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Christmas TV 2020

A Kung Fu Panda triple bill in Christmas Eve morning is a bit overkill.

Shame to see that the Vicar of Dibley is not being shown on Christmas Eve night like it usually does. We do know that all 3 Christmas episodes are being shown along with new bits added on to the end of them - but it doesn’t look like they’re going to get an airing on the main Christmas nights.

Gavin & Stacey was always going to get a repeat showing - though didn’t think it would be prime time Christmas Eve.

I think the schedule as as much as could be expected given the difficulties of filming this year.

This Morning

This Morning have launched their Christmas makeover of the set today.

Though it’s gone a bit awry as they’ve had to vacate the sofa on their first interview due to safety viewers after a light is precariously wobbling in the rafters.
Was right above guest Matthew Wright’s head so they had to be told to move to another part of the set.

EDIT: Was explained that a wire got caught up around a light which was what was shaking it. They’ve managed to untangle it and it’s now been made safe.

BBC One Christmas idents 2020

It’s lovely. Gives me 1993-esque feels with the night and day variants.

Only complaint is if a cartoon styled Christmas Tree is overly appropriate to introduce the news. But a minor niggle.... it’s lovely otherwise.

BBC One Christmas idents 2020

Not even any promos or an ident between Strictly and The Wheel.

Obviously tactical to prevent viewers switching to IAC.

New BBC One ident

Duncan has confirmed announcing before tonight’s The One Show that BBC One will be getting the decorations out of the loft ‘over the weekend’.

Christmas Adverts 2020

Coca Cola trucks just got its first airing on ITV this year.

And thankfully it’s not as butchered as usual with the Always Coca Cola on the trucks shown at the end with a message about recycling.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

They just seem to be spending more time talking about the Million Pound win rather than showing it. And getting random celebrities to speak about it too and showing random other clips of people who didn’t win the Million... for reasons unknown.

The music is drowning most of the action out too. And is clashing with the proper incidental music.
Would just prefer they show it without all the random music and weird cutaways.

Also weirdly for Judith’s first show they’re showing 4:3 clips (with quite a good reflection effect). But for Judith’s second show they’re showing full 16:9 clips.

Coronavirus | Television News Coverage

This was a slide and a half used in the Late Saturday bulletin just now.



Kudos to the correct BBC One logo used, but minus points for lack of Reith.

Eamomn and Ruth reportedly dropped from This Morning

Davina is hosting with Phil today. Surprised they didn’t go with Alison again if they were I testing to give her a proper screen test for Friday’s

Indeed they promoted Allison filling in yesterday as Holly taking a scheduled day off. No doubt now it’s run into a second day, they may have to explain further to keep the Social Media crowd from speculating.
Nonetheless if Holy’s child is sick and they have to self isolate for a period... will be interesting to see if Allison gets used again or whether they’ll just use Davina and Rochelle.

Christmas TV 2020

ITV had a crack at it a few years ago with David Williams which didn’t do particularly well.

I don’t see Bradley being a totally suitable fit for Blankety Blank, I think it won’t bring the best out of him. I see him being more of a Generation Game host I think.

BBC One Breakdown

Probably unrelated to the Breakdown, but why did NE & Cumbria opt out to show Angels of the North when Network is showing a double bill of it now after the news. And it’s even the two episodes before the episode that NE&C shown earlier which seems a bit backwards.

BBC One Breakdown