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Theophile
10-08-2016
Do we have dates as of yet for the Doctor Who spin-off Class' episodes to air? I can't seen to find any.

It is August. In order to show the episodes one a week before the end of the year (without running right up to The Christmas Special), they will need to start airing them in September or October. I would have expected dates to be set long before now. Why has no announcement been made? Do they usually wait until this close before the start of a new show in order to advertise/announce dates?
sheffielder
10-08-2016
With it being on BBC three (or II! or whatever...) maybe they will make the whole series available at once. No "transmission" dates as such.
Kieran Seymour
10-08-2016
Three novels are due out on October 27th, so I'd expect it to start around the middle or end of September.
bennythedip
10-08-2016
If it is only on bbc3 then it will completely pass me by. The bbc need to do this property and put in on bbc1 or it will turn out to be one big white elephant.
Kieran Seymour
10-08-2016
Originally Posted by bennythedip:
“If it is only on bbc3 then it will completely pass me by. The bbc need to do this property and put in on bbc1 or it will turn out to be one big white elephant.”

It's not going to be only on BBC Three. The BBC have given a commitment to show programmes like Class on either BBC One or BBC Two.
Wong_Billabong
10-08-2016
At one time i'd have thought september - the BBC liked putting school based dramas on to coincide with the start of term but that seems a bit unlikely now
Brandon_Smith
10-08-2016
I still say BBC 4 should've been axed instead of BBC Three, or Alba with its like what 12 viewers lol?
Thamwet
11-08-2016
Originally Posted by Brandon_Smith:
“I still say BBC 4 should've been axed instead of BBC Three, or Alba with its like what 12 viewers lol?”

BBC4 is a vital part of the mission statement of the BBC. "To inform, educate and entertain." To have axed it wouldn't have looked good. There are some great documentaries on there sometimes.

When you consider that BBC3 was showing stuff like "Snog Marry Avoid", I think they made the right choice. It's not axed anyway, it's just moved online.
Starsaboveme
11-08-2016
Originally Posted by bennythedip:
“If it is only on bbc3 then it will completely pass me by. The bbc need to do this property and put in on bbc1 or it will turn out to be one big white elephant.”

The whole intention of the show is to be the flagship that leads BBC3 online. The audience it's aimed at (the 16-30 demographic) do almost all their watching online these days anyway. The BBC are not just pushing this out willy nilly, they know what they want it to achieve. Besides which, they've said that it will air on BBC1 after BBC3 in any case.
johnnysaucepn
11-08-2016
Originally Posted by Brandon_Smith:
“I still say BBC 4 should've been axed instead of BBC Three, or Alba with its like what 12 viewers lol?”

Public service broadcasting - they're obliged to do it. Besides, not exactly the most expensive part of the business.
doctor blue box
13-08-2016
Originally Posted by Starsaboveme:
“The whole intention of the show is to be the flagship that leads BBC3 online. The audience it's aimed at (the 16-30 demographic) do almost all their watching online these days anyway. The BBC are not just pushing this out willy nilly, they know what they want it to achieve. Besides which, they've said that it will air on BBC1 after BBC3 in any case.”

BBC three already is online only. Has been for some months now.
Starsaboveme
13-08-2016
Originally Posted by doctor blue box:
“BBC three already is online only. Has been for some months now.”

Yes I know that. What I meant was that Class will be the first major drama series filmed for BBC3 since it went online - the message it is putting out says, look, we may be online now but we are still doing the same level of new drama just like we used to do.
CD93
24-08-2016
October.
Verence
24-08-2016
Originally Posted by Brandon_Smith:
“I still say BBC 4 should've been axed instead of BBC Three, or Alba with its like what 12 viewers lol?”

Where would all the European dramas go if BBC4 was axed??
CD93
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by CD93:
“October.”

22nd.
shortcrust
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by Brandon_Smith:
“I still say BBC 4 should've been axed instead of BBC Three, or Alba with its like what 12 viewers lol?”

I miss BBC Three, but BBC Four is a thing to be cherished. The programmes it shows simply wouldn't get made if it was axed. A programme about the history of the spinning wheel (for e.g.) might not get many viewers, but I'm sooooo glad that programmes like that get made.
Verence
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by CD93:
“22nd.”

First two episodes
Abomination
23-09-2016
First two episodes are titled For Tonight We Might Die, and The Coach With the Dragon Tattoo
doctor blue box
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by Abomination:
“First two episodes are titled For Tonight We Might Die, and The Coach With the Dragon Tattoo ”

Given what we know of the first episode, i'm envisioning a possible reason for that title.


Two students see The Doctor coming around the corner.

One, having heard of the Doctor's reputation for bringing death in his wake, say's 'oh, no'.

'What?' says the other.

'Tonight we might die' the first replies.





P.s As for the second title, that instantly smacks of trying to hard to be trendy, and if it is anything to go by, suggests that the show as a whole, as I had expected, may also be like that (corny and embarrassing).
performingmonk
23-09-2016
Patrick Ness won't let us down. The guy is brilliant! and never one to shy away from anything hard-hitting, which is always a bonus.

Capaldi in the first episode!! The first time he'll have been onscreen in 10 months! o.o
Lord Smexy
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by Abomination:
“First two episodes are titled For Tonight We Might Die, and The Coach With the Dragon Tattoo ”

I like that first one, actually. Nice change of pace from the generic "Curry Night of the Daleks" or "The Magikarp Invasion" sort of titles we usually get.

Any more info? I had too much on my plate to watch the live stream.
CD93
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by performingmonk:
“Patrick Ness”

The most vastly underrated factor in this entire endeavor since the the moment Class was announced.
doctor blue box
23-09-2016
Originally Posted by CD93:
“The most vastly underrated factor in this entire endeavor since the the moment Class was announced.”

If your not familiar with him or his work (which I am not), you can only go on what is being said and announced about the show, which doesn't look great so far.

The proof will be in the content. You yourself could be a fan of some of his other works and find yourself hating it for example. Reputation doesn't always guarantee a hit.
TerraCanis
07-10-2016
I must admit that I hadn't heard about this until recently.

So far, my first impression is "the Sarah Jane Adventures" but without Sarah Jane.

Time will tell.
Isambard Brunel
07-10-2016
Originally Posted by TerraCanis:
“I must admit that I hadn't heard about this until recently.

So far, my first impression is "the Sarah Jane Adventures" but without Sarah Jane.

Time will tell.”

I fear that time will decide it will rise without trace. It's not trading on a cool brand, like the Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood were at the time.
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