What was the issue called then when the clocks went forward.

Time for Gardening issue, Time for Bikinis

correct it was the fireside issue

So what are the dates of the December radio times leading up to the Christmas double edition.

I love this thread, I have been on here for the last week reading every post from the beginning to the end and I am finally caught up. Getting excited for the cover competition and Im I missed the quiz but I will log on earlier next year as I guessed quite a few correct answers while reading through this years quiz. So now i'm up to date the countdown can begin. Well once I have been on Holiday to Haven with the kids next week, but that will take us to Halloween and then we are on the home stretch. Ho ho ho!

Nov 28 - 4 Dec on sale Tuesday November 24
December 5 - 11 on sale Saturday November 28
December 12 - 18 on sale Thursday December 3
December 19 - 1 January on sale FROM Saturday December 5 - Tuesday December 8)

So next year we wont have a Christmas AND New Year double issue

Thanks for the info

Is there any chance they would do Saturday 24th December - Friday 6th January?

I'm sure they would, I'm sure it's gone up to at least the 5th in the odd year.

It makes sense where possible as people like to have Christmas and new year in one guide

The 6th is probably the latest they'd ever go, since in years when Christmas Day/New Year's Day is a Saturday I'm sure they've done a 15-day issue going from Sat 18th-Sat 1st (and then duplicated the 1st in the next regular, single-week issue) #incrediblyanalpost

Wasn't that Christmas 99' so they could include January 1 2000

Yes and probably other years. I'd have to check BBC Genome...

BBC1 wouldn't have taken up much room, cause we had 300 hours of 2000 today

They have done a 15 day issue before including January 1 but last time it was queried why they cant do it now the answer was that January 1 would be a Saturday so the start of a new week and therefore the schedules for that week would be too late to include in the Christmas double issue

I for one would not mind waiting an extra week for the double issue if it had New Year holiday listings but its also seen as a money making exercise for the magazines as you have to buy a double and a single issue

If I remember Christmas 99' The TV listings only done half the day of January 1 2000

Indeed they did.

I actually don't mind the way it's done.

What happens when Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, they'd have to start the double issue on Christmas Day to get New Year's Day in as well!

Well, that's the 15-day issue as above - they've done Sat 18th-Sat 1st at least once, but I believe on other occasions it's been Sat 18th-Sat 31st then a New Year issue running Sat 1st-Fri 7th.

I'm sure the schedule for Jan 1 2000 was fairly typical of those days.

BBC1 you had 2000 Today, including Live & Kicking.

ITV you had Children's shows including SMTV.

And wouldn't have taken long to work out

Radio Times Double Issues covered the following dates :

20 Dec 1969 to 2 Jan 1970
19 Dec 1970 to 1 Jan 1971
18 Dec 1971 to 31 Dec 1971
15 Dec 1972 to 29 Dec 1972
22 Dec 1973 to 4 Jan 1974
21 Dec 1974 to 3 Jan 1974
20 Dec 1975 to 2 Jan 1976
18 Dec 1976 to 1 Jan 1977 (15 Day Issue)
24 Dec 1977 to 6 Jan 1978
23 Dec 1978 to 5 Jan 1979
22 Dec 1979 to 4 Jan 1980
20 Dec 1980 to 2 Jan 1981
19 Dec 1981 to 1 Jan 1982
24 Dec 1982 to 7 Jan 1983 (15 Day Issue)
17 Dec 1983 to 30 Dec 1983
22 Dec 1984 to 4 Jan 1985
21 Dec 1985 to 3 Jan 1986
20 Dec 1986 to 2 Jan 1987
19 Dec 1987 to 1 Jan 1988
17 Dec 1988 to 30 Dec 1988
23 Dec1989 to 5 Jan 1990
22 Dec 1990 to 4 Jan 1991
21 Dec 1991 to 3 Jan 1992
19 Dec 1992 to 1 Jan 1993
18 Dec 1993 to 1 Jan 1994
17 Dec 1994 to 30 Dec1994
16 Dec 1995 to 29 Dec 1995
21 Dec 1996 to 3 Jan 1997
20 Dec 1997 to 2 Jan 1998
19 Dec 1998 to 1 Jan 1999
18 Dec 1999 to 31 Dec 1999 (Half day listings for 1/1/2000)
23 Dec 2000 to 5 Jan 2001
22 Dec 2001 to 4 Jan 2002
21 Dec 2002 to 3 Jan 2003
20 Dec 2003 to 2 Jan 2004
18 Dec 2004 to 31 Dec 2004
17 Dec 2005 to 30 Dec 2005
23 Dec 2006 to 5 Jan 2007
22 Dec 2007 to 4 Jan 2008
20 Dec 2008 to 2 Jan 2009
19 Dec 2009 to 1 Jan 2010
18 Dec 2010 to 31 Dec 2010
17 Dec 2011 to 30 Dec 2011
22 Dec 2012 to 4 Jan 2013
21 Dec 2013 to 3 Jan 2014
20 Dec 2014 to 2 Jan 2015

Knew they'd done a 15-day a couple of times

Look on the bright side the way the calendar works we only miss One Christmas and New Year Double issue rather than two consecutive years like we normally do

1995's a mighty odd one. Wonder why they didn't do 23rd-5th, like 2001?

They also did 16-29 December in 1972. (not 15-29th as I originally put!)

Ooh, I didn't notice that one

I didn't see the point of doing a 16th- 29th issue. It seemed a bit odd because the listings ended mid-Christmas!

Mind you, the way we celebrate Christmas now is different. Idents last for three weeks and not three days, people are off work for the duration and not just three days and it seems to be a more illustrious affair than twenty years ago. I doubt they would have a 16th - 29th issue again.