BBC reveals highlights of Christmas HD preview

**The News Bot** · 07-12-2007, 6:50 PM

Following are the highlights we've been given of the BBC's HD preview over the Christmas period. * Strictly Come Dancing Special, marking the end of the series. Simulcast with BBC One. * Extras Christmas Special - return of Ricky Gervais' excellent series. Simulcast with BBC One. * After You've Gone - Simulcast with...

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marty2005 · 07-12-2007, 6:58 PM

How exciting. I'd rather watch paint dry.

limblee · 07-12-2007, 7:56 PM

Might as well forget BBC HD for the Christmas Period.

Rob100 · 07-12-2007, 8:19 PM

POTC:COTBP was simulcast on BBC1 and HD last Christmas!

marty2005 · 07-12-2007, 11:46 PM

The usual bbc repeats then.

Who the **** wants to see dot cotton talkin' about cucumber skins and how they upset her stomach.

(I don't watch eastenders but it was on round my parent's house the other night)

queen's boring can't be asked speech.

Why does it go on, no one is interested in what she has to say and she isn't interested in what we think.

She only does it to justify the millions of pounds they squander from the government.

royalty, yeah 200 yrs ago, this is the 21st century. They only got wealth thru slavery, dictatorship and greed which is why we lost America.

Only thing I wanna see by the bbc is doctor who and the titanic.

meansizzler · 08-12-2007, 2:48 AM

Anyone have any dates for the content?

meltonboy · 09-12-2007, 12:28 PM

Apart from checking the, ern, picture quality of the Lara Croft film, i't not that exciting. But perhaps the same goes for BBC 1 this chrimble...

MB

welsh113 · 09-12-2007, 2:01 PM

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Originally Posted by marty2005

The usual bbc repeats then.

Who the **** wants to see dot cotton talkin' about cucumber skins and how they upset her stomach.

(I don't watch eastenders but it was on round my parent's house the other night)

queen's boring can't be asked speech.

Why does it go on, no one is interested in what she has to say and she isn't interested in what we think.

She only does it to justify the millions of pounds they squander from the government.

royalty, yeah 200 yrs ago, this is the 21st century. They only got wealth thru slavery, dictatorship and greed which is why we lost America.

Only thing I wanna see by the bbc is doctor who and the titanic.

This guy obviously doesnt know what he is talking about!!

marty2005 · 09-12-2007, 2:52 PM

And you do.

welsh113 · 09-12-2007, 4:48 PM

thats correct

smart enough not to turn a bbc reveals highlights of xmas preview thread into an anti royal rant.

M5Sime · 09-12-2007, 6:58 PM

Could not agree more...

Monarchy may be a emotive subject, but with a rant like that, perhaps the gentleman would be better off in another country.. Perhaps France?

Few traditions still exist and I for one am pleased that we shall get to see the Queen's speech in HD.. Shame about the rest of the line-up perhaps..

C4 is due to start imminently in HD on Sky, so perhaps they will have something good...

chippyteaforme · 09-12-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Sime

C4 is due to start imminently in HD on Sky, so perhaps they will have something good...

Will be interesting to see the HD content on BBC, not all my cup of tea, but will be 'interesting'.

Apologies for going off-topic, but I had no idea about this C4 HD. Will it be part of Sky's HD package, or classed as free-to-air, like BBC HD?

My free year of HD expired in September

voles · 10-12-2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bencrest

Will be interesting to see the HD content on BBC, not all my cup of tea, but will be 'interesting'.

Apologies for going off-topic, but I had no idea about this C4 HD. Will it be part of Sky's HD package, or classed as free-to-air, like BBC HD?

My free year of HD expired in September

Its an HD simulcast of the ordinary C4 channel and is part of the Sky HD package. It will be free to air when there are other ways of getting it I believe.

Starts this week.

Voles

Jacko Jab · 10-12-2007, 1:49 PM

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Originally Posted by meansizzler

Anyone have any dates for the content?

Queen's speech is on 25th December, just after the Christmas pud (Sorry - couldn't resist) One films it in August though doesn't one?

Great news about C4 HD - it's unusual that it hasn't been advertised to any great degree.

voles · 10-12-2007, 2:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackojab

Great news about C4 HD - it's unusual that it hasn't been advertised to any great degree.

Yes it is odd - I couldn't even find anything on their website. But news from home is that is on the Sky HD Channels list alright.

Voles

pprovart · 10-12-2007, 9:41 PM

Kill Bill 1 and 2 in HD!! That justifies the license fee on its own!

corryl · 21-12-2007, 11:43 AM

Lets face it , the BBC will never put or make anything decent on for Christmas. Have you not read they papers - they are too busy paying their staff to move house to Salford.....

Since the BBC only have HD on Cable / Sat, is it not about time we ditched the licence fee and just pay the 'Suppliers' (as in Sky / Virgin media) for our services - Pay what we watch, which in my case is NOT BBC.

Top HD for Crimbo - Casino Royal on SkyHD on Christmas day.

Thanks again BBC for................ No can't think of it.......

meltonboy · 21-12-2007, 2:12 PM

For me the chrimble TV has never been as good as the 80's and i think its mainly because no-one waits for network tv to see a big film for the first time.

In the 80's cinema attendence was at an all time low and the decline of cinema was predicted (then came the smart out of town multiplexes). Watching films on video was fairly popular, but they took over a year to be on vdieo after the big screen, by which time folks ofter just waited for the TV.

Now everyone has seen the first Pirates film and theres a hundred channels to choose from - so the BBCs offering is just not that big a deal..

MB