tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post8841310171494279997..comments2024-03-26T13:44:31.435+00:00Comments on Curious British Telly: 5 Things We Miss From The World of British TVBen Rickettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-55438318385751459342021-03-23T12:57:08.817+00:002021-03-23T12:57:08.817+00:00What about the Engineering Announcements and Trans...What about the Engineering Announcements and Transmitter Information broadcasts? Another way of filling the gaps in between programmes, even though they were aimed at "the radio and television trade" and not the common or garden viewer per se. Oh, and the regional station start ups and pre-programme logos - I really miss those.Crazee Cat Laydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946885957103108099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-81961473333201871022017-01-06T21:19:35.198+00:002017-01-06T21:19:35.198+00:00There's no sense of event TV now. Huge audienc...There's no sense of event TV now. Huge audiences don't crowd round the TV at the same time anymore thanks to Sky+, streaming, downloads etc. And there's certainly no urgency in watching TV shows any more as almost everything is instantly accessible in one form or another.Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-401015646983097402017-01-04T21:06:03.161+00:002017-01-04T21:06:03.161+00:00I think I just miss 4-channel TV in general - I pr... I think I just miss 4-channel TV in general - I probably am just as conditioned <br />to the modern abundance of choice as anyone, but what is choice?<br />Having two or three options is still a choice, just as much as having over 100<br />(most of which you don't want). <br /> Let me put it this way, when I was a kid and we had an hour of programmes aimed at children and half-an-hour of news straight after and then once you watched your favourite show you had to wait another week for the next episode, I never felt like I was missing out on anything. On the contrary, our generation just felt lucky to have the telly. After all, our Grandparents didn't have the telly when they were our age, can you imagine?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-13354637685233702842016-11-20T19:28:42.083+00:002016-11-20T19:28:42.083+00:00Yeah, I think Corden was his replacement - The Lat...Yeah, I think Corden was his replacement - The Late, Late Show?Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-65097649849404574482016-11-20T19:27:40.196+00:002016-11-20T19:27:40.196+00:00Marvellous stuff! Not sure how I'd managed to ...Marvellous stuff! Not sure how I'd managed to miss that! Shall set it up to play through my TV in the mornings!Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-43211772023405954742016-11-19T23:12:17.918+00:002016-11-19T23:12:17.918+00:00Doherty's resurfacing a a bit of late. On the ...Doherty's resurfacing a a bit of late. On the day of the Scottish referendum he wrote and starred in Scotland in a Day on Channel 4 and his radio sitcom Stop/Start made the move to TV with a pilot in BBC1'S Comedy Playhouse earlier this year. I think Craig Ferguson has packed it in now - isn't the uber annoying James Corden the replacement for Ferguson?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-4177971775077081902016-11-19T23:10:41.454+00:002016-11-19T23:10:41.454+00:00Jason you star! That's beautiful and brilliant...Jason you star! That's beautiful and brilliant :)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-76147160498570451652016-11-19T22:02:46.917+00:002016-11-19T22:02:46.917+00:00For anyone missing Pages from Ceefax, my tribute s...For anyone missing Pages from Ceefax, my tribute site is always here (complete with music!)<br />www.pagesfromceefax.netAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366192413471298163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-78513944178000420572016-11-19T22:00:21.536+00:002016-11-19T22:00:21.536+00:00aye whatever happened to him, i think they dumped ...aye whatever happened to him, i think they dumped him at some point n craig ferguson took over before they dropped the whole idea, strange that ferguson now does it proper over in the usakawadastoothlessgrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785189410275104064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-61590463473742639232016-11-19T11:22:04.969+00:002016-11-19T11:22:04.969+00:00I watched that too - The Jack Docherty Show! I watched that too - The Jack Docherty Show! Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-3613213133433953142016-11-19T10:53:43.364+00:002016-11-19T10:53:43.364+00:00was also very hyped for channel 5 n for at least 6...was also very hyped for channel 5 n for at least 6 months watched that late night chat show they had on everyday cant for the life of me remember who hosted it thokawadastoothlessgrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785189410275104064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-67663382807240712812016-11-19T10:43:23.291+00:002016-11-19T10:43:23.291+00:00Yeah, I would have thought that sort of thing had ...Yeah, I would have thought that sort of thing had been transferred to social media by now. Just imagine Cbeebies Instagramming all the birthday cards - sadly it doesn't seem that far fetched... Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-17052881582038665022016-11-19T08:27:29.186+00:002016-11-19T08:27:29.186+00:00I've been surprised to find that indeed they d...I've been surprised to find that indeed they do, on both CBeebies and C5 Milkshake. Would've expected sending in birthday cards to be obsolete in this digital age.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840240756276896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-82061044921250818272016-11-18T21:18:09.694+00:002016-11-18T21:18:09.694+00:00Never heard on Monday's Newcomers, but sounds ...Never heard on Monday's Newcomers, but sounds an intriguing feature. I suspect it had petered out by the time I was old enough to start enjoying TV.Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-2577421715534912052016-11-18T21:16:05.582+00:002016-11-18T21:16:05.582+00:00I wonder if they still do birthday cards on any of...I wonder if they still do birthday cards on any of the children's shows these days...Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-90768187772547310152016-11-18T21:14:25.622+00:002016-11-18T21:14:25.622+00:00You're right about that EBTG track - the epito...You're right about that EBTG track - the epitome of Ceefax music. Also not dissimilar to the instrumentals they used to play in Little Chef restaurants.Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-48589594920286413932016-11-18T20:47:03.778+00:002016-11-18T20:47:03.778+00:0080s and 90s daytime tele on the BBC too; Open Air,...80s and 90s daytime tele on the BBC too; Open Air, Birthday Cards, 5 to 11, Pebble Mill, a film in the afternoon and then CBBCMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-22095967163092912942016-11-18T19:11:39.233+00:002016-11-18T19:11:39.233+00:00I miss ITV's crypto-prog 'Monday's New...I miss ITV's crypto-prog 'Monday's Newcomers', a morning feature in which all that week's new adverts would be shown. Apparently the programme, if one can refer as such to a succession of ads grouped by duration, was aimed at the advertising industry thus it was never listed in the TV Times. News of the prog travelled by word of mouth from kids who were off 'sick' from school and turned on the TV for a speculative gander at what they expected to be a blank screen. The other way to see it was in the school holidays, but one was unlikely to get up before mid-day in that case so would miss it.<br /><br />On a related matter, I also miss the animated star that used to appear in all ad breaks to denote the junctions between the adverts.Niblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073399687897131919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-88903198188947512382016-11-18T12:42:10.435+00:002016-11-18T12:42:10.435+00:00I still really miss Pages from Ceefax first thing ...I still really miss Pages from Ceefax first thing in the morning or in the wee small hours. If I need a hit now, I put on Everything But The Girl's Love Is Here Where I Live - seriously check out the music to that track, its pure Ceefax in the most lovely of ways.<br /><br />Saturday morning kids TV - it just isn't the same to switch on the tele in your PJ's to find Saturday Kitchen. I want Going Live!<br /><br />I'd forgotten VideoPlus+ and didn't know 5's faces were the young Tin Vine and Julia Bradbury!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.com