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Old 18-11-2016, 20:58
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Right everyone, apart from RT, what other TV magazine do you buy if any, at Christmas?

I always get RT and TV Times - a sort of a tradition i have carried on from the 80's .
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:09
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Right everyone, apart from RT, what other TV magazine do you buy if any, at Christmas?

I always get RT and TV Times - a sort of a tradition i have carried on from the 80's .
I get TV Times too! I usually use TV Times as the one I cross off the shows I wanna watch funnily enough. I find the content of RT better (interviews and features) but find the TV Times listings easier to read.

I sometimes get inside soap as I do like Eastenders but haven't really been bothered about soaps this year at all, so I doubt I'll get the xmas Inside Soap.
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:10
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Who is decorating this weekend?
Who is doing stir-up Sunday?
I got mine up last week

Even I knew it was too early lol but we bought a new tree and rather than put it away, we put it up. The decorations are gradually coming out, Fck it!
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:13
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Right everyone, apart from RT, what other TV magazine do you buy if any, at Christmas?

I always get RT and TV Times - a sort of a tradition i have carried on from the 80's .
Always get Total TV Guide too as it has more satellite channels than RT but thanks to my local library i can read Whats On TV TV Times and TV & Sat Week and Rt if i wanted for free online
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:35
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Right everyone, apart from RT, what other TV magazine do you buy if any, at Christmas?

I always get RT and TV Times - a sort of a tradition i have carried on from the 80's .
I get Total TV Guide for the last 4 years I only got the RT last year as I won the cover competition.
I never thought I would not get the Christmas RT but I have to say I don't miss it except in a nostalgic way. The non buying is due to content (not good enough on satellite TV) the silly price and the recent run of generally uninspiring Christmas covers. If they improved on these faults I would buy it again quite happily
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Old 19-11-2016, 02:13
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Here are my entries for the cover competition:

Guess A: A giant tree in the middle of a snowy town centre with people standing around it singing carols

Guess B: A Christmas tree in a house by a log fire; the baubles on the tree, though, have pictures of some of the famous faces we've lost this year.
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Old 19-11-2016, 10:29
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Price Increases on some TV listing magazines for the issues on sale December 1

TV Times increases by 10p to £1.70
TV & Sat Week increases by 10p to £1.90
What's on TV increases by 2p to 60p
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Old 19-11-2016, 11:56
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My late entries to the cover competition, Claires_dad:

Guess A: A drawing of Santa putting his feet up with a mince pie, actually reading the Christmas RT, a highlighter/marker pen poised to circle all the programmes he wants to watch.

Guess B: The Great British Bake Off - Paul Hollywood in Santa costume, Mary Berry as a Christmas fairy and Mel and Sue as elves.
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Old 19-11-2016, 12:02
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So we have a tsunami of Radio Times coming,

Tuesday,
Saturday,
Following Thursday,
Double issue " from" Saturday 3rd.
And New Year, mid December.
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Old 19-11-2016, 12:04
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Price Increases on some TV listing magazines for the issues on sale December 1

TV Times increases by 10p to £1.70
TV & Sat Week increases by 10p to £1.90
What's on TV increases by 2p to 60p
Blame brexit.
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Old 19-11-2016, 12:24
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Price Increases on some TV listing magazines for the issues on sale December 1

TV Times increases by 10p to £1.70
TV & Sat Week increases by 10p to £1.90
What's on TV increases by 2p to 60p
Bloody hell! Their not even waiting until January now.

I can see RT being £2.50
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Old 19-11-2016, 12:59
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Bloody hell! Their not even waiting until January now.

I can see RT being £2.50
Those three seem to increase at the last issue most years - be a big surprise if |RT didn't go to £2.50
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Old 19-11-2016, 13:52
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My Sainsburys are selling real Christmas Trees for £10 - will they last until Christmas if bought so early?

And what a con! FREE CHRISTMAS TREE shouts today's Daily Mail but then you need to read the small print - mail rewards membership needed a unique number and £9.99 p&p so not as free as they have you believe!

B&M are selling 6ft artificial ones for £9.99!
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Old 19-11-2016, 13:57
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My Sainsburys are selling real Christmas Trees for £10 - will they last until Christmas if bought so early?

And what a con! FREE CHRISTMAS TREE shouts today's Daily Mail but then you need to read the small print - mail rewards membership needed a unique number and £9.99 p&p so not as free as they have you believe!

B&M are selling 6ft artificial ones for £9.99!
To be honest what do you expert from the Daily Mail, it's always a con, so basically it's a cheap £10 tree flogged as free but £9.99 p&p. I thing it's " outrage" - and a " Christmas tree Con storm", and small print fury. If this was the BBC the DM would insist it's closed down.

Double standards of the DM.
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Old 19-11-2016, 14:14
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We always put decorations up 2 weeks before Christmas day at home so I like to stick to that tradition.
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Old 19-11-2016, 14:37
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Anytime after Advent Sunday i think is acceptable
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Old 19-11-2016, 14:41
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I'm really hoping BBC Two shows lots of Laurel & Hardy films over Christmas this year. A Christmas season of L&H Films would make this Christmas perfect

Me too but it's not going to happen, they haven't shown L&H for years.
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Old 19-11-2016, 14:46
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Just been browsing for some books to buy and came across this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaleidoscop...uide+1937-2013

The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013
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Old 19-11-2016, 15:22
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Just been browsing for some books to buy and came across this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaleidoscop...uide+1937-2013

The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013
I love Christmas but that is expensive!.
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Old 19-11-2016, 16:10
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I love Christmas but that is expensive!.
There is a £19.99 pdf download available
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Old 19-11-2016, 21:10
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The Holidays Are Coming!!!

(Just now on ITV)
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Old 19-11-2016, 23:12
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1) I'm going for a cover with santa with cast of calling the
Midwives in the background!

2) Xmas bake off featuring a mother Xmas style Mary berry🎄
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...sue-go-on-sale
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Old 20-11-2016, 11:11
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Guess the Cover of the Christmas Radio Times Competition

COMPETITION CLOSES TONIGHT AT 11.59PM

Entries so far :

pedrok
A) A snowy village scene with a large Christmas tree in the middle of the village.
B) Meet the Midwife celebrating Christmas.

judomole
A) A Village square covered in snow The scene has at the centre a Christmas tree with carol singers holding lanterns on sticks with other people standing around watching them.At the top of the cover is a church with its door open and with its window lit
up it has people going in, on the right of the cover is a row of shops with shoppers going in and out with parcels in hand and on the left is children building snowmen and sledging down a hill
B) This year's cover will be based on the movie Frozen Featuring Elsa Snow Queen of Arendelle with Anna Princess of Arendelle, also there is Kristoff and his Reindeer Sven plus Olaf the snowman This will be set in a snowy scene with fir trees round a frozen
lake and a night sky full of stars and the Moon.

Anthony_Ryan
A) Traditional nativity scene with the baby Jesus, Joseph and the Virgin Mary, 3 wise men, shepherds.
B) The cast of Mrs Brown's Boy's all enjoying Christmas lunch in the Brown family living room. Cathy Brown is giving Buster Brady a kiss under some missteltoe every 1 there is wearing paper party hats. There is a well decorated Christmas tree there and there is plenty of tinsel hanging from the ceiling.

marke09
A) As its Roald Dahl's 100th birthday a Quentin Blake original drawing for RT along the lines of the BFG dressed up as Santa decorating a huge Christmas Tree
B) Characters from Revolting Rhymes enjoying playing in the snow

Only_You
A) An animated Father Christmas holding a sack of presents. A rather jolly looking Father Christmas with rosey cheeks and a big smile.
B) a tribute to the last ever GBBO on BBC1. A picture of a big Christmas cake with little versions of Mary, Paul and Mel & Sue sitting on top.

wizzywick
A) A giant moon with a church steeple in the foreground. Silihouetted into the moon and on top of the steeple is a weather vane in the guise of a reindeer. Stars twinkle in the background with a giant star at the very top of the picture.
B) A Hand drawn cover by Quentin Blake as he creates a scene from "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" as played by characters of Revolting Rhymes.

smokeycat
A) Big Christmas pudding with Holly and a Robin.
B) Call the Midwife. All standing around singing carols.

A.D.P
A) A large snowman close up, wide mouth, carrot nose
B) A cartoon style, big round Christmas cake, for GBBO Christmas specials, with White icing, small characters on it, including Anna Elsa and Olaf and a snowman in the middle.Other characters from other shows maybe on it as well

jazzydrury3
A) Snowy Scene with a Christmas Tree, Evergeen Leaves, with Elisa from Frozen siting onto of the Christmas Tree, sounded by toys at the bottom of the tree.

SHANK0055
A) Santa in his sleigh flying through the night sky
B) Bake Off - Mary and Paul holding a massive tray of Mince Pies

Boyontbridge
A) Big Festive Robin taking centre stage
B) Strictly Christmas Day Stars

td1983
A) Santa riding a sleigh through a snow-covered forest with loads of presents on it
B) Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes characters in a snowy, festive scene. Or one or two of them

blueisthecolour
A) A picture of a group of children having a snowball fight.
B) Ed Balls dressed as Father Christmas dancing

Pizzatheaction
A) Drawing of a snowy night scene with some reindeer, and Santa raising a glass to the large stars in the sky, each designed to look like one of the TV personalities to have died in 2016: Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood, Paul Daniels etc.
B) Drawing of Doctor Who sitting outside the TARDIS, having a picnic in the snow, with a sinister looking turkey about to attack him from behind

johnjuan
A) An updated version of the classic 1977 Christmas tree village cover with Father Christmas in the sky on his sleigh.
B) A Christmas tree with stars providing the decorations such as Mrs Brown, Call The Midwife and Danny Dyer on the top of the tree dressed as a fairy

JOHNOR
A) something not too dissimilar from the 1981 cover, albeit more modern.
A snowy scene, a church bell will feature and some doves or robins
B) the cast of Sherlock in a wintery outdoor scene

BadSignal
A) A cute Teddy Bear in a Wintry scene.
B) Strictly Come Dancing judges dressed up Christmassy.

Aaron_Cardwell
A) ??
B) something to do with Frozen. Olaf the snowman with the frozen characters
in the background, possibly having a snowball fight

tanni1930
A) A Christmas tree with baubles containing the images of those stars who we have lost this year e.g.Caroline Aherne, Terry Wogan; Victoria Wood etc.
B) Strictly Come Dancing Judges with Len Goodman in the foreground.

Treehugger1
A) children sleeping beside the fire while Santa fills their stockings on the fireplace, with a drum, a teddy and a doll poking out the top.
B) Dr Who, Mel and Sue and Mrs Brown sitting around a table beside a Christmas tree eating Christmas dinner.

dave2702
A) We haven't had a Christmas Tree on the front cover for some time so I think a big Xmas Tree will feature prominently, with the baubles featuring various Xmas programmes such as the girls from Frozen, the cast of Marigold
B) Cast of Celebrity Come Dancing

Claires_dad
A) A modern family in their living room in colour, watching their TV - through their window is a black and white picture of the original BBC transmitter
B) The Doctor coming out of the TARDIS pointing his sonic screwdriver, on a snowy landscape with the corny strapline "Look Who's Back for Christmas"

Midsblue
A) Traditional Father Christmas; jolly, plump, arms aloft with a sack of presents
B) The cast of Outnumbered with Santa hats, maybe false Santa beards all together in a family photo style

Batfink
A) Quinton Blake special commission featuring a predominant Christmas tree & presents, including a fireplace & stockings
B) Doctor Who orientated : tardis in a snowy scene/setting

JazzyJaney
A) something classic and perhaps a bit Shakespearean. A snowy Stratford upon Avon or old fashioned town in a Christmas tree shape
B) ??

brucie_bonus
A) Santa relaxing in an armchair in front of a roaring fire with a snowy scene outside the window.
B) Olaf the snowman out of Frozen in a snowy scene

pembo2004
A) a church on an snowy hill
B) Christmas tree with baubles of dr who, call the midwife etc inside them

AUNAC
A) Santa Clause with a sackfill of gifts with tv themed presents. Tardis, Bakiing, dance shoes etc
B) Some sort of Bake Off theme...possibly the Judges all in Xmas themed outfits

Laylora
A) A Robin in a snowy scene with a big christmas tree
B) One of the David Walliams kid's specials in a christmassy scene.

maddogscott
A) a village scene on a hillside lots of snow, a reimagined 1977 cover. Village will take the shape of an angel
B)picture from we're going on a bear hunt animation, so unchristmassy it will intstantly superced last years cover as the worst ever.

Stebee
A) Snow scene with Father Christmas, Christmas tree & robins.
B) Ethel & Ernest standing in front of their brick house with the garden in front of them and son beside them

vauxhall1964
A) penguin and chick with snow scene
B) Strictly judges as panto characters

marysvevo
A) A snowy village/town encircling a Christmas tree in the town square. The baubles of the tree will feature pictures of the programme highlights.
B) A moody cast photo of this year's Agatha Christie remake

AdmiralsReserve
A) A modern update of the 1936 Radio Times cover, with the toys of the time replaced by ipads, computers, lego, v-tech watch etc.
B) The cast of GBBO in a Christmas Kitchen, holding a Christmas Cake, with the judges from Strictly as decorations on the cake.

FootballFan87
A) A giant tree in the middle of a snowy town centre with people standing around it singing carols
B) A Christmas tree in a house by a log fire; the baubles on the tree, though, have pictures of some of the famous faces we've lost this year.

davads
A) A drawing of Santa putting his feet up with a mince pie, actually reading the Christmas RT, a highlighter/marker pen poised to circle all the programmes he wants to watch.
B) The Great British Bake Off - Paul Hollywood in Santa costume, Mary Berry as a Christmas fairy and Mel and Sue as elves.

Andycoll14
A) Santa with cast of calling the Midwives in the background!
B) Xmas bake off featuring a mother Xmas style Mary berry

If I've missed anyone off please let me know quoting the number of your post.

REMINDER YOU HAVE TWO GUESSES
GUESS A : A TRADITIONAL COVER
GUESS B : A COVER RELATING TO A SPECIFIC PROGRAMME(S) AND OR TV STAR(S)
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Old 20-11-2016, 11:15
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Don't like to be pedantic Claires_dad, but isn't the last one on the list there two programme-specific guesses...?
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Old 20-11-2016, 11:18
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Don't like to be pedantic Claires_dad, but isn't the last one on the list there two programme-specific guesses...?
Sort off but you could say the same about the 2009 covers but I'd still call them traditional covers so I'll accept it!
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