Originally Posted by Andy23:
“Daybreak is basically just not doing the 3 days between Xmas & New Year where it would usually appear. There is very little point doing a show that finishes at 8:30am when most of the population are having a lie-in.”
That's true enough, the only real reason Breakfast do it is because they're doing it anyway for News 24 so it's easy enough to simulcast it. Although in the past, Breakfast Time would run between Christmas and New Year, in its original sofa form, it was only take off Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, whereas the desk-bound Breakfast Time, and Breakfast News, were never on at Christmas or any Bank Holiday.
Of course at the end of the eighties and into the nineties, the Beeb would do full length Six O'Clock and Nine O'Clock Newses, plus a full length regional news at 6.30, on the days between Christmas and New Year, which wouldn't happen now (insert smartarse dumbing down-related comment here).
Originally Posted by square_eyes:
“Under Suspicion Sunday / Monday ?”
Why does Under Suspicion only appear in the first week of January? I don't know how many people remember what it is if they only do one story a year, exactly one year apart.
Originally Posted by Jonwo:
“Bleak Old Shop of Stuff looks like a right hoot, is it just a one-off or is there going to be a series?”
Well, it's a one-off for now, but it's based on a radio series so presumably there's scope for a series if it goes down well. I dunno if they'd be able to get the cast together for a series, mind.
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“Quite poor schedules there. I know the assumption is that everyone goes out on New Year's Eve but even so!”
Two shows on primetime ITV there which have already been shown in primetime on other days of the holiday. I know one's opposite the Strictly result so nobody would watch it the first time, but Alright doesn't have much competition for its first showing. No surprise to see a long film on BBC1, it's a simple enough way to fill a quiet night. Expect the EBC thread in the Broadcasting forum to complain about BBC Scotland not being able to show the lottery.
Originally Posted by Brekkie:
“Do C5 get absolute first pick every week or is it structured so they can't just show Man Utd?”
No, they get first pick every week, but the way it works out means that each team in each tie gets one leg at 6pm and one leg at 8pm, so when Liverpool fell into it two seasons ago, Five passed up on the away leg of one of their ties because it was a 6pm kick-off. Depends on the ability to show Man U vs the unattractive kick-off time.
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Exactly. Bizarre coupling.”
Well, The Royal Bodyguard was always going to go out at nine o'clock, because there aren't any other slots for sitcoms on the Beeb unless they wanted it to get thrashed by Corrie or in the unhallowed Wednesday 8.30 slot. And Mrs Brown is harmless enough, my parents really like it. It's not Frankie Boyle, in any case.
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“If the BBC has first pick every round then they could follow England all the way to the final if we do well. Presumably they will toss up again after round 1, and for subsequent rounds?
All sounds a bit of a lottery to me...”
I'm assuming this is only the case in the group stage, although to be honest it probably sorts itself out after a bit, because I know they don't like to have both matches in a day on one channel, so generally if one channel picks a primetime match, the other would generally take the afternoon match that day. Of course it doesn't mean the Beeb will neccessarily take two England group matches, they might opt for one and then pick Ireland's opening game or something, and then go for the potential England quarter final.
Originally Posted by
ftv:
“It's certainly a worrying prospect for this Christmas turkey that has arrived early. Why on earth do they keep using Nick Knowles on these sort of programmes (in fact of any sort of programmes
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I very much enjoyed the DIY SOS parody on The Impressions Show last night where Knowles indulged in some crap jokes ("Say hello, Nigel!" "Hello Nigel!") and then did a mirthless laugh and unconvinvincingly said "We have a right laugh, we really do", which summed up his presenting style perfectly.
Having now obtained (and memorised the entire contents of) the Christmas Radio Times, it doesn't look so bad, the festive season though I'm surprised at how often BBC1 comedy goes up against BBC2 comedy, especially in the second week when it seems to happen after ten o'clock every night, which surely is the first rule of scheduling. Also, C4's line-up looks hugely ropey, I think Home For The Holidays could get a tiny audience and they seem to be going for entertainment on Christmas Night which seems pointless when BBC1 have that market wrapped up.
Also, how many shows has Pip Schofield got on ITV? He's on every night!
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