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The Official Christmas Radio Times 2009 Countdown Thread
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SkyPaulusPlus
13-10-2009
the fools and horses will be aired in 2010, the sun had a piece about the filming with young densil, band it said 2010
emails
13-10-2009
Originally Posted by STEVE 03:
“The early provisional Christmas listings for all terrestrial channels will be revealed this year on Thursday 26th November I believe and the ''confirmed'' listings will be revealed around the 4th December with the Christmas Radio Times coming out anytime from Saturday 5th December. The majority of the Sky TV christmas listings will be revealed by the end of October.

It's rather early for the BBC to reveal some of the Christmas highlights, I'm surprised they have done that so soon. They usually announce their Christmas lineup sometime in November.

I don't think the Only Fools prequel will be shown at Christmas, I think the BBC plan to show this sometime in 2010, probably over the Easter weekend.”

the thing i find with RT is the christmas RT is never out on the due date
STEVE 03
13-10-2009
Originally Posted by emails:
“the thing i find with RT is the christmas RT is never out on the due date”

I've been lucky the last couple of years, I've gone into our local newsagents on the Tuesday morning and it's been on the shelf. I think in the South region it comes out from the Saturday instead though.
chattamanuk
13-10-2009
Where I am, we tend to get it a day or 2 after the 'available from' date
emails
13-10-2009
Originally Posted by STEVE 03:
“I've been lucky the last couple of years, I've gone into our local newsagents on the Tuesday morning and it's been on the shelf. I think in the South region it comes out from the Saturday instead though.”

well knowning my luck it'll be the same story again this year ,fighting every shop/newsagent for an on the due date christmas RT
chattamanuk
13-10-2009
But it'll be worth it!
emails
13-10-2009
Originally Posted by chattamanuk:
“But it'll be worth it!”

what the wait? yer right! i'm not happy til i got the RT in my hand & having a good read--happy days
chattamanuk
14-10-2009
I love the Christmas RT, so much so, I buy a copy of some other Christmas listings magazing for my wife, so I get to look at the RT and she can't pull the cover off of the RT!
STEVE 03
14-10-2009
Not long to go now if you think about it. The Christmas Radio Times will be released from Saturday 5th December (or Tuesday 8th December for most parts of the UK) so that's just 7 weeks this coming Saturday

I must confess I usually buy the Christmas TV Times and the Christmas Totally TV Guide every year
digiblade
14-10-2009
Last year's thread was brilliant - it had hourly updates from those lucky enough to get their hands on a copy of the xmas RT on the due date. I seem to recall that it was the London area that gets them first and the rest of the country follows - the nearer you are to London the earlier you'll get your copy. The earliest I ever got a copy was the day before the published 'on sale' date and that was only because my wife worked the company that used to print them.

Certainly the BBC have become a bit more precious about its release date - they can afford to be. Most people value getting the xmas radio times almost as a tradition in itself. In the last few years the RT has been on sale well after the other xmas TV listings - like this thread seems to confirm there are xmas TV listings magazines and then there is the definitive xmas & new year RT. I do buy other listings mags at xmas but only as a pre-curser to reading the RT
marke09
15-10-2009
Originally Posted by emails:
“well knowning my luck it'll be the same story again this year ,fighting every shop/newsagent for an on the due date christmas RT”

Its the two editions that come out early before thye Christmas one that I always get trouble buying early - i might take up the subscription offer of 8 issues for £1 see if they send it out early
emails
15-10-2009
Originally Posted by marke09:
“Its the two editions that come out early before thye Christmas one that I always get trouble buying early - i might take up the subscription offer of 8 issues for £1 see if they send it out early”

i wouldn't bank on it
STEVE 03
16-10-2009
Originally Posted by STEVE 03:
“Not long to go now if you think about it. The Christmas Radio Times will be released from Saturday 5th December (or Tuesday 8th December for most parts of the UK) so that's just 7 weeks this coming Saturday

I must confess I usually buy the Christmas TV Times and the Christmas Totally TV Guide every year ”

Actually, just thinking about it, the Christmas Radio Times will probably come out the following Saturday 12th December or is that a bit too late?

Does anyone know the confirmed release dates yet for the Christmas editions?
chattamanuk
16-10-2009
Originally Posted by digiblade:
“Certainly the BBC have become a bit more precious about its release date - they can afford to be. Most people value getting the xmas radio times almost as a tradition in itself. In the last few years the RT has been on sale well after the other xmas TV listings - like this thread seems to confirm there are xmas TV listings magazines and then there is the definitive xmas & new year RT. I do buy other listings mags at xmas but only as a pre-curser to reading the RT”

Absolutely agree, it's become a tradition in our house, all part of the build up to Christmas.
chattamanuk
16-10-2009
Originally Posted by STEVE 03:
“Actually, just thinking about it, the Christmas Radio Times will probably come out the following Saturday 12th December or is that a bit too late?

Does anyone know the confirmed release dates yet for the Christmas editions?”

Bit late I think, last year the Christmas edition was out around the 6th Dec (in the South East) with the rest of the country getting it by 8th or 9th.
jam2000
16-10-2009
Originally Posted by chattamanuk:
“Absolutely agree, it's become a tradition in our house, all part of the build up to Christmas.”

Yeah same for me here, its the start of the build up to Christmas.
chattamanuk
16-10-2009
I buy the RT, but then buy another listings magazine, so I can write all over that one to make sure that RT is left intact! Is that sad?
Charnham
16-10-2009
well ive got some listings news for you guys

Casualty will be on Boxing Day

http://www.bbc.co.uk/casualty/news.shtml

but Boxing Day is a saturday, so that is pretty normal
chattamanuk
16-10-2009
And with appropriately named episode titles too!
Claires_dad
17-10-2009
Originally Posted by chattamanuk:
“I buy the RT, but then buy another listings magazine, so I can write all over that one to make sure that RT is left intact! Is that sad?”

Not at all sad seeing as I do the same!
CheekyTV
17-10-2009
Originally Posted by argyess:
“Suziechan (a regular DS forum poster) has already reliably informed us there will DEFINITELY be a new Christmas ident on bbc1 this year. The precise details are top secret apparently!!

Surely bbc2 are due for a new ident this xmas as well?”

I'm glad to hear that, I just hope it is something traditional and festive and not just an ident with snow and associated with a programme like Doctor Who, but I have a feeling it is going to be. don't get me wrong I love Doctor Who but I hope its not in the ident.

Yeah totally agree with you about BBC2 they need a fresh ident this year!
chattamanuk
18-10-2009
Originally Posted by Claires_dad:
“Not at all sad seeing as I do the same!”


Well, that's ok then!
Claires_dad
18-10-2009
Christmas TV news from ITV :

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/c...006952.article
emails
18-10-2009
not sure about that
chattamanuk
19-10-2009
What are you not sure about? Ant & Dec Christmas special? I think it will be a ratings winner for ITV
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