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Christmas TV this year is terrible!

80sfan80sfan Posts: 18,522
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Is it just me, or is the Christmas telly even worse than usual this year?

Looking at what's on tonight, it's just hours of soap after soap! Where's the variety? Years ago there was actual specials and entertainment shows. Now it's just the same old stuff. Even a lot of the satellite channels seem to have given up.

Lack of imagination or just lazy programming by the TV channels?

Anyone else struggling to find anything decent to watch?
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Doctor Who is on as long as I can watch that I don't care what else is on for rest of the day.
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    80sfan80sfan Posts: 18,522
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    James Frederick wrote: »
    Doctor Who is on as long as I can watch that I don't care what else is on for rest of the day.

    Yes I bet a lot of Who fans are looking forward to that.

    I don't even mind repeats! In fact I would go as far as saying I prefer them! I remember one year Challenge TV played a day of Christmas specials - it was brill! They're just playing hours of bloody Millionaire today and I can't stand that! >:(

    Gold seem to think there was only ever 'Only Fools & Horses' to repeat 365 days a year too!
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    Ba Na NaBa Na Na Posts: 1,792
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    It's been terrible for the past few years.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,916
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    Morecambe and Wise, Dads Army and Two Ronnies on repeat....sounds like a normal Christmas to me.
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Vernon Bennett wrote: »
    Morecambe and Wise, Dads Army and Two Ronnies on repeat....sounds like a normal Christmas to me.

    Got all of them on DVD and have watched them a few times over the last few weeks
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,916
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    Roy Wood, is that you?
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Vernon Bennett wrote: »
    Roy Wood, is that you?
    No his great song is my Christmas Ring tone
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,103
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    I usually tune in for Doctor Who then immediately switch the television off.
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    It's absolute garbage. Thank God for the internet! I'd be bored outta my mind without it.
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,121
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    I'm going to watch that James May show on BBC2 about 5 pm. They're usually quite good........like the one about building the miles long model railway between two towns and the one about flying a model plane across the channel. I've never seen Top Gear but I like James May.....his shows with Ozzie Clarke are usually entertaining.

    Then there's University Challenge at about 8pm and QI at 10pm

    all on BBC2...........

    Between the shows I'll stick Sky News on and come on here to moan about how there's nowt on telly.........:D
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    D_PeugeotD_Peugeot Posts: 781
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    When has it ever been good? It's always been full of films and one-off specials.
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    D_Peugeot wrote: »
    When has it ever been good? It's always been full of films and one-off specials.

    True I think it was last year maybe the year before when someone posted scans of a old TV guide from the 80's and it wasn't any better than only difference is we were kids and or big films took a lot longer to get on TV so when one did it was a big deal.
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    howardlhowardl Posts: 5,120
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    A prize on familyfortunes...sponsored by....Comet!!!!
    Wonder if its a repeat?
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    80sfan80sfan Posts: 18,522
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    I'm taping Carry on Camping & On The Buses where they go to the holiday park for later, then there's the Christmas 1978 Top of the Pops on as well.

    So many shows they could replay, but never do.
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    howardlhowardl Posts: 5,120
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    80sfan wrote: »
    I'm taping Carry on Camping & On The Buses where they go to the holiday park for later, then there's the Christmas 1978 Top of the Pops on as well.

    So many shows they could replay, but never do.

    What's taping?????
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    80sfan wrote: »
    I'm taping Carry on Camping & On The Buses where they go to the holiday park for later.

    Already got them on DVD (at least twice each)
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    TardisSteveTardisSteve Posts: 8,077
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    have watched carry on camping and am now watching carry on screaming, am looking forward to the Doctor Who Christmas special
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,910
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    Christmas wouldn't be christmas without an hour of albert square misery and the vic getting smashed up for the 100th time ^_^
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    howardl wrote: »
    A prize on familyfortunes...sponsored by....Comet!!!!
    Wonder if its a repeat?

    It probably is as it would have been filmed sometime before they went out of business in 2013.
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    80sfan80sfan Posts: 18,522
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    howardl wrote: »
    What's taping?????

    Lol! I mean set the TiVo box :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,916
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    cnbcwatcher wrote: »
    It probably is as it would have been filmed sometime before they went out of business in 2013.

    What about the Swan teasmaid and Bullworker being given as prizes on 3-2-1 just now? Do you reckon that a repeat too?
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    davordavor Posts: 6,874
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    It seems like they do not produce any new stuff for Christmas anymore. Everywhere you look, it's just repeats of good old christmasy programmes and films. They don't seem to bother to come up with something new and festive. I feel sorry for those who bought a copy of the Christmas Radio Times.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,910
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    davor wrote: »
    I feel sorry for those who bought a copy of the Christmas Radio Times.

    I almost did but decided not to bother. Glad i didn't bother
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    howardlhowardl Posts: 5,120
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    cnbcwatcher wrote: »
    It probably is as it would have been filmed sometime before they went out of business in 2013.[/QUOTE
    Umm...it was a tounge in cheek comment;-)
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    Blackjack DavyBlackjack Davy Posts: 1,166
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    Be thankful, you might have to be stuck with relatives with days on end with nothing but the TV to relieve the boredom.
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