No Corrie tonight - a programme about the Duke of Edinburgh instead. Has something happened? There's nothing about him in the news...
On 09/04/2021 17:02, GordonD wrote:
No Corrie tonight - a programme about the Duke of Edinburgh instead. Has
something happened? There's nothing about him in the news...
Can't think, something odd going on... because BBC1 and BBC2 are showing the same sort of thing...
Don't know what is happening to tonight's episode though. Our Sky box planner skipped the scheduled link to next Monday, and the synopsis is showing as it should for Monday, not for tonight.
On 09/04/2021 21:05, kat wrote:
On 09/04/2021 17:02, GordonD wrote:
No Corrie tonight - a programme about the Duke of Edinburgh instead. Has >>> something happened? There's nothing about him in the news...
Can't think, something odd going on... because BBC1 and BBC2 are showing the >> same sort of thing...
Don't know what is happening to tonight's episode though. Our Sky box planner
skipped the scheduled link to next Monday, and the synopsis is showing as it >> should for Monday, not for tonight.
Apparently we will get Friday's episodes on Monday, and Monday's episodes on >Tuesday, so for those of you who see them all a little later it shouldn't affect
you.
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the 1960's when they only had 2 channels.
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the
1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2
channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two plus BBC Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
On 13/04/2021 22:52, GordonD wrote:
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2
channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two plus BBC
Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
I do believe they are on my Sky box, I flick through sometimes but mainly use my
Favourites list. I admit I didn't think to check them. Just looked to see >what I had recorded and watched something there.
Come to think of it, it could be lots, I have the feeling my BBC1 is "East" or >something. Only affects the local news though.
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:58:39 +0100, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 13/04/2021 22:52, GordonD wrote:
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 >>>> channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two plus BBC
Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
I do believe they are on my Sky box, I flick through sometimes but mainly use my
Favourites list. I admit I didn't think to check them. Just looked to see
what I had recorded and watched something there.
Come to think of it, it could be lots, I have the feeling my BBC1 is "East" or
something. Only affects the local news though.
I read in the Guardian that BBC really received record complaints
about their total coverage of D of E, it was felt just one should have covered to that extent these days.
Here they did cover the death and will do the funeral on Saturday but
it wasn't over kill - no pun intended :)
On 15/04/2021 14:27, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:58:39 +0100, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 13/04/2021 22:52, GordonD wrote:
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in >>>>>> the 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 >>>>> channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two
plus BBC
Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
I do believe they are on my Sky box, I flick through sometimes but
mainly use my
Favourites list.   I admit I didn't think to check them. Just
looked to see
what I had recorded and watched something there.
Come to think of it, it could be lots, I have the feeling my BBC1 is
"East" or
something. Only affects the local news though.
I read in the Guardian that BBC really received record complaints
about their total coverage of D of E, it was felt just one should have
covered to that extent these days.
They did I gather, and yes, one tv channel, one radio channel, and of
course the BBC news channel, that would have done. Not that I cared
much, aside from wondering when ITV would do the Corrie catch up so that
I didn't miss it ( and I nearly did as the Tuesday episode clashed
timewise with other recordings, but happily I noticed and put it onto
the +1 ITV channel).
But what I felt was overkill, and no pun, was showing the exact same
program on two channels at the same time.  BBC doesn't have +1 channels
- they could have shown it on BBC2 later!
Here they did cover the death and will do the funeral on Saturday but
it wasn't over kill - no pun intended :)
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during the funeral.
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
On 15/04/2021 14:27, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:58:39 +0100, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 13/04/2021 22:52, GordonD wrote:
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the >>>>>>> 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 >>>>>> channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two plus BBC
Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
I do believe they are on my Sky box, I flick through sometimes but mainly >>>> use my
Favourites list.   I admit I didn't think to check them. Just looked to see
what I had recorded and watched something there.
Come to think of it, it could be lots, I have the feeling my BBC1 is "East" or
something. Only affects the local news though.
I read in the Guardian that BBC really received record complaints
about their total coverage of D of E, it was felt just one should have
covered to that extent these days.
They did I gather, and yes, one tv channel, one radio channel, and of course >> the BBC news channel, that would have done. Not that I cared much, aside from
wondering when ITV would do the Corrie catch up so that I didn't miss it ( and
I nearly did as the Tuesday episode clashed timewise with other recordings, >> but happily I noticed and put it onto the +1 ITV channel).
But what I felt was overkill, and no pun, was showing the exact same program >> on two channels at the same time.  BBC doesn't have +1 channels - they could
have shown it on BBC2 later!
Here they did cover the death and will do the funeral on Saturday but
it wasn't over kill - no pun intended :)
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
On 16/04/2021 12:14, GordonD wrote:
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
Ummm. No. My jab could help toprevent more funerals and I am sure Philip would
approve of that. :-)
On 17/04/2021 10:47, kat wrote:
On 16/04/2021 12:14, GordonD wrote:
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during
the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
Ummm. No. My jab could help toprevent more funerals and I am sure
Philip would approve of that. :-)
And ... no need as it happens. mr kat had his appointment for this
morning, I went along and mentioned mine was this afternoon, so they
jabbed me at the same time.
I can be as respectful as I want now!
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in
the 1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
The weekend schedules were messed up, not by more of the same but by
catch up and shifting.
There again I guess all we might lose tonight for the Corrie catch up
is probably a repeat of Who wants To be A Millionaire.
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the1960's when they only had 2 channels.
On 15/04/2021 14:27, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:58:39 +0100, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 13/04/2021 22:52, GordonD wrote:
On 13/04/2021 08:11, kat wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the 1960's
when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2 >>>>> channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
Actually the same thing was shown on FOUR channels - BBC One and Two plus BBC
Scotland and BBC Alba (Gaelic channel).
I do believe they are on my Sky box, I flick through sometimes but mainly use my
Favourites list. I admit I didn't think to check them. Just looked to see
what I had recorded and watched something there.
Come to think of it, it could be lots, I have the feeling my BBC1 is "East" or
something. Only affects the local news though.
I read in the Guardian that BBC really received record complaints
about their total coverage of D of E, it was felt just one should have
covered to that extent these days.
They did I gather, and yes, one tv channel, one radio channel, and of course the
BBC news channel, that would have done. Not that I cared much, aside from >wondering when ITV would do the Corrie catch up so that I didn't miss it ( and I
nearly did as the Tuesday episode clashed timewise with other recordings, but >happily I noticed and put it onto the +1 ITV channel).
But what I felt was overkill, and no pun, was showing the exact same program on
two channels at the same time. BBC doesn't have +1 channels - they could have
shown it on BBC2 later!
Here they did cover the death and will do the funeral on Saturday but
it wasn't over kill - no pun intended :)
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during the funeral.
Paul Smith <pesmith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Are there still any Brits watching just BBC1 and ITV1 on 405-line B&W CRT television sets rented from Granada?
kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 17/04/2021 10:47, kat wrote:
On 16/04/2021 12:14, GordonD wrote:
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during
the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
Ummm. No. My jab could help toprevent more funerals and I am sure
Philip would approve of that. :-)
And ... no need as it happens. mr kat had his appointment for this
morning, I went along and mentioned mine was this afternoon, so they
jabbed me at the same time.
I can be as respectful as I want now!
Libby and I in Ontario were lucky to get our first Pfizer shot on 27
March, but we won't get the 2nd until 20 July. Many 65-79s haven't had
their first one yet. The US has twice Canada's vaccination rate.
On TV yesterday, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario complained that they
can't get enough vaccines for seniore, while across the river in Detroit >anyone 16 or over can get a shot, often the same day. However, Michigan
has a very high infection rate and is getting extra vaccine.
While Britain is relaxing restrictions and Boris is able to quaff his >irreversible pint, we've had 3 consecutive weeks of increasing
restrictions. The latest include: no travel outside the home for non- >essential purposes; closure of outdoor recreation facilities including
golf, basketball, tennis and kiddie playgrounds; no mixing with other >households indoors or out (with sn exception for people living alone); >roadside checkpoints at border crossings from Quebec and Manitoba; and a >limit of 10 people at weddings, funerals and church services, indoors or
out, except for drive-in services. This will be in force until late May.
Some schools remain open for in-person learning, but Toronto has closed >theirs. Both local high schools are closed after outbreaks. Furthermore, >Ontario is appealing for more medical staff from other provinces to
handle the case load, thanks mainly to that bloody British variant!!
kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 12/04/2021 22:20, Paul Smith wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in
the 1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Friday evening the BBC showed the same thing - exactly the same - on 2
channels and closed down a third completely, apparently!
The weekend schedules were messed up, not by more of the same but by
catch up and shifting.
There again I guess all we might lose tonight for the Corrie catch up
is probably a repeat of Who wants To be A Millionaire.
Who wants to watch Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, especially on repeat?
On 18/04/2021 00:22, MartinS wrote:
kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 17/04/2021 10:47, kat wrote:
On 16/04/2021 12:14, GordonD wrote:
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during
the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
Ummm. No. My jab could help toprevent more funerals and I am sure
Philip would approve of that. :-)
And ... no need as it happens. mr kat had his appointment for this
morning, I went along and mentioned mine was this afternoon, so they
jabbed me at the same time.
I can be as respectful as I want now!
Libby and I in Ontario were lucky to get our first Pfizer shot on 27
March, but we won't get the 2nd until 20 July. Many 65-79s haven't had
their first one yet. The US has twice Canada's vaccination rate.
On TV yesterday, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario complained that they
can't get enough vaccines for seniore, while across the river in Detroit
anyone 16 or over can get a shot, often the same day. However, Michigan
has a very high infection rate and is getting extra vaccine.
I have a friend who lives in Detroit. I think she would be fascinated to know it
is that easy. She spent days tracking down an appointment for herself, then >more days for her brother. She is rising 72, he is a little younger. Admittedly
once they were found, they also got the 2nd ones quicker than we do.
I guess that high infection rate might be why it is easing!
While Britain is relaxing restrictions and Boris is able to quaff his
irreversible pint, we've had 3 consecutive weeks of increasing
restrictions. The latest include: no travel outside the home for non-
essential purposes; closure of outdoor recreation facilities including
golf, basketball, tennis and kiddie playgrounds; no mixing with other
households indoors or out (with sn exception for people living alone);
roadside checkpoints at border crossings from Quebec and Manitoba; and a
limit of 10 people at weddings, funerals and church services, indoors or
out, except for drive-in services. This will be in force until late May.
Maximum 15 people at a wedding - my son gets married on Saturday. ( They should
have got married a year ago.) The wedding breakfast must be held outdoors. And
my elder daughter can't come - she lives in Prague. 30 at a funeral. No wake, >indoors at least. i don't think we know what a drive in service would be, here.
Some schools remain open for in-person learning, but Toronto has closed
theirs. Both local high schools are closed after outbreaks. Furthermore,
Ontario is appealing for more medical staff from other provinces to
handle the case load, thanks mainly to that bloody British variant!!
And now we have both the South African variant, and the Indian Double variant at
large here. :-(
Paul Smith <pesmith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Are there still any Brits watching just BBC1 and ITV1 on 405-line B&W CRT television sets rented from Granada?
How about people lumbered with those huge back-projection TV cabinets from the 1990s that preceded digital flat screens?
On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:52:11 +0100, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 18/04/2021 00:22, MartinS wrote:
kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 17/04/2021 10:47, kat wrote:
On 16/04/2021 12:14, GordonD wrote:
On 15/04/2021 21:34, kat wrote:
I have my second covid jab appointment Saturday afternoon, during >>>>>>> the funeral.
Hope you're going to cancel it out of respect.
Ummm. No. My jab could help toprevent more funerals and I am sure
Philip would approve of that. :-)
And ... no need as it happens. mr kat had his appointment for this
morning, I went along and mentioned mine was this afternoon, so they
jabbed me at the same time.
I can be as respectful as I want now!
Libby and I in Ontario were lucky to get our first Pfizer shot on 27
March, but we won't get the 2nd until 20 July. Many 65-79s haven't had
their first one yet. The US has twice Canada's vaccination rate.
On TV yesterday, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario complained that they
can't get enough vaccines for seniore, while across the river in Detroit >>> anyone 16 or over can get a shot, often the same day. However, Michigan
has a very high infection rate and is getting extra vaccine.
I have a friend who lives in Detroit. I think she would be fascinated to know it
is that easy. She spent days tracking down an appointment for herself, then >> more days for her brother. She is rising 72, he is a little younger. Admittedly
once they were found, they also got the 2nd ones quicker than we do.
I guess that high infection rate might be why it is easing!
While Britain is relaxing restrictions and Boris is able to quaff his
irreversible pint, we've had 3 consecutive weeks of increasing
restrictions. The latest include: no travel outside the home for non-
essential purposes; closure of outdoor recreation facilities including
golf, basketball, tennis and kiddie playgrounds; no mixing with other
households indoors or out (with sn exception for people living alone);
roadside checkpoints at border crossings from Quebec and Manitoba; and a >>> limit of 10 people at weddings, funerals and church services, indoors or >>> out, except for drive-in services. This will be in force until late May.
Maximum 15 people at a wedding - my son gets married on Saturday. ( They should
have got married a year ago.) The wedding breakfast must be held outdoors. And
my elder daughter can't come - she lives in Prague. 30 at a funeral. No wake,
indoors at least. i don't think we know what a drive in service would be, here.
Some schools remain open for in-person learning, but Toronto has closed
theirs. Both local high schools are closed after outbreaks. Furthermore, >>> Ontario is appealing for more medical staff from other provinces to
handle the case load, thanks mainly to that bloody British variant!!
And now we have both the South African variant, and the Indian Double variant at
large here. :-(
I had my first Pfizer shot March 19 and am due for second July 2, long
wait because our medicos decided they must have second on hand etc
etc. but it went square shaped when we donated a bunch of vaccines to
a considered needy group.
Personally I was not convinced they should do the eldest first, I felt
there was more of a case for giving younger, working people the first
shots. Especially those working in health care!
I think the reason it is easier in Canada than the US is in part due
to the fact we are all registered in the health care system which surprisingly the US has never adopted. They feel it is socialism at
work :( They are the only major country that doesn't have some form
of healthcare. Private insurance costs an arm and a leg, I have two
friends who tell me the only reason in retirement they can pay it for
her is because he has veterans insurance, which he doesn't have to pay
for. They both worked all their working lives, so it does make one
think.
"MartinS" <me@my.place.invalid> wrote in message news:OfKeI.11781$Ms7.2732@fx34.iad...
Paul Smith <pesmith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in the1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Are there still any Brits watching just BBC1 and ITV1 on 405-line B&W CRT
television sets rented from Granada?
How about people lumbered with those huge back-projection TV cabinets from >> the 1990s that preceded digital flat screens?
I still have the latter. Lovely big Samsung 24", great sound and decent picture. I tend not to throw away things until they break.
On 18/04/2021 21:03, James Heaton wrote:
"MartinS" <me@my.place.invalid> wrote...
Paul Smith <pesmith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in
the 1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Are there still any Brits watching just BBC1 and ITV1 on 405-line
B&W CRT television sets rented from Granada?
How about people lumbered with those huge back-projection TV
cabinets from the 1990s that preceded digital flat screens?
I still have the latter. Lovely big Samsung 24", great sound and
decent picture. I tend not to throw away things until they break.
And why should you, if you like it? I remember the ne we had, can't
remember the make now, it did eventually go wrong, but it was a lovely
set.
I sometimes think I am the only one who doesn't care about HD. I can
see enough wrinkles on the Corrie faces with it!
kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 18/04/2021 21:03, James Heaton wrote:
"MartinS" <me@my.place.invalid> wrote...
Paul Smith <pesmith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
No change in Canada. It is only the UK TV bosses who still live in
the 1960's when they only had 2 channels.
Are there still any Brits watching just BBC1 and ITV1 on 405-line
B&W CRT television sets rented from Granada?
How about people lumbered with those huge back-projection TV
cabinets from the 1990s that preceded digital flat screens?
I still have the latter. Lovely big Samsung 24", great sound and
decent picture. I tend not to throw away things until they break.
And why should you, if you like it? I remember the ne we had, can't
remember the make now, it did eventually go wrong, but it was a lovely
set.
I sometimes think I am the only one who doesn't care about HD. I can
see enough wrinkles on the Corrie faces with it!
Especially Rita's. ;-)
I have two LG HD TVs, a 37" in the living room which fits in a cabinet,
and a 60" in the basement family room. I download UK programs such as
sitcoms and other studio productions in 480p or 540p and watch on the
37". If it's something like a David Attenborough wildlife documentary
shot with hi-tech cameras, I'll download the 720p or 1080p version when available and watch on the 60". It doesn't cost me any more since I have unlimited bandwidth, but it takes longer and consumes more disk space.
Our first TV in 1954 was a 17" 405-line B&W console, on which we watched
the one and only (BBC) channel from the far side of the room. A year
later, we got ITV and the dreaded commercial break!
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