Why do we need to show the same shows every day? I for one don't have time to sit down for eg. to watch The Bill or record it every single day due to my busy working lifestyle!. My hard drive would soon become full .Once or twice a week would surely be enough and this way would allow more choice of programming....What is everyone else's thoughts? Other channels are guilty of this! I can't remember the last time I sat and watched Emmerdale because of this on ITV.. it gets to the point that I have too many to catch up on and in the end stop watching and wipe them from my hard drive.
I remember reading something not long ago that they do this because people get board and give up - where as if it's on every day they watch it. fine for those home all day but as you say it quickly builds up for the rest of us!
This channel is awful. Full of stereotypical British period dramas and granny sitcoms. How boring.
It sees itself as a rival to ITV3, which you would presumably describe in a similar way but which is one of Freeviews more successful channels, so maybe it's just that there are a lot of people who enjoy things which you don't.
What's going on with this channel? I turned on about just over an hour ago, and it was supposed to be Taggart. But instead it was some stupid programme about World Records, which they cut off before the end to put Call The Midwife on at 10pm. That was my first proper look at the channel, and it certainly didn't strike me as a channel being run by UKTV, looked more like it was being run by amateurs.
What's going on with this channel? I turned on about just over an hour ago, and it was supposed to be Taggart. But instead it was some stupid programme about World Records, which they cut off before the end to put Call The Midwife on at 10pm. That was my first proper look at the channel, and it certainly didn't strike me as a channel being run by UKTV, looked more like it was being run by amateurs.
I noticed that as-well it was some type of error but at 9.20pm it was showing Taggart. It was some guy on a pogo stick going up steps in a tall building too the top.
I can't get any programme info on the menu for this channel...anyone else having the same problem...i have bt vison freeview and have tried scans 3/4 times
Went round to my mum's to do yet another freeview retune for her so she could get this channel.
Then all I got was her tutting and moaning at all the long ad breaks during Call the Midwife. Oh well.
PVR (or even better a Media Centre with auto recording capacilities) - skip all the darn adds (an annoyingly they are copying abc1's stupid two ad breaks in a 30 minute show).
PVR (or even better a Media Centre with auto recording capacilities) - skip all the darn adds (an annoyingly they are copying abc1's stupid two ad breaks in a 30 minute show).
She already has a Freesat PVR because there are certain channels on satellite that she likes to watch and record which are not available on freeview.
The freeview is just from the tv's built in tuner, and she certainly wont fork out for another PVR just to record the odd programme on the Drama channel.
Comments
I remember reading something not long ago that they do this because people get board and give up - where as if it's on every day they watch it. fine for those home all day but as you say it quickly builds up for the rest of us!
It appears they also showing comedy programmes like last of the summer wine and birds of a feather, that also shown on gold.
It's certainly not E4, VIVA or 4Music.. but, then again, we already have those.
That is not shown on any other UKTV channel.
It sees itself as a rival to ITV3, which you would presumably describe in a similar way but which is one of Freeviews more successful channels, so maybe it's just that there are a lot of people who enjoy things which you don't.
Yes its been discussed in the online entertainment forum, its only TalkTalk Youview boxes that have the problem.
The channel is FREE.
Nobody forcing you to watch it and plenty people happy to watch it..
I noticed that as-well it was some type of error but at 9.20pm it was showing Taggart. It was some guy on a pogo stick going up steps in a tall building too the top.
Three old people careering downhill in a runaway bath? How much more drama do you want?!
Then all I got was her tutting and moaning at all the long ad breaks during Call the Midwife. Oh well.
PVR (or even better a Media Centre with auto recording capacilities) - skip all the darn adds (an annoyingly they are copying abc1's stupid two ad breaks in a 30 minute show).
The freeview is just from the tv's built in tuner, and she certainly wont fork out for another PVR just to record the odd programme on the Drama channel.