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TV Dxing

The radars looking good for some DXing this week! Keeping an eye out for any findings.

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By Curto21

38 replies

2,551 views

JB 30 Dec 2018 2:06pmJasonB

End of End of Part One

(Not the LWT sketch show)

You’re not alone. In Broadchurch they used both Lyme Bay and Clevedon as filming locations, that led to inconsistencies with the direction of of sunsets and sunrises

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By VMPhil

33 replies

2,652 views

MA 30 Dec 2018 8:54amMarkymark

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Appeal for recordings 'held at home'.

when the Channel 4 contract was up the BBC said they specifically didn't want them and I suppose Channel 5 got it relatively cheaply. I dare say folks thought there was a possibility of them being...

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By DVB Cornwall

18 replies

980 views

NJ 29 Dec 2018 1:41pmNeil Jones

BBC One Christmas 2018

1st December. Split from Christmas Idents 2018

Thanks for that comprehensive explanation. Never could stand the programme so my knowledge of this skit technique was nil.

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By Whataday

399 replies

18,480 views

DV 28 Dec 2018 6:09pmDVB Cornwall

The Secret Story of the BBC Christmas Tapes

Sunday 23rd December - BBC Four

I guess the documentary was aimed at a particular audience. Yes, it could have gone into detail on many aspects but I think it was intended to be a surface look at the tradition, keeping the casual...

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By Whataday

58 replies

4,183 views

JO 26 Dec 2018 3:57pmJoe

Christmas Greetings

And a merry Boxing Day from the MCR at BT Sport. Here's to another year of trying to make sure things stay on air so that you don't have anything to talk about!

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By VMPhil

26 replies

998 views

GE 26 Dec 2018 12:41pmthegeek

Barry Chuckle has died, aged 73

He died peacefully in his sleep

Anything on Talking Pictures is by definition in a poor slot.

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By TIGHazard

125 replies

6,836 views

BR 26 Dec 2018 12:38pmBrekkie

FROM THE RED BAUBLE: MERRY CHRISTMAS

All the Best to All of You.

Merry Christmas everyone. Here’s to 2019

By JamesWorldNews

11 replies

1,045 views

DE 25 Dec 2018 11:26pmdeejay

On Demand services on games consoles

I'm not a big gamer but my brother in law has a PS4 and I notice he's able to have literally all the players in a one-stop shop: the PSBs, Amazon, Netflix, Now TV, the works. If you've not got an...

By Curto21

4 replies

432 views

JM 25 Dec 2018 11:17pmJamesM0984

Channel 5 xmas pres

A story idents..

BIB- which is, of course, the main problem with having an Advent calendar-themed ident, given the fact that Advent ends on Christmas Eve. A nice idea and well-executed, but not so good for an ident...

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By A former member

19 replies

2,231 views

AR 24 Dec 2018 3:44pmArgybargy

TV Channel Predictions 2019

A prediction into the future on the year 2019.

It's certainly not 10 years since Points West got a new set. However, aren't they all designed to be able to switch colours/themes rather easily. A new look (other than white/red) for BBC News would...

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By FanOfTV99

44 replies

2,648 views

ST 24 Dec 2018 3:06pmStuart

What is the oldest tv you still use?

A few years ago I picked up a 1970s Decca Colour in a big wooden case with knobs and buttons on the front of it from a house of an old person that was being cleared out. I powered it up and it worked...

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By Curto21

40 replies

1,563 views

RI 22 Dec 2018 2:44pmRiaz

Sky to sponsor Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio

Programme to run WITHOUT commercials as a result

I have to admit there is something very odd about Murdoch owning Virgin radio with a breakfast show sponsored by Sky.

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By DVB Cornwall

23 replies

2,099 views

JM 21 Dec 2018 1:51amJamesM0984

Penny Marshall has died

One half of Laverne and Shirley was 75

I don’t. If it’s only important enough to appear n page 23 of a generic thread, it’s not worth mentioning at all.

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By Ne1L C

15 replies

940 views

AN 20 Dec 2018 2:45pmAndrew

Satellite Wars Part 2

Last year there was a thread that looked at first ep of Satellite Wars, It seems the other two parts have turned up: PART 2 - Bazaar Television PART 3 - Dreaming In French

By A former member

0 replies

176 views

:-( 19 Dec 2018 9:13pmA former member

The Secret Story of the BBC Christmas Tapes

23 December, 9:30pm, BBC Four

Already a thread

By Worzel

1 reply

336 views

:-( 16 Dec 2018 9:50pmA former member

Trouble at Vintage TV?

Pulled from Freeview, Freesat, and temporarily Sky and Virgin

View TV Group are now planning to relaunch Vintage Music as a TV channel next year, initially launching on Sky, so there was some truth in the previous talk of Vintage TV returning to Sky: The...

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By VMPhil

51 replies

15,130 views

KE 16 Dec 2018 11:38amkernow

Channel Five Subtitles.

Is anyone else having problems with subtitles on Channel Five not working- two days now and no subtitles on any channel five programe. Works fine on Five Hd and the sister channels.

By BM11

0 replies

184 views

BM 14 Dec 2018 1:22pmBM11

ITV ‘Rebrand’ Set To Come In January?

The TV Room has said that in another TV Forum, ITV was supposedly going to get a rebrand...

There's already a lengthy thread about it here:

By GilboTeleBox

1 reply

657 views

DB 13 Dec 2018 8:57pmdbl

The Freeview Thread

Updates and info on the DTT platform

Also now, Caradon Hill, Caldbeck, Sheffield (Crosspool) and Fenham (serves a chunk of Newcastle)

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By Rex

463 replies

33k views

MA 12 Dec 2018 1:59pmMarkymark