Harry Hour (and a half)

I think that maybe they are changing the programme times around on purpose to see what type of ratings they get. E.g. Dancing on Ice between Primevil and PokerFace will probably get both shows better ratings - just my thoughts.

I really wanted Harry to ressurrect his slipper-waering Emily Bishop and do a dance slapping his thighs! There was loads of avenues of humour that he didn't go down. I thought the fight was going to be between the blister and a sausage? Really random I know - but just the thought of it got me laughing!

It may also be to save DOI's ratings as if it were moved later it would clash with Casualty which itself has been moved later due to Match of the Day. ITV have scheduled Primeval straight after Match of the Day and head to head with the dire 'When will I be famous?' so they're bound to win again next week.

Here's yesterdays ratings

1. Dancing on Ice (6.25pm ITV1), 8.9 (40.3%) - Same ratings as last week
2. Casualty (8.35 BBC1), 7.8 (32.1%) - up 1.4m on last week
3. Primeval (7.45 ITV1), 6.7 (28.5%) - new entry
4. Shrek (7.15 BBC1), 6.2 (26.9%) - new entry
5. Dancing on Ice - the Skate Off (9.45 ITV1), 6.2 (26.5%) - up 0.4m on last week

6. Harry Hill's TV Burp (5.55 ITV1), 6.1 (30.8%) - Highest ever ratings again, up 0.2m on last week despite being on earlier
7. BBC News (10.10 BBC1), 5.6 (25.4%)
8. PokerFace (8.45 ITV), 5.3 (22.1%) - down 0.8m on last week
9. The National Lottery: 1 vs 100 (9.25 BBC1), 5.2 (22.0%) - down 1.0m on last week
10. Match of the Day (10.30 BBC1) 3.7 (24.1%)
11. When Will I Be Famous? (BBC1) 3.7 (17.4%) - 0.1m down
12. Al Murray's Happy Hour (ITV1) 2.4 (12.7%)

No unfortunately I have Freeview, I can time record on the DVD recorder but it's actually timing it itself, also I don't think VideoPlus works via the AV2 output

VideoPlus will work (it doesn't even need an aerial to be present), you're probably thinking of Programme Delivery Control (PDC) which the recorder looks out for and doesn't start recording until its told.

Anyway it doesn't work on any platform bar analogue terrestrial AFAIK so the recorder will just record the times you set. Therefore the solution is to record ten minutes either side of the published times and that covers 99% of cases.

That was so funny, and The Bill, "I know that guy" Harry: "Yeah it's Den off Eastenders"

Along with Inspector Gold, Sergeant Wright and so on

Balls ITV1 cancelled the excellent TV Burp last night for a double bill of Benedorm

Does anyone know if it will be rescheduled for a repaet before Saturday at all or won't they show it again?

My guess is probably not now, but maybe on ITV2 - you'll have to check the listings at www.itv.com

It seems there is another showing at 2330 on ITV1 today

Edit - seemingly running late however

Yeah caught it this time, thank god.

Must remember to time record my DVD player for 5:30 today so I don't miss it