Christmas Television 2022

[George 1978]

Didn't quite make the connection at first.

[Victoria O'Keefe]

What about Titanic?

I think the ship sinks but that could just be a false spoiler.

[George 1978]

What about Titanic

What about Titanic?

[Victoria O'Keefe]

It's a shame Cora the little girl in 1997 Titanic never had the career of a Michelle Trachtenberg. She certainly was pretty enough that you'd think directors would be falling over themselves:

[George 1978]

I might see those Irish TV channels for myself later on in the year - I am thinking of visiting Belfast in August to see Dirty Dancing at the Grand Opera House for my birthday. I assume that Northern Ireland Premier Inns will have them on their room TV sets.

[darren]

Im lucky where i live as i get all the irish tv channels free rte tg4 virgin media etc.

And ill be honest there christmas tv was as good as the bbc.s was.

[George 1978]

Watched the concert from Vienna this morning (I always have the earworm of The Blue Danube when I watch it). And saw Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's New Year Message (on BBC 2 as I saw BBC 1 Scotland's Resolutions earlier).

I always find New Year messages from religious and political leaders insightful and optimistic as a way of moving ahead, especially in the changing landscape that we have had over the past few months. It's a bit like buying a new item and the message is some sort of instruction manual as to how to cope with all the changes that has just happened.

[George 1978]

I suppose that we have New Year to "look forward" to now?

[George 1978]

I have never set foot inside an Aldi - I mostly do Tesco or Asda.

[George 1978]

The 2 week guide is out haven't looked yet will later on after another frosty night

I would certainly not get any of the tabloid newspapers for their Christmas and New Year TV guides, especially The Sun and all that as they always seemed to have either "TBA" on every other programme, or their schedules published don't bare any resemblance with what will eventually be transmitted.

[George 1978]

I have ordered almost every Christmas TV guide with my online shop next week - Radio Times, TV Times, What's On TV, etc. What is interesting is the variation in the number of stars each publication gives to film reviews.

I should get most of them on Tuesday evening next week (along with the Asti Spumante).

[George 1978]

I did hear that they were moving Strictly to Sundays but I think that was due to problems with scheduling, or the fact that Sundays are just as much part of the weekend as Saturdays are.

To most people, Christmas Day with the television seems to be "put a DVD on"; computer games or watch old episodes on YouTube.

I do think of the same adverts been wheeled out at Christmas this year a bit like the annual PIFs made in the 1970s that were still being seen in the late 1980s.

[darren]

Im not really a big watcher of the queens now the kings specch which takes a bit of getting used to.
Prob watch it just out of curiosity.

Christmas day being a sunday its just rite to hve songs of praise. And im betting there will be a strictly show.

Chroistmas tel;ly aint as good as it once was but there are so many more channels tha there were say 30yrs ago.

Most of what ill watch wont be on the bbc on the big day.

[Victoria O'Keefe]

Dean Cook (the boy) says Mistletoe was filmed in the summer. And also that he and her had to do many takes (obviously so that the makers would have a variety to choose from).

[George 1978]

I like Yellow Pages - Mistletoe. I'm kind of surprised that the girl has never surfaced. BBC Radio tried to trace her for a live interview a couple of years ago but couldn't locate her. Very puzzling.

Not surprised, although where do the repeat fees go if the advert is still being seen? Regarding Yellow Pages, nine times out of ten it was always JR Hartley that was shown anyway.