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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 11:07
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Blucey wrote: Finished s2 of Extraordinary. It's a lot of fun. Feels like an old school Channel 4 comedy.
I thought it was quite weak for the first half, but picked up nicely towards the end of S2.
Jizzlord feeding his family was excellent. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 10:40
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| Finished s2 of Extraordinary. It's a lot of fun. Feels like an old school Channel 4 comedy. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Non-Genre Specific Music Thread |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 23:03
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Malc |
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 18:36
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| Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard with Mary Beard. Snippets of Roman life given in her usual entertaining and slightly-filthy way, but really needed to be a much longer programme or a full series to do each topic justice. I watched this last night, was hoping it was episode 1 of a series. Disa... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| Malc |
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:57
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| Time Team is on youtube now, and has a new set of presenters (with lots of old faces from channel 4, thrown in as well) Over the weekend they put out a 3 parter, where they looked at some UK civil war stuff in Modbury ( a village about 10k away from where I live) which I enjoyed. qIW9EflPUEI I have ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Malc |
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 13:25
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| Slightly off-topic as it was on stage rather than the box (but downloadable on whatever Channel 4 call their streaming service this week), but I went to Milton Keynes yesterday to see the Drop the Dead Donkey revival, starring the majority of the original cast. All seemed to fit easily back into th... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:15
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| Slightly off-topic as it was on stage rather than the box (but downloadable on whatever Channel 4 call their streaming service this week), but I went to Milton Keynes yesterday to see the Drop the Dead Donkey revival, starring the majority of the original cast. All seemed to fit easily back into the... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Non-Genre Specific Music Thread |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:38
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Not quite been a day but already getting over 4% likes to view ratio on Ballacid’s channel. 223 views so far! Compared to 26 on mine over 5 days…
Which is nice. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| markg |
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 17:57
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| We never finished it either, watched a few seasons back when it was on channel 5 I think. In fact wasn't Breaking Bad first shown on there over here too? Don't think I even know what they show on there now. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 23:42
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| We watched the new Eddy Murphy Christmas film 'Candy Cane Lane' on a streaming channel (I think it was Amazon Prime). It was solid but not terribly engaging film, but the last few scenes were kinda exciting. The kids enjoyed the couple of 'cutaway swear' gags as they are potty mouthed little hooliga... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
| NervousPete |
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 15:01
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| That's two people who brought me a lot of joy. I loved Ian Gibson's work in 2000AD and Halo Jones has probably my favourite art of any 2000AD thing ever. Lots of character, humour and I just loved his future-tech designs. Andre Braugher I loved in Homicide: Life on the Street. He burned the screen u... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:45
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| @maliA Mrs Grim... is addicted to Christmas movies in this "period" (which began on November 1st when the Christmas 24 channel returned) so I've probably seen about 20 Christmas movies so far. The best three so far this year have been Love Hard (Netflix), Holidate (which has a properly fu... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:19
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| @maliA Mrs Grim... is addicted to Christmas movies in this "period" (which began on November 1st when the Christmas 24 channel returned) so I've probably seen about 20 Christmas movies so far. The best three so far this year have been Love Hard (Netflix), Holidate (which has a properly fun... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Non-Genre Specific Music Thread |
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 18:36
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| Thanks very much! I’ve been a big fan of Ballacid’s YouTube channel for some time and discovered loads of current new fave artists of mine (MOY, Cignol, James Shinra, Fasme…) and thought I’d message him about that last tune I’d made. He got back in touch straight away AND HES GOING TO FEATURE IT on ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hollywood Assaults |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:27
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| Watched the Channel 4 Dispatches about this a few days ago. Though it is *horrible*, and shocking, it’s just so unsurprising. Like Saville, he spent most of his career telling everyone what he was doing, and that era of brash, taking advantage of anyone who was vulnerable ‘comedy’ was defended as a ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hollywood Assaults |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 0:02
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| Who is MooMoo? Someone who now looks at cakes and I'd rather not type his name as his fanbase scour the net for references to him. Excellently, of course Grim reading. Blinkered canvases are such a weird thing. I can’t think of anyone I like so much that if people started saying ‘hey, this person d... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hollywood Assaults |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 17:04
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| Grim reading. Blinkered canvases are such a weird thing. I can’t think of anyone I like so much that if people started saying ‘hey, this person did some BAD stuff’ that I’d overlook it for their work or because I really thought their YouTube channel was great :s I mean, sure I’d be disappointed as h... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:25
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| I saw that all the speculation about the BBC presenter has come to an end. I haven’t read the detail, and don’t want to, but as far as I have understood: The presenter had some kind of connection online to a person much younger than him but of legal age. The younger person was consenting and paid f... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 0:30
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| I saw that all the speculation about the BBC presenter has come to an end. I haven’t read the detail, and don’t want to, but as far as I have understood: The presenter had some kind of connection online to a person much younger than him but of legal age. The younger person was consenting and paid fo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:49
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Replies: 2362
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The pointless emulation thread - fruit machines |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:38
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| What happened to the old channel? It started to get a bit too close for comfort in the IRL/online crossover stakes, especially with some of the comments that were being left. The online slots content was the worst for it in honesty, I did a video about a fake money online casino streamer thinking i... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The pointless emulation thread - fruit machines |
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:28
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Replies: 1157
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| What happened to the old channel? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 21:13
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 14:29
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| Looks like Channel 4 privatisation is off the cards again. At least until another administration starts sniffing around for things to flog. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:04
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| 1. The Holocaust by Laurence Rees 2. Cathedrals of Steam by Christian Wolmar 3. United Ireland: Why Unification is Inevitable and How It will Come About by Kevin Meagher 4. The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales 5. You Don't Want to Know by James Felton 6. Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:11
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| Channel 4: David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count TV version of his recent book discussing attitudes to antisemitism, especially among those on the left. It's a well-constructed documentary with Baddiel's monologue sections anticipating and addressing possible criticisms, including his own past behaviour. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| Curiosity |
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 19:36
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| Yeah, we're usually on after that, though sometimes earlier. I guess if you're on a PC we would need to become 'Activision friends' or whatever their silly system (that doesn't work) is. We're still friends from the last cod! Hah! I did see your channel invite a second ago but the social tab went w... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Kern |
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:55
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Replies: 2990
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2022 17:13
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Replies: 3973
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| A heavy duty steel cart. A few lengths of water pipe, a beanbag, and a bedsheet later we are wagon'd up Now all I have to do is see these poles through that ripstop nylon. I don't even know if that is possible Did you sort this already? A long channel for each pole is likely the most best solutiong... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2022 17:07
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| A heavy duty steel cart. A few lengths of water pipe, a beanbag, and a bedsheet later we are wagon'd up Now all I have to do is see these poles through that ripstop nylon. I don't even know if that is possible Did you sort this already? A long channel for each pole is likely the most best solutiong... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:50
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| <21.59> Stray for PC from Steam, it's a game where you play as a cat. Also, Steam and/or my bank appear to have entered the 21st century and recognised that the IOM exists so I was able to buy it direct from Steam and I had to do an 'approve this purchase' type thing in my IOM/Channel Islands ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:15
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| Who's been watching The Outlaws on BBC? You all need to watch the last episode, where you'll get to see the lovely Mrs Squirt give a pivotal performance as "person at fete". Some other actors do some other stuff as well. I'm looking forward to being part of the club who has seen every fil... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:36
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| Who's been watching The Outlaws on BBC? You all need to watch the last episode, where you'll get to see the lovely Mrs Squirt give a pivotal performance as "person at fete". Some other actors do some other stuff as well. I'm looking forward to being part of the club who has seen every fil... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 23:58
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| Speaking of religious experiences, the same channel also put out a recent one on the Granada Studios Tour , which I was dragged to as a kid because my mum wanted to walk on the holy cobbles (I was more interested in the mock House of Commons and Downing Street door). I look forward to watching that... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 19:39
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| Expedition Theme Park (which has an ace logo) has just put out a video on the history of another Orlando Park, the defunct Holy Land Experience . He doesn't take the piss out of the concept, mainly because the footage of it is enough to tell me that this is somewhere I wouldn't want to go, but the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 0:14
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| Thanks to the licence fee freeze, the ailing BBC 4 is being put out of its misery. A real shame, but after multiple budget cuts its glory days past years ago. Torn about closing CBBC as a linear broadcast channel. I understand the majority of their audience might be online now, but as a public serv... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 20:44
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| Thanks to the licence fee freeze, the ailing BBC 4 is being put out of its misery. A real shame, but after multiple budget cuts its glory days past years ago. Torn about closing CBBC as a linear broadcast channel. I understand the majority of their audience might be online now, but as a public serv... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 20:08
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| Thanks to the licence fee freeze, the ailing BBC 4 is being put out of its misery. A real shame, but after multiple budget cuts its glory days past years ago. Torn about closing CBBC as a linear broadcast channel. I understand the majority of their audience might be online now, but as a public servi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 13:11
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| Channel 5 - The Chernobyl Disaster (Pt1). If the story told here is to be believed, it wasn't an accident, it was an avoidable fuck-up caused by incompetence and poor management. I nearly had to give up on it as narrator Ben Fogle referred to 'nucular' power for the first half, but perhaps someone ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 9:40
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| Channel 5 - The Chernobyl Disaster (Pt1). If the story told here is to be believed, it wasn't an accident, it was an avoidable fuck-up caused by incompetence and poor management. I nearly had to give up on it as narrator Ben Fogle referred to 'nucular' power for the first half, but perhaps someone t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:00
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| Nadine Dorries wants to press ahead with privatising Channel 4. I can't see how any private company would want take it on without a massive reduction in its remit, and she clearly doesn't get that C4 supports a massive ecosystem of independent production companies. It just seems that this government... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 16:08
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TheVision wrote: It's amazing in there! Everything you could ever want... As long as all you want is retro video games!
But yeah, it's great and he's a really nice guy too. I'll be on his channel soon all being well, so look out for me.
No way. You'll have to wear a name badge though, because you look very similar. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 15:50
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It's amazing in there! Everything you could ever want... As long as all you want is retro video games!
But yeah, it's great and he's a really nice guy too. I'll be on his channel soon all being well, so look out for me. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:01
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| With hindsight, I should have booked an extra day on holiday. Flight was fine yesterday until we crossed the channel and things started getting pretty bumpy. First time I've heard the cabin crew remind passengers to read the safety card and not take luggage with them etc in the hour before the appro... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:22
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| BBC 3 returns as a linear channel tonight, which means I'm going to reorganise my carefully crafted channel list. Probably the last time I'll have to do this, as much of my viewing is over Iplayer now unless there's something specific I want to watch and I'm around at the right time. Ooh, that shou... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 9:54
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| BBC 3 returns as a linear channel tonight, which means I'm going to reorganise my carefully crafted channel list. Probably the last time I'll have to do this, as much of my viewing is over Iplayer now unless there's something specific I want to watch and I'm around at the right time. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 0:11
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Ian Hislop and a couple of Private Eye Journalists were interviewed by the HoC Select Committee on Standards
PoliticsJoe put edited highlights on their youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3O8mwDFo4M
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 21:27
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| Wtf is Roblox, is it suitable for 8 year old, and can I lock it down so she doesn't spend all the cashmonies on stuff, and can you make sure she won't get groomed via the chat? Also, why did I buy a Switch with all those games? From what I gather Roblox is harmless enough as a player, you should be... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 21:28
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Channel 4: The Abominable Snowbaby
I'm really not the target audience for this, but it was a charming tale that was just perfect for comforting Christmas viewing.
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! A surprise 1 on the Craster Scale, if animated lady monsters count |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Central Heating Control |
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 23:24
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| Just had a looo at the Wiser and apparently it’s not compatible with a gravity fed system, which we’re oretty sure ours is. Not sure why that makes it incompatible to be honest, but perhaps that’s a thing that applies to all of these smart jobbers? That sounds weird, all it does it tell the boiler ... |
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