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Old 29-10-2016, 00:01
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Ok. Cover competition entries.

Traditional - A snowy village scene with a large Christmas tree in the middle of the village.

TV - Meet the Midwife celebrating Christmas.

Where has the last year went!!!
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Old 29-10-2016, 00:02
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well he goes my attempt to retain my title
The Radio Times Guess the Christmas Cover

A) A guess for a traditional cover
A Village square covered in snow
The scene has at the centre a Christmas tree with carol singers holding lanterns on sticks with other people standing around watching them. At the top of the cover is a church with its door open and with its window lit up it has people going in
on the right of the cover is a row of shops with shoppers going in and out with parcels in hand and on the left is children building snowmen and sledging down a hill

B) A guess for a specific programme cover
This year's cover will be based on the movie Frozen
Featuring Elsa Snow Queen of Arendelle with Anna Princess of Arendelle, also there is Kristoff and his Reindeer Sven plus Olaf the snowman
This will be set in a snowy scene with fir trees round a frozen lake and a night sky full of stars and the Moon.
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Old 29-10-2016, 00:03
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Here is my entry for the guess the cover contest.
Guess A= Traditional nativity scene with the baby Jesus, Joseph and the Virgin Mary, 3 wise men, shepherds.
Guess B= The cast of Mrs Brown's Boy's all enjoying Christmas lunch in the Brown family living room. Cathy Brown is giving Buster Brady a kiss under some missteltoe every 1 there is wearing paper party hats. There is a well decorated Christmas tree there and there is plenty of tinsel hanging from the ceiling.
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Old 29-10-2016, 00:40
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A - As its Roald Dahl's 100th birthday a Quentin Blake original drawing for RT along the lines of the BFG dressed up as Santa decorating a huge Christmas Tree

B - Characters from Revolting Rhymes enjoying playing in the snow
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Old 29-10-2016, 08:54
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Good to see some entries to the Guess the Cover quiz already!

Here's the answers to the Festive Films Quotes Quiz Week 2

1) Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind... and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it. (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street

2) Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see (2004)
The Polar Express

3) If I'm not the best manager in the business, I'll eat a garage mechanic's shirt! (1942) Holiday Inn

4) Didn't I ever tell you about Bumbles? Bumbles "bounce"! (1964)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

5) Curtis, you're 900-years-old, grow up! (2002)
The Santa Clause 2

6) Santa's in the slammer! We gotta get him out! Is vagrancy a capital crime? (1988) Ernest Saves Christmas

7) Oh, why don't you go find a wall socket and stick your tongue in it, that'll give you a charge. (1974)
Black Christmas

8) Aunt Clara had for years labored under the delusion that I was not only perpetually 4 years old, but also a girl. (1983)
A Christmas Story

9) You know, in some ways, you're far superior to my cocker spaniel. (1954)
White Christmas

10) My partner, Jacob Marley, dead seven years today. Oh, he was a good'n. He robbed from the widows and swindled the poor. In his will, he left me enough money to pay for his tombstone, and I have him buried at sea! (1983)
Mickey's Christmas Carol

and the scores

wizzywick - 9
pembo2004 -10
brucie_bonus -10
smokeycat -10


Total Scores

pembo2004 -20
brucie_bonus -20
smokeycat -20
wizzywick -19
altally - 10


Thanks to all those who entered.

Now time to concentrate on the cover competition!
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Old 29-10-2016, 09:28
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A - As its Roald Dahl's 100th birthday a Quentin Blake original drawing for RT along the lines of the BFG dressed up as Santa decorating a huge Christmas Tree

B - Characters from Revolting Rhymes enjoying playing in the snow
Can I just say, I would love for your prediction A to be correct!!!! My guesses coming up
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Old 29-10-2016, 09:32
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A - An animated Father Christmas holding a sack of presents. A rather jolly looking Father Christmas with rosey cheeks and a big smile.

B - a tribute to the last ever GBBO on BBC1. A picture of a big Christmas cake with little versions of Mary, Paul and Mel & Sue sitting on top.
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Old 29-10-2016, 20:02
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Could Decline and Fall be getting a Christmas broadcast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...d-fall-casting


This article from June says it will be shown "later this year"
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Old 29-10-2016, 20:19
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Fair play to the BBC they have announced a lot of Christmas programming - just hoping they have one or two surprises up their sleeve
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Old 29-10-2016, 20:49
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My Guesses for the cover competition:

A: A giant moon with a church steeple in the foreground. Silihouetted into the moon and ontop of the steeple is a weather vane in the guise of a reindeer. Stars twinkle in the background with a giant star at the very top of the picture.

B: A Hand drawn cover by Quentin Blake as he creates a scene from "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" as played by characters of Revolting Rhymes.
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Old 30-10-2016, 09:57
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Adam Tandy (@adamtandy) tweeted at 7:50 p.m. on Sat, Oct 29, 2016:
Today's @Guardian claims that #InsideNo9 returns to @BBCTwo this Christmas. And they're 100% right. https://t.co/s9uIKRO58u
(https://twitter.com/adamtandy/status...182536704?s=09)
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Old 30-10-2016, 13:51
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Film4 have moved their showing of Home Alone from Sunday 6th November to Saturday 5th November at 6.55pm
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:08
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Has your town or village put up its Christmas lights? I only ask as ours have gone up two weeks earlier than normal - they dont usually go up until after Remembrance Sunday
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:11
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Heart music TV channel is starting its Christmas songs on Tuesday according to my Sky listings
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:25
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Has your town or village put up its Christmas lights? I only ask as ours have gone up two weeks earlier than normal - they dont usually go up until after Remembrance Sunday
Ours were put up about a week ago but are not being switched on until December 2nd.
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:30
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Has your town or village put up its Christmas lights? I only ask as ours have gone up two weeks earlier than normal - they dont usually go up until after Remembrance Sunday
Ours get put up the week following Remembrance and get switched on on 27th November. The town still has Union Flag bunting up which usually gets taken down after the Remembrance parade each year.
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:32
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Guess the Cover Competition.

1.) Big Christmas pudding with Holly and a Robin.
2.) Call the Midwife. All standing around singing carols.
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:34
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Has your town or village put up its Christmas lights? I only ask as ours have gone up two weeks earlier than normal - they dont usually go up until after Remembrance Sunday
One thing I noticed this year is Halloween lights and decorations.
Never seen them before. Is that common around the country?
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:38
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One thing I noticed this year is Halloween lights and decorations.
Never seen them before. Is that common around the country?
We have purple bunting with pumpkins on in the town's marketplace each year. But never extending out to the town centre itself.
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Old 30-10-2016, 17:32
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One thing I noticed this year is Halloween lights and decorations.
Never seen them before. Is that common around the country?
your not mixing the up with the festival of Diwali which is today - the festival of lights

But not common yet
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Old 30-10-2016, 17:52
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your not mixing the up with the festival of Diwali which is today - the festival of lights

But not common yet
No definitely ghosts and pumpkins.
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Old 30-10-2016, 17:52
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Guess the Cover Competition.

A cartoon style, big round Christmas cake, for GBBO Christmas specials, with White icing, small characters on it, including Anna Elsa and Olaf and a snowman in the middle.Other characters from other shows maybe on it as well.
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Old 30-10-2016, 17:54
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Hope its not too late to wish you all Happy GMT - i see the papers have started their annual campaign to get us to go on to Double Summer Time is Summer and then BST in Winter! Leave them as it is!
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Old 30-10-2016, 18:13
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Guess the Cover Competition.

A cartoon style, big round Christmas cake, for GBBO Christmas specials, with White icing, small characters on it, including Anna Elsa and Olaf and a snowman in the middle.Other characters from other shows maybe on it as well.
You can also suggest a traditional cover, you have two chances to win this year (see the rules posted earlier in the thread)
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Old 30-10-2016, 18:44
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You can also suggest a traditional cover, you have two chances to win this year (see the rules posted earlier in the thread)
OK, thank you.
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