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UTV Live

Now on at 6 instead of 5:30 (July 2005)

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TE
Telefis
lol
SP
Steve in Pudsey
peterrocket posted:
Only lasted 10 seconds. waste of money - but then more OBs than UTV have in a week.


The truck will have been used to send back pre-recorded packages to base as well as just for the live.
JC
Jack Carkdale
Until I opened this thread, I never knew that UTV Live was 60-mins long starting at 17:30 Shocked (I've never seen it, even when I used to have Sky Digital).

I bet if UTV ever becomes part of ITVplc/"ITV1" (whatever), that the network schedulers would cahnge that.

What do UTV usually show between 17:00-17:30 then? So, has Northern Ireland NEVER got The Paul O'Grady Show?
TE
Telefis
Alas we do get it Sad
CL
CL2K
<sighs> Haven't they been showing UTV School Choir of the Year of late in this slot?
SC
SCBNI
Yeah we've been getting repeats of UTV School Choir of the Year 2004 every day at 5.(What fun!!)

We never did get the Paul O'Grady Show at its 5pm slot, the only way to watch it was the (very) late night repeat some time in the early hours of the morning!
WH
whiteside2005
we get it some bank holidays like it was on, on good friday Laughing
CL
CL2K
You mean it's not even this year's School Choir competition?
SC
SCBNI
CL2K posted:
You mean it's not even this year's School Choir competition?


Nope, last year's!

We do, however, get a lovely little pre-recorded message at the end of every repeat saying, "Well we hope you enjoyed the programme which was recorded in the Whitla Hall last year. And of course soon on UTV you can look forward to School Choir of the Year 2005!"

Wow! Can't wait!
TE
Telefis
heheheh
Ah it's an institution at this stage, leave it be. Actually no, ditch it , ditch it right now!

Isn't it given a prime time (well almost) spot around 19.00 some days?
SC
SCBNI
I think when they're showing the actual competition (i.e. not repeats of last year's) they show it primetime on Sundays.

As far as I remember that's the only night, unless it was shown in the regional slot at 7:30pm on Tuesdays.

Anyone else remember? Actually, the better question may be, did anyone even bother to watch it?!
CO
Colm
School Choir of the Year used to be on Tuesday at 7.30pm, in the early days it was sponsored by Stewarts, then Tesco, and now Spar.

The only time I ever watched School Choir is when my school appeared in it, c. 1999, performing a version of "Danny Boy", I got my parents to switch over from EastEnders so I could spot who got on camera!

My old school was also in the grammar school final last year, but they were beated by Methody, natch.

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