Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9999 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-01-16
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1

DVD Description
Taking inspiration from the golden era of late Seventies and early Eighties television, Look Around You looks at the very latest developments in science and technology in one of the most consistently funny parodies you're ever likely to see.

This brilliantly original second series has the same well-observed hilarious brand of humour as the first BAFTA nominated series and is presented by the very talented Jack Morgan (Robert Popper), Peter Packard (Peter Serafinowicz), Pam Bachelor (Olivia Colman) and Pealy Maghti (Josie D'Arby). In a blaze of 1980's big hair, sideburns, ra-ra skirts and jumpsuits, this series also features cameos from some of the UK's finest comedy performers including Harry Enfield, Matt Lucas, Simon Pegg and Sarah Alexander.

Each episode the team considers the future of music, health, sport, music, food and computers - much as they did in the original 'Tomorrow's World' series. Each week they are joined by guests, inventors and science specialists, looking at different inventions and testing out the latest technology.

The series culminates in a live final of the 'Look Around You Invention Of The Year Award' presented by HRH Sir Prince Charles. But with an excited live studio audience, a nervous group of contestants and one rather difficult and unpredictable guest, can the Look Around You team manage to keep everything going alright on the night?

Special Features
- Programme-maker's commentary - Pages from Ceefax - Play-at-home quiz pages - New Birds of Britain Film - Scary Picture - Test Card

Synopsis
A second series of the Spoof comedy science series reminiscent of education for schools, 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Open University' programming of the 70s and 80s. Includes discussions on Music, Health, Sport, Food And Computers, with HRH Sir Prince Charles presenting the award for 'Invention Of The Year' in the Live Final.

Customer Reviews

Surreal, funny and sublime
This is one of the most entertaning things you can watch - just sit back and slip into the parallel universe of 'look around you'.
It is simply pure fun and enjoyment from beginning to end and is full of huge laughs and intelligent yet highly surreal comedy. Co-written and produced by the man who brought you "The Timewaster Letters" (Robert Popper), Series 2 is the follow-up to the spoof educational programmes of the first series which appeared as ten-minute shorts on BBC2 with an array of bizarre experiments.
This incarnation takes the format of a studio-based show with a team of presenters along the veins of 'Tommorow's World' or 'Blue Peter', set in the 70's. We take a look at the future of such things as music, food, health and computers, each episode packed full of strange characters and bizarre situations.
Take another look at this DVD and if you haven't already seen it, buy it. This is one of the funniest, pleasing (and relaxing) comedies you'll ever watch.

Look at science differently.......
I stumbled across this show when it was shown earlier this year, and I tell you, I am mightily glad I did.

From the electro-pop synth-ed theme music, to the presenters' cheesy linking to each other, each of the first five episodes is set around a different theme, leading up to the "live" grand final (with a special appearance by Sir Prince Charles).

It's like the early eighties BBC TV show Tomorrow's World gone a bit sideways, as the presenters Jack Morgan, Peter Packard, Pam Bachelor and Pealy Maghti introduce us to the wierd and wonderful world of science.

Bottom line of this is personally, I don't care if there aren't any extras on the DVD (Although I hope there are) you should buy this DVD just for the pure comedy value, as it will have you screaming and howling with laughter!

Thanks Amazon - Thamazon!

Thanks, writers.... thiters
It's not often that a truly original new comedy arrives, so when one does, the moment should be savoured; and so it should with "Look Around You", a delightfully off the wall spoof of cheesy '70s BBC science based programmes. It takes a little while to get accustomed to the programme's sheer weirdness, with the very first episode featuring such delights as the ghost of Taichovsky judging a music contest, and a man called Synthesiser Patel - because he collects synthesisers.
Once you get used to it, though, this is delightful stuff. Each episode feels fresh, and there are surprises round every corner. In terms of casting... well, just about everyone from "Spaced"/"Shaun of the Dead" seems to make an appearance at some point, which surely can't be a bad thing (the grumpy flatmate turned zombie in "SOTD" puts in a star turn as the gloriously wooden lead presenter, Peter Packard), and it's good to see that Josie D'Arby (from kids' TV about 12 years ago) is still getting work. Overall, the presenters' spot on cheesiness always adds comedy value, even on occasions where the script misfires (which it does from time to time). There is even an appearance at the end of the series by HRH Sir Prince Charles (sic).
The programme is not perfect, however. Some parts are rather unfunny and laboured, while I have never once found any of the questions and answers which flash up, remotely funny. On the plus side, though, each episode has so much packed into it that if you don't find one bit funny, then you only have to wait a second for another slice of bizarre humour to hit you, whether it be an investigation of Britain's first entirely computerised casserole restauraunt or an explanation of the game of "gonnis" (golf plus tennis rolled into one). I defy anyone not to be hooked, or at least mildly entranced, after two episodes of this.