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Out Of The Blue

Starts Monday 28th April At 2:15 (April 2008)

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DE
DE4DJ
The New BBC One Drama Starts On Monday 28th April 2008 @ 2:15-3:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk18/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/outoftheblue/

Not Sure what to thing about it.
JE
Jez Founding member
Looks like the first episode is 45 mins and the rest 25 mins according to the Radio Times website listings.

20 days later

JO
Jonny
Out of the Blue switched to BBC Two

I think we all saw that coming.
DB
dbl
No surprise, unfortunately.
JC
JCB
Jonny posted:
Out of the Blue switched to BBC Two

I think we all saw that coming.


I didn't. Shocked I was certain another soap was just what British TV needed.

Sarcasm
BR
Brekkie
Thought it might go to BBC3 if anywhere. What time will BBC2 screen it?


I really don't get why they commissioned it if only intended to air in daytime - I'd have thought at least a primetime BBC3 repeat would make it more worth while.
FA
fanoftv
Brekkie posted:
Thought it might go to BBC3 if anywhere. What time will BBC2 screen it?


I really don't get why they commissioned it if only intended to air in daytime - I'd have thought at least a primetime BBC3 repeat would make it more worth while.


I suppose its that old 75 or something stupid% of BBC Three programming has to be created for the channel nonsense again.

If anything is it worth moving eggheads to BBC One daytime, and putting it on in a tea time slot, possibly under the switch branding, and then milking it at the weekend with an omnibus? It would make more sense as it seems to be aimed more at teens than it is adults (which is why I don't understand that its only airing was in the afternoon with no teatime repeat.
JO
Jon
fanoftv posted:
Brekkie posted:
Thought it might go to BBC3 if anywhere. What time will BBC2 screen it?


I really don't get why they commissioned it if only intended to air in daytime - I'd have thought at least a primetime BBC3 repeat would make it more worth while.


I suppose its that old 75 or something stupid% of BBC Three programming has to be created for the channel nonsense again.

If anything is it worth moving eggheads to BBC One daytime, and putting it on in a tea time slot, possibly under the switch branding, and then milking it at the weekend with an omnibus? It would make more sense as it seems to be aimed more at teens than it is adults (which is why I don't understand that its only airing was in the afternoon with no teatime repeat.

Eggheads is perfect in that slot.
BR
Brekkie
Have the BBC ever done this before - axed something from BBC1 and let it play out on BBC2?

I know quite a few daytime programmes have switched from BBC1 to BBC2 and back again, but with the likes of Eggheads that's to allow them a bigger audience than they got during daytime on BBC1.


Can't really recall though a programme being "demoted" - plenty have been "promoted" from BBC2/3 to BBC1, but not many go the other way.
AE
Aerial
Brekkie posted:
Have the BBC ever done this before - axed something from BBC1 and let it play out on BBC2?


I can only think of Top of the Pops as a recent example!
:-(
A former member
this is getting beyond a joke,

BBC daytime is pile of crap and there not doing anything to sort it out,

The only thing I watch ( IF I watch daytime) is Murder she wrote, and DM

why can;t there make daytime more classy?
JE
Jez Founding member
It going to be on at 1pm on BBC2. Looks like its replaced by Diagnosis Murder on BBC1.

I guess there is no chance of it getting longer than the 6 month commision then unless it does better on BBC2?

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