So they'll rename them all and drop the prefix - then a couple of years later decide that people aren't identifying the individual channels enough with the parent "UKTV" brand so spends tens of thousands again on another rebrand to solve the issue.
So they'll rename them all and drop the prefix - then a couple of years later decide that people aren't identifying the individual channels enough with the parent "UKTV" brand so spends tens of thousands again on another rebrand to solve the issue.
In the Forest Of The Dead episode of
Doctor Who Confidential
, RTD specifically said that it would be dumb to ever actually name the Doctor, because the enigma is the whole point, and anything they could possibly come up with would be a disappointment simply by virtue of killing the enigma.
So, having said all of that on camera in a
DW Confidential
interview, do you really think it's reasonable to suppose that the very following episode of Dr Who would reveal the Dr's name?
In the Forest Of The Dead episode of
Doctor Who Confidential
, RTD specifically said that it would be dumb to ever actually name the Doctor, because the enigma is the whole point, and anything they could possibly come up with would be a disappointment simply by virtue of killing the enigma.
So, having said all of that on camera in a
DW Confidential
interview, do you really think it's reasonable to suppose that the very following episode of Dr Who would reveal the Dr's name?
I'm sorry, but since when did "majority rules" come into effect.
Its very easy for someone like you, who lives in London, to say "to hell with the provinces".
You're missing the fundamental complaint that everyone in the UK who pays their licence is entitled to the same level of service.
I'm not talking about garden fetes in Pontypridd or East Kilbride, I'm talking about important matter such as health and education.
The BBC have always been guilty of announcing changes in legislation etc as if it aplies to everyone in the UK - and more and more these days that is simply not the case.
For intelligent people in Wales, Scotland and NI then we can make assumptions about what applies and what doesn't - but for those who don't realise the difference things should be made much more clear.
You're the one saying, "If Scotland want to be seperate..." etc etc. Don't go putting words in my mouth or any Scot thank you very much, London boy.
I just think (and this commission clearly agrees) that in devolved matters the BBC have an obligation to
at least
make clear what news is relevant to what parts of the licence paying United Kingdom.
Well said!
i hate how London seems to think itself to be the centre of eveything. They don't seem to know that there's such a thing in England as "the midlands". Leicestershire, for example, is
not
in "the North", thank you very much (as i once saw implied in a London newspaper)!
Presumably a lot of Londoners think that Newcastle-upon-Tyne is at the edge of the universe, and don't even know that such a thing as scotland even exists?
The London/southeast region may have by far the largest proportion of the UK population, but it's geographic area is a pretty small one. To suggest that the population of the other 95% of the UK's surface area should take one hell of a back seat, is ludicrously arrogant! <rant>
I'm sorry, but since when did "majority rules" come into effect.
Its very easy for someone like you, who lives in London, to say "to hell with the provinces".
You're missing the fundamental complaint that everyone in the UK who pays their licence is entitled to the same level of service.
I'm not talking about garden fetes in Pontypridd or East Kilbride, I'm talking about important matter such as health and education.
The BBC have always been guilty of announcing changes in legislation etc as if it aplies to everyone in the UK - and more and more these days that is simply not the case.
For intelligent people in Wales, Scotland and NI then we can make assumptions about what applies and what doesn't - but for those who don't realise the difference things should be made much more clear.
You're the one saying, "If Scotland want to be seperate..." etc etc. Don't go putting words in my mouth or any Scot thank you very much, London boy.
I just think (and this commission clearly agrees) that in devolved matters the BBC have an obligation to
at least
make clear what news is relevant to what parts of the licence paying United Kingdom.
Well said!
i hate how London seems to think itself to be the centre of eveything. They don't seem to know that there's such a thing in England as "the midlands". Leicestershire, for example, is
not
in "the North", thank you very much (as i once saw implied in a London newspaper)!
Presumably a lot of Londoners think that Newcastle-upon-Tyne is at the edge of the universe, and don't even know that such a thing as scotland even exists?
The London/southeast region may have by far the largest proportion of the UK population, but it's geographic area is a pretty small one. To suggest that the population of the other 95% of the UK's surface area should take one hell of a back seat, is ludicrously arrogant! <rant>
Earlier today the image on the link below was posted on Richard Who's website but quickly removed, but luckily someone at Outpost Gallifrey got it and saved it.
Earlier today the image on the link below was posted on Richard Who's website but quickly removed, but luckily someone at Outpost Gallifrey got it and saved it.
I think Lily also brought some edge to the show. I recall when Gareth Hunt was on BB, she parodied his coffee adverts by using a hand/wrist gesture that could be interpreted in two ways! Also there was the infamous "when Hans the Dutch boy found the crack in the dyke, he put his 'blank' in it" question, which Lily made much play of!
I like the one that went: "Our Jason has just started shaving. I wouldn't mind, but he's started shaving his
blank
or
blanks
" (!). As Lily then wandered amongst the panellists, she feigned looking at what Barbara Windsor was writing, and said: "That's got two Ls in it, love..."
I don't think I've seen a telephone number for Northern Ireland shown as 028 xxxx xxxx.
Coventry - where I lived all my life until last week - is another one of the very few places to have adopted the (02x) xxxx xxxx format, and 99% of everybody gets that wrong too. They put (02476) xxx xxx, when it should be (024) 76xx xxxx. I don't understand how people in all the (02x) cities/areas can find it so bloody hard to get right. As someone's already said, it's not rocket science!
StuartPlymouth posted:
Mobile numbers should be shown as 5 + 6 digits, not simply a string of 11. It's easier to say than a row of 11 consecutive digits, and therefore easier to remember.
I agree with all of that too
I also believe in splitting the main (i.e. non-dialling code) part of the number in two, with a space (e.g. (02x) xxxx [space] xxxx or (01xxx) xxx [space] xxx). I've done that all my life, as I feel that even six-eight digits is slightly too long altogether in one go.
Unless the original team who created Doctor Who have ever given him a proper name in a sealed envelope somewhere I don't think his name should ever be aired.
Unless the original team who created Doctor Who have ever given him a proper name in a sealed envelope somewhere I don't think his name should ever be aired.
