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A former member
David posted:
once again ( for the second times) the was no connection between 4pm and 4.30pm epsiodes of blockbusters Rolling Eyes


You are right. I think the second episode was one that has already been shown earlier in this run.

This never would have happened or at least gone unnoticed if they had live continuity.


is it back on Monday?
DA
David
David posted:
once again ( for the second times) the was no connection between 4pm and 4.30pm epsiodes of blockbusters Rolling Eyes


You are right. I think the second episode was one that has already been shown earlier in this run.

This never would have happened or at least gone unnoticed if they had live continuity.


is it back on Monday?


Not according to the Sky EPG. It would normally be back tomorrow (Saturday) anyway. I guess that is the end of it for the moment.
JB
JasonB
Take Your Pick replaces The Krypton Factor next saturday. I thought they would have continued to show the 2009 and 2010 series. I hope they get some earlier series of the Krypton Factor pre 1986!
DA
David
I've been looking for an excuse to post this...

The only excuse I need is that it is fantastic. I make no apologies.
GO
gottago
David posted:
I've been looking for an excuse to post this...

The only excuse I need is that it is fantastic. I make no apologies.


Now I'm not surprised you liked that old Challenge promo!
NW
nwtv2003
David posted:
Jonny posted:
David posted:
I really like it.

Tumble?


And... we're back on topic.
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I really wanted one of those phones when I was younger, they used to give them out on a regular basis too, they used to giveaway their own champagne too, can't remember if they gave away anything else.
DA
David
David posted:
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I really wanted one of those phones when I was younger, they used to give them out on a regular basis too, they used to giveaway their own champagne too, can't remember if they gave away anything else.


I wanted a phone too. I never got one.

I had a Challenge/Endurance UK mouse mat with a 1997(I think) calender on it. I also have a Challenge baseball cap (from the Challenge? era) and a Challenge TV mug which I had to purposely lose a wordsearch game to win.

There were also Challenge Game Boys, a Challenge scooter or motorbike and I THINK Prize Time gave away ceramic Dusty Bins but I can find no evidence of this, so I maybe making it up.
GE
thegeek Founding member
They did (i'm pretty sure), it was called Family Catchphrase...


which even has Family Channel branding on the tape labels...
[snip]


No way! How'd you come across that?
While working on Flextech transmission, about five years ago Smile
RW
Robert Williams Founding member
I've been following the Lily Savage's Blankety Blank repeats each weekend on Challenge (although I had been hoping they were going to show some Terry Wogan or Les Dawson episodes), and since the beginning of June they've been showing what I presumed was the final series, first broadcast on ITV1 between May and August 2002. Each episode so far has ended with the hearts/smoky-style credit sequence and have a copyright date of 2001.

However today's episode ended with the plain generic ITV credits style which I gather was introduced in October 2002, and had a copyright date of 2002. I'm not aware that any more new episodes were shown after August 2002, so I wonder if this and any further episodes were quietly slipped into the ITV1 schedules without me noticing at some point after October 2002, or whether they made but never shown and are hence receiving their first airing on Challenge?
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A former member
Many appeared on Sunday tea time slot, I belive there same batch but held over.
JB
JasonB
Don't they normally shuffle the audience around if they're doing two recordings on the same night? The audience in the second episode of tonights supermarket sweep have been sitting in the same places as the first episode! Laughing
JB
JasonB
The infamous snake charmer episode of Catchphrase is on right now!

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