Looking forward to getting my copy on the 3rd!
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The Official Christmas Radio Times Countdown And Christmas TV Thread 2016
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Originally Posted by A.D.P:
“Changes to your Radio Times subscription mailing over Christmas and New Year
Dear Radio Times subscriber,
During the run-up to Christmas, the Radio Times team will be working hard to produce the Christmas double issue. To finish it on-time, some earlier issues of the magazine will be ready sooner than normal and will be mailed to you earlier than usual.
We thought it would be useful for you to know the new delivery dates for your copies of Radio Times over the festive period. The table below shows when your subscriber copy will be delivered.
TV and radio listings start dates
Issue on-sale date
Delivery due on or around
How this differs from the normal delivery date
Saturday 3rd December
26th November
29th November
Normal delivery date
Saturday 10th December
1st December
6th December
Normal delivery date
Christmas Double issue: Saturday 17th December
From 3rd December*
10th December
3 days earlier than usual
Saturday 31st December
23rd December
23rd December
4 days earlier than usual
Saturday 7th January
3rd January
3rd January
Normal delivery date
*The Christmas double issue will be on-sale nationwide from Wednesday 7th December but some copies will be on-sale from Saturday 3rd December in certain parts of the country. Your subscriber copy will arrive on or around Saturday 10th December – do not be concerned if you see the double issue in shops; your copy will be on its way.
If you have any questions regarding your Radio Times delivery, you can reach us in one of the following ways:”
“Changes to your Radio Times subscription mailing over Christmas and New Year
Dear Radio Times subscriber,
During the run-up to Christmas, the Radio Times team will be working hard to produce the Christmas double issue. To finish it on-time, some earlier issues of the magazine will be ready sooner than normal and will be mailed to you earlier than usual.
We thought it would be useful for you to know the new delivery dates for your copies of Radio Times over the festive period. The table below shows when your subscriber copy will be delivered.
TV and radio listings start dates
Issue on-sale date
Delivery due on or around
How this differs from the normal delivery date
Saturday 3rd December
26th November
29th November
Normal delivery date
Saturday 10th December
1st December
6th December
Normal delivery date
Christmas Double issue: Saturday 17th December
From 3rd December*
10th December
3 days earlier than usual
Saturday 31st December
23rd December
23rd December
4 days earlier than usual
Saturday 7th January
3rd January
3rd January
Normal delivery date
*The Christmas double issue will be on-sale nationwide from Wednesday 7th December but some copies will be on-sale from Saturday 3rd December in certain parts of the country. Your subscriber copy will arrive on or around Saturday 10th December – do not be concerned if you see the double issue in shops; your copy will be on its way.
If you have any questions regarding your Radio Times delivery, you can reach us in one of the following ways:”
I all ready got the 3-9 Dec RT,
Originally Posted by marke09:
“enjoyed Walliams and Friends tonight hope the Christmas edition will be as good”
“enjoyed Walliams and Friends tonight hope the Christmas edition will be as good”
Lots of people on twitter hated it, I thought it was like most sketch shows hit and miss, I laughed in enough places to make me tune in again next week.
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“Lots of people on twitter hated it, I thought it was like most sketch shows hit and miss, I laughed in enough places to make me tune in again next week.”
“Lots of people on twitter hated it, I thought it was like most sketch shows hit and miss, I laughed in enough places to make me tune in again next week.”
beginning to wonder if half those on twitter actually watched it - one says that's 40mins of my life i wont get back - well no it was only on for 30!
WOW either Tesco have had a quiet black Friday or they have been very efficient as my tree is on its way1 I may be decorating tomorrow!
Originally Posted by marke09:
“SO who is putting their decorations up THIS weekend then?”
“SO who is putting their decorations up THIS weekend then?”
Not us. They'll go up December 18th and come down January 2nd as always.
Originally Posted by snafu65:
“Not us. They'll go up December 18th and come down January 2nd as always.”
“Not us. They'll go up December 18th and come down January 2nd as always.
”
I put mine up last week. "Oh it's too early" I get told. But why is it their concern as to when I put my decorations up? I'm not harming anyone!
I like the build up to Christmas. December is a dark gloomy month. Having the lights twinkling away and everything looking festive is cheery. I have a "lighting up ceremony" when my friends come round and see what my theme is each year. Although, admittedly, the decorations themselves are dimininshing in quantity each year, this year it's tinsel around pictures and a tree, but I do like lots of lights!
My decorations come down on 30th December though. New Year is hard for me to observe joyously as my mum died amongst others at New year. But I do have a "Happy New Year Banner" and some new star lights to put up. I don't like using the Christmas decs for New Year as Christmas depicts joy and New year depicts remembrance in my world.
When people put their decorations up is up to them I agree, I wasn't criticising, we just like them up for a couple of weeks only, it seems more like a special occasion doing it that way. 
Anyway back on topic. Channel 5 are starting early with back to back Christmas movies every weekday between 11.45am and 5pm from Monday 5th December.
Anyway back on topic. Channel 5 are starting early with back to back Christmas movies every weekday between 11.45am and 5pm from Monday 5th December.
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Post has been and no RT for 3 - 9 December”
“Post has been and no RT for 3 - 9 December”
Your post arrives early! We don't get anything before 11.30am!
I'm hoping mine comes today as they're distributed from Sittingbourne only 6 miles away from me!
Originally Posted by snafu65:
“When people put their decorations up is up to them I agree, I wasn't criticising, we just like them up for a couple of weeks only, it seems more like a special occasion doing it that way.
Anyway back on topic. Channel 5 are starting early with back to back Christmas movies every weekday between 11.45am and 5pm from Monday 5th December.”
“When people put their decorations up is up to them I agree, I wasn't criticising, we just like them up for a couple of weeks only, it seems more like a special occasion doing it that way.
Anyway back on topic. Channel 5 are starting early with back to back Christmas movies every weekday between 11.45am and 5pm from Monday 5th December.”
They've been showing a Christmas movie every afternoon since 1st November!
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Post has been and no RT for 3 - 9 December”
“Post has been and no RT for 3 - 9 December”
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“Your post arrives early! We don't get anything before 11.30am!
I'm hoping mine comes today as they're distributed from Sittingbourne only 6 miles away from me!”
“Your post arrives early! We don't get anything before 11.30am!
I'm hoping mine comes today as they're distributed from Sittingbourne only 6 miles away from me!”
As I said I got mine yesterday
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“They've been showing a Christmas movie every afternoon since 1st November!”
“They've been showing a Christmas movie every afternoon since 1st November!”
Well yeah but now it's 3 back to back dominating their daytime schedules!
Originally Posted by JDF:
“As I said I got mine yesterday”
“As I said I got mine yesterday
”
This is the annoying thing now that some have had theirs and others havent
Can I ask you both are you on the 12 for £1 offer or do you pay more - perhaps those who are paying more are getting preferential treatment
Originally Posted by marke09:
“This is the annoying thing now that some have had theirs and others havent
Can I ask you both are you on the 12 for £1 offer or do you pay more - perhaps those who are paying more are getting preferential treatment”
“This is the annoying thing now that some have had theirs and others havent
Can I ask you both are you on the 12 for £1 offer or do you pay more - perhaps those who are paying more are getting preferential treatment”
12 for £1 and the 1 i got yesterday is my 5th 1.
Originally Posted by marke09:
“This is the annoying thing now that some have had theirs and others havent
Can I ask you both are you on the 12 for £1 offer or do you pay more - perhaps those who are paying more are getting preferential treatment”
“This is the annoying thing now that some have had theirs and others havent
Can I ask you both are you on the 12 for £1 offer or do you pay more - perhaps those who are paying more are getting preferential treatment”
12 for £1 offer.
There endeth that theory then ! I know posting up to 2 and half million mags is a hell of a logistical nightmare but if it can be done on time most weeks of the year why not now - oh well i might get two now same time
Originally Posted by marke09:
“There endeth that theory then ! I know posting up to 2 and half million mags is a hell of a logistical nightmare but if it can be done on time most weeks of the year why not now - oh well i might get two now same time”
“There endeth that theory then ! I know posting up to 2 and half million mags is a hell of a logistical nightmare but if it can be done on time most weeks of the year why not now - oh well i might get two now same time”
Often it's the post office, a storage crate gets out to the side and misses a run, or the lorry etc.
The post office is busy at this time of year and thinks it's early.
Originally Posted by A.D.P:
“Often it's the post office, a storage crate gets out to the side and misses a run, or the lorry etc.
The post office is busy at this time of year and thinks it's early.”
“Often it's the post office, a storage crate gets out to the side and misses a run, or the lorry etc.
The post office is busy at this time of year and thinks it's early.”
my late brother used to manage a sorting office and he told me reason the double issue is always late is that RT don't pay enough postage so the post office class it as second class - Rt pay the same postage rate for the double as they do for the single when it should be much more
Originally Posted by Cory_Osborn2:
“No mention of the ITV advert here. Did nobody see it?”
“No mention of the ITV advert here. Did nobody see it?”
Yes I did, but I think it would have been better if they show the titles of each show up on screen. A montage followed by each show by name and clip.
The BBC do this and it works well. I also think ITV should use the IAC final to show the first trailer on New Year programmes, in front of a 10m+ audience.
Originally Posted by Andycoll14:
“It's a pity they can't cut D.L.T. Bits out of it add voiceovers or subtitles ?”
“It's a pity they can't cut D.L.T. Bits out of it add voiceovers or subtitles ?”
I thought he had been aquitted anyway.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“I put mine up last week. "Oh it's too early" I get told. But why is it their concern as to when I put my decorations up? I'm not harming anyone!
I like the build up to Christmas. December is a dark gloomy month. Having the lights twinkling away and everything looking festive is cheery. I have a "lighting up ceremony" when my friends come round and see what my theme is each year. Although, admittedly, the decorations themselves are dimininshing in quantity each year, this year it's tinsel around pictures and a tree, but I do like lots of lights!
My decorations come down on 30th December though. New Year is hard for me to observe joyously as my mum died amongst others at New year. But I do have a "Happy New Year Banner" and some new star lights to put up. I don't like using the Christmas decs for New Year as Christmas depicts joy and New year depicts remembrance in my world.”
“I put mine up last week. "Oh it's too early" I get told. But why is it their concern as to when I put my decorations up? I'm not harming anyone!
I like the build up to Christmas. December is a dark gloomy month. Having the lights twinkling away and everything looking festive is cheery. I have a "lighting up ceremony" when my friends come round and see what my theme is each year. Although, admittedly, the decorations themselves are dimininshing in quantity each year, this year it's tinsel around pictures and a tree, but I do like lots of lights!
My decorations come down on 30th December though. New Year is hard for me to observe joyously as my mum died amongst others at New year. But I do have a "Happy New Year Banner" and some new star lights to put up. I don't like using the Christmas decs for New Year as Christmas depicts joy and New year depicts remembrance in my world.”
You are right that it is no-one else's business. But it is over kill that's all. You almost have enough before the Xmas week gets here, what with the tinned music in the shops too. At least our cosy cul-de-suc have the sense not to have the outside lights etc going until usually mid December.
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