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Old 26-09-2016, 15:38
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it was an express story that the Sun has picked up on but to be fair to Exacta they did forecast the hot September and apparently there will be a hot period in October before temperatures start cooling
I have seen that mid-October may give us an Indian Summer with temperatures rising to around 22 degrees with warm sunshine. I have seen several different forecasting companies saying November and December will be colder than what we have had the past few years. So, we'll see.
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Old 26-09-2016, 16:00
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The Digital Spy Annual Quiz:

I am making an announcement about the Quiz. I can confirm that I will be running the Quiz next year, and that it will return for an 8 week run, between August 20th and October 15th. There will be prize stages as per this year and some great prizes for the three overall winners.

However, the 2017 Quiz will be the final one that I run.

If anyone wants to take it over from 2018, then please do so, but just to reiterate, next year will be the last one that I run.

Back to this year, and look out on Wednesday for details of the semi-final that will run from this Sunday alongside week 7's questions.
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Old 26-09-2016, 16:22
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The Digital Spy Annual Quiz:

I am making an announcement about the Quiz. I can confirm that I will be running the Quiz next year, and that it will return for an 8 week run, between August 20th and October 15th. There will be prize stages as per this year and some great prizes for the three overall winners.

However, the 2017 Quiz will be the final one that I run.

If anyone wants to take it over from 2018, then please do so, but just to reiterate, next year will be the last one that I run.

Back to this year, and look out on Wednesday for details of the semi-final that will run from this Sunday alongside week 7's questions.
OMG last week it was Bake Off now wizzy is off - i cant take much more!
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Old 26-09-2016, 16:29
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OMG last week it was Bake Off now wizzy is off - i cant take much more!
Yeah! I've been poached for £75 million quid! (I wish).

I shall still be a regular in the thread, you won't get rid of me that quickly! Who knows, come 2018 (which will be here in a flash), I might even be able to take part in the Quiz!
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Old 26-09-2016, 18:16
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I have seen that mid-October may give us an Indian Summer with temperatures rising to around 22 degrees with warm sunshine. I have seen several different forecasting companies saying November and December will be colder than what we have had the past few years. So, we'll see.
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?a...yid=7672;sess=
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:28
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This will sound daft but maybe come 2018, eight of us could provide a weeks questions each, so you get questions at all different levels, most weeks harder some easier but you wouldnt know.

But keep maybe 2 people in charge of the points, and the questions get sent to either of those two. It would save on somebody like wizzywick from getting like 30 question sheets to mark a week..

Diabolical thought I know but wanted to air my point
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:33
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Question - Is it bad that I'm reading this thread (and have been all year) despite the fact I'm not going to be in the country over the Christmas period?
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:35
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This will sound daft but maybe come 2018, eight of us could provide a weeks questions each, so you get questions at all different levels, most weeks harder some easier but you wouldnt know.

But keep maybe 2 people in charge of the points, and the questions get sent to either of those two. It would save on somebody like wizzywick from getting like 30 question sheets to mark a week..

Diabolical thought I know but wanted to air my point
Not diabolical at all. I think that now there is an annual quiz, it would be a shame not to have one. It is not an issue until next October when the Quiz will be passed on to someone else - I have had an offer from someone to carry it on, but that will be confirmed once the 2017 thread is up and running. How that person chooses to carry it on will be up to them, but I'm sure any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

You're right about 20 odd posters all posting answers at the same time! It gets a bit frustrating, but that is the nature of deadlines and I'd rather people posted late than not at all. However, I am running out of questions! I have enough for another 60 odd questions, but since 2014, I have devised over 220 questions and next year, it'll be 300. It is time come 2018, for someone else to do the thinking!
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:36
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Question - Is it bad that I'm reading this thread (and have been all year) despite the fact I'm not going to be in the country over the Christmas period?
No, you are allowed your opinions as well as anybody, if the same people made all the posts imagine how boring, good to have different peoples views
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:36
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Question - Is it bad that I'm reading this thread (and have been all year) despite the fact I'm not going to be in the country over the Christmas period?
No. This thread is for life, not just for Christmas.
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:38
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I have been buying the Digtial Version all year for my ipad, but it doesnt seem like a proper magazine, think for Christmas i will buy an issue
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:45
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From the hideous, nightmarish ident
Santa's head revolving on a spike!
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:50
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Santa's head revolving on a spike!
And it was freaky! It was double sided. Urggghhh! I was 10 and thought it was creepy as hell!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIJ4HTRQ5s

Watch it if you dare!
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Old 26-09-2016, 19:58
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Hilda, did you not know that it is illegal to go on holiday during the run of the Quiz? Or to move? In fact anything that distracts you from the Quiz is not allowed. I may have to instantly disqualify you.

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Good luck with the continuation of your hectic life! You are well on track to get to the final week of the quiz and get entered into the prize draw. You can afford to get 11 questions wrong.
Thank you Wizzy 👍

Pleased to hear I seem all set for the final -I assure you I have no intention of getting 11 questions wrong no fear!!!

Sorry for any inadvertent rule breaks about having a life away from digital spy forums during quiz season -I will try not to let it happen again!!
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Old 26-09-2016, 20:18
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Lord Sugar on the new issue of RT

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Old 26-09-2016, 21:24
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And it was freaky! It was double sided. Urggghhh! I was 10 and thought it was creepy as hell!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIJ4HTRQ5s

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That one is well spooky and creepy, if you look at the Christmas Wrapping videos on YouTube, one shows the Santa head when it got stuck that is even more urggh
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Old 26-09-2016, 22:04
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I dont remember that ident but them again back in the 70s BBC Wales had their own idents
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Old 26-09-2016, 22:13
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The first Ident I fully remember, was the year when the BBC Premiered Batman Returns, and the Globe turned into the batwings
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Old 27-09-2016, 07:47
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Still think it's more of a run up to Christmas show than a Christmas Day show. Plus would the BBC really make it one of their flagship shows on the big day now they've lost it?
- Yes they would because it's a ratings winner and as I keep saying that's all they care about. That said, I agree totally that's it's a run up/feel good programme and as someone pointed out earlier in the thread it's going to be full of ideas that viewers might want to try for Christmas
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Old 27-09-2016, 07:55
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Yes, I think so.
Wasn't it Heart that last year cut off the ending of the Wizard video.
I think another (not sure what channel) also cut out the bit mentioning Rolf Harris in Mel Smith and Kim Wilde Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
A bit over the top I think.
- Really? Christmas time, a time for children and you think it's OK to use Rolf Harris as a reference point?
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Old 27-09-2016, 08:05
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The first Ident I fully remember, was the year when the BBC Premiered Batman Returns, and the Globe turned into the batwings
I think that was the original Batman (well, the first Tim Burton one) at Christmas 1991; ITV had Batman Returns, a few years later.
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Old 27-09-2016, 08:26
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The first Ident I fully remember, was the year when the BBC Premiered Batman Returns, and the Globe turned into the batwings
The 1980's had a mixed bag of Christmas idents, but I really liked the simplicity of 1987's which was the first BBC1 ident to include music, ever! The 1989 spinning top and 1990's magical book cover with the globe were wonderful. Yes, 1991's contained a Batman variation and was the first ever BBC1 ident to feature a scheduled programme in their idents. My favourite BBC1 Christmas ident is 1997's twelve days of Christmas and 1998's red bauble. Simple, but very festive.
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Old 27-09-2016, 10:16
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Hers an exclusive BBC Wales ident from 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx9SApY9Ydw

and 1986

http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/mivana/medi...ening&type=mp4
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Old 27-09-2016, 10:36
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If you order a subscription straight from the publishers of Total TV Guide it will cost you £56 for the year but the subscription does not start until January 3 2017

Luckily there are other subs offers available in the magazine
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Old 27-09-2016, 11:46
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- Really? Christmas time, a time for children and you think it's OK to use Rolf Harris as a reference point?
Well the reference point was a joke about Rolf Harris, not exactly championing him.
Mind you a lot of people would say ban the song anyway because it's so awful.
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