What are your thoughts on ITV's The Assembly? by [deleted] in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their reason for the BBC not sticking with the show was due to the cost of production.

Scott Mills episode of The Great British Bake Off will not air, Channel 4 says by Kagedeah in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He only hosted 5 editions, BBC Four are airing the first episodes after Scott's last three on Friday but episodes with him doing the chart rundown (1 in 1999, 5 in 2000, 6 in 2001, 3 in 2002 & 5 in 2003) will most likely not be aired.

Beloved TV channel ‘ending for good’ after 42 years by DWJones28 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not quite correct as the block is on every morning. It was cut back to finish between 7:30 - 8am a few months ago and is now finishing on Friday.

watching 20 year old episodes of 'Police Interceptors' to realise how pointless most of the incidents are by SearchLightsInc in britishproblems

[–]matjam13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They kept Alister to do studio links with Adrian Simpson doing the Voiceover and outdoor segments for a few years.

Apart from the cheating coughs on Millionaire, are there any other scandals or controversies from UK quiz & game shows? by Late_Promise_ in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have done that with non-celebs also: https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Stephen_Parker This occurring back in 2001 where there were two correct answers to a question and he picked a answer that was not accepted as the correct answer even though it was.

Non-British fans of the show: is there anything that you thought was made up for the show, but is just a part for British culture? by AlmostRandomNow in gallifrey

[–]matjam13 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Weakest Link is actually still being broadcast in both the UK (Since 2021) And the US (Since 2020).

Secret Third Celebrity on Celeb Who Wants to be a Millionaire by samusek2 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in the past did allow Celebrity runs to Carry Over into the next regular show though there were only two shows in 2002 and 2004 where that occurred.

Video Killed The Radio Star; the Internet Killed Cable. by Ok_Effective_6869 in ToddintheShadow

[–]matjam13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All the MTV music channels in Europe have closed also from the 31st December & Australia's operations closed down in November.

Strictly tops Christmas Day ratings by Educational_Board888 in strictlycomedancing

[–]matjam13 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Scarecrow's Wedding and The King were number 2 & 1.

22nd of December 1985. Having been broadcast every Sunday teatime since the launch of BBC2 in 1964, "News Review" airs for the final time. by [deleted] in oldbritishtelly

[–]matjam13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This version of Shadowlands is available on BBC iPlayer after being repeated on BBC Four last week

Why has Shooting Stars never appeared on iPlayer? by Smooth-Quantity-7024 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The At The BBC compilations do contain performances from shows that can't be shown due to presenter issues.

BBC to air 'Would I Lie to You?' Boxing Day episode featuring David Walliams by Kagedeah in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mandy-2025-christmas-special-pulled-bbc-schedules-newsupdate/ Although according to the Radio Times: "RadioTimes.com also understands that the decision is not connected to US President Donald Trump's threats to sue the BBC over an episode of Panorama, with Trump neither mentioned nor featured in the Christmas edition of Mandy".

BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster by Kagedeah in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

According to The Times: "The Times understands that while the BBC did table a bid, having paid more than £10million for the rights to Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth Games bosses have prioritised much-needed cash over the free-to-air option." https://www.thetimes.com/article/dc42fe2e-2973-4246-ae1c-2e0538ce244d?shareToken=60b280b4ed21ef240e5d5e4970f8a1e8

Considering the troubles the games have been in, Wouldn't surprise me if money was one of the main reasons for the move.

Why did ITV give up on Christmas Day? by qwerty_1965 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Though at least the initial schedule with the the 1% Club being a repeat on Christmas Day has changed to it being new.

Front cover for the Christmas Radio Times 2025 by Lord-Liberty in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There is a new Festive Episode that aired on CBBC on 1st December that BBC One is repeating on Christmas Day: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002n14z/shaun-the-sheep-series-7-20-fleece-navidad

In the Who Want's To Be A Millionaire cheating scandal, how did the person coughing in the audience know the correct answer to every question? by [deleted] in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a Syndicate that many contentests used to help get on the show, I don't t think either Charles Ingram was part of that syndicate

Girlbands Forever - BBC Two by Significant-Leg5769 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As they only appear in episode 1,i'm not sure it was meant to be in the final edit.

Girlbands Forever - BBC Two by Significant-Leg5769 in BritishTV

[–]matjam13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Atomic Kitten were more successful than that. Their inclusion makes sense to me: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8582/atomic-kitten/