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Channel4 is spending its money on the older age group these days in the morning - 14+ social programming that might also get a general audience. There has been very little spent on primary school programming over the last couple of years - this year's schedule (Aut 05 / Spr 06 - the pdf is now available at C4 website) I've found no new programming, it seems to be repeating old broadcasts. In fact a good proportion of Spring 06 programmes between 4 and 6 were shown in autumn (Ancient Egypt, Famous Poeple). Last year apart from the award winning Blue Dragon (and one wonders if the decision to commission it was taken well before the decision to keep repeating old shows so it was already in production and couldn;t be cancelled...) there was very little new material.
As to BBC, their schedule had finally settled down. BBC 2 has schools Mon-Fri (excluding Wednesdays because Mr. Blair decided on PMQT on Wed. am) 10.30am- noon, 1.00pm-1.30pm
Class TV provides a very useful service although this term usffers from a large number of repeats from Autumn 05. Normally over the year Class TV has provided a wide range of programmes. The two problems with Class TV are :
1. unlike BBC 2, there is no switching on Freeview for 4:3 programmes which leaves curtains at each side.
2. the sign language programmes satisfy noone as schools which want signed languaged series get 1 or 2 episodes out of 5 or 10. Schools wanting a 'clean' version without signing get one or two episodes with. If the 11-11.30am signing continues this term there's going to be a lot of programming that goes out with signing with no opportunity for the recording of a clean broadcast. Mind you it's better than the days when Thursday was signed day so no matter what, a series broadcast throughout the week ALWAYS had signing.
Note : I'm not against signing - just the current arrangement I feel suits noone.
As to BBC, their schedule had finally settled down. BBC 2 has schools Mon-Fri (excluding Wednesdays because Mr. Blair decided on PMQT on Wed. am) 10.30am- noon, 1.00pm-1.30pm
Class TV provides a very useful service although this term usffers from a large number of repeats from Autumn 05. Normally over the year Class TV has provided a wide range of programmes. The two problems with Class TV are :
1. unlike BBC 2, there is no switching on Freeview for 4:3 programmes which leaves curtains at each side.
2. the sign language programmes satisfy noone as schools which want signed languaged series get 1 or 2 episodes out of 5 or 10. Schools wanting a 'clean' version without signing get one or two episodes with. If the 11-11.30am signing continues this term there's going to be a lot of programming that goes out with signing with no opportunity for the recording of a clean broadcast. Mind you it's better than the days when Thursday was signed day so no matter what, a series broadcast throughout the week ALWAYS had signing.
Note : I'm not against signing - just the current arrangement I feel suits noone.