Must watch TV.

[Norman Verona]

X factor, Strictly, Britain's got talent all better watch out.

 

Tonight, at 8 pm on ITV 1 there is the show to end all shows.

 

 

 

 

 

That Dog Can Dance. The nations most talented dancing dogs perform.....

 

 

 

Have we really sunk that low?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Think I'll pass on that thanks i'll be on BBC4 for the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture.

[Norman Verona]

I may join you there.

 

You'd think that the BBC with 6 channels could organise an adults channel instead of kids stuff everwhere.

[peterg]

I'm going to be watching the Christmas Day Dr Who episode again and again and again and again....until another one comes out anyway, this has absolutely nothing* to do with Jenna Louise-Coleman       :love: 

 

 *that is a lie

 

http://i2.listal.com/image/4633305/600full-jenna--louise-coleman.jpg

 

[Norman Verona]

I missed that. She is very nice.

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

I missed that. She is very RED HOT .

 

Fixed that for you Norman       

[Norman Verona]

She should come out of the kitchen then.

[pistonbroke 2]

To Night . BBC New Series Racing Legend Sir Stirling Mozzo. Looks Good

Peter

[Welly Jen]

X factor, Strictly, Britain's got talent all better watch out.

 

Tonight, at 8 pm on ITV 1 there is the show to end all shows.

 

 

 

 

 

That Dog Can Dance. The nations most talented dancing dogs perform.....

 

 

 

Have we really sunk that low?

Yes we have .

 

WellyJen's first law of television:

The amount of good stuff on telly is a constant. The more channels there are the more dreck they need to fill it up.

 

Good telly costs money and effort to make. Britain's Got Strictly Dog Dancing on Ice Factor costs nowt. People watch it anyway. Depressing.

 

Cumudgeon Jen...

[Norman Verona]

Jen, I know, it was a rhetorical question.

 

However the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. was brilliant and wouldn't have cost much. The programme before that was equally good, a 2200 year old computer. Also wouldn't have cost much. 

 

But, I'm afraid, you need 2 brain cells to watch these programmes. I just about get by.

[Norman Verona]

Peter, I stared working in the west end just before SM's accident (I was there and we could all see the column of smoke rising on the far side of the circuit).

 

When he recovered he was running the Steering Wheel Club on the front of Shepherds Market.

 

He was always bringing one of his girlfriends Mini Cooper S in for work. He was on "Good Morning" terms in those days.

 

So, I know he was the best driver in the world, because he told me.

 

 

Many years later I sold a computer system to Tony Brookes. The nicest gentleman you'll ever meet. And shy about his achievements.

 

Long story short. I was with an engineer and we were waiting for the machine to boot (took about 15 minutes in those days). He noticed the oil painting of Tony driving the Aston DBR3 at the ring. He wanted to know who it was. As I was explaining, Tony came up the workshop stairs to go into his office. I introduced them but Tony just mumbled something, went red and hurried into his office. His wife is the nicest 

Lady you could meet.

[Dommo]

I was with an engineer and we were waiting for the machine to boot (took about 15 minutes in those days).

 

I think I've got that machine on my desk at work...

[Welly Jen]

Jen, I know, it was a rhetorical question.

 

However the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. was brilliant and wouldn't have cost much. The programme before that was equally good, a 2200 year old computer. Also wouldn't have cost much. 

 

But, I'm afraid, you need 2 brain cells to watch these programmes. I just about get by.

Hi Norm,

Totally agree, the RI Christmas Lecture was excellent. Lots of bangs! Seen the 2000 year old computer one as well, but they all get relegated to BBC4. Not saying there isn't any good stuff (for my subjective value of good), but my dodgy memory tells me there was probably an equal amount of good stuff on twenty, or thirty years ago when there were only a few channels. What fills the extra space? Good programs don't have to cost a lot, but they do need some thought, passion and commitment, regardless of the budget.

 

Can't do anything about it except watch the good stuff and not the dreck. Just grumbling...

 

Jenny

[Norman Verona]

Jenny, Normally the BBC don't do too bad.

 

Dommo, doubt it, it wouldn't fit on your desk. Ever seen an NCR Tower? Ours ran Pick, not Unix. I installed one machine running 8 dealerships with a total of 120 users.

[pistonbroke]

Once upon a time there were long empty intervals between programmes , these were filled by   "The Interlude "  

 

You could watch for e.g. "The Potters Wheel " captivating viewing ?

 

or you got to watch Goldfish swimming around inside a bowl ( I kid you not )  .

 

Daytime TV we had long hours of "the test card " displayed ( for the benefit of us engineers ).

 

either of the above were infinitely more interesting than most of todays televised dross , and cost almost nothing to produce