Dorset: The Butchers of Bridport v. Broadchurch

Two programmes featuring Bridport on TV last night: the new series of Broadchurch, and the repeat of a fascinating documentary about the hidden history of the oldest family butcher's business in Britain (BBC iPlayer for 29 days only):

Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses-1. Balson the Butcher

"The first of three documentaries following the bosses of some Britain's oldest family businesses as they go on a journey into their remarkable pasts. Richard Balson's family have been butchers for almost 500 years, since Henry VIII was on the throne. He goes back through centuries of butchery to the origin of the British high street. Along the way he discovers how the Balsons have stayed in the butchery business despite scandal and tragedy".

The story of Balson the Butcher offered the more compelling detective story of the two.

Broadchurch (BBC commentary).

Am I alone in being immune?

Subtitles needed, confusing plot? (Mail)

AA Gill (Sunday Times Culture Section, 11 January 2015): "I think they might have been better starting off with a completely new story".