BBC Studios: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Patrick Stewart interview - Parkinson - BBC", hN recommends it in hair-loss threads as a funny, inspiring example of accepting baldness.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2012–2022interviewHN recommends it in hair-loss threads as a funny, inspiring example of accepting baldness.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2008–2023documentaryBrought up whenever threads touch on mimicry, voice cloning or bird vocalization, and people say the ending is startling.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2017–2026documentaryHN links it as the quick introduction to zombie-ant fungi whenever the topic comes up.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2014–2021documentaryHN shares it as an amusing parallel to human drinking habits and as a possible window into addiction.
- 1 HN recommenders 2 months 2020–2025videoHN points to it for the memorable hand-animated computer graphics, which still hold up, and as the TV rendition of a famous passage.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2010–2025comedy videoPosted as a joke and a reference whenever threads discuss newspaper bias and media pandering to readers.
- cited 9× 0 months 2009–2025documentaryHN uses it as the standard illustration of animal tool use and adaptive intelligence in crow threads.
- cited 17× 0 months 2013–2026comedy videoHN uses it as a recurring joke reference whenever threads feature annoying, over-eager smart devices and AI products.
- cited 5× 0 months 2018–2025comedy videoPosted as a joke in threads about livestock, animal intelligence and ethics of eating meat.
- cited 3× 0 months 2013–2022comedy videoHN brings it up as a joke whenever threads touch on long names, name handling or unpronounceable identifiers.
- cited 5× 0 months 2010–2025comedy videoHN commenters use it as a joking reference when discussing privatization, outsourcing and absurd bureaucracy.
- cited 5× 0 months 2018–2026comedy videoUsed as a joke for bureaucracy that exists to employ administrators rather than serve its purpose.
Questions
Which BBC Studios video does Hacker News recommend most?
Patrick Stewart interview - Parkinson - BBC: recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users between 2012 and 2022.
Is this every BBC Studios video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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