R2OK! Forum Index R2OK!
Contact R2OK! admin

Click here for R2OK! Website


 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Are There Any TV Highlights Over the Xmas/New Year Period?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> Television
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Mark Mayhew



Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 2897

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:15 pm    Post subject: Are There Any TV Highlights Over the Xmas/New Year Period? Reply with quote

Just been browsing the the TV schedules over the Xmas /New year period.

Not a lot that I would put in the category of "I have got to watch that".

Has anyone noticed anything special in the TV schedules as "good recommendations".
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Toggy



Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Posts: 1239

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wallace and Gromit and Michael Palin's program are the only things that stand out for me.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, and Doctor Who of course.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
mark occomore



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 9955
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eastenders and Corrie seemed to dominate the schedules. 90 Minutes of Doctor Who should be good. Usual stuff, but the TV companies can say why put so much good stuff on when people are either away or with family and friends. Remember BBC I-Player and catch for Sky and Virgin customers.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
SantaFefan



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 11258
Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Strictly Final and the special on Christmas day of course! Razz
Shooting Stars special
Blackadder Rides again
Miracle on 34th Street and Swing Time with Fred and Ginger

looking forward to it all...
_________________
Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! Very Happy 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
nod



Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 3558

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
90 Minutes of Doctor Who should be good. .


on CBeebies Rolling Eyes
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
gfloyd



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 4861
Location: Here, There, Everywhere.

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The seasons undoubted higlight was last night when BBC1 played 8 minutes of trailers back to back to cover the early finish of SCD results show which resulted from their inability to understand their own competition rules for deciding which dancing numpty they should evict. Laughing
_________________
His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.....
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Toggy



Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Posts: 1239

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian Robinson wrote:
Yes, and Doctor Who of course.


Nope, doesn't do anything for me I'm afraid.

Hate soap operas, not interested in Strictly anymore.

Oh yes whoever mentioned it, Miracle on 34th street has already been on. Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
SantaFefan



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 11258
Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

twas me... but it wasn't the B&W version.. Razz
_________________
Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! Very Happy 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
RockitRon



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 7646

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Christmas Radio Times is now the only one I get, and I riffled through it and highlighted all the programmes I'd quite like to watch, but it won't be the end of the world if I miss any, which is quite likely, given that I'm frequently outvoted, since they are bound to be repeated (some of them are repeats already, like the University Challenge Night (BBC2 Saturday 27th).

In theory, a new Wallace & Gromit on Christmas Day should be good, but bringing out of retirement old favourites (this year, the Royle Family and Blackadder) is usually an embarassing mistake, and as for ITV's feeble contribution of It'll Be Alright On The Night and Stanley Baxter (whose talent and popularity have always been a mystery to me)... Rolling Eyes

When growing up, television was always banned (except for the Queen's speech) on Christmas Day, we went for a walk before dinner and played silly games after (the cooking and clearing up seemed to be done by magic!). It all seemed to fall apart with the coming of Morecambe and Wise and videos of Disney films, not to mention a subtle change of responsibilites in the kitchen.
_________________
Ron
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ron, the Blackadder show is just a documentary so should be OK to watch. I've heard it's very good.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
MadeinSurrey



Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3130
Location: The Beautiful South

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only buy RT at Christmas, it's a tradition really. Not sure why I still do it, given the plethora of tv guides in the papers! Can't really see how RT keeps going, bit of an anachronism, I guess people buy it as a magazine? (Hope I'm not catching the Occomore Question disease Laughing )
_________________
MiS
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Rachel
Guest





PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We just use the MoS Live Magazine but there's no point in my looking at the programmes on offer- everything that we watch on our telly is chosen for me by hubby, I've not used the TV remote since getting married. Apart from the football ( and I always get prior warning of that because of the bottle of beer on the coffee table) most of the stuff we watch is ok...
(I prefer Radio)
Back to top
Cherskiy



Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 3701
Location: near Amble, Northumberland

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only things I've heard of this year I would really want to watch are the new Wallace & Gromit and Doctor Who shows already mentioned.

However, seeing as I no longer watch TV (I'm thinking of getting rid of it altogether) I won't see them live, but might catch them via the Internet. Like my retired supermodel friend says above, I prefer the radio. Will be perusing the R2 and R4 listings to see what's worth tuning into or listening again to over the holidays.
_________________
Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> Television All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com