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Christmas TV Thread 2018

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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    DvB wrote: »
    Enjoy the darts myself, Mrs Browns boys less so! In fact not at all.
    Couldn't agree more. Love darts season. Do not enjoy Mrs Brown season.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Christmas Double Issue TV Magazines will cover Saturday 22nd Dec 2018 to Friday 4th Jan 2019 and should be available in some areas from Saturday 8th Dec and in all regions by Tuesday 11 Dec

    Which is frightening close!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Here is the confirmed BBC Christmas TV Schedule in all of it's glory.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/xmas18tv

    BBC One

    Watership Down - Two feature length episode mini series
    Lés Miserables - New 6 part series
    Click & Collect - New comedy series
    Take That & Us - One off music special featuring Take That with special guests.

    BBC Two

    Inside The Christmas Factory - A 3 part series covering Quality Street Christmas tins, Royal Mail Christmas Post & Parcels & the good Olde Christmas Turkey
    Goodness Gracious Me. 20 years Innit!
    How Tickled we Were! - A look back at the history of the late Ken Dodd's comedy & music career.

    BBC Four

    Fleetwood Mac: A Musical History
    After the Screaming Stops - This covers the band Bros.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Here is the confirmed BBC Christmas TV Schedule in all of it's glory.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/xmas18tv

    BBC One

    Watership Down - Two feature length episode mini series
    LMiserables - New 6 part series
    Click & Collect - New comedy series
    Take That & Us - One off music special featuring Take That with special guests.

    BBC Two

    Inside The Christmas Factory - A 3 part series covering Quality Street Christmas tins, Royal Mail Christmas Post & Parcels & the good Olde Christmas Turkey
    Goodness Gracious Me. 20 years Innit!
    How Tickled we Were! - A look back at the history of the late Ken Dodd's comedy & music career.

    BBC Four

    Fleetwood Mac: A Musical History
    After the Screaming Stops - This covers the band Bros.

    Not a bad selection to be fair, and the music documentaries are always great on BBC4.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    I must look out for both of those!


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    In documentary, the illustrious careers of comedian Billy Connolly

    BBC are also documenting Billy Connolly's career, that should be a great watch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Is it just my family that doesn't bother with TV on Christmas day? The quality of shows notwithstanding, we spend most of the day in the kitchen eating and drinking. A big breakfast after opening presents, then some board games until the in-laws arrive for dinner around 5, then a night of merriment and more board games until the younger kids go home.

    As a child, we'd watch from getting up til dinner time (with a break for Mass, natch) then after dinner until nightfall. I've got to say though I much prefer what we do now with absolutely no telly. Of course, I still record anything I personally want to see and will watch it later, although if I've not watched the show by new year's eve, I generally delete it without watching - can't be doing with watching a Christmas themed show in January :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,819 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    corblimey wrote: »
    Is it just my family that doesn't bother with TV on Christmas day? The quality of shows notwithstanding, we spend most of the day in the kitchen eating and drinking. A big breakfast after opening presents, then some board games until the in-laws arrive for dinner around 5, then a night of merriment and more board games until the younger kids go home.

    As a child, we'd watch from getting up til dinner time (with a break for Mass, natch) then after dinner until nightfall. I've got to say though I much prefer what we do now with absolutely no telly. Of course, I still record anything I personally want to see and will watch it later, although if I've not watched the show by new year's eve, I generally delete it without watching - can't be doing with watching a Christmas themed show in January :D

    In my experience once people are grown up board games are a disaster because they cause micro little fights that can cause bigger ones and then some relatives are to slow to play them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,827 ✭✭✭Jude13


    The tv was only put on in our house for the news or in the Den (tiny tv) to keep certain kids quiet. I don't remember watching TV growing up on Christmas day.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Not that anyone will forget the Late Late Toy Show is on THIS Friday :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,174 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    corblimey wrote: »
    Is it just my family that doesn't bother with TV on Christmas day? The quality of shows notwithstanding, we spend most of the day in the kitchen eating and drinking. A big breakfast after opening presents, then some board games until the in-laws arrive for dinner around 5, then a night of merriment and more board games until the younger kids go home.

    If people are just milling about then I'd turn on something backgroundy like Carols from Kings \ Christchurch, Xmas Top of the Tops, Michael Buble Christmas or Celtic Woman Christmas... depending on your audience.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Loughc wrote: »
    Not that anyone will forget the Late Late Toy Show is on THIS Friday :)

    There is also three Late Late Toy Show specials looking back on previous shows - tonight, tomorrow and Friday at 7pm on RTE One


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,481 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    kitten_k wrote: »
    There is also three Late Late Toy Show specials looking back on previous shows - tonight, tomorrow and Friday at 7pm on RTE One

    The kids will love this!!! Thank you for the heads up!!:D
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    DvB wrote: »
    The kids will love this!!! Thank you for the heads up!!:D

    No bother. I only know about it as I heard it on the radio today


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    DvB wrote: »
    The kids will love this!!! Thank you for the heads up!!:D

    The kids.

    Suuuuuuuuuure


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Some more lineup announcements,

    https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-02/christmas-tv-2018/

    Won't be long until the RTE Christmas TV Guide will be out!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭S_D


    Why is ELF not on Tv??? or on netflix?!


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    S_D wrote: »
    Why is ELF not on Tv??? or on netflix?!

    Is Elf on TV this year?

    Yes! Elf will air on ITV at 6pm on Sunday 16th December.

    And it’s also available to stream on Amazon Prime at any time :)


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I don't get ITV in Ireland. Just TV3, or whatever it's calling itself these days.
    I got Elf on DVD last year so I can watch it whenever I want. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    10th Dec for the release of the RTE Xmas Guide. Will probably cover 22nd Dec to 4th Jan.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Tonight’s Apprentice episode is Christmas themed. And chocolate themed. The dream.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    iseegirls wrote: »
    10th Dec for the release of the RTE Xmas Guide. Will probably cover 22nd Dec to 4th Jan.

    The old one covering the week before is still on the shelves in any shop I've gone into (in Cork). Has anybody seen a copy in the wild yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    excellent BBC countryfile tonight, really christmassy


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