This week on BBC iPlayer (2 March – 8 March) we’re back on the streets of New York with John Wilson for another series of his genre-bending comedy docuseries How to with John Wilson.
There’s more comedy in Nottinghamshire with Morgana Robinson and Matthew Horne in the series Newark, Newark.
We also have fascinating trues stories, Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370, ten years after the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight, Discovering the Music of Antiquity, about an ancient Greek score found on an old papyrus in the Louvre, and a new feature-length episode of How the BBC Began, about the development of impartiality at the BBC.
What’s coming new to BBC iPlayer this week?
How To with John Wilson
Filmmaker and “anxious New Yorker” John Wilson returns for a third series in which he films fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give advice on relatable topics in this series. Topics this series include how to find a public restroom, how to clean your ears, and how to watch birds.
- Watch the full boxset of series three of How to with John Wilson from Friday 8 March, and watch both previous series now
Newark, Newark
Newark, Newark follows pugnacious Nottinghamshire chip shop manager and exhausted matriarch, Maxine, as she tries to ride out her divorce. Starring Morgana Robinson, Matthew Horne, and Beverly Callard.
- Watch the full boxset of Newark, Newark on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday 5 March
Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370
Ten years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 passengers and crew on board on 8 March 2014, this documentary looks at whether new radio technology may finally help locate the missing aircraft and asks what lessons can be learned to make aviation safer.
- Watch Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370 from Wednesday 6 March
How the BBC Began
The story of the BBC’s development of impartiality – starting with the General Strike of 1926, when the BBC was only three years old. In this major national crisis, John Reith, as its general manager, judged that his battle to prevent it being taken over by the government as an organ of propaganda was more important than a strict adherence to impartiality.
- Watch the new episode of How the BBC Began from Sunday 3 March, and watch the previous two episodes on BBC iPlayer now
Discovering the Music of Antiquity
An investigation into an old papyrus discovered in a storeroom of the Louvre museum has revealed that it was a very ancient Greek score. But how can we know who composed it? How do we interpret this music? And where do we find the ancient instruments to play it?
- Watch the full boxset of Discovering the Music of Antiquity from Monday 4 March