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Jake Humphrey leaves the BBC

to present football on BT Vision

Not to surprising to see the exodus begin now the Olympics are done and dusted, though replacing Jake Humphrey is arguably tougher for the BBC than replacing Gary Lineker would be.

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BR 18 SepBrekkie

Nations vs Regions

Yes, although regional opts on Radio 4 continued, with the last to go being 'Morning Sou'West' in Dec 1982. (Radios Cornwall and Devon opened the following month)

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MA 19 Sep - 22 SepMarkymark

Gems TV

They have a new studio/set.

Oh I do so much miss "Close-down".

10 replies

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FB 20 Sep - 21 SepFluffy Bunny Feet

Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin or Other?

How do you get your telly? Which do you prefer?

C5 has to remain at 704x576 on DTT, because of an Ofcom directive that states BBC1, 2, ITV 1, C4 , and C5 must transmit at that minimum resolution.

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MA 21 SepMarkymark

The British

Sky's history programme

Sky's "The British" is the worst history programme of all time. It gets "celebrities" to comment over actors recreating important events. Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah: "When I think about Caxton and the printing press, it excites me.

By RB

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RB 22 SepRB

No ads on ITV1

Well that's what commercial television is. The adverts are what pays for everything and the programmes are just there to provide an audience for the ads.

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IS 22 Sep - 24 SepInspector Sands

Newsround

General discussion of the 40 year old childrens news show.

BBC One bulletins have gained a few extra minutes lately, they appear to have cut back on the trails in surrounding junctions - today's bulletin was nine minutes long.

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24 replies

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CO 23 Sep - 25 SepColm

CITV 30th Anniversary

Documentary being made but where is it going to air?

Knightmare was repeated on Challenge from December 2002 to March 2007, during which time it got a few top 10 places (a tricky job in those days when the ratings were dominated by Takeshi's Castle).

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BH 24 Sep - 19 Jan 2013BillyH

Calling all TV Critics!

It's all about the arguments. They just missed out the "Have you recently divorced over an argument about the scoring in Come Dine With Me?" question.

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DO 28 Sepdosxuk