January 30, 2007 – 3:05 pm
Stories about ghost sightings on the London Subway system – a perfect setting for such things.
Running time: 47 mins.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
January 30, 2007 – 2:48 pm
An all time classic science fiction movie from 1951.
Running time: 1 hour 28 mins.
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The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow
January 30, 2007 – 2:44 pm
A woman who attributes the fact that she has a remarkable affinity with animals to her autism.
Running time: 48 mins
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The Century of the Self
January 29, 2007 – 4:49 pm
Adam Curtis’ superlative 4 part documentary series on the application of Freud’s theories to business and politics. If that doesn’t sound interesting, give it 5 minutes and you’ll be hooked.
What makes this documentary different from most, and not sensationalist, as the title might imply, is the quality of the research. For example, to provide a [...]
The Art of Moving
January 29, 2007 – 4:29 pm
Amazing French Parkour/Yamakasi documentary. It really doesn’t matter if you don’t speak French, trust me.
Running time: 1 hour 17 mins.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bank Book 1962
January 29, 2007 – 4:22 pm
With a smoking hot Mary Tyler Moore. Nothing seems to straddle the square 50s and hip 60s quite like this show did.
Running time: 25 mins.
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Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine
January 29, 2007 – 4:16 pm
Documentary about rebuilding the original Wright Brothers’ plane.
Running time: 56 mins.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
January 29, 2007 – 4:09 pm
A WWII setting, Sherlock Holmes story. It shows that in the 40’s you could make the Holmes character contemporary, without it seeming implausible.
Running time: 1 hour 8 mins.
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