BR
Or to quote the News Of The World's Ian Hyland; Simply The Chest
,it wasn't a bad idea, but it was far too long, plus the scheduling didn't go in it's favour, especially with the Final being aired at 3.30pm one Saturday..
I agree with that - if it had been put into an hour long slot and all the music and extra inserts been scrapped to focus on just the game, it would have been so much better. I certainly found it more entertaining than the dated It's a Knockout!
The FA Cup is actually one of the reasons why the BBC have given up on Saturday nights in the Winter as from January through to April every three weeks or so the schedule is interupted for live football!
nwtv2003 posted:
GarryMc posted:
I loved Simply the Best. That was great.
Or to quote the News Of The World's Ian Hyland; Simply The Chest
,it wasn't a bad idea, but it was far too long, plus the scheduling didn't go in it's favour, especially with the Final being aired at 3.30pm one Saturday..
I agree with that - if it had been put into an hour long slot and all the music and extra inserts been scrapped to focus on just the game, it would have been so much better. I certainly found it more entertaining than the dated It's a Knockout!
Ronant posted:
It's not all bad in my opinion. Not great at the mo but in a couple of weeks BBC1 has a cracking line up on Saturday night:
4.50 Match of the Day Live
FA Cup Semi-Final: Chelsea vs Liverpool (5.15 ko)
Including Final Score
4.50 Match of the Day Live
FA Cup Semi-Final: Chelsea vs Liverpool (5.15 ko)
Including Final Score
The FA Cup is actually one of the reasons why the BBC have given up on Saturday nights in the Winter as from January through to April every three weeks or so the schedule is interupted for live football!
RE
Strictly Come Dancing doesn't do it for me.
Ronant posted:
Come on everyone, its not that bad! Seems to be a case of 'it was much better in my day'!
In the end was Gladiators, Blind Date and Noel's House Party really better than Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway???
In the end was Gladiators, Blind Date and Noel's House Party really better than Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway???
Strictly Come Dancing doesn't do it for me.
RO
It is a bit annoying that in the weeks they dont have Football they have very little. Maybe if they moved the kick-off times to a bit earlier, like 5.00 - they could do more. Although that would mess up Final Score and the News.
On another note, another great programme coming to Saturday nights this autumn is Robin Hood!
Brekkie Boy posted:
The FA Cup is actually one of the reasons why the BBC have given up on Saturday nights in the Winter as from January through to April every three weeks or so the schedule is interupted for live football!
It is a bit annoying that in the weeks they dont have Football they have very little. Maybe if they moved the kick-off times to a bit earlier, like 5.00 - they could do more. Although that would mess up Final Score and the News.
On another note, another great programme coming to Saturday nights this autumn is Robin Hood!
RO
Just to compare and contrast....
SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 1987
BBC1
8.20am Roobarb
8.25 Saturday Starts Here Sarah Greene, Phillip Schofield and Peter Simon introduce your Saturday morning entertainment
8.25 Corners
8.40 Chucklevision
9.00 The Muppet Babies
9.30 Going Live! Phillip and Sarah open the doors of Studio 7. Guests include Anita Dobson and pop group ABC. Plus Philip Hodson with useful advice, Double Dare with Peter Simon, and Trevor and Simon
12.12pm Weather
12.15 Grandstand with Desmond Lynam
5.05 News
5.15 Regional News/Sport
5.20 Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
5.45 Telly Addicts
6.15 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell, starring Hannah Gordon and Brian Blessed
6.45 Bob's Full House
7.20 'Allo 'Allo! Rene is inundated with sausages containing paintings, batteries, dynamite...and garlic
7.50 Casualty
8.40 Just Good Friends
9.10 News and Sport
9.25 Cagney and Lacey
10.15 Live International Boxing
11.05 FILM: The Survivor
12.25am The Rockford Files
1.15am-1.20 Weather
BBC2
9.00am Pages from Ceefax
11.35 Open University
1.30pm Network East with Valerie Vaz and Samantha Meah
2.10 FILM: All the Brothers Were Valiant
3.40 FILM: The Wreck of the Mary Deare
5.20 International Bridge Club Canberra World Bridge Tournament
5.50 Espana Viva Spanish for beginners
6.15 The Week in the Lords
6.55 Newsview with Moira Stuart and Richard Whitmore
7.35 Ibiza 92 The first in a series of annual summer pop concerts leading up to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
8.05 Gluck Bicentenary: Don Juan Ballet
9.10 The Trireme Quest Discovering the secrets of the legendary warship, the Greek Trireme
10.00-1.20am The Film Club with Derek Malcolm
10.00 FILM: That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du desir)
11.45-1.20am FILM: Man of Flowers
Some absoloute quality Saturday night entertainment on BBC2! Espana Viva and of course The Week in the Lords were always essential Saturday night entertainment!
SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 1987
BBC1
8.20am Roobarb
8.25 Saturday Starts Here Sarah Greene, Phillip Schofield and Peter Simon introduce your Saturday morning entertainment
8.25 Corners
8.40 Chucklevision
9.00 The Muppet Babies
9.30 Going Live! Phillip and Sarah open the doors of Studio 7. Guests include Anita Dobson and pop group ABC. Plus Philip Hodson with useful advice, Double Dare with Peter Simon, and Trevor and Simon
12.12pm Weather
12.15 Grandstand with Desmond Lynam
5.05 News
5.15 Regional News/Sport
5.20 Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
5.45 Telly Addicts
6.15 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell, starring Hannah Gordon and Brian Blessed
6.45 Bob's Full House
7.20 'Allo 'Allo! Rene is inundated with sausages containing paintings, batteries, dynamite...and garlic
7.50 Casualty
8.40 Just Good Friends
9.10 News and Sport
9.25 Cagney and Lacey
10.15 Live International Boxing
11.05 FILM: The Survivor
12.25am The Rockford Files
1.15am-1.20 Weather
BBC2
9.00am Pages from Ceefax
11.35 Open University
1.30pm Network East with Valerie Vaz and Samantha Meah
2.10 FILM: All the Brothers Were Valiant
3.40 FILM: The Wreck of the Mary Deare
5.20 International Bridge Club Canberra World Bridge Tournament
5.50 Espana Viva Spanish for beginners
6.15 The Week in the Lords
6.55 Newsview with Moira Stuart and Richard Whitmore
7.35 Ibiza 92 The first in a series of annual summer pop concerts leading up to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
8.05 Gluck Bicentenary: Don Juan Ballet
9.10 The Trireme Quest Discovering the secrets of the legendary warship, the Greek Trireme
10.00-1.20am The Film Club with Derek Malcolm
10.00 FILM: That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du desir)
11.45-1.20am FILM: Man of Flowers
Some absoloute quality Saturday night entertainment on BBC2! Espana Viva and of course The Week in the Lords were always essential Saturday night entertainment!
KK
Saturday TV is REALLY getting worse and worse, but the question is - what's the worst it can get? 
I hardly ever watch it on Sat night, as it's dire! the only things I watch are:
2.00pm: BBC Score Interative with Ray and the team
4.30pm: Sportscene with Stuart Cosgrove (Tam's co-presenter on Off the Ball) and guests
10.30: MOTD 2
I don't mind this because I'm football daft.
However, the point is, that schedules have to make more of an effort to produce some good quality programming for a Sat night. At this rate, everyone will have a reason to switch off and head for the pub/nightclubs. 
Anyone agree?
I hardly ever watch it on Sat night, as it's dire! the only things I watch are:
2.00pm: BBC Score Interative with Ray and the team
4.30pm: Sportscene with Stuart Cosgrove (Tam's co-presenter on Off the Ball) and guests
10.30: MOTD 2
I don't mind this because I'm football daft.
However, the point is, that schedules have to make more of an effort to produce some good quality programming for a Sat night. At this rate, everyone will have a reason to switch off and head for the pub/nightclubs.
Anyone agree?