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Old 25-08-2015, 08:40
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My prediction for Christmas Day BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
9.00 Wanted Down Under
9.45 Homes Under the Hammer
10.45 To Buy or Not to Buy
11.30 Cash In The Attic
12.15 Bargain Hunt
1.00 BBC News
1.15 The Link Christmas Special
2.00 Top of the Pops
3.00 The Queen
3.10 Escape to the Country
4.00 The Christmas TV that Made Me
4.45 Pointless Celebrities
5.45 BBC News
Be careful what you wish for.....
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Old 25-08-2015, 08:50
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The Christmas Tv that made me, I would probably watch, love Christmas progtamming, and wouldd be interesting.

Christmas Eve though, certainly not Christmas Day
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Old 25-08-2015, 13:40
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The Christmas Tv that made me, I would probably watch, love Christmas progtamming, and wouldd be interesting.

Christmas Eve though, certainly not Christmas Day
They did something similar last year with Len Goodman
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Old 26-08-2015, 12:36
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this years Sports Review will be on Sunday 20 December - so that will be in the Christmas RT

Does that mean no Christmas end for the Apprentice this year?
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Old 26-08-2015, 13:05
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this has Christmas written all over it - according to The Sun BBC 4 are planning to show a two hour reindeer sleigh ride as part of its slow tv series
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Old 26-08-2015, 13:09
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this has Christmas written all over it - according to The Sun BBC 4 are planning to show a two hour reindeer sleigh ride as part of its slow tv series
Confirmed for Christmas according to this

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...h-ride-lapland
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Old 26-08-2015, 17:28
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Looks like bad news for us Car Share fans. Charlotte Moore controller of BBc One speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival is quoted as saying she wont commit to a s second series but hopes it will happen. With time running out It looks very doubtful of a Xmas special this year
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Old 26-08-2015, 18:14
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Not one for this year but an animated version of Michael Rosen's Bear Hunt has been commissioned for Christmas 2016 by Channel 4.

http://www.skwigly.co.uk/lupus-head-out-on-a-bear-hunt/
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Old 26-08-2015, 18:26
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Looks like bad news for us Car Share fans. Charlotte Moore controller of BBc One speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival is quoted as saying she wont commit to a s second series but hopes it will happen. With time running out It looks very doubtful of a Xmas special this year
She is not one of BBC1s greatest controllers. She doesn't really know what is worth fighting for in terms of decent programming.
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Old 26-08-2015, 19:00
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Here we go folks! It seems just a handful of weeks have gone by since I said I would be doing the Quiz again on 23rd August! That was back in January and time flies so fast here we are - the 23rd August has come!

For the next 8 weeks I will post 10 questions (except this week where there are 12 and the final week where there will be 15) and all you need do is answer them!

THE RULES

Here's the boring bit:

1) I will accept your first Personal Message to myself as your definitive entry for that week. Any further attempts to answer for any individual week will not be considered.

2) Points will be simplified this year. You get one point for each correct answer. Simple. All points are carried forward to the following week to form a running total. The person with the most overall points at the end of the 8 week run, wins.

3) In the event of two or more people getting the exact amount of points at the end, I will post three tie-break questions. These questions will appear on Sunday 11th October (the day the quiz finishes) until 5pm. The first person to post their correct answers publicly wins!

4) The prize: The prize is a glossy desk calendar. Each month is a different photo of a classic Radio Times cover. There are four classic Christmas covers featured. In addition to this is a copy of a non-Christmas Radio Times from the late 70's or early 80's.

The runner up will also win a copy of a non-Christmas Radio Times from the late 70's or early 80's.

Remember: PLEASE GIVE YOUR ANSWERS BY GIVING ME A PERSONAL MESSAGE. This is a quiz anyone can enter so obviously, the answers need to be kept out of public view until the next week's questions launch.

5) Each week the quiz will close at midnight every Saturday night. New batch of questions will appear anytime between 00.01 and 12.00pm on the Sunday. No entry will be accepted after midnight Saturday.

I think that's it. Right, ready for the quiz!

WEEK ONE QUESTIONS:

1: Which former BBC star had a debut Christmas Special on ITV in 1979?

2: (Continuing from Question 1): Although it was a debut show for the answer to question 1, it proved to be the one and only festive ITV show. The celebrity had signed a three show deal for ITV and in 1980 went back to the BBC. What day did the Christmas Show in 1979 air on ITV?

3: "I don't want to be in a pie, I don't like gravy" is a line from which popular movie that has been featured in the Christmas RT listings several times since 2002?

4: What festive treat did Nanette Newman present at Christmas 1982 on ITV?

5: Which pop superstar had a Christmas Eve 1990 showing of their concert on BBC2?

6: Which highlights show went "on the road" on Holiday Tuesday 1977 on BBC1?

7: Which vintage movie caused controversy by becoming ITV1's Christmas afternoon movie in 2001?

8: Which Jennifer Saunders comedy series aired on Boxing Day 2006?

9: What prize was promised on the cover of 1987's Christmas Radio Times?

10: Following the outbreak of the second world war, in order to save valuable commodities like ink, the RADIO TIMES, like all other national publications, resorted to just using black and red or just black ink for its cover illustrations. This went on throughout, and for a long time after the end of the war. What year did the Christmas Radio Times feature more colour by including green on its cover for the first time since 1940?

11: (Continuing from question 10): With the re-introduction of full colour after the year referred to in question 10, it would have been feasible to expect a bright, joyous cover for the Christmas cover for the following year. However, the cover proved to be bland and rather dull, and disappointing. What featured on the cover that year?

12: Which comic strip detective movie featuring Al Pacino premiered on Holiday Tuesday 1994 on BBC1?


There you go, good luck and I hope to get many PM's full of lots of correct answers.

All answers and scores will be posted next Sunday.

Don't forget, you can find ALL answers to this week's quiz by using claires_dad's website:

http://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/
Guys,it would be great to see as many of you as possible having a go at the quiz. There is still time to get this weeks answers in, it doesn't close until midnight Saturday!

Dont forget, there is a prize for the overall winner!
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Old 26-08-2015, 22:02
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This is going to be awesome. Hope they show it Christmas Eve
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Old 27-08-2015, 23:34
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for those of you who get the Christmas Radio Times on the Saturday you have just ONE HUNDRED DAYS to wait
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Old 28-08-2015, 07:29
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This Radio Times article appears to confirm that Call the Midwife will be shown on Christmas Day as usual.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-...dwife-series-5
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Old 28-08-2015, 07:40
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This Radio Times article appears to confirm that Call the Midwife will be shown on Christmas Day as usual.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-...dwife-series-5
Come November we will get the usual "Call the Midwife" wont be on Christmas Day this year" posts, that we have had for the past three Christmases. So, hopefully, with the Radio Times posting that article that more or less confirms ( but of course it could change) that it will be on Christmas Day, it might stop people telling us it wont be!
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Old 28-08-2015, 07:50
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for those of you who get the Christmas Radio Times on the Saturday you have just ONE HUNDRED DAYS to wait
..but don't wish your life away
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Old 28-08-2015, 11:29
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This Radio Times article appears to confirm that Call the Midwife will be shown on Christmas Day as usual.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-...dwife-series-5
very much doubt Sherlock will be on Christmas Day then prpbably the Sunday after or New Year,s Day
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Old 28-08-2015, 11:43
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It'll probably be NYD, and it's never been broadcast on Christmas Day. The closest was Christmas Eve 2013.
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Old 28-08-2015, 11:50
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very much doubt Sherlock will be on Christmas Day then prpbably the Sunday after or New Year,s Day
Yes, it doesn't strike me as broad-appeal Christmas night fare (especially if Doctor Who, Moffat's other show, has its usual Christmas night slot).
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Old 28-08-2015, 16:58
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It'll probably be NYD, and it's never been broadcast on Christmas Day. The closest was Christmas Eve 2013.
Sherlock was not shown on Christmas Eve 2013 the new series started on New Years Day 2014
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Old 28-08-2015, 17:04
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Many Happy Returns was shown online only Christmas Eve 2013. My point still stands, it has never been broadcast on Christmas Day.
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Old 28-08-2015, 17:36
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very much doubt Sherlock will be on Christmas Day then prpbably the Sunday after or New Year,s Day
I think Sherlock will air on Boxing Day as it is getting a cinema simultaneous screening and Boxing Day traditionally is a big day for cinema goers.
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Old 28-08-2015, 17:38
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Just a quick post to say thanks to all of you who have entered the quiz this week. There is still time for anyone else who wants to have a go by PM'ing your answers by midnight tomorrow.
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Old 28-08-2015, 23:20
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Really hope that the BBC will show "The Nativity" this year. (The one with Andrew Buchan in) I think it's a fantastic piece of television and the best adaptation I have seen. It was first shown in 2010, I think, and it may have been shown the year after, but I don't recall it being shown after that?
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Old 29-08-2015, 07:30
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Really hope that the BBC will show "The Nativity" this year. (The one with Andrew Buchan in) I think it's a fantastic piece of television and the best adaptation I have seen. It was first shown in 2010, I think, and it may have been shown the year after, but I don't recall it being shown after that?
I have it on DVD and it is presented as a two hour film. I agree it is very good, it feels 'real' when you watch it. It would be good if it were shown on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning like it was in 2011.

I'd like them to show Lapland again with Sue Johnston again too.
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Old 29-08-2015, 19:03
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Hello all. Longtime lurker finally signing up to take part.
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