Christmas Day 2004 Schedule Ideas

Yes, better!

I'm afraid I disagree, Jez. Corrie's one hour specials don't do well on Christmas day. EastEnders always has something going on on Xmas Day and the first episode gets about 10 mil then the second 15 million. Corrie can use their 2 episode "tradition" they have to their advantage like they did with the Richard/Gail cliffhanger, the two hander second episode of which got 17 million. Maybe it is Corrie's tradition to have an hour long special, but with Tony Wood holding the fort maybe he'll make changes because Kieran Roberts decision to make hour long Christmas specials was not very good IMO. Quote: a lighter episode is always better. Well, I think Corrie needs a really big dramatic storyline to climax on Christmas Day as well as the comedy of the celebrations in the houses/Rovers, i.e Karen's exit, after Steve finds out he cheated on her with Tracy AGAIN because she slept with Danny, after a huge fight. We could have the usual pint throwing or slapping in the Rovers to spice things up amongst the comedy, but if Corrie wants to stay ahead for the Christmas season, it's urgent they get a big storyline sorted!

I've made some comments about other posters Christmas schedules - so I thought I'd have a go at a BBC 1 Christmas Day line-up...

06.00 - 08.00 Breakfast from BBC News 24
08.00 - 10.15 CBBC
10.15 - 10.45 Robbie The Reindeer - or other such family appeal animation/claymation show
10.45 - 11.45 Christmas Day Worship
11.45 - 12.45 Two Ronnies Christmas Show From the Mid 80's
12.45 - 13.10 News
13.10 - 14.00 Eastenders
14.00 - 15.00 Top Of The Tops
15.00 - 15.10 The Queen
15.10 - 16.00 Dales / Rolf Harris Christmas Surprises show
16.00 - 16.50 The Weakest Link Panto Special
16.50 - 17.30 My Family
17.30 - 19.30 FILM - Harry Potter
19.30 - 20.45 Christmas Night Variety Style Show
20.45 - 21.45 Eastenders
21.45 - 22.30 Christmas Night With Johnathan Ross
22.30 - 22.50 News
22.50 - 01.00 FILM - Repeat of last years Boxing Night Premier film
01.00 - 02.30 FILM - Carry On... Or Other 60's Brit-flick
02.30 - 06.00 Joins BBC News 24.

Why have you scheduled almost 2 hours of EastEnders?

6.00 CBeebies -Teletubbies Christmas Special
(8.00) Tweenies Christmas Special
9.00 CBBC Christmas Bonanza
12.00 BBC News
12.10 FILM Santa Clause 2
13.40 BBC News Update
13.50 The National Lottery Christmas Eve Draw Update
14.20 Eastenders Revealed: Christmas Shockers
15.00 The Queens Speech
15.10 FILM Toy Story 2
17.20 The Big Impression Christmas Special 2004
18.00 FILM Bend It Like Beckham
20.00 Eastenders
21.00 BBC News
21.35 FILM About A Boy
23.15 Christmas Night With Jonathon Ross
00.15 Whatever happened to the winners of Eurovision?
01.15 FILM Carry On Doctor
03.15 Joins BBC News 24

Decided to post it AGAIN as it seems that someone deleted it. By the way, i came up with Christmas night with Wozza first!

OK, I have taken your comments and have come up with this (3rd time lucky):

(same scheduke as above except:)

19:00: The Bill
20:00: Coronation St
20:30: Creature Comforts at Christmas
20:45: Coronation St (part two)
21:15: FILM: Jack Frost
23:15: ITV Late News with James Mates
23:30: 2DTV at Christmas 2003 (rpt)
00:00: FILM: Scary Movie

I tried to put 'The Bill' on at 8pm but didn''t want the film to be at 9:30pm (a bit to late) so its on at 7 instead.

Comments?

Thanx,

LoveTV

Can't see the Harry Potter fanatics being too pleased at that, you've shortened the film by half an hour.

When planning these fantasy schedules, you should consider the actual running time of the films in question. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone has a runing time of 152 minutes.

Pedantic I know.

My turn to comment on yours now.......

6.00 - 8.00am Breakfast

Yes I think it will be on for two hours and at 8.00am Dick and Dom will probably have a pre recorded christmas special.

At 10.00am the Morning worship will be on. Has been every year since 1993. I see no reason why that time would change.

At 11.00 there will more than likely be a Morecambe and Wise Special and the news headlines will follow at 12.00 noon. (The News on Christmas Day is ALWAYS of headline format except for the Main evening News which usually of 10 minute duration).

A Film will almost definetely follow at 12.05 due to most people gathering round the TV pre-lunch but post gift wrapping. A family film at this time usually has mass appeal.

An hour of EastEnders at lunchtime would be a waste. To go up against Corrie it will be in a format similar to previous years: i.e: Watch the first episode of EastEnders, switch over and watch Emmerdale and Corrie, switch over again for part two of EastEnders. Always in the first three hours of the evening.

Top of the Pops will probably preceed the queens speech but I do agree that Dale Winton's Dear Father Christmas will be on 3.10pm (See my previous Fantasy Schedule).
Afterwards at 3.55 it may well be Outtake TV but Weakest Link will probably not get a Christmas day airing. I still think Harry Potter will be on at about 3.55 and continue until 6.20.

Chances are that EastEnders will first air at 6.30 before Emmerdale at 7.00 - 8.00 and then Corrie between 8.00 and 9.00pm. The Second episode of EastEnders will more than likely follow the Corrie episode.

Also jonathan Ross may be on Christmas Eve this year as it is a Friday. I personally think he wont be although he will be on on New Year's Eve in a big style! (New Year's Eve is also a Friday.)

Due to Parky defecting to ITV, there may be a "Christmas Night with the Stars" sort of show, perhaps hosted by either Bruce Forsyth or Graham Norton. Maybe Johnny Vaughn or Deniece Van Outen may host it. So yes the entertainment style of show may be a good idea.

The rest of the schedule is ace, but I couldn't give you more than you gave me could I? I don't want to rid myself of half a point so you've got 8 out of ten!!!

Of course, there may well be a brand new Two Ronnies episode!!!

I think Ant and Dec's (Pre-recorded as live) Christmas night takeaway would do.

Also, rumour has it Dr.Who will premiere it's new series at Christmas, maybe at Christmas day. Where in the scheduals would that go?

That's better!

My Christmas Day telly is simple. All day Barbara Knox or Yootha Joyce and nothing else!

Bloody hell Love-Tv, thats a long shift for poor old James Mates. I bet he'll want treble time for that one!!! Plus your emmerdale and c street need to be split up in order to keep the viewers all evening.
I am gunna think of a schedule and put it on here soon