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(February 2020)

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MA
Meridian AM
Could I ask where the best source for updated listings would be? I’ve tried the following but can’t find the ITV special anywhere.

ITV.com
Radiotimes
Tvguide
Digiguide
TVPlayer

Thanks


Sky tv guide on your TV!
SA
StarlightArthur
Your EPG.


Alas I don't have one, no Freeview, no sky, no Virgin..

I guess I'm asking if there is an ultimate source that pushes through changes to all the various platforms. Having read through pages and pages on here, I had thought digiguide would be a good point of source.

BBC's listings don't reflect the changes at noon or the PM's address this evening, nor do ITV's, hence my confusion.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Your EPG.


Alas I don't have one, no Freeview, no sky, no Virgin..

I guess I'm asking if there is an ultimate source that pushes through changes to all the various platforms. Having read through pages and pages on here, I had thought digiguide would be a good point of source.

BBC's listings don't reflect the changes at noon or the PM's address this evening, nor do ITV's, hence my confusion.


The online listings tend to lag behind the real-time EPG unfortunately, since that's the priority for viewers. The online listings will eventually catch up.

Where are you posting from just out of interest? Take it you're outside the UK?
SA
StarlightArthur
Your EPG.


Alas I don't have one, no Freeview, no sky, no Virgin..

I guess I'm asking if there is an ultimate source that pushes through changes to all the various platforms. Having read through pages and pages on here, I had thought digiguide would be a good point of source.

BBC's listings don't reflect the changes at noon or the PM's address this evening, nor do ITV's, hence my confusion.


The online listings tend to lag behind the real-time EPG unfortunately, since that's the priority for viewers. The online listings will eventually catch up.

Where are you posting from just out of interest? Take it you're outside the UK?


Mostly Brussels, but London this week.
LV
LondonViewer
RDJ posted:
ITV updated with 30 mins of coverage from 8pm.

Interesting. They didn’t even have a News Special for the initial lockdown announcement.

And this time, the details of what to expect are likely to be revealed in the Commons earlier in the day.

Probably trying to dent Bake Off.
SC
scottishtv Founding member
Given the nations might have slightly different restrictions announced, BBC One Scotland is doing their own news special too. It's just been promoted on lunchtime Reporting Scotland with this, er, unusual slide:

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ST
Stuart
Politics Live will be on BBC One at 12.15.

I do wish they wouldn't swap programmes from one channel to another. The series link on a Sky STB just won't recognise the change and the next schedule recording is simply moved to the next day. It also takes HOURS for the programme to appear on iPlayer.
RN
Rolling News
Given the nations might have slightly different restrictions announced, BBC One Scotland is doing their own news special too. It's just been promoted on lunchtime Reporting Scotland with this, er, unusual slide:

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Looks like people standing in a line next to each other on a beach which is something that shouldn’t be promoted in these times.
MA
Markymark
IRN News at 4pm announced that Bake Off on C4 is pushed back to 20:15 hrs tonight. Must having been worrying a lot of folk Rolling Eyes
SC
scottishtv Founding member
Looks like people standing in a line next to each other on a beach which is something that shouldn’t be promoted in these times.

Ah, it animated through to that from this:

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NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
IRN News at 4pm announced that Bake Off on C4 is pushed back to 20:15 hrs tonight. Must having been worrying a lot of folk Rolling Eyes


I saw a post somewhere on Facebook (might have been on the Bake Off page) saying that if Boris' announcement caused them to miss the Bake Off, he would be (politically) finished. I can only presume this was in jest, at least I hope it was in jest.

But anyway its moot now since the schedule has changed, but anyway: Boris' announcement to the nation, or the Great British Bake Off. Which is better? There's only one way to find out... *ahem*
MA
Markymark
IRN News at 4pm announced that Bake Off on C4 is pushed back to 20:15 hrs tonight. Must having been worrying a lot of folk Rolling Eyes


I saw a post somewhere on Facebook (might have been on the Bake Off page) saying that if Boris' announcement caused them to miss the Bake Off, he would be (politically) finished. I can only presume this was in jest, at least I hope it was in jest.

But anyway its moot now since the schedule has changed, but anyway: Boris' announcement to the nation, or the Great British Bake Off. Which is better? There's only one way to find out... *ahem*


Dunno. Anyway, I'm sure Boris will record his announcement to allow himself enough time to get settled in front of his telly to watch Bake Off with baby-BoJo and the wife-(designate)

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