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.
- interview recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users, 2012–2022HN recommends it in hair-loss threads as a funny, inspiring example of accepting baldness.
- documentary recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2008–2023Brought up whenever threads touch on mimicry, voice cloning or bird vocalization, and people say the ending is startling.
- documentary recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2017–2026HN links it as the quick introduction to zombie-ant fungi whenever the topic comes up.
- documentary recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2014–2021HN shares it as an amusing parallel to human drinking habits and as a possible window into addiction.
- video recommended in 2 different months by 1 HN user, 2020–2025HN points to it for the memorable hand-animated computer graphics, which still hold up, and as the TV rendition of a famous passage.
- comedy video recommended in 1 different month by 1 HN user, 2010–2025Posted as a joke and a reference whenever threads discuss newspaper bias and media pandering to readers.
- documentary cited on HN 9 times, 2009–2025HN uses it as the standard illustration of animal tool use and adaptive intelligence in crow threads.
- comedy video cited on HN 17 times, 2013–2026HN uses it as a recurring joke reference whenever threads feature annoying, over-eager smart devices and AI products.
- comedy video cited on HN 5 times, 2018–2025Posted as a joke in threads about livestock, animal intelligence and ethics of eating meat.
- comedy video cited on HN 3 times, 2013–2022HN brings it up as a joke whenever threads touch on long names, name handling or unpronounceable identifiers.
- comedy video cited on HN 5 times, 2010–2025HN commenters use it as a joking reference when discussing privatization, outsourcing and absurd bureaucracy.
- comedy video cited on HN 5 times, 2018–2026Used 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.