ITV to broadcast 6 part prime time series next summer based around NH racing

[reynold]

British racing's Drive To Survive - ITV1 to air jump racing docuseries in primetime slot next year

British racing has finally succeeded in its long-held ambition to land a programme resembling Formula 1's hugely successful Drive To Survive after a... Read More

www.racingpost.com

 

[humblepie]

Hopefully should be good. Enjoyed Drive to Survive and really liked the Netflix one on the Tour de France. Lets hope they include the horses enough.

 

[LEC]

The Joe Tizzard one on YouTube is excellent

 

[humblepie]

The Joe Tizzard one on YouTube is excellent

It was wasn’t it.

 

[reynold]

'We could be absolute pariahs after this!' - ITV's new primetime racing docuseries to launch on Friday week

The first episode of ITV1's new primetime jump racing docuseries will be broadcast next Friday, July 19, at 9pm, with one of the programme's stars,... Read More

www.racingpost.com

The first episode will be friday 19th July at 9pm on ITV1

 

[Birker2020]

Hmm wonder if it will show the dark side of horse racing and the racehorses that nobody wants and all the deaths. It will be interesting to see but I can't help think it will be biased as well to more positive viewing.

 

[bonny]

Hmm wonder if it will show the dark side of horse racing and the racehorses that nobody wants and all the deaths. It will be interesting to see but I can't help think it will be biased as well to more positive viewing.

I, for one hope it does focus on the positive

 

[Birker2020]

I, for one hope it does focus on the positive

Not very transparent or honest then is it?

 

[humblepie]

I hope it shows reality. Of course in these things people are made for the audience to like or dislike to an extent as that is good viewing but unlike the Tour de France one or Drive to Survive this one had horses. Looking forward to it. Horses on prime time

 

[bonny]

I hope it shows reality. Of course in these things people are made for the audience to like or dislike to an extent as that is good viewing but unlike the Tour de France one or Drive to Survive this one had horses. Looking forward to it. Horses on prime time

That would depend on whose reality though, almost any subject can be slanted to say whatever it is you believe.

 

[Birker2020]

That would depend on whose reality though, almost any subject can be slanted to say whatever it is you believe.

Yes and any subject can be evaded for easy viewing.

It would be nice to show the reality of horse racing, its not all about fancy hats on ladies day and winning a fortune on the tote though is it?
Its a bit more real than that and a documentary or docuseries is a bit pointless without showing both sides of the argument.

Racegoers are very ignorant when it comes to the facts (not calling them ignorant to be rude, I mean ignorant of the facts).

 

[bonny]

Yes and any subject can be evaded for easy viewing.

It would be nice to show the reality of horse racing, its not all about fancy hats on ladies day and winning a fortune on the tote though is it?
Its a bit more real than that and a documentary or docuseries is a bit pointless without showing both sides of the argument.

Racegoers are very ignorant when it comes to the facts (not calling them ignorant to be rude, I mean ignorant of the facts).

I have no idea what racegoers know and I suspect you don’t either.

 

[Gamebird]

They did a lot of filming for this in racecourse stables over the course of last season - there were cameras behind the scenes at pretty much every fixture I worked at. There were signs up everywhere saying that if we didn't consent to being filmed we had to go and see someone about it. I did a lot of ducking and diving and have hopefully avoided the final cut!!

 

[MurphysMinder]

I caught a programme on BBC4 last night Horsepower, it was following Andrew Baldings Kingsclere yard, looks like there are several episodes . I may be late to the party and people have already seen it as looks to have been filmed around covid times .

 

[ycbm]

I have no idea what racegoers know and I suspect you don’t either.

I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people watching the program who hear the seemingly inevitable words "we treat them like kings" won't understand that horses want to be treated like horses, not like kings.
.

 

[Clodagh]

I caught a programme on BBC4 last night Horsepower, it was following Andrew Baldings Kingsclere yard, looks like there are several episodes . I may be late to the party and people have already seen it as looks to have been filmed around covid times .

I haven’t seen it, I’m watching it tonight. Very much looking forward to it.

 

[reynold]

Yes, recorded that program from BBC4 last night and will watch this afternoon.

2 parts last night and 2 to come (not sure when, maybe next week). All of it supposedly available on iPlayer.

You are right it was filmed in 2020/21 and has not previously been shown according to RTimes. Wonder why they bothered making it when it's taken 4 years to reach broadcast and has been buried late night on BBC4.

 

[Miszeemare]

Yes, recorded that program from BBC4 last night and will watch this afternoon.

2 parts last night and 2 to come (not sure when, maybe next week). All of it supposedly available on iPlayer.

You are right it was filmed in 2020/21 and has not previously been shown according to RTimes. Wonder why they bothered making it when it's taken 4 years to reach broadcast and has been buried late night on BBC4.

I’m sure it was shown on Amazon Prime or Netflix first. I definitely watched it a few months ago.

 

[daffy44]

It was on Amazon Prime, because I've seen it before and I dont have Netflix!

 

[Supertrooper]

Yes, recorded that program from BBC4 last night and will watch this afternoon.

2 parts last night and 2 to come (not sure when, maybe next week). All of it supposedly available on iPlayer.

You are right it was filmed in 2020/21 and has not previously been shown according to RTimes. Wonder why they bothered making it when it's taken 4 years to reach broadcast and has been buried late night on BBC4.

It was on Amazon prime

 

[reynold]

Interview with Andrew Balding related to the Horsepower series from today's Telegraph

Royal trainer Andrew Balding: ‘Being queen of England doesn’t mean you’re queen of the racecourse’

Star of a new BBC documentary, the trainer talks about the pressures of the sport, a life spent on the gallops and hosting royalty

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Clodagh]

I watched the first episode last night. Really enjoyed it. OH quite enjoyed it too, I think .

 

[TinseLeneHorse]

I've just finished watching Horsepower. It was an excellent well made documentary. Hope the new ITV one is as good.
I know that they probably didn't show the whole truth about what goes on but I still found the insight into the lives of the stable workers and jockeys very interesting and moving.

 

[humblepie]

I can't link it for some reason but article in Racing Post today following the launch last night.

 

[teapot]

Watching the first episode now

 

[humblepie]

Be really interesting to know what non racing or non horse people thought. I felt there were areas they could have made more of or explained more. The jockey winnings annoys me. The winning prize money was for example £1.5 million. I can’t remember the jockey percentage off hand but that money is split quite a few ways.

 

[bonny]

Be really interesting to know what non racing or non horse people thought. I felt there were areas they could have made more of or explained more. The jockey winnings annoys me. The winning prize money was for example £1.5 million. I can’t remember the jockey percentage off hand but that money is split quite a few ways.

The jockey gets his set riding fee and 10% of the winnings.

 

[humblepie]

ah thought it was 10% but couldn’t remember

 

[McGrools]

Champions is on itv tonight at 9pm I believe xx

 

[McGrools]

Sorry, I think it’s available to stream on itvx. Champions: full gallop