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Title: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: knopflerized on January 05, 2015, 12:31:05 AM
Hi there,

Anybody could record this and share?
http://www.sky.com/tv/show/discovering-dire-straits

thanks a lot
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Pottel on January 05, 2015, 12:35:17 AM
where is that picture from, before the vid starts? we see mark and pick playing, but also 2 or 3 other guys??  never seen that pic.
sure hope someone tapes this....
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Ar (aka Enlight) on January 05, 2015, 02:31:57 AM
I think they are Alimony Slim,Derik Timms,Steve Norchi and Pick Withers from Mark's period in the Brewers Droop band back in 1973.
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Ar (aka Enlight) on January 05, 2015, 02:33:20 AM
I also like to see this broadcast beeing recorded , thx in advance  :wave
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: sweetsurrender on January 05, 2015, 05:49:07 AM
Can't wait to watch it !!! Is there a way to watch it on line?
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Banjo99uk on January 05, 2015, 12:46:36 PM
they are showing Alchemy before the documentary as well.
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Marijo58 on January 05, 2015, 01:21:02 PM
Hi everybody!! Thanks, I manage to see only 1mn49 secondes with the link!! Where is the rest!! How long is this vid supposed to be? Thanks.
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: dmg on January 05, 2015, 04:56:05 PM
they are showing Alchemy before the documentary as well.

They've also bought the rights to OTN which they're showing the following night.

"Vid? Tape?"  You guys are living in the past!  ;)
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Ar (aka Enlight) on January 05, 2015, 05:17:47 PM
Sweetsurrender & Pottel if it is a rebroadcast from this,:

http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail/1927623/101524261/discovering-dire-straits#.VKq4cNJ9WQs


I do have a copy, well u know what to do ;)
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: knopflerized on January 05, 2015, 05:33:25 PM
Hi everybody!! Thanks, I manage to see only 1mn49 secondes with the link!! Where is the rest!! How long is this vid supposed to be? Thanks.

You are lucky I can't watch any second :'(

Anyone will record  please please? :p
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Knopflerfan on January 05, 2015, 06:06:40 PM
Damn, I am away in Edinburgh for the next few days celebrating my 40th Birthday or something like that! Oh well it will be repeated....
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Ar (aka Enlight) on January 05, 2015, 06:20:12 PM
Hi everybody!! Thanks, I manage to see only 1mn49 secondes with the link!! Where is the rest!! How long is this vid supposed to be? Thanks.

You are lucky I can't watch any second :'(

Anyone will record  please please? :p

Of Course you can knopflerized ( although we cannot use the link above):

try this:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1isay5_bskyb-discovering-dire-straits_creation

see 04.30 min for the same video freeze frame as in the original provided link by you!

As for Sweetsurrender and Pottel ,PM me for a copy if interested  :wave
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: superval99 on January 05, 2015, 06:39:45 PM
Thank you, Enlight, for the link!    :thumbsup
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: dustyvalentino on January 05, 2015, 08:13:06 PM
I already have this on an avi file, pretty crap show, just a load of people that aren't really fans sitting about speaking about DS, but I could upload to Dropbox or something if people want it?
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: superval99 on January 05, 2015, 08:15:31 PM
I already have this on an avi file, pretty crap show, just a load of people that aren't really fans sitting about speaking about DS, but I could upload to Dropbox or something if people want it?

Lots of inaccuracies too!   
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: dustyvalentino on January 05, 2015, 09:40:24 PM
This should hopefully work, dropbox link.

https://db.tt/gDNbJ1hJ
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: foma on January 05, 2015, 09:47:11 PM
Yeah, looks like they just popped up Wikipedia article about DS and just reading it through :)
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: straitsway75 on January 05, 2015, 11:19:49 PM
Thanks  :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: yontwocrows on January 06, 2015, 04:52:43 PM
Thanks for sharing  :thumbsup
Nothing really new, though
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: sweetsurrender on January 07, 2015, 05:42:34 AM
Enlight,

Thanks for the kind offer. Just downloaded it off dropbox from dusty. Hope it will play.
Thanks all.
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Marijo58 on January 07, 2015, 03:05:03 PM
Thanks Dustyvalentino, it worked out perfectly!!!!! Although there were nothing new, it was interesting to watch!!! I really laughed a lot when one the journalist said that the man in the Romeo and Juliet clip was more handsome than MK!! Anyway I find this clip totally ridiculous!!
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: sweetsurrender on January 07, 2015, 03:29:45 PM
Thanks Dustyvalentino, it worked out perfectly!!!!! Although there were nothing new, it was interesting to watch!!! I really laughed a lot when one the journalist said that the man in the Romeo and Juliet clip was more handsome than MK!! Anyway I find this clip totally ridiculous!!
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I agreed. No men can be better looking than MK :lol That R & J video was just too cheesy for me.  :wave
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: superval99 on January 07, 2015, 03:39:41 PM
Thanks Dustyvalentino, it worked out perfectly!!!!! Although there were nothing new, it was interesting to watch!!! I really laughed a lot when one the journalist said that the man in the Romeo and Juliet clip was more handsome than MK!! Anyway I find this clip totally ridiculous!!
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I agreed. No men can be better looking than MK :lol That R & J video was just too cheesy for me.  :wave

Agreed!   MK for me any day!    :)
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Marijo58 on January 07, 2015, 03:44:22 PM
Thanks Dustyvalentino, it worked out perfectly!!!!! Although there were nothing new, it was interesting to watch!!! I really laughed a lot when one the journalist said that the man in the Romeo and Juliet clip was more handsome than MK!! Anyway I find this clip totally ridiculous!!
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I agreed. No men can be better looking than MK :lol That R & J video was just too cheesy for me.  :wave
True Sweetsurrender!! But he became really more handsome when he stopped to smoke and he was less thin!! And the guy on the video was not so good looking as that Journalist said!!  :thumbsup :wave
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: Knopflerfan on January 10, 2015, 12:26:37 AM
What a load of tosh, journalists not knowing really and truly what they are talking about. Programme deleted from my hard drive!!
Title: Re: Discovering Dire Straits on Sky Arts 1
Post by: xxFordiexx on January 10, 2015, 01:32:49 AM
yep, seen it before and it and I was grinding my teeth through it again lol.... inaccuracies are my biggest gripe of all.