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Old 22-12-2016, 14:05
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Hi Guys – I read the 2016 thread – but never posted. So wanted to say hi and wish you all a Merry Christmas – I will certainly add comments on here in 2017…
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Old 22-12-2016, 18:33
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I wonder what affect this takeover will have if any, on Radio Times ?

http://www.printweek.com/print-week/...er-anticipated
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Old 26-12-2016, 17:55
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Slightly different BBC1 schedule for next year
Christmas Eve
12:00 - 14:00 Film - The Sound of Music
14:00 - 14:30 Songs of Praise Christmas
14:30 - 16:30 Film - Saving Mr. Banks
16:30 - 18:00 Film - Frozen
18:00 - 19:00 The Story of Strictly Come Dancing
19:00 - 19:25 News
19:25 - 20:00 Eastenders
20:00 - 21:00 The Story of The Great British Bake Off
21:00 - 22:50 Film Premiere - Florence Foster Jenkins

Christmas Day
12:30 - 15:00 Film - Mary Poppins
15:00 - 15:10 The Queen
15:10 - 16:15 Top of the Pops Christmas Special
16:15 - 17:45 Film Premiere - Big Hero 6
17:45 - 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
19:00 - 20:00 Doctor Who
20:00 - 21:00 Eastenders
21:00 - 22:50 Film Premiere - San Andreas
22:50 - 00:00 Catherine Tate's Nan

Call the Midwife will have a two part Boxing Day/New Years Day special.
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Old 26-12-2016, 18:30
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Slightly different BBC1 schedule for next year
Christmas Eve
12:00 - 14:00 Film - The Sound of Music
14:00 - 14:30 Songs of Praise Christmas
14:30 - 16:30 Film - Saving Mr. Banks
16:30 - 18:00 Film - Frozen
18:00 - 19:00 The Story of Strictly Come Dancing
19:00 - 19:25 News
19:25 - 20:00 Eastenders
20:00 - 21:00 The Story of The Great British Bake Off
21:00 - 22:50 Film Premiere - Florence Foster Jenkins

Christmas Day
12:30 - 15:00 Film - Mary Poppins
15:00 - 15:10 The Queen
15:10 - 16:15 Top of the Pops Christmas Special
16:15 - 17:45 Film Premiere - Big Hero 6
17:45 - 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
19:00 - 20:00 Doctor Who
20:00 - 21:00 Eastenders
21:00 - 22:50 Film Premiere - San Andreas
22:50 - 00:00 Catherine Tate's Nan

Call the Midwife will have a two part Boxing Day/New Years Day special.
For fun, I would do this for BBC1 next year:

CHRISTMAS EVE Sunday December 24th:

2.55pm Film: Frozen
4.30 Songs of Praise: The Christmas Big Sing
5.15 Countryfile
6.15pm BBC News
6.35 Christmas Pointless
7.25 Call The Midwife
8.40 EastEnders
9.10 Film: Abfab: The Movie
10.45 Not Going Out
11.30 BBC News
11.45 Midnight Mass

CHRISTMAS DAY Monday December 25th

1.25pm Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2
3.00 The Monarch
3.10 Strictly Come Dancing
4.25 Annual animation
4.55 BBC News
5.05 Film: Maleficent
6.35 Doctor Who
7.45 Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
8.45 EastEnders
9.45 Mrs. Brown's Boys
10.20 The Graham Norton Christmas Show
11.05 BBC News
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Old 26-12-2016, 18:52
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Schedule change
BBC1 Tomorrow
10pm George Michael at the Palais Garnier Paris
Walliams and Friend moves to 11.20pm
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Old 29-12-2016, 07:40
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Don't Forget to Put August 21st in your diaries!.
It's been in mine since 19th October 2015 wizz! So sorry I couldn't enter this year. Business went crazy from 15th August and, although I tried, I just didn't have the time I needed.

Apologies also to Clairs_dad for failing to enter the guess the cover competition.

I will try to do better next year!
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Old 30-12-2016, 10:25
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The Take That Radio Times has been revived 7> 13th January.

Gary Barlow, Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc on the cover.
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Old 30-12-2016, 10:44
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A belated congratulations (I only located this thread yesterday!) on winning the competition A.D.P. and for starting the thread so nicely.
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Old 30-12-2016, 11:12
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The Take That Radio Times has been revived 7> 13th January.

Gary Barlow, Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc on the cover.
Just received my copy in the post and definitely sent second class, price now £2.50
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Old 30-12-2016, 12:12
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Will next year's Christmas TV guides cover Dec. 16th-29th or Dec. 23rd- Jan 5th?
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Old 30-12-2016, 12:19
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Will next year's Christmas TV guides cover Dec. 16th-29th or Dec. 23rd- Jan 5th?
Radio Times told me it would be 16-29th December.

It wouldn't be the first time, the last 16-29 issue was 1995 I believe.
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Old 30-12-2016, 13:05
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Radio Times told me it would be 16-29th December.

It wouldn't be the first time, the last 16-29 issue was 1995 I believe.
OK, thanks.
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Old 30-12-2016, 13:41
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A belated congratulations (I only located this thread yesterday!) on winning the competition A.D.P. and for starting the thread so nicely.
Thank you.

And

HAPPY NEW YEAR

for this weekend to everyone!

I wish everyone good health, good fortune, and a stress free 2017, and may all your New Years resolutions be successful.
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Old 01-01-2017, 00:35
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Well Good Morning and Welcome to 2017 - my first visit here dropping the keys off with A D P its his thread now!
Hope you lot post and make it another record breaker - look forward to see the changes later in the year

The post mortem on Christmas TV will start on Monday!
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Old 01-01-2017, 00:48
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And 2017 will begin with a new look for BBC1.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!
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Old 01-01-2017, 00:53
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Happy new year Everyone
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:03
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Well the BBC One Wales guy wasn't impressed with that so called ident - he said I've no idea either personally i preferred the balloons
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:13
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Happy 2017 To All Threadists!!
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Old 01-01-2017, 03:19
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happy new year all
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:17
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Well Good Morning and Welcome to 2017 - my first visit here dropping the keys off with A D P its his thread now!
Hope you lot post and make it another record breaker - look forward to see the changes later in the year

The post mortem on Christmas TV will start on Monday!
Happy New Year to all that are now joining.

May you have a healthy, 2017, and all your wishes come true. ( Excludes small print daytime schedules in RT).
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:57
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Really good thread but what about instead of calling it Christmas radio times how about
TV guide instead as not everyone gets radio times theses days for instance I TV& satellite week really good guide for sky/ virgin as well as free sat and free view but no good for radio just a thought
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:12
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Really good thread but what about instead of calling it Christmas radio times how about
TV guide instead as not everyone gets radio times theses days for instance I TV& satellite week really good guide for sky/ virgin as well as free sat and free view but no good for radio just a thought
Blasphemy!
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:15
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LOL @ Blasphemy! !

I think the Radio Times element probably started because it is "legendary" and always has a special cover. The other TV guides tend, always, to have Father Christmas, which is nice but perhaps less imaginative.

I could be wrong of course and stand to be corrected!
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:17
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Transdiffusion ‏@transdiffusion 8m8 minutes ago

A forgotten anniversary: the British Broadcasting _Corporation_ is 90 today. Happy birthday to the world's finest broadcaster! @AboutTheBBC
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:19
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LOL @ Blasphemy! !

I think the Radio Times element probably started because it is "legendary" and always has a special cover. The other TV guides tend, always, to have Father Christmas, which is nice but perhaps less imaginative.

I could be wrong of course and stand to be corrected!
And, the key point is that all of the posters, up until recently, were all collectors of Christmas Radio Times and as such created the thread to reflect their interest. We do have non-RT posters who comment about other magazines, but the thread title has recently been broadened to take this into consideration.
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