what date will we likely get the first outline of what's on tv this christmas? I know the papers usually bring out an early Christmas guide in early december with a lot of TBAs - does anyone know when this will happen?
what date will we likely get the first outline of what's on tv this christmas? I know the papers usually bring out an early Christmas guide in early december with a lot of TBAs - does anyone know when this will happen?
Ignore anything the papers print.
We should get the very provisional schedules released around the 26th/27th November and they will be confirmed a week later.
Channel 4 holding a massive presentation about upcoming programme schedules on Wednesday. Probably safe to assume that period will cover Christmas, so expect press releases and media packs from Channel Four in the next few days.
1) SHANK0055 A traditional illustration of a Christmas tree with Baubles depicting all the Christmas tv specials like Doctor Who, Open all Hours etc
2) Claires_dad A Christmas scene of the road with the shop from Open All Hours in it.
3) jazzydrury3 Close up of Front of Open All Hours shop, With the main stars, by the door, with the ghostly figure of Arkwright looking down at em.
Oldie style font, and non glossy photo
4) lindi Prince William, Prince George and Princess Kate in a nativity scene
5) StuL42 Call the Midwifes riding their bikes, snowy street scene, riding past Arkwrights shop.
6) Georged123 Peter Capaldi, bit of snow with the Tardis lurking.
7) LinusJ something Santa-centric as the mood is moving away from austerity. Plus maybe a snowglobe with a corner shop in.
8) wizzywick A photo of Agnes Brown dressed as a fairy with a wand and on the tree she stands beside are baubels with illustrations of midwives, a corner shop and a cyberman.
9) Batfink A traditional snowy scene with Santa on his sleigh
10) pedrok Mrs Brown meeting Arkwright in his corner shop with Christmas decorations around the shop.
11) Anthony_Ryan Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in a Santa suit !
12) Only_You Animated Father Christmas carrying a large sack with 'presents' that can be seen just overloading the bag with pictures of the Christmas 'TV' treats - Doctor Who, Mrs Brown, Open all Hours etc.
13) Pizzatheaction A drawing of the TARDIS, with Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Sir David Jason and Lynda Baron looking out of the half-open door.
14) pembo2004 cover with matt smith and peter capaldi with headline the doctors??
15) Aaron_Cardwell 'Still Open all Hours' shop front with the TARDIS lurking. It might be flying in the sky spelling out 'Happy Christmas'
16) Rich_L Danny Dyer in a Christmas hat outside the Vic!!
17) Ian_Stevens Retro Christmas cover, with 40/50's family around massive tree and roaring fire watching TV that has Tardis on its screen.
18) velixa An Advent Calendar with the doors open up until the first day on the guide, showing highlights of this years Christmas telly, including a tardis.
19) JOHNOR a very traditional snowy scene of children playing together outdoors.
20) midsblue snowy scene with Tardis & Capaldi in foreground & Arkwrights corner shop in background with Granville's bicycle resting against wall.
21) Ben_Freeman the tardis with matt smith and its snowing and its a snow globe
22) lundo christmas tree front cover, with presents on the tree instead of baubles with caricature faces of granville, doctor who et al drawn on the boxes
23) smirf1 along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
With the return of Open All Hours this year, what sitcoms would people like to see resurrected for a one-off Christmas special (a sort of 'what they are doing now' episode). I'd love to see one-off Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, One Foot in the Grave and Men Behaving Badly.
Of course it's best that the main star(s) are still alive, but that hasn't stopped Open All Hours...
With the return of Open All Hours this year, what sitcoms would people like to see resurrected for a one-off Christmas special (a sort of 'what they are doing now' episode). I'd love to see one-off Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, One Foot in the Grave and Men Behaving Badly.
Of course it's best that the main star(s) are still alive, but that hasn't stopped Open All Hours...
With the return of Open All Hours this year, what sitcoms would people like to see resurrected for a one-off Christmas special (a sort of 'what they are doing now' episode). I'd love to see one-off Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, One Foot in the Grave and Men Behaving Badly.
Of course it's best that the main star(s) are still alive, but that hasn't stopped Open All Hours...
Bren and Tony (from Dinnerladies) invite their old chums up to their pub (bequeathed to them in a will by Tony's friend) celebrate their wedding in Scotland. When they arrive the usual wit and banter ensues but then each and every one of them through bizarre circumstances comes across the ghost of Petula! Why is Petula haunting them and when Bren is finally informed about the ghostly apparitions it is soon discovered that Bren's mum had an identical twin! A ghostly festive special that reunites the cast of this fabulous sitcom. Starring Victoria Wood, Andrew Dunn, Celia Imrie, Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid, Maxine Peake, and Duncan Preston.
With the return of Open All Hours this year, what sitcoms would people like to see resurrected for a one-off Christmas special (a sort of 'what they are doing now' episode). I'd love to see one-off Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, One Foot in the Grave and Men Behaving Badly.
Of course it's best that the main star(s) are still alive, but that hasn't stopped Open All Hours...
John Sullivan no longer with us so OFAH not going to happen.
Fawlty Towers- John Cleese has already recently said no to writing any more of these.
One Foot In The Grave just wouldn't be the same without Victor (I feel exactly the same about Open All Hours without Arkwright)
Men Behaving Badly not out of the question.
All of the above were great at the time. However, I think they just need to leave them be. Any new episodes made years after they were originally on will just be a disappointment. The problem is there are so few decent new sitcoms these days that they keep having to resurrect old ones at Christmas.
1) SHANK0055 A traditional illustration of a Christmas tree with Baubles depicting all the Christmas tv specials like Doctor Who, Open all Hours etc
2) Claires_dad A Christmas scene of the road with the shop from Open All Hours in it.
3) jazzydrury3 Close up of Front of Open All Hours shop, With the main stars, by the door, with the ghostly figure of Arkwright looking down at em.
Oldie style font, and non glossy photo
4) lindi Prince William, Prince George and Princess Kate in a nativity scene
5) StuL42 Call the Midwifes riding their bikes, snowy street scene, riding past Arkwrights shop.
6) Georged123 Peter Capaldi, bit of snow with the Tardis lurking.
7) LinusJ something Santa-centric as the mood is moving away from austerity. Plus maybe a snowglobe with a corner shop in.
8) wizzywick A photo of Agnes Brown dressed as a fairy with a wand and on the tree she stands beside are baubels with illustrations of midwives, a corner shop and a cyberman.
9) Batfink A traditional snowy scene with Santa on his sleigh
10) pedrok Mrs Brown meeting Arkwright in his corner shop with Christmas decorations around the shop.
11) Anthony_Ryan Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in a Santa suit !
12) Only_You Animated Father Christmas carrying a large sack with 'presents' that can be seen just overloading the bag with pictures of the Christmas 'TV' treats - Doctor Who, Mrs Brown, Open all Hours etc.
13) Pizzatheaction A drawing of the TARDIS, with Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Sir David Jason and Lynda Baron looking out of the half-open door.
14) pembo2004 cover with matt smith and peter capaldi with headline the doctors??
15) Aaron_Cardwell 'Still Open all Hours' shop front with the TARDIS lurking. It might be flying in the sky spelling out 'Happy Christmas'
16) Rich_L Danny Dyer in a Christmas hat outside the Vic!!
17) Ian_Stevens Retro Christmas cover, with 40/50's family around massive tree and roaring fire watching TV that has Tardis on its screen.
18) velixa An Advent Calendar with the doors open up until the first day on the guide, showing highlights of this years Christmas telly, including a tardis.
19) JOHNOR a very traditional snowy scene of children playing together outdoors.
20) midsblue snowy scene with Tardis & Capaldi in foreground & Arkwrights corner shop in background with Granville's bicycle resting against wall.
21) Ben_Freeman the tardis with matt smith and its snowing and its a snow globe
22) lundo christmas tree front cover, with presents on the tree instead of baubles with caricature faces of granville, doctor who et al drawn on the boxes
23) smirf1 along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
1) SHANK0055 A traditional illustration of a Christmas tree with Baubles depicting all the Christmas tv specials like Doctor Who, Open all Hours etc
2) Claires_dad A Christmas scene of the road with the shop from Open All Hours in it.
3) jazzydrury3 Close up of Front of Open All Hours shop, With the main stars, by the door, with the ghostly figure of Arkwright looking down at em.
Oldie style font, and non glossy photo
4) lindi Prince William, Prince George and Princess Kate in a nativity scene
5) StuL42 Call the Midwifes riding their bikes, snowy street scene, riding past Arkwrights shop.
6) Georged123 Peter Capaldi, bit of snow with the Tardis lurking.
7) LinusJ something Santa-centric as the mood is moving away from austerity. Plus maybe a snowglobe with a corner shop in.
8) wizzywick A photo of Agnes Brown dressed as a fairy with a wand and on the tree she stands beside are baubels with illustrations of midwives, a corner shop and a cyberman.
9) Batfink A traditional snowy scene with Santa on his sleigh
10) pedrok Mrs Brown meeting Arkwright in his corner shop with Christmas decorations around the shop.
11) Anthony_Ryan Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in a Santa suit !
12) Only_You Animated Father Christmas carrying a large sack with 'presents' that can be seen just overloading the bag with pictures of the Christmas 'TV' treats - Doctor Who, Mrs Brown, Open all Hours etc.
13) Pizzatheaction A drawing of the TARDIS, with Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Sir David Jason and Lynda Baron looking out of the half-open door.
14) pembo2004 cover with matt smith and peter capaldi with headline the doctors??
15) Aaron_Cardwell 'Still Open all Hours' shop front with the TARDIS lurking. It might be flying in the sky spelling out 'Happy Christmas'
16) Rich_L Danny Dyer in a Christmas hat outside the Vic!!
17) Ian_Stevens Retro Christmas cover, with 40/50's family around massive tree and roaring fire watching TV that has Tardis on its screen.
18) velixa An Advent Calendar with the doors open up until the first day on the guide, showing highlights of this years Christmas telly, including a tardis.
19) JOHNOR a very traditional snowy scene of children playing together outdoors.
20) midsblue snowy scene with Tardis & Capaldi in foreground & Arkwrights corner shop in background with Granville's bicycle resting against wall.
21) Ben_Freeman the tardis with matt smith and its snowing and its a snow globe
22) lundo christmas tree front cover, with presents on the tree instead of baubles with caricature faces of granville, doctor who et al drawn on the boxes
23) smirf1 along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
24) Billy_Value a snowy/christmassy street with Arkwright's shop with Granville standing outside the shop in the evening lit by street lights with the various stars of christmas TV 2013 as carol singers on the street with the tardis parked up on the street as well
Last Tango in Halifax
Mrs Brown's Boys (2 episodes)
Mouse & Mole (Animation)
Call the Midwife
Not Going Out
Gangsta Granny (David Walliams book)
Pointless
Doctor Who : Twelfth Night
Citizen Khan
EastEnders
Strictly Come Dancing
Death Comes To Pemberley
Nan (starring Catherine Tate)
Would I Lie to You
Still Open All Hours
The Matt Lucas Awards
BBC2
Hebburn
The Tractate Middoth (Ghost story)
M R James : Ghost Writer (Documentary)
The Thirteenth Tale (Drama)
QI
Rab C Nesbitt
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas
ITV
Downton Abbey
Lets Do Christmas ... with Gino and Mel
The Cube
Mr & Mrs
Vicious
Coronation Street
Midsomer Murders
Text santa
Granville and his boy outside his shop on a snowy street. The shop front offering toys such as the drs and the tardis. Through the snow crusted lattice windows we are teased with shelves full of tv treats.
John Sullivan no longer with us so OFAH not going to happen.
Fawlty Towers- John Cleese has already recently said no to writing any more of these.
One Foot In The Grave just wouldn't be the same without Victor (I feel exactly the same about Open All Hours without Arkwright)
Men Behaving Badly not out of the question.
All of the above were great at the time. However, I think they just need to leave them be. Any new episodes made years after they were originally on will just be a disappointment. The problem is there are so few decent new sitcoms these days that they keep having to resurrect old ones at Christmas.
David Jason was interviewed on 5live a couple of weeks back and mentioned that John Sullivan had half written script when he unfortunately died:(, he also talked about the possibility of Sullivan's son who is also a writer finishing it so you never know......
John Sullivan no longer with us so OFAH not going to happen.
Fawlty Towers- John Cleese has already recently said no to writing any more of these.
One Foot In The Grave just wouldn't be the same without Victor (I feel exactly the same about Open All Hours without Arkwright)
Men Behaving Badly not out of the question.
All of the above were great at the time. However, I think they just need to leave them be. Any new episodes made years after they were originally on will just be a disappointment. The problem is there are so few decent new sitcoms these days that they keep having to resurrect old ones at Christmas.
Sorry, maybe a few bad examples in there, but it was only a theoretical question, I wasn't asking them to be commissioned. Perhaps on a more realistic note then, how about another special of The Office? (I might be going down the Fawlty Towers 'never again' route there though)
"Sir David Jason heads the cast as Granville who has inherited the shop from his beloved but miserly Uncle Arkwright. Granville now runs the shop with his son Leroy, a cheerful, good looking lad with more female admirers than Granville ever had. Granville sees him as the shop assistant but he sees himself as the head of IT.
Granville has brought up Leroy himself, with the help of a lot of the local women, after he arrived on the doorstep as the surprise result of a one night stand in Blackpool. Lynda Baron returns as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, Stephanie Cole as the Black Widow and Maggie Ollerenshaw is back as Mavis, Granville's never-quite-declared old flame.
Channel 4 holding a massive presentation about upcoming programme schedules on Wednesday. Probably safe to assume that period will cover Christmas, so expect press releases and media packs from Channel Four in the next few days.
Comments
Tardis in a snow globe was done in 2005
We should get the very provisional schedules released around the 26th/27th November and they will be confirmed a week later.
Actually the papers haven't done a provisional guide since 2009. So, at least now they'll be right!
I know what you mean. Sometimes I've seen films in these early guides that are no where to be seen in the official listings
I'm saying along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
1) SHANK0055 A traditional illustration of a Christmas tree with Baubles depicting all the Christmas tv specials like Doctor Who, Open all Hours etc
2) Claires_dad A Christmas scene of the road with the shop from Open All Hours in it.
3) jazzydrury3 Close up of Front of Open All Hours shop, With the main stars, by the door, with the ghostly figure of Arkwright looking down at em.
Oldie style font, and non glossy photo
4) lindi Prince William, Prince George and Princess Kate in a nativity scene
5) StuL42 Call the Midwifes riding their bikes, snowy street scene, riding past Arkwrights shop.
6) Georged123 Peter Capaldi, bit of snow with the Tardis lurking.
7) LinusJ something Santa-centric as the mood is moving away from austerity. Plus maybe a snowglobe with a corner shop in.
8) wizzywick A photo of Agnes Brown dressed as a fairy with a wand and on the tree she stands beside are baubels with illustrations of midwives, a corner shop and a cyberman.
9) Batfink A traditional snowy scene with Santa on his sleigh
10) pedrok Mrs Brown meeting Arkwright in his corner shop with Christmas decorations around the shop.
11) Anthony_Ryan Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in a Santa suit !
12) Only_You Animated Father Christmas carrying a large sack with 'presents' that can be seen just overloading the bag with pictures of the Christmas 'TV' treats - Doctor Who, Mrs Brown, Open all Hours etc.
13) Pizzatheaction A drawing of the TARDIS, with Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Sir David Jason and Lynda Baron looking out of the half-open door.
14) pembo2004 cover with matt smith and peter capaldi with headline the doctors??
15) Aaron_Cardwell 'Still Open all Hours' shop front with the TARDIS lurking. It might be flying in the sky spelling out 'Happy Christmas'
16) Rich_L Danny Dyer in a Christmas hat outside the Vic!!
17) Ian_Stevens Retro Christmas cover, with 40/50's family around massive tree and roaring fire watching TV that has Tardis on its screen.
18) velixa An Advent Calendar with the doors open up until the first day on the guide, showing highlights of this years Christmas telly, including a tardis.
19) JOHNOR a very traditional snowy scene of children playing together outdoors.
20) midsblue snowy scene with Tardis & Capaldi in foreground & Arkwrights corner shop in background with Granville's bicycle resting against wall.
21) Ben_Freeman the tardis with matt smith and its snowing and its a snow globe
22) lundo christmas tree front cover, with presents on the tree instead of baubles with caricature faces of granville, doctor who et al drawn on the boxes
23) smirf1 along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
Let me know if I've missed you off!
Doesn't mean they won't do it again though!
Of course it's best that the main star(s) are still alive, but that hasn't stopped Open All Hours...
Goodnight Sweetheart
Bren and Tony (from Dinnerladies) invite their old chums up to their pub (bequeathed to them in a will by Tony's friend) celebrate their wedding in Scotland. When they arrive the usual wit and banter ensues but then each and every one of them through bizarre circumstances comes across the ghost of Petula! Why is Petula haunting them and when Bren is finally informed about the ghostly apparitions it is soon discovered that Bren's mum had an identical twin! A ghostly festive special that reunites the cast of this fabulous sitcom. Starring Victoria Wood, Andrew Dunn, Celia Imrie, Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid, Maxine Peake, and Duncan Preston.
John Sullivan no longer with us so OFAH not going to happen.
Fawlty Towers- John Cleese has already recently said no to writing any more of these.
One Foot In The Grave just wouldn't be the same without Victor (I feel exactly the same about Open All Hours without Arkwright)
Men Behaving Badly not out of the question.
All of the above were great at the time. However, I think they just need to leave them be. Any new episodes made years after they were originally on will just be a disappointment. The problem is there are so few decent new sitcoms these days that they keep having to resurrect old ones at Christmas.
yeh me
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Guess the Cover Update :
1) SHANK0055 A traditional illustration of a Christmas tree with Baubles depicting all the Christmas tv specials like Doctor Who, Open all Hours etc
2) Claires_dad A Christmas scene of the road with the shop from Open All Hours in it.
3) jazzydrury3 Close up of Front of Open All Hours shop, With the main stars, by the door, with the ghostly figure of Arkwright looking down at em.
Oldie style font, and non glossy photo
4) lindi Prince William, Prince George and Princess Kate in a nativity scene
5) StuL42 Call the Midwifes riding their bikes, snowy street scene, riding past Arkwrights shop.
6) Georged123 Peter Capaldi, bit of snow with the Tardis lurking.
7) LinusJ something Santa-centric as the mood is moving away from austerity. Plus maybe a snowglobe with a corner shop in.
8) wizzywick A photo of Agnes Brown dressed as a fairy with a wand and on the tree she stands beside are baubels with illustrations of midwives, a corner shop and a cyberman.
9) Batfink A traditional snowy scene with Santa on his sleigh
10) pedrok Mrs Brown meeting Arkwright in his corner shop with Christmas decorations around the shop.
11) Anthony_Ryan Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in a Santa suit !
12) Only_You Animated Father Christmas carrying a large sack with 'presents' that can be seen just overloading the bag with pictures of the Christmas 'TV' treats - Doctor Who, Mrs Brown, Open all Hours etc.
13) Pizzatheaction A drawing of the TARDIS, with Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Sir David Jason and Lynda Baron looking out of the half-open door.
14) pembo2004 cover with matt smith and peter capaldi with headline the doctors??
15) Aaron_Cardwell 'Still Open all Hours' shop front with the TARDIS lurking. It might be flying in the sky spelling out 'Happy Christmas'
16) Rich_L Danny Dyer in a Christmas hat outside the Vic!!
17) Ian_Stevens Retro Christmas cover, with 40/50's family around massive tree and roaring fire watching TV that has Tardis on its screen.
18) velixa An Advent Calendar with the doors open up until the first day on the guide, showing highlights of this years Christmas telly, including a tardis.
19) JOHNOR a very traditional snowy scene of children playing together outdoors.
20) midsblue snowy scene with Tardis & Capaldi in foreground & Arkwrights corner shop in background with Granville's bicycle resting against wall.
21) Ben_Freeman the tardis with matt smith and its snowing and its a snow globe
22) lundo christmas tree front cover, with presents on the tree instead of baubles with caricature faces of granville, doctor who et al drawn on the boxes
23) smirf1 along a traditional route of a snow scene with a fat robin!
24) Billy_Value a snowy/christmassy street with Arkwright's shop with Granville standing outside the shop in the evening lit by street lights with the various stars of christmas TV 2013 as carol singers on the street with the tardis parked up on the street as well
BBC1
Last Tango in Halifax
Mrs Brown's Boys (2 episodes)
Mouse & Mole (Animation)
Call the Midwife
Not Going Out
Gangsta Granny (David Walliams book)
Pointless
Doctor Who : Twelfth Night
Citizen Khan
EastEnders
Strictly Come Dancing
Death Comes To Pemberley
Nan (starring Catherine Tate)
Would I Lie to You
Still Open All Hours
The Matt Lucas Awards
BBC2
Hebburn
The Tractate Middoth (Ghost story)
M R James : Ghost Writer (Documentary)
The Thirteenth Tale (Drama)
QI
Rab C Nesbitt
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas
ITV
Downton Abbey
Lets Do Christmas ... with Gino and Mel
The Cube
Mr & Mrs
Vicious
Coronation Street
Midsomer Murders
Text santa
Channel 4
Man Down
BBC3
Bad Education
BBC4
The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures 2013
From http://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/latest-tv-news-christmas-2013.html (twitter : @UKChristmasTV)
Granville and his boy outside his shop on a snowy street. The shop front offering toys such as the drs and the tardis. Through the snow crusted lattice windows we are teased with shelves full of tv treats.
David Jason was interviewed on 5live a couple of weeks back and mentioned that John Sullivan had half written script when he unfortunately died:(, he also talked about the possibility of Sullivan's son who is also a writer finishing it so you never know......
Sorry, maybe a few bad examples in there, but it was only a theoretical question, I wasn't asking them to be commissioned. Perhaps on a more realistic note then, how about another special of The Office? (I might be going down the Fawlty Towers 'never again' route there though)
"Sir David Jason heads the cast as Granville who has inherited the shop from his beloved but miserly Uncle Arkwright. Granville now runs the shop with his son Leroy, a cheerful, good looking lad with more female admirers than Granville ever had. Granville sees him as the shop assistant but he sees himself as the head of IT.
Granville has brought up Leroy himself, with the help of a lot of the local women, after he arrived on the doorstep as the surprise result of a one night stand in Blackpool. Lynda Baron returns as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, Stephanie Cole as the Black Widow and Maggie Ollerenshaw is back as Mavis, Granville's never-quite-declared old flame.
Written by Roy Clarke."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/still_open_all_hours_3dec13
Being filmed on the 3rd December!