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Results:Which Decade Was The Best For Christmas TV
90's
198 (78.26%)
00's
33 (13.04%)
2010's
22 (8.70%)
Voters: 253. You can't vote on this poll right now - are you signed in?
The Official Christmas Radio Times Countdown And Christmas TV Thread 2016
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marke09
12-04-2016
Well i was expecting a better cover for the Queen's 90th Birthday - seeing as Her Majesty is having a quiet day the cover seems a bit over the top

Also i wonder how many adult shoppers see the design our cover on the front page and think oh ill try that only to find its for under 18's
smokeycat
17-04-2016
For a bit of fun.

Your BBC Moments
What have been some of the most memorable BBC moments during your life?

Just enter your date of birth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/taster/projects/your-bbc-moments


Rolf Harris "Two Little Boys" was number one when I was born.
wizzywick
17-04-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“As promised, today I can reveal the second of four items that make up the prize for my Quiz later in the year.

Last month I said that the first item was a

Poster of a classic 1950's Christmas RT cover.

So, the second item is:

http://shop.radiotimes.com/homeware-...ea-towels.html

I chose this item because the 1977 cover is fondly remembered by many thread
contributors.

So, just to confirm then, the second item is a

Tea Towel featuring the cover design of 1977.

All items are brand new and in original packaging or specially made for the purpose of being offered as a prize.

I will reveal the third item on Bank Holiday Monday - 2nd May.”

For those that might have missed the original post, here's a reminder of the second item of four that make up this year's Quiz Prize. The prizes get bigger each time I reveal one, so look out for the third item on Bank Holiday Monday. (2nd May).
Claires_dad
21-04-2016
No more Dickensian then

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...ter-one-series
marke09
21-04-2016
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“No more Dickensian then

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...ter-one-series”

i hope if it ever repeated it gets a Sunday tea time slot like 6.05 im sure most of us remember the Sunday tea time serial on BBC 1
smokeycat
25-04-2016
25th April.
One third gone, two thirds to go...
wizzywick
25-04-2016
Originally Posted by smokeycat:
“25th April.
One third gone, two thirds to go... ”

Yep. Just the two bank holidays to go in May and then it'll be summer! Come summer it'll be the beginning of the main countdown. How time flies!
Claires_dad
26-04-2016
Just a heads up for the Laurel & Hardy fans on here

Talking Pictures TV are showing The Flying Deuces tomorrow at 7.10pm
marke09
29-04-2016
If you were wondering where BBC Four would go next with their slow programmes following The Sleigh Ride - think no more according to the Guardian we are going on a two hour bus ride

The BBC4 programme, likely to be called All Aboard! The Country Bus, promises a magical mystery tour on one of the most beautiful bus routes in Britain, from the market town of Richmond in the east, to Ingleton in the west, aboard a bus called the Northern Dalesman. The 40-mile route will also take viewers past the 24-arch Ribblehead viaduct, one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century.
wizzywick
30-04-2016
Dont forget! Just another day to go before the third out of four prizes for the big quiz is revealed!
pedrok
01-05-2016
I know that we have just started May, but we can now say that next month we have the longest day
wizzywick
01-05-2016
As it's Bank Holiday, I thought I'd post the listings for the May Day Holiday for BBC1 in 1987:

7.00: Breakfast Time

8.40: Cartoon Double Bill

8.55: Regional News and Weather

9.00: News and Weather

9.05: Rolf Harris Cartoon Time

9.35: Neighbours

10.00: News and Weather

10.05: Children's BBC

10.10: Play School

10.30: A Gift for Heidi

11.40: FILM: Dot and the Bunny
(First showing on British television)

12.55: Regional News and Weather

13.00: One O'Clock News

13.25: Neighbours

13.50: Hokey Cokey

14.05: The Pink Panther Show

14.25: FILM: Waterloo

16.35: Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television

16.55: Final Score

17.00: International Circus Gala

17.55: News and Sport

18.05: Regional News and Sport

18.10: Where Eagles Fly

19.00: Wogan

19.40: The Rock 'n' Roll Years: 1965

20.10: Ever Decreasing Circles

20.40: FILM: Beverly Hills Connection
(First showing on British television)

22.15 BBC News

22.30: Matt Houston

23.20: George Burns's 90th Birthday

0.10 Closedown


So, take a look at this year's BBC1 schedule and see whether you think it's better or worse than 1987's.
pedrok
01-05-2016
Nothing on BBC1 tomorrow to suggest that it is a bank holiday. So, I would suggest, it's worse.

To add, the 1997 bank holiday Monday scedule from 1997.

7.00: News

7.10: Children's BBC
7.10 Open a Door A story from Tanzania. 2246501
7.15 Bump Bump has trouble with his umbrella. Repeat 2245872
7.20 Secret Life of Toys Toys that come to life. Repeat Stereo 3024308
7.35 The Raccoons Animation. Tommy and Julie think their father would be happier without them around. And could it mean the end of the Sneer Dynasty when Cedric decides to take the rest of his life off? Repeat 82480

8.00 News Subtitled, Regional News; Weather

8.10 The Adventures of Skippy Skippy protects the twins. Repeat
8.35 Defenders of the Earth Phantom and Jedda are caught. Repeat
9.00 News Subtitled Regional News; Weather 3503308

9.05 Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. Animation. Repeat

9.30 Blue Peter. Shown last Friday on BBC1.

10.00: The Million Dollar Duck

11.30: The Black Hole

13.05: News and Weather

13.20: Neighbours

13.45: The O Zone Eurovision Special

14.15: Spring Disneytime

14.55: Grease 2

16.45: Newsround's Rock 'n' Roll Years

17.25: Neighbours

17.50: News

18.05: Regional News

18.10: Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave

18.40: Back to the Future Part III

20.30: EastEnders

21.00: The Heart Surgeon

22.15: News

Regional News

22.45: Match of the Day

23.25: The Price of Vengeance

Taken from the BBC Genome website.
davads
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by pedrok:
“Nothing on BBC1 tomorrow to suggest that it is a bank holiday.”

There is actually, to be fair - there's shorter news bulletins *runs*
davads
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“11.40: FILM: Dot and the Bunny
(First showing on British television) ”

Whoa. The network premiere of, er, Dot and the Bunny...
wizzywick
02-05-2016
Well here's something to make it feel like a bank holiday. The reveal of the third item of the prize for my quiz. The third prize item is:

A top quality, gift boxed stainless steel key ring with the words "Radio Times Quiz Winner 2016" engraved on it. Plus, a poster wall calendar for 2017 featuring three RT covers.

So, with just the reveal of the main prize which I will reveal on Sunday June 5th, it means we're closer to summer and nearer to the start of the quiz.

Enjoy your bank holiday and the crap telly schedules!
Allan
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Well here's something to make it feel like a bank holiday. The reveal of the third item of the prize for my quiz. The third prize item is:

A top quality, gift boxed stainless steel key ring with the words "Radio Times Quiz Winner 2016" engraved on it. Plus, a poster wall calendar for 2017 featuring three RT covers.”

I've got my beady old eye on these enticing prizes!
wizzywick
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by Allan:
“I've got my beady old eye on these enticing prizes!”

Excellent! The main prize is a corker! I thought that if I'm going to expect people to spend 8 weeks taking part in a quiz, I needed to make it worthwhile for them.
Allan
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Excellent! The main prize is a corker! I thought that I I'm going to expect people to spend 8 weeks taking part in a quiz, I needed to make it worthwhile for them.”

You've certainly succeeded!
wizzywick
02-05-2016
So, now I've revealed the third item, here's a recap of all prizes thus far:

1) A poster of a classic 1950's Radio Times Cover
2) A tea towel featuring the cover design of the 1977 Christmas issue.
3) A prize winners engraved gift boxed keyring plus a poster wall calendar for 2017 featuring 3 classic covers.
4) ????? Find out on Sunday June 5th.

In addition to this first prize, there will be a prize for second place and third place. These will be revealed in July.

All prizes are brand new items that have been purchased for my forthcoming quiz.
marke09
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by Allan:
“I've got my beady old eye on these enticing prizes!”

Gerr off Im not giving up my title without a fight!
wizzywick
02-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Gerr off Im not giving up my title without a fight!”

Dont worry. You're still reigning champion for at least four more months!
marke09
02-05-2016
Tomorrow (or Wednesday if you subscribe) front cover

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...h-20-years-ago
marke09
04-05-2016
In its near 93 year History Radio Times has had 15 different mastheads

http://www.radiotimesarchive.co.uk/mastheads.html

so which is your favourite - starting from the top which is number 1 and the current one at the bottom no 15 - state the number you like the most

Mine would be number 12 and 13
davads
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“In its near 93 year History Radio Times has had 15 different mastheads

http://www.radiotimesarchive.co.uk/mastheads.html

so which is your favourite - starting from the top which is number 1 and the current one at the bottom no 15 - state the number you like the most

Mine would be number 12 and 13”

Probably my fave would be 12 as that's the one that was from when I was growing up. That said I have a soft spot for the relatively short-lived 13 (shades of Rolling Stone) and 14. Not as keen on the current one, 15, to be honest.

11's always struck me as very odd!
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