Christmas!!

Boxing Day in the 90s was great in our house - noone here watched soaps but whenever my grandparents came over we'd be treated to half an hour or more of Corrie. Gripping stuff. Especially given the volume at which it was watched meant that no matter where in the house (or indeed the village) you hid, you were still subjected to the exciting escapades...

lets put it this way Christmas Day is soo bad on any channel that in the last couple of years its been a couple of dvd's in the morning (after opening prezzies), and then Top Of The Pops and then that's it - except for Dr Who last year. In other words - VERY VERY POOR!!! NO celebrity charity gameshows (ala All Star Family Fortunes but for Christmas/New Year only) and no real decent films - they seem to be kept for Boxing Day and New Years Day nowadays

my perfect schedule for Christmas Day would be.....

ITV1/GMTV
0600 GMTV - CITV
0925 CITV
1030 Christmas Morning Mass
1130 CD:UK Review of the Year
1230 ITV News Update
1240 Family Film
1430 Harry Hill's Christmas Burp
1500 The Queens Speech
1510 The Bond Movie
f/b Cartoon Time
1730 Celebrity for Charity Gameshow (e.g. Family Fortunes)
1820 ITV News Update
1830 Emmerdale
1900 Coronation Street
2000 The Bill
2100 ITV News Update
2110 Film Premier
f/b Films through The Night

BBC1
0600 News Update
0610 CBBC
1000 Christmas Morning Service
1100 Noel's Christmas Gifts and Messages
1200 News Update
1210 Film
f/b Cartoon Time
1400 Top Of The Pops
1500 The Queens Speech
1510 Film Double Bill
f/b Cartoon Time
1835 News Update
1845 A Question Of Sport Chrismas Special
1930 Doctor Who
2030 Eastenders
2100 Comedy Christmas Special
2200 News Update
2210 Film Premier
f/b Films Through The Night

Erm...hmmm....not sure how to break this to you...but...

I know, I know - as you know I know!!!!!!!!

JUst used the name as an example as there should be some sort of chart music rveiew of the year like CD:UK used to do on ITV (I wonder if they'll be doing one for five??????)

Gee, if Five ever get it on air

Who would want an ITV News update on Christmas day? Only John Suchet I would expect.

No doubt Angus will return yet again this year for Before They Were Famous 500. Although thats normally on at New Year isn't it.

According to a poster on Digital Spy the Radio Times double issue will cover December 23rd - January 5th.

If that's right then they should be out on Tuesday 12th December (or even sooner!)


When is it the papers usually print the annual "To be announced" 12 days of Christmas listings - mid to late November?

Last Thursday in November I believe. And then the Sunday papers do the same the following Sunday.

So everyone, whats Christmas day like here on TVF? I dont think ive ever been on or around then.

Probably the busiest of the year to be honest