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Late Ten O'Clock News?

(September 2003)

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AN
Andrew Founding member
Why are BBC1 running so late tonight?

The Ten O'Clock News didn't start until Three and a Half minutes past 10!

The latest it's ever been on a night without live sport I think!
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Oooh "The When O'Clock News" Laughing
DA
Dave Founding member
i thought it was just my clock!
LM
Lee M
Well at least the BBC News at Ten O Clock is on 5 days a week (6 if you count Sundays) unlike ITV's pathetic excuse. The sooner it moves to 10.30 the better (although I doubt it will run to time).

It could have been something simple like a scheduling error, or a junction or programme overrun somewhere so they were running 3 minutes late, but it doesn't happen everyday.
AC
Acrobats
Andrew posted:
Why are BBC1 running so late tonight?

The Ten O'Clock News didn't start until Three and a Half minutes past 10!

The latest it's ever been on a night without live sport I think!


Yeah I noticed it.
SD
Steve D
T'was an extra long episode of Eastenders.
AC
Acrobats
Nice to see Sameena Ali-Khan on the late news here in the midlands for the 2nd time - She deserves more airing than just weekends/breakfast. Smile
AN
Andrew Founding member
So basically BBC1 ran EastEnders past the 8.30pm finishing time, no doubt to try and stop viewers turning over to ITV1. Yes this is the lengths that the people behind the nation's supposed main broadcaster will go to, stooping to ITV1's alleged lower level!!

Then they ran late all night, although there was probably a good 5 mins of trailers between 8.30pm and 10pm that could have been taken out, no doubt the same trailer for Little Britain that was funny the first 10 times we'd seen it. At least when ITV1 run late it is because they are running adverts, not endless promos!

Maybe this is the real reason why the Heggasay women dropped the clock!!
DA
Dan Founding member
Andrew posted:
So basically BBC1 ran EastEnders past the 8.30pm finishing time, no doubt to try and stop viewers turning over to ITV1.


No, that wasn't the reason.

Andrew posted:
Maybe this is the real reason why the Heggasay women dropped the clock!!


No, it isn't.
TV
tvmercia Founding member
Acrobats posted:
Nice to see Sameena Ali-Khan on the late news here in the midlands for the 2nd time - She deserves more airing than just weekends/breakfast. Smile

well i think she's wooden. she ought to stick to her radio show IMO
FR
freddy
Dan posted:
Andrew posted:
So basically BBC1 ran EastEnders past the 8.30pm finishing time, no doubt to try and stop viewers turning over to ITV1.


No, that wasn't the reason.

Andrew posted:
Maybe this is the real reason why the Heggasay women dropped the clock!!


No, it isn't.

Erm..... care to elaborate Dan?
RD
rdobbie
Dan posted:
Andrew posted:
So basically BBC1 ran EastEnders past the 8.30pm finishing time, no doubt to try and stop viewers turning over to ITV1.


No, that wasn't the reason.


Errr, yes it was.

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