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Christmas Pres launched (Page 411) (October 2007)

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BR
Brekkie
Bad news IMO. It's one of those shows which is better in short doses so you appreciate the humour rather than get irritated by it.
:-(
A former member
I think that is OVERKILL!

maybe if it was 2 lots of 8: 7 before Xmas and a Xmas special, then leave it a month or then come back .

Or there could do what Spitting image did and run for 3 weeks then disappear for a week or 2 then come back again
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Andrew Founding member
There probably will be a gap at Christmas due to the way the show works, the fact it needs recording close to transmission and needs a lot of work by Harry and his team to find funny clips also close to transmission
CO
Colm
Andrew posted:
Just watching Crimewatch there and the mention of ringing Crimestoppers reminded me of when Crimestoppers used to air on ITV 'in the good old days' as a 60 second quick feature

When did they stop showing Crimestoppers and was it something that every region did?


UTV's ten-minute version was called "Crimecall" (and before that, it was called "Police Six") and it was axed (they like axing programmes at Havoc House) at the end of 2001.
FA
fanoftv
JCB posted:
I've just read in Radio Times the upcoming series of TV Burp is 25 weeks long! Is that the longest yet? There's also an interesting insight into the production process and an interview in which Harry reveals Ch4 turned the show down - they must be kicking themselves.


Interesting about Channel 4 turning down the programme.
I'm not sure where to lie on this one. I love Harry Hill to bits, and adore TV Burp, I'm personally glad that it will be on for longer, but what will the quality be like? So which is better, quantity or quality, there's only one way to find out (I'll stop it now).
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A former member
Jonny posted:
Ah yes, good ol' Crimestoppers, I remember it well on TTTV, along with its equally memorable jingle (da-da-daa [/tumbletowermode]). That and Jobfinder of course. Sigh.

I think it finished on Tyne Tees around 2004. I seem to recall seeing it after the centralisation of continuity, not sure though.


Yes, complete with the ultra-cheapo TTTV rehash of the Crimestoppers graphics Wink

ISTR that Tyne Tees had a half-hour Crimestoppers programme at one point -- did this happen in other regions as well? Kind of like Crimewatch but with a budget of 17p and an old After Eight they found behind the sofa.
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Spencer
I can't believe no-one's mentioned Shaw Taylor yet. I remember his 'Police 5' on Central, but I understand he also hosted it in quite a few other regions. Anyone know which ones?

Keep 'em peeled.
RJ
RJG
And Border TV had a weekly slot in the Lookaround programme, usually presented by an Inspector Bruce Prickett of Cumbria police
NG
noggin Founding member
Spencer For Hire posted:
I can't believe no-one's mentioned Shaw Taylor yet. I remember his 'Police 5' on Central, but I understand he also hosted it in quite a few other regions. Anyone know which ones?

Keep 'em peeled.


Yep - he was a regular on TVS (and Southern before I think) with Police 5.
BE
Ben Founding member
noggin posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
I can't believe no-one's mentioned Shaw Taylor yet. I remember his 'Police 5' on Central, but I understand he also hosted it in quite a few other regions. Anyone know which ones?

Keep 'em peeled.


Yep - he was a regular on TVS (and Southern before I think) with Police 5.


Plus HTV in the 70s and LWT in the 80s.
EJ
EJNutz
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BE
Ben Founding member
Andrew posted:
...the fact it needs recording close to transmission..


It doesn't really though, sure it helps to add a bit of topical humour but they get tapes for a lot of shows weeks in advance anyway.

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