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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
04-05-2016
I see in this week s RT that John Whittingdale's department has finally asked for the code to unlock the responses from RT readers about the future of the BBC - so hopefully a few week s of peace from Preston
Claires_dad
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”

13 would be my favourite but I do quite like no 5
wizzywick
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“13 would be my favourite but I do quite like no 5”

I'm with you. 13 for me.
Pizzatheaction
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“I see in this week s RT that John Whittingdale's department has finally asked for the code to unlock the responses from RT readers about the future of the BBC...”

Wouldn't it be funny if the password was WHIPLASH?
Breaking_News
04-05-2016
does any one not like when the holidays fall on the weekend and christmas and new year are split across two different issues?

like this year the double RT will be 17-30 Dec 2016 with 31 Dec - 6 Jan 2017 in a seperate issue.

do you remember in the 80s and 90s they would have new year weekend at a glance in the christmas double issue?

also, do you think the Christmas double RT will lose many casual buyers this year at £4.60 an issue.

And im guessing from next Jan the weekly RT will be £2.50.
wizzywick
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“Wouldn't it be funny if the password was WHIPLASH? ”

Forgive me for talking about the obvious elephant in the room here, but, why didn't Radio Times actually send them the password in the first place?
wizzywick
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“I see in this week s RT that John Whittingdale's department has finally asked for the code to unlock the responses from RT readers about the future of the BBC - so hopefully a few week s of peace from Preston”

But, isn't the white paper due to be published the week after next?
Batfink
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by Breaking_News:
“does any one not like when the holidays fall on the weekend and christmas and new year are split across two different issues?

like this year the double RT will be 17-30 Dec 2016 with 31 Dec - 6 Jan 2017 in a seperate issue.

do you remember in the 80s and 90s they would have new year weekend at a glance in the christmas double issue?

also, do you think the Christmas double RT will lose many casual buyers this year at £4.60 an issue.

And im guessing from next Jan the weekly RT will be £2.50.”


Yeah I'm with you. The double issue should cover both Xmas and the new year in my book. It's won't feel the same this year. Are these dates confirmed?
Mr Sirs
04-05-2016
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“13 would be my favourite but I do quite like no 5”

12 & 13 favourites for me, guess partly due to growing up with the magazine back then and so it's part of my childhood/youthful memories.

Least favourite is the current (15th) - too sterile and absolutely zero warmth from it, the complete opposite of what television should be (warm and inviting).
Allan
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Gerr off Im not giving up my title without a fight!”

Ha! You've really thrown down the gauntlet now!
Allan
05-05-2016
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 6 and 14 for me, although I like the first four as well because they were very much 'of their time' and go well with the ancient wirelesses that I like to collect and mend!
Allan
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Forgive me for talking about the obvious elephant in the room here, but, why didn't Radio Times actually send them the password in the first place?”

Perhaps RT wanted to have the ability to make it clear that John Whittingdale’s department had failed to access the contents? If the password had been sent in the first instance, they could have claimed to have read everything, as they promised to do. No password = lying hounds* if they had claimed to have accessed the files!

*In which sitcom is the singular version of that uttered and by whom? No prize I’m afraid!
Anthony_Ryan
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by Breaking_News:
“does any one not like when the holidays fall on the weekend and christmas and new year are split across two different issues?

like this year the double RT will be 17-30 Dec 2016 with 31 Dec - 6 Jan 2017 in a seperate issue.

do you remember in the 80s and 90s they would have new year weekend at a glance in the christmas double issue?

also, do you think the Christmas double RT will lose many casual buyers this year at £4.60 an issue.

And im guessing from next Jan the weekly RT will be £2.50.”

Hello Breaking News, I agree with you the Christmas double issue is always better when it also features the listings for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
By the way here in Liverpool the weekly edition of the Radio Times still costs £2 !
Breaking_News
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by Anthony_Ryan:
“Hello Breaking News, I agree with you the Christmas double issue is always better when it also features the listings for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
By the way here in Liverpool the weekly edition of the Radio Times still costs £2 !”

Im subscribing at the moment . I have seen in in my local shop for £2 though.

What do people think that people in different parts of the country are paying a different prices for the same magazine?

And then again, people who subscribe are paying anything between £.1.30 and £2.30 per issue.
Pizzatheaction
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Forgive me for talking about the obvious elephant in the room here, but, why didn't Radio Times actually send them the password in the first place?”

To protect people's names and addresses if the stick fell into the wrong hands, apparently. The covering letter explained they send the password when the DCMS were ready.

And, as Allan said, it was a good way of checking whether they were likely to have been read or not.

Obviously, you can't do much to protect people's details on the paper responses, though.

At least this puts to bed the excuse in the other thread, that it would have been too much of a risk to national security to have plugged a Radio Times memory stick into a Government computer.

And if they're using a computer not connected to the Government's networks in any way, they could have done so months ago.
Pizzatheaction
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by Breaking_News:
“Im subscribing at the moment . I have seen in in my local shop for £2 though.

What do people think that people in different parts of the country are paying a different prices for the same magazine?

And then again, people who subscribe are paying anything between £.1.30 and £2.30 per issue.”

Are you in Liverpool?
Pizzatheaction
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“But, isn't the white paper due to be published the week after next?”

I expect it's more or less completed now. I don't know whether the completed White Paper will be published in the normal way, or given away with the Sunday Times.
wizzywick
05-05-2016
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“I expect it's more or less completed now. I don't know whether the completed White Paper will be published in the normal way, or given away with the Sunday Times.”

It'll be leaked to the Sunday Times by Osborne anonymously as a way of underming Whittingdale. Then all the bad bits will highly publicised, condemned and argued vigorously before Whittingdale is dropped and Cameron and Osborne then concede that the BBC is terrific and they'll be the Guardian's heroes as the nasty BBC destroyer Whittingdale is gone and the listening PM heard and acted on views from the public!

And there concludes the Governments Strictly Showdance!
Claires_dad
06-05-2016
Apparently there was a feature on "Points West" tonight about the filming of a "Father Brown" Christmas Special.
marke09
06-05-2016
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“Apparently there was a feature on "Points West" tonight about the filming of a "Father Brown" Christmas Special.”

Hate these Christmas specials that are recorded on the hottest days of the year - looks so wrong on screen
Allan
07-05-2016
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“Apparently there was a feature on "Points West" tonight about the filming of a "Father Brown" Christmas Special.”

It's here at 22:52: http://bbc.in/1s1W98p
pembo2004
07-05-2016
Originally Posted by Allan:
“It's here at 22:52: http://bbc.in/1s1W98p”

very interesting
Claires_dad
07-05-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Hate these Christmas specials that are recorded on the hottest days of the year - looks so wrong on screen”

To be fair this would have been arranged months in advance they wouldn't have known it was going to be the hottest day of the year, if they'd recorded it last week it would have been cold!

Also they can only film when the cast are available - I'm just pleased that Father Brown (a daytime programme) is getting a Chistmas Special!
Ben96
07-05-2016
Has there been anymore news on The Royle Family Christmas Special yet?, Is it definitely happening or still just a rumour?
Hi everyone by the way! I'm new
Claires_dad
07-05-2016
Originally Posted by Ben96:
“Has there been anymore news on The Royle Family Christmas Special yet?, Is it definitely happening or still just a rumour?
Hi everyone by the way! I'm new ”

Welcome to the fun house!

No more news but as Caroline Aherne is quite unwell I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't happen.
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