Christmas TV
Jack_Clinton
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On Christmas Day, the only programmes I will watch are Soccer AM (on Sky 1) and Top of the Pops (on BBC 1). There are loads of programmes in the evening that I wish to watch but will spend that time with family.
This is the same for the evening of Boxing Day and New Year's Eve. I think these days are time for family.
I will record all programmes on these days I wish to watch (i.e. Dr Who, Miranda, Open All Hours, The Boy in the dress etc), and watch them in the rest of December.
I have never watched TV on Xmas night, and am surprised by the high figures for the popular programmes.
Will you watch TV on Xmas Day? Or record the shows?
This is the same for the evening of Boxing Day and New Year's Eve. I think these days are time for family.
I will record all programmes on these days I wish to watch (i.e. Dr Who, Miranda, Open All Hours, The Boy in the dress etc), and watch them in the rest of December.
I have never watched TV on Xmas night, and am surprised by the high figures for the popular programmes.
Will you watch TV on Xmas Day? Or record the shows?
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Boxing Day evening, no matter where I am The Avengers is going on BBC1, same with The Dark Knight on ITV1 on New Years Day
Will be on the for the next 42 of em as well
The same old films - Zulu, The Sound Of Music, Ben Hur etc. - numerous cheap, schedule filling countdown shows, the greatest of this, Britains favourite that and "Specials" of shows that are on all year round.
Never watch, or listen to, the Queen's message. Her narration is just terrible as is her complete inability to read a speech and sound remotely natural. She could learn a few lessons from Tony Blair (not too keen on him but have to give him some credit!) who always came across quite naturally (falsely???) when reading a speech. Sadly, HM - you can always tell she's reading something and never actually speaking from the heart.
The terrestrial movies 'Premiers' i normally find the biggest let down, between cinema, Sky Movies, Netflix/Amazon etc the films feel so old by the time they get on to normal TV its a bit pointless.
I am glad you have shared with us what you will be watching, have a good one.
NO SOAPS!! (I love them - but not tonight) - we'll watch good old-fashioned Christmas light entertainment - recorded, DVD's, whatever!!
I miss things like Morecambe & Wise, The Two Ronnies etc...:)
It hardly matters , either way
Corrie, Downton Abbey and Miranda are on my to watch list for Christmas day though.
I'm not sure that's quite true some of our viewing will be from the 40's, 50's etc when films IMO were much better but you seem to think something has to be brand new to be good ?
No need to. It's being repeated on BBC2 for the 6000th time.
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The Two Ronnies are actually on BBC1 at 7.30 pm tonight,and on BBC2 on Boxing Day at 7.15 pm
These days (only at Christmas either) TV appears to be a number of varying quality mostly boring old films or repeats of Christmas Shows from the past interspersed with an odd new TV show just to show willing from the TV companies.
I remember in the 1960s getting excited over the new TV shows they were on over the Christmas period, well before VCRs and often disappointed because two shows we would liked to have seen, clashed.
Now most of us have the ability to record anything we want to see and even more than one programme at a time there is nothing much worth recording, at least there is little I want to watch.
Oh look, Escape to the Country 21st repeat, Bargain Hunt Christmas Special from 1985, The Lucy Ball Show from 1956, Police Camera, Action and The Sound of Music and The Guns of Naverone, Antiques Road Show (1976). Whoopeee, it's Christmas:D
We always stick with the BBC on Christmas Day, only because it's nice to have just one day of the year without ads being rammed down our necks.