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Old 05-12-2016, 00:26
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Wow! You're keen!

Here's my Xmas Day schedule for next year:

9.00 Homes Under The Hammer
10.00 Christmas Worship
11.00 Fake Britain
11.30 The Two Ronnies (rpt)
12.15 Bargain Hunt
1.00 BBC News
1.10 Doctors
1.40 Shrek the Halls
2.00 Top of the Pops
3.00 The Monarch
3.10 Think Tank at Christmas
3.55 Escape to the Country
4.45 BBC News
5.00 Strictly Come Dancing
6.15 Doctor Who
7.30 Panorama
8.00 EastEnders
8.30 Call The Midwife
9.45 Mrs. Brown's Boys
10.25 BBC News
10.40 Have I Got A Bit More News For you
11.25 On Christmas Night
11.30 The Graham Norton Show (rpt)
12.15 BBC News throughout the night


I wonder how long in the future we'll have to wait to see a near normal "special" schedule on Christmas Day?
What no escape to the country or pointless
While we at it then ITV Christmas 2017 (if they could get away with)
6:00 CITV
8:20 Dinner Date
9:20 Jeremy Kyle Christmas show
10:30 This Christmas Morning
12:30 Very lose and Drunk Women
1:30 ITV news
1:45 Film The grinch
3:00 The Queen speech
3:10 Midsummer Murders
5:10 The chase
6:10 You've been Framed
6:45 ITV News
7:00 Emmerdale
8:00 Coronation Street
9:00 Victoria
10:30 ITV news
10:45 An old bond Film
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Old 05-12-2016, 00:30
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I really wish the BBC would be bold and try something different for next year even a live action film in the afternoon would be a treat, and i wish ITV would give the BBC a run for their money on Christmas day.
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Old 05-12-2016, 01:35
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Does anyone know if Downton ever competed favourably with BBC1?

It's a shame for ITV because they do occasionally get some decent dramas - but apart from Downton, the majority of ITVs drama are either very dark or period dramas that are death heavy - generally not suitable for Christmas Day viewing (though I don't personally believe everything has to be bright and happy just because it's Christmas - but apparently other people do)
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Old 05-12-2016, 10:11
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I shall look forward to be posting here next year, so I will like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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Old 06-12-2016, 08:27
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I shall look forward to be posting here next year, so I will like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Merry Christmas!
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Old 06-12-2016, 10:15
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Merry Christmas!
And Merry Christmas to you and have a Happy New Year.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:35
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Would any one know if Flash Gordon the recent Queen version or
Pride and the Passion Cary Grant Sophia Loren Frank Sinatra films are being shown over Christmas/New year?
Thanks in advance.

Don't suppose ITV will dig out There was a crooked man
(the Norman Wisdom one)
by any chance?
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:17
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And Merry Christmas to you and have a Happy New Year.
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:19
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Would any one know if Flash Gordon the recent Queen version or
Pride and the Passion Cary Grant Sophia Loren Frank Sinatra films are being shown over Christmas/New year?
Thanks in advance.

Don't suppose ITV will dig out There was a crooked man
(the Norman Wisdom one)
by any chance?
I think Flash Gordon is on Film4 or More4 something like 27th/28th December in the morning
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Old 06-12-2016, 17:23
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Would any one know if Flash Gordon the recent Queen version or
Pride and the Passion Cary Grant Sophia Loren Frank Sinatra films are being shown over Christmas/New year?
Thanks in advance.

Don't suppose ITV will dig out There was a crooked man
(the Norman Wisdom one)
by any chance?
Flash Gordon is on more4 9.45am Thursday 22nd December
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:06
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I would love some old musical films - West Side Story, South Pacific, Oklahoma for instance.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:14
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I would love some old musical films - West Side Story, South Pacific, Oklahoma for instance.
Channel 5 are showing 5 musicals in a row on Christmas Day including Singin' in the Rain and the Wizard of Oz and they're showing West Side Story on Boxing Day.

BBC2 are also showing a West Side Story documentary.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:22
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If it follows the same pattern as Skyfall, Spectre could get it's terrestrial premier on ITV next Christmas. If so I'd think that would be on Christmas Eve.
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Old 16-12-2016, 19:22
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Christmas RT 2016 starts Tomorrow, so a year to 2017!
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Old 17-12-2016, 12:09
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I look forward to seeing how ITV's "Maigret's Dead Man" performs in terms of audience numbers, to gauge whither people have become a little too "fed up" with the BBC's predictable "winning line-up" for Christmas Day, which may shake up the BBC schedule for 2017.
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Old 17-12-2016, 15:23
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I look forward to seeing how ITV's "Maigret's Dead Man" performs in terms of audience numbers, to gauge whither people have become a little too "fed up" with the BBC's predictable "winning line-up" for Christmas Day, which may shake up the BBC schedule for 2017.
The thing is, this is the only show that ITV have made a real effort and put something new and good on, but the slot will go over three BBC shows, Call the midwife, Eastenders and Mrs Browns Boys.

I can see many going for the " recording" option with Maigret as they will want to watch 1, 2 or 3 of the BBC shows, and then watch Maigret another day and zap the adverts.

Next year no bake off on BBC so thst will change, personally I would have CTM on another day, and had Sherlock premiere on Christmas night.
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Old 17-12-2016, 15:53
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The thing is, this is the only show that ITV have made a real effort and put something new and good on, but the slot will go over three BBC shows, Call the midwife, Eastenders and Mrs Browns Boys.

I can see many going for the " recording" option with Maigret as they will want to watch 1, 2 or 3 of the BBC shows, and then watch Maigret another day and zap the adverts.

Next year no bake off on BBC so thst will change, personally I would have CTM on another day, and had Sherlock premiere on Christmas night.
Pardon my ignorance, are "recordings" taken into account with audience ratings? I think iPlayer and ITVHub are included?
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Old 17-12-2016, 16:00
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Pardon my ignorance, are "recordings" taken into account with audience ratings? I think iPlayer and ITVHub are included?
I am not an expert but catch up up to circa 01.00 video on demand is.

You have " overnight" ratings that's gave a cut off, and reported the next morning. Then " consolidated" that report a week later with catch up and on demand added.

This may not be a perfect answer......

IPlayer is counted differently and reported by " requests" that doesn't say if someone watched it all of the way through though.
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Old 17-12-2016, 17:46
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FAQ's about ratings can be found here

http://www.barb.co.uk/about-us/frequ...ked-questions/
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Old 17-12-2016, 21:59
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Because it's one of BBC's most watched dramas and when they announced it had been commissioned for 3 new series they said each series would include a Christmas Special


I'd rather watch Call the Midwife than Holby City, Casualty or EastEnders.........
I'd rather watch an hour and a half of Casualty
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Old 17-12-2016, 22:11
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I'd rather watch an hour and a half of Casualty
On its Christmas break..
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Old 18-12-2016, 12:24
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I would like to wish all thread regulars a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous, and more normal, New year. It is a very busy week for me, my birthday tomorrow and visiting relatives and work right up until Christmas Eve, so I may not get much chance to post on here this side of the big day. But, thanks to all for making these Countdown threads so magical and warm, and thanks for providing smiles, food for thought and good old fashioned courtesy.

So, see you "on the other side" and have a truly amazing festive season. Merry Christmas one and all.
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Old 19-12-2016, 14:07
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I would like to wish all thread regulars a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous, and more normal, New year. It is a very busy week for me, my birthday tomorrow and visiting relatives and work right up until Christmas Eve, so I may not get much chance to post on here this side of the big day. But, thanks to all for making these Countdown threads so magical and warm, and thanks for providing smiles, food for thought and good old fashioned courtesy.

So, see you "on the other side" and have a truly amazing festive season. Merry Christmas one and all.
Merry Christmas
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Old 21-12-2016, 11:08
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New Year " Sherlock" Radio Times arrived.
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Old 21-12-2016, 12:15
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Radio Times- Top Dramas 17.

Sherlock. 1st January
Line of Duty - Spring.
Prime suspect 1973. Spring.
The Halcyon First week January.
SS-GB February
Doctor Who- April.
Tina and Bobby First week January.
Taboo Saturdays January.
Lemony Snicket Netflix.
Silent Witness First week January
Doctor Foster Autumn.
Death in paradise First week January.
Broadchurch 3 - Early 2017.
Britannia - Sky 2017.
Apple Tree Yard January.
Unforgotten First week January
Moorside February.
Poldark Series three Autumn
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