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steddenm
Wicko posted:
James Vertigan posted:
Christmas Day falls on a Friday this year - I've just been looking at Digiguide's listings which now go up to January 2nd, and the Euromillions draw is actually scheduled for late on Christmas Day - surely they won't have a draw on Christmas Day, regardless of how late it will be drawn, because most lottery outlets would be closed on the day - unless of course other Euromillions outlets across Europe are going to be open?

Yes, I know people could buy their tickets in advance - but in previous years when Christmas Day has fallen on a UK lotto draw day they've always drawn the numbers on Christmas Eve instead.


There is, unfortunately, a Euromillions Lottery draw on Christmas Day. The Lottery tereminals will indeed be closed from 7.30pm Christmas Eve so you wont be able to buy a ticket on christmas day itself. I think it is disgraceful that gambling is allowed to take place on Christmas day. can't just one day of the year be free from things like this? It is due to the gambling licencing laws being different on the continent, and because the UK is linked to the Euromillions game it is iobliged to participate. Next year when Christmas Day is on Saturday, there will be no lottery draw.


In Europe most shops are open on Christmas Day and a lot of the lottery terminals are free-standing anyway in shopping centres etc, and in France (where the draw takes place) Christmas Day isn't a public holiday, but Christmas Eve is...

Next year there will be NO EuroMillions draw on Friday 24th December because it's a public holiday and a lot of European countries celebrate Christmas on this day.
AD
adw2007
a detailed look into what is on the beeb over christmas!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk51/bbc_one.shtml

IMHO there Look to be some interesting programmes this year, especially EE, Dr Who and My Family. The Royle Family looks like the same old garbage we've now come to love!

P.S Anyone know when digiguide will update, all TBC's at the moment!
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STEVE 03
DigiGuide has confirmed that we will be getting the *confirmed* Christmas schedules on Wednesday/Thursday, however we usually get revised listings a couple of days before.

Does anyone know if there was a revised schedule in yesterday's Sunday papers? I know there used to be in the papers the Sunday after the weekday provisional listings, but not sure if they still do it.
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nwtv2003
Larry the Loafer posted:
I'm happy to report that The Royle Family is returning once again... even though we were expecting one anyway.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk51/bbc_one.shtml#bbc_one_royle


Good to see they've got Anthony and Cheryl back in this new episode, it sounds better than last years episode.
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argyess
STEVE 03 posted:
DigiGuide has confirmed that we will be getting the *confirmed* Christmas schedules on Wednesday/Thursday, however we usually get revised listings a couple of days before.

Does anyone know if there was a revised schedule in yesterday's Sunday papers? I know there used to be in the papers the Sunday after the weekday provisional listings, but not sure if they still do it.


I eyeballed the Sunday paper covers in WH Smith yesterday, I couldn't see an christmas tv guide in any of them. The Sundays haven't done this for a good few years. Doesn't matter though as all the tv listings mags will be out by next week anyway.
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STEVE 03
argyess posted:
STEVE 03 posted:
DigiGuide has confirmed that we will be getting the *confirmed* Christmas schedules on Wednesday/Thursday, however we usually get revised listings a couple of days before.

Does anyone know if there was a revised schedule in yesterday's Sunday papers? I know there used to be in the papers the Sunday after the weekday provisional listings, but not sure if they still do it.


I eyeballed the Sunday paper covers in WH Smith yesterday, I couldn't see an christmas tv guide in any of them. The Sundays haven't done this for a good few years. Doesn't matter though as all the tv listings mags will be out by next week anyway.


Yes and in some areas, the Christmas TV magazines will be released on Saturday. But for most parts of the UK, the release date is next Tuesday 8th December for the Christmas double issue.
PT
Put The Telly On
nwtv2003 posted:
Good to see they've got Anthony and Cheryl back in this new episode, it sounds better than last years episode.


Last years episode repeated last night, really didn't work. It was too far fetched in my opinion. They made Jim more careless than usual and slightly out of character.

I think they've had their final moment with Queen of Sheba but it will be interesting to see if they can turn it around again.
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edmund
UKTV Watch channel has christmas idents on now
GR
gregmc
STEVE 03 posted:
argyess posted:
STEVE 03 posted:
DigiGuide has confirmed that we will be getting the *confirmed* Christmas schedules on Wednesday/Thursday, however we usually get revised listings a couple of days before.

Does anyone know if there was a revised schedule in yesterday's Sunday papers? I know there used to be in the papers the Sunday after the weekday provisional listings, but not sure if they still do it.


I eyeballed the Sunday paper covers in WH Smith yesterday, I couldn't see an christmas tv guide in any of them. The Sundays haven't done this for a good few years. Doesn't matter though as all the tv listings mags will be out by next week anyway.


Yes and in some areas, the Christmas TV magazines will be released on Saturday. But for most parts of the UK, the release date is next Tuesday 8th December for the Christmas double issue.


There was a Christmas TV Guide with The Sun last Thursday listing 21st Dec - 1st January, it was scattered with TBC's though! I imagine there will be a bigger deal when its all confirmed later this week.
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A former member
Here are some of the Christmas listings of the past:


BBC 1984 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nr3gRJaVLM
which look FAR better than whats being offer today!

All I can find its 2006: Im Sure I had a 2000 one around! Does any one have 2000 or day listings?>

BBC one 2006:

11.20 Babe
12.50 news
1pm Doctor Who Confidential
2pm TOTP
3pm Queen
3.10 Green Green grass
3.55 Monsters Inc Premiere
5.20 My Fmaily
6.10 News
6.20: Stirclty come Dancing
6.30 Eastenders
7pm Doctor who
8.pm Stirclty come Dancing
9pm Eastenders
9.30 The Vicar of Bibley
10.30 Little Britain Abroad
11pm new
11.10 Entrapment

ITV/STV/UTV

10.30 Christmas Cooks
11.35 Alice in Wonderland
1pm News
1.05 The Grinch
3pm Queen
3.10 Best Ever Christmas films ( Repeat)
4.10 HP and the philosophers stone
6.50 news
7pm Emmerdale
8pm Corrie
9pm Doc martin
11pm news
11.15 Creature Comforts
11.45 Worshiped Christmas special Repeat
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EDIT: Found the 2003:

BBC 2003
1000 The Joys of Christmas
1100 Hooves of Fire
1135 Morecambe and Wise
1240 Film: The Tigger Movie
1350 News
14pm Top of the Pops
15pm queen
1510 Dear Father Christmas
1555 Outtake TV
1625 Stuart Little
1750 News
18pm EastEnders
1840 My Family
1910 Christmas Night with the Stars
2030 News
2040 EastEnders
2120 Only Fools and Horses
2235 Posh and Becks' Big Impression
2320 The Thomas Crown Affair
0105 Christmas Reflection
0110 Airplane II: the Sequel


ITV/STV/UTV 2003:[

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7.30 Wold idol?

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Last edited by A former member on 1 December 2009 4:29pm - 2 times in total
BH
BillyH Founding member
http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=3772 has full reviews of every TV Christmas from 1970 to the present day. Well worth a look!
PA
pad
ITV1 confirmed Christmas Day:

6.00pm Emmerdale
7.00pm Coronation Street
8.00pm All Star Mr & Mrs
9.00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot

BBC One (so far)
8.00pm EastEnders (1 hour)

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