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CourtTV Returns May 2019

The infamous live court and trials network relaunches after 9yr hiatus

After Turner networks renamed the channel to TruTv 8-9 years ago and ended live trial coverage, Katz networks a division of Scripps bought the trademarks and 100,000 hr library and is currently building...

By Mouseboy33

0 replies

278 views

MO 10 Dec 2018 7:44pmMouseboy33

Doctor Who (2018 onwards)

Split from Doctor Who (2015)

Go and listen to the Big finish audio story

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By dbl

186 replies

11,502 views

:-( 10 Dec 2018 3:50pmA former member

Christmas Commercials 2018

Don't think this one airs in the UK but it certainly out John Lewis's John Lewis this year.

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By Worzel

225 replies

11,279 views

BR 9 Dec 2018 6:35pmBrekkie

I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2018

Oh yes, you're right, I had it in my head that was the year the Made In Chelsea guy got kicked out abruptly.

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By cmatthews13a

415 replies

21k views

JA 9 Dec 2018 12:51amjames-2001

ITV are now eyeing up STV

ITV will not have a easy ride like UTV....

Presumably other than news it is a long time since the two STV regions had any local programming of their own.

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By A former member

84 replies

5,166 views

BR 7 Dec 2018 11:10pmBrekkie

Films with Heavy Product Placement on the BBC?

How much is too much?

It's quite a different point that it's a film because the Fearne McCann programme was made by ITV who are well aware of their responsibilities. Not the case here.

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By TIGHazard

15 replies

977 views

SW 7 Dec 2018 1:11pmSteve Williams

NOW Christmas

(NOW 80s)

When shown in its entirety I'd usually chose to leave it in 4:3 - and pillar boxing if it is not possible to broadcast it 4:3 full-width (there is no HD full-width standard) It's a case by case...

By Bennyboy1984

3 replies

349 views

NG 4 Dec 2018 3:31pmnoggin

65 minute slot duration - C4 @ 10pm & ITV with IACGMOOH

A leap into the great unknown and I hope you aren't seriously suggesting that one of the top priorities in the new world will be to 'change the rules to stop 31 minute programmes appearing on an EPG...

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By SA100

17 replies

1,600 views

NJ 3 Dec 2018 3:37pmNeil Jones

Tomorrow's World

The iconic show returns for a one-off 90 minute special on BBC Four

I'm talking about the 2002 repeat on BBC4 this weekend!

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By Richard

70 replies

4,469 views

BU 3 Dec 2018 10:10ambuster

David Walliams Presents Alright on the Night

From July

Must have been at least 5 minutes since they last featured the hilarious dunking beef clip!

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By Brekkie

136 replies

8,985 views

JO 3 Dec 2018 12:03amJohnr

BBC FOUR

BBC 4.1

Animation 2018 had a sting used to introduce the shorts. Mind you some of them are weird, I did like the badger one,

By A former member

8 replies

1,912 views

:-( 2 Dec 2018 11:41pmA former member

Christmas Adverts:

By A former member

2 replies

343 views

RO 2 Dec 2018 6:09amrob

Studios

Split from Blockbusters to be revived

Milkshake led to her big break hosting Channel 5's revival of It's A Knockout with Keith Chegwin.

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By dbl

38 replies

1,692 views

WH 29 Nov 2018 11:20amWhataday

Identify the correct year for the Pres.

Main LIST P61

When did BBC 2 start using the first coloured ident? Wiki put in a ref to TV room but there never claimed it was2nd december 1967 so once again some one is making up facts. Here it is from 2013:

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By A former member

836 replies

156k views

:-( 29 Nov 2018 12:12amA former member

Children In Need 2018

A Night of fundraising again.

I remember there was a very large outdoor CIN concert in Stoke-on-Trent one year in the early 00s organised by BBC Midlands that they opted to both on network and midlands.

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By FanOfTV99

147 replies

6,268 views

IT 22 Nov 2018 11:31amIndigoTucker

BBC Cuts

£800m savings by centenary

Yes - the BBC is between a rock and a hard place with this. The government took a political decision to pay for over 75's licence fees - and then (a different government?) took another political...

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By iee_reith

118 replies

5,172 views

NG 21 Nov 2018 9:56amnoggin

Wither BBC

A theoretical question

I think that's where the beginning of the end starts. Once you make it general taxation and reduce the direct link between payment and the BBC, you doom the BBC to be beholden to politicians at a...

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By Ne1L C

19 replies

891 views

NG 21 Nov 2018 9:50amnoggin

The X Factor 2018

Popstars had a live show at the band's house, with a live link to Mark Goodier on Radio 1. The Soapstars show was a wraparound of the episode. But yes, Yvon Grace was dreadful - tried to take...

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By Square Eyes

381 replies

20k views

JM 20 Nov 2018 12:16amJamesM0984

ITV Theme Announcement

Emmerdale did use a melancholy piano theme during the plane crash.

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By Bennyboy1984

49 replies

8,782 views

JM 18 Nov 2018 10:28pmJamesM0984

TV Dxing November 2018

There's a lot of tropo this weekend

Interesting website here - It is in Dutch but should be reasonably easy to understand. Also - useful map here:

By Curto21

9 replies

886 views

RI 18 Nov 2018 8:46amRichard