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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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Ben96
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Cory_Osborn2:
“The problem with Dickensian was that they moved it around to much like it was filler material. I know there were 20 episodes but it seemed like they wanted to show them quick. It would have been better if they were on Monday and Friday at 8:30 for 10 weeks.”

I do agree, the scheduling of the episodes was a mess!
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“you been looking at my schedules? I have Dickensian in one hour slots every afternoon for ten days!”

That would have been nice. It would be good for a repeat in the Doctors slot when it finishes for Christmas.
wizzywick
12-09-2016
You guys are very chatty today! You keep making this week's quiz questions slip down a page quicker than I can put them up!

Mind you, it's good to see how busy this thread has got. I predict this year's thread will be almost twice the size of last year's once the 2017 thread is up band running.

Quiz questions are on page 49.
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“You guys are very chatty today! You keep making this week's quiz questions slip down a page quicker than I can put them up!

Mind you, it's good to see how busy this thread has got. I predict this year's thread will be almost twice the size of last year's once the 2017 thread is up band running.”

I talk too much. I've only been posting for a week and look at my post count .
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Cory_Osborn2:
“I talk too much. I've only been posting for a week and look at my post count .”

You talk quickly! You posted that before I could edit the post you responded too! Little Mr. Chatterbox you!
snafu65
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“Actually the Christmas special of still open all hours could air on Christmas eve and the new series starting on Christmas day as it usually as a Sunday time slot”

Doubt it, if the BBC1 Christmas Day schedules follow the same line up as recent years, which they almost certainly will, there's no slot for Open All Hours late afternoon/early evening. My Xmas Day prediction for BBC1.

The Queen
Animated movie premiere - Frozen?
New animated special
News
Strictly
Dr Who
Call The Midwife
Eastenders
Mrs Browns Boys
News
Movie
grilli
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by snafu65:
“Doubt it, if the BBC1 Christmas Day schedules follow the same line up as recent years, which they almost certainly will, there's no slot for Open All Hours late afternoon/early evening. My Xmas Day prediction for BBC1.

The Queen
Animated movie premiere - Frozen?
New animated special Highway Rat
News
Strictly
Dr Who
Call The Midwife
Eastenders
Mrs Browns Boys
News
Movie”

think this is the one this year
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by grilli:
“think this is the one this year”

Highway Rat is commissioned for Christmas 2017. This year it is two episodes of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes.
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Highway Rat is commissioned for Christmas 2017. This year it is two episodes of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes.”

I'm really looking forward to Revolting Rhymes. I wonder if they will do anymore Roald Dahl books?. I'd love to see them do George's Marvellous Medicine!.
grilli
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Highway Rat is commissioned for Christmas 2017. This year it is two episodes of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes.”

ah thank you, thought the link i'd seen was for this year.

Originally Posted by Cory_Osborn2:
“I'm really looking forward to Revolting Rhymes. I wonder if they will do anymore Roald Dahl books?. I'd love to see them do George's Marvellous Medicine!.”

maybe repeat the jackanory with Rik Mayall?
Billy_Value
12-09-2016
We are not getting another awful david walliams book adaptation are we?
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“We are not getting another awful david walliams book adaptation are we?”

Actually, so far, they've been quite well made and entertaining. Christmas TV is meant to be fluffy and enjoyable and, yes, we are getting another adaptation. This year it's Awful Aunt.

Tell me Billy, what do you enjoy watching? I ask because you're quite negative towards many things that have been mentioned thus far.
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“We are not getting another awful david walliams book adaptation are we?”

I think it's Awful Auntie this year, the worst book of them all. I liked Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny and The Boy In The Dress. Billionaire Boy was ok but the cast wasn't right I think.
The Demon Dentist is next year which is a better story.
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Actually, so far, they've been quite well made and entertaining. Christmas TV is meant to be fluffy and enjoyable and, yes, we are getting another adaptation. This year it's Awful Aunt.

Tell me Billy, what do you enjoy watching? I ask because you're quite negative towards many things that have been mentioned thus far.”

You beat me!.
marke09
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“We are not getting another awful david walliams book adaptation are we?”

Yes Awful Auntie confirmed for this year
Billy_Value
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by snafu65:
“Doubt it, if the BBC1 Christmas Day schedules follow the same line up as recent years, which they almost certainly will, there's no slot for Open All Hours late afternoon/early evening. My Xmas Day prediction for BBC1.

The Queen
Animated movie premiere - Frozen?
New animated special
News
Strictly
Dr Who
Call The Midwife
Eastenders
Mrs Browns Boys
News
Movie”

Mcintyred will be in there somewhere too
marke09
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Highway Rat is commissioned for Christmas 2017. This year it is two episodes of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes.”

Two episodes? Drat back to altering me schedules then
Billy_Value
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Actually, so far, they've been quite well made and entertaining. Christmas TV is meant to be fluffy and enjoyable and, yes, we are getting another adaptation. This year it's Awful Aunt.

Tell me Billy, what do you enjoy watching? I ask because you're quite negative towards many things that have been mentioned thus far.”

I don't like John bishop, Michael McIntyre, Sarah Millican or David Walliams apart from them I'm pretty happy
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Two episodes? Drat back to altering me schedules then”

Just had an email from the BBC: There will be 9, 35 minute episodes of Revolting Rhymes! Oh, and 6 Strictly Specials along with an extra episode of EastEnders each evening including an interval episode in the middle of the Queen's Speech.

Good luck with re-arranging your schedules to sort that lot out!
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“I don't like John bishop, Michael McIntyre, Sarah Millican or David Walliams apart from them I'm pretty happy”

Fair enough.
Billy_Value
12-09-2016
I find bbc 2 more interesting than bbc one's offering most years
marke09
12-09-2016
It makes you think when you play being a scheduler the hard work that actually goes into scheduling Christmas TV
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“It makes you think when you play being a scheduler the hard work that actually goes into scheduling Christmas TV”

I had a go and you have to seriously think about what is best where. Do you have any Only Fools And Horses, My Family, The Vicar Of Dibley or The Royle Family repeats in your schedule? I think those will be back this year.
Cory_Osborn2
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by Billy_Value:
“I find bbc 2 more interesting than bbc one's offering most years”

I loved the Dad's Army docu-drama last year, David Croft did lots of sitcoms could easily make The Hi-De-Hi Story or Are You Being Served?.
wizzywick
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by marke09:
“It makes you think when you play being a scheduler the hard work that actually goes into scheduling Christmas TV”

Can you imagine how hard it would have been when each year both ITV and BBC had different, varied programmes to schedule against each other?

These days it's generally the same menu of soaps and usual fodder.
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