Aye, getting all worked up about a bloody TV listings magazine.
You couldn't make it up!

Not a lot changes over Christmas TV does it. It is infact the worst TV of the entire year. Simply browse all your old Radio Times listings going back 20 years, and you can safely assume that you have got your next 20 years of TV sorted for Christmas, except maybe The King's Speech at some point before Christmas 2032 maybe! Christmas Day is a Saturday that year just so you know! There, I've knocked your potential 2015 record sideways by a mile, and a full 17 years!

Just out of curiosity, which scapegoat are they using to justify a nearly 15% price rise (and they can't use the price of paper going up - none of the other magazines have raised their prices)?

Increasing production costs this time!

Bump! Happy new Year everyone!

Hopefully wizzywick will see this and answer my previous question

Not too fussed about Toy Story 3. Genius film but one of my girls loves it so have already seen it way too many times!

Looking to all things Christmas 2013.

This confused me at first. I was thinking that the Colin Firth film The Kings Speech should be shown in the next two years. Why will it take up to 2032 to show it. Then the penny dropped! lol!

Happy New Year.

Sorry CUP OF TEAAA! I have only just come back into this thread and have just read your question.

The comments I posted were not necessarily factual but just snippets of comments made by people on various websites. I am still waiting for someone to confirm them but the BBC Disney (Buena Vista) deal is readily available to view on the web. It was an eight year deal signed in 2004. Hope this helps, but apologies that I haven't got concrete evidence for you.

Oh ok thanks

Marking my place.

Obvious question, but do we know the dates the christmas edition will cover this year?

at an guess 21st dec to 3rd jan sounds right

I agree, the same thing applies to Christmas TV idents, the excitement and anticipation generated weeks before Christmas is hard to believe.


Do you want to place an order for yours early from your newsagent perhaps or maybe start queuing outside W H Smith's at the end of August so you do not miss it

True. But for those why enjoy it, it's fun. Those who don't enjoy it can simply opt out. As I do with anything that doesn't interest me, without knocking those for whom it's a bit of harmless pleasure.

Now, where can I find out more about those idents…!

Took all the decorations down over the weekend. Lounge looks bare

Looking forward to the 2013 thread

Where can I find the cover for tomorrow's issue?

http://www.imsyndo.com/IMC/imc_about.html?m=RadioTimes[/email]

Considering recent price hike, don't believe there'll be too many takers caring about RT's cover for the next 48 or 49 weeks.

Happy New Year all!

So on reflection, what did you enjoy the most on the 2012 christmas TV schedule and would like to see again in 2013?

Did you all manage to watch anything you actually highlighted as essential viewing??!!

I found the Royle Family a big disappointment and fell asleep half way though having spent most of December looking forward to it! I really enjoyed Room on the Broom (highlighted programme in my RT!) and the snowman & dog repeat on christmas day. Other than that, Dr Who was good, bit still only saw it on i player about 3 days later! Oh, and Outcnumbered was ok too - don't recall being blown away though

My christmas RT died a horrible premature death too - mid holiday I knocked a glass of fizzy over it while playing my son's new matching pairs card game with him - Utter Devistation!!

I was away over xmas so I sat down before going and set up a load of stuff to record. However upon my return I discovered that my 2 year old niece had somehow managed to put a series record on Peppa Pig whilst she was round one day. I had something ridiculous like 100 episodes recorded, which lead to many of my other recordings being deleted by my 'wonderful' Tivo box. So it turns out I didn't get to see that much xmas tv!

Saying that I do have about 10 films still waiting to be watched.

p.s. My RT suffered a similar fate.

I quite enjoyed this year's Royle Family.
I had by then drunk a fair few beers so everything I was watching on TV would of been enjoyable.

I may watch it again, without the beers for a second opinion.

I bought the 2012 Christmas edition of the Radio Times for old times sake, read the features, but didn't use it once as a practical guide to check programmes. Ultimately I just found myself using the interactive guide on the tv.

And it was a particularly poor year for Christmas TV. The only two programmes that left a lasting impression was The Girl and Restless. Otherwise it was a load of dross.

By this time last year BBC, ITV and Channel 4 had already announced some Christmas 2012 specials (yes, really!) including Downton Abbey, a Christmas Dickens drama (turned out to be Great Expectations) and The Snowman and the Snowdog. Has anyone seen any info in Christmas 2013 yet??

Downton Abbey has already been confirmed for Christmas 2013.

Plus today Hebburn (BBC2 sitcom) has been awarded a 2nd series and a Christmas Special for 2013.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-...r-bbc2-in-2013

Thank you very much Claires_dad!

Whatever you do - DO NOT watch The Royle Family without the beers.

As an erstwhile fan, this was without a shadow of doubt, the biggest Christmas TV dissappointment in years.

It became a parody of itself. The real life cutting edge cynisism was replaced by unbelievable farce. I was really surprised and dissappointed in equal measures that Cash & Aherne allowed this sub-standard piece of work anywhere near a studio.

Unless already legally obliged to do so, there is no way the BBC will be comissioning another of these. It was terrible