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thegeek Founding member 21 August 2014 11:50am

The one show is still on it seems.

Not sure what listings you're looking at...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tcw7/broadcasts/upcoming

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thegeek Founding member 21 August 2014 2:10pm

Here's an oddity, brought to my attention by my mum.

The current run of Pointless on BBC One is series 7, from 2012. Tuesday's was episode 59, Wednesday's was episode 60. Apparently in episode 60 there was a £19,750 winner. Any thoughts as to why they might have skipped it this time round?

Last edited by thegeek on 21 August 2014 2:17pm

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A former member 21 August 2014 2:12pm

thegeek posted:

623058 posted:

The one show is still on it seems.

Not sure what listings you're looking at...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tcw7/broadcasts/upcoming

It's been updated, original it has BBC One England as having the One Show then Fake Britian.

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Steve Williams 21 August 2014 2:15pm

thegeek posted:

The Edinburgh Tattoo is on in its place. Was that not traditionally shown on New Year's Day?

Er, no, because it takes place in August.

The One Show was indeed never scheduled to be shown on Monday, hence why it doesn't appear in the Radio Times or anywhere.

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thegeek Founding member 21 August 2014 2:18pm

Steve Williams posted:

thegeek posted:

The Edinburgh Tattoo is on in its place. Was that not traditionally shown on New Year's Day?

Er, no, because it takes place in August.

I know it takes place in August - I just seem to remember during my childhood it was televised over the festive period. Perhaps that was only in Scotland?

edit: I'm not imagining things - BBC Scotland repeat it in the early evening on Hogmanay. I guess I've just somehow managed to always miss its August appearance.

Last edited by thegeek on 21 August 2014 2:24pm - 2 times in total

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davidhorman 21 August 2014 4:12pm

thegeek posted:

Here's an oddity, brought to my attention by my mum.

The current run of Pointless on BBC One is series 7, from 2012. Tuesday's was episode 59, Wednesday's was episode 60***. Apparently in episode 60 there was a Â£19,750 winner. Any thoughts as to why they might have skipped it this time round?

***I assume you mean 61 - anyway, the apparent answer is here:

Quote:

In the head to head question about photography, Clare and Nat answered the question 'what is the name of an individual light sensitive cell in a digital camera' with the answer 'sensor'. This was deemed wrong and they scored 100. Several people phoned in and said they were right and as the BBC now have the policy that every quiz show must be whiter than white, they decided not to show it again.

It was a bit of a dodgy question, but only a bit, and the others had the lowest answer so they couldn't have won. Bit of fuss over nothing, really. There are YouTube links on the page above to the episode in question.

David

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dvboy 21 August 2014 5:44pm

No, not on Monday.

Edit - this post was in reply to one that has since been deleted.

Last edited by dvboy on 21 August 2014 6:43pm

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thegeek Founding member 21 August 2014 6:10pm

good find, David - thank you.

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JAS84 21 August 2014 6:51pm

Ugh, they should've just put up a disclaimer. Today's episode of Pointless was back to £1000, and I thought, "eh, that should mean someone won yesterday, but I'm sure they lost!" How many viewers will have been confused because of the missing episode? It's not like the mistake affected the result.

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SillyTilly 21 August 2014 7:02pm

Special Doctor Who version of Hippo ident just aired before The One Show.

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cylon6 21 August 2014 7:06pm

SillyTilly posted:

Special Doctor Who version of Hippo ident just aired before The One Show.

Just saw it too. Wondered why the music was weird at the beginning! And then.......

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Steve Williams 21 August 2014 7:42pm

thegeek posted:

edit: I'm not imagining things - BBC Scotland repeat it in the early evening on Hogmanay. I guess I've just somehow managed to always miss its August appearance.

Well, a look through the Radio Times points out it was indeed shown on network BBC1 on the morming of New Year's Day 1985, 1986 and 1987, and on network BBC2 in the morning of New Year's Day 1988. But all those are billed as repeats and its first showing has always been in August, either on the Bank Holiday Monday or earlier that weekend. Indeed I remember on at least one occasion in the last few years being rescheduled in Scotland so they could show a full-length Reporting Scotland.

Now it's time for our annual tradition, Asking If STV Are Showing A Full Length Scotland Today On Monday Teatime Or Not Bothering And Just Sticking With The You've Been Framed Repeat Like The Rest Of The Network. And, in the grand tradition, the answer is of course no, they're not bothering.

(May 2009)