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Title: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Martin_1962 on 06 December 2009, 14:09:33
Been on at 21:00 for the last couple of weeks and tonight - very late 22:30 - that is stupidly late >:( >:( >:( >:(

Complaints in and passed to schedulers. >:( >:(
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: sexydaz on 06 December 2009, 14:14:41
better when it were on at 8
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: cam2502 on 06 December 2009, 14:16:11
its listed on my tv as 8.30-9.30. :-?
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: sexydaz on 06 December 2009, 14:29:30
down as 8.30 for me in glorious yorkshire :)
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: STMO999 on 06 December 2009, 14:34:23
It's on at half eight. Martin lives in a different time zone.
Hope he gets a suitable reply from the schedulers ;D
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Martin_1962 on 06 December 2009, 15:04:45
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MOTORING: Top Gear
On: BBC HD (x/108)   
Date: Sunday 6th December 2009 (starting this evening)
Time: 22:30 to 23:30 (1 hour long)

Jeremy Clarkson travels to Belfast to conduct an extremely thorough test of the Renaultsport Twingo 133 involving a tunnel, a ferry and the actor Ross Kemp. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond investigates ways to speed up your next summer holiday through the crucible of motorsport as he invents the brand new sport of airport vehicle racing. At the other end of the intellectual spectrum, James May tests the new Vauxhall Insignia VXR in the company of Margaret Calvert, the lady responsible for inspired design philosophy behind the familiar British road sign. Finally, Jeremy is on and off the track in the BMW X5M, Audi Q7 V12 and the latest version of the supercharged Range Rover.
(Stereo, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 4 of 7, 4 Star)

Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=2674

Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Nickbat on 06 December 2009, 15:19:09
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MOTORING: Top Gear
On: BBC HD (x/108)   
Date: Sunday 6th December 2009 (starting this evening)
Time: 22:30 to 23:30 (1 hour long)

Jeremy Clarkson travels to Belfast to conduct an extremely thorough test of the Renaultsport Twingo 133 involving a tunnel, a ferry and the actor Ross Kemp. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond investigates ways to speed up your next summer holiday through the crucible of motorsport as he invents the brand new sport of airport vehicle racing. At the other end of the intellectual spectrum, James May tests the new Vauxhall Insignia VXR in the company of Margaret Calvert, the lady responsible for inspired design philosophy behind the familiar British road sign. Finally, Jeremy is on and off the track in the BMW X5M, Audi Q7 V12 and the latest version of the supercharged Range Rover.
(Stereo, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 4 of 7, 4 Star)

Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=2674

Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.

Gippo Media seem to have it wrong.  ;)

It's on between 8.30 - 9.30

Source: Radio Times

http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=105&programmeId=107199024&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp

 :y :y :y

Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: webby23 on 06 December 2009, 15:44:16
Martin

You have posted up the listing for when its on the BBC HD channel mate.....

For all us normo's with normo's TVs it on at 8.30pm on BBC2.......

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Martin_1962 on 06 December 2009, 15:54:22
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Martin

You have posted up the listing for when its on the BBC HD channel mate.....

For all us normo's with normo's TVs it on at 8.30pm on BBC2.......

 :y :y :y


In fuzzyvision - doesn't look good on a 1080p screen
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: p j morgan on 06 December 2009, 16:34:14
i thought richie hammonds new motor was a supermarket trolley? :D :D :D :y
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 06 December 2009, 16:36:53
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Martin

You have posted up the listing for when its on the BBC HD channel mate.....

For all us normo's with normo's TVs it on at 8.30pm on BBC2.......

 :y :y :y


In fuzzyvision - doesn't look good on a 1080p screen


Show off!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: tunnie on 06 December 2009, 18:20:26
i'd prefer to watch it in HD, but i'll watch it in crappy SD, and maybe again in HD later  ;D
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Debs. on 06 December 2009, 18:24:15
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In fuzzyvision - doesn't look good on a 1080p screen

 :o I`m not surprised at that price! ;D
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Varche on 06 December 2009, 18:24:40
Uhh what are you all talking about. I just hope we don't have any power cuts so the Beta Max can record it successfully!
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 06 December 2009, 20:17:26
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Uhh what are you all talking about. I just hope we don't have any power cuts so the Beta Max can record it successfully!

Oooo check you out with the latest fangled technology it will never work so I am sticking with my Philips V2000 dual sided tape VCR
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Debs. on 06 December 2009, 20:37:28
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Uhh what are you all talking about. I just hope we don't have any power cuts so the Beta Max can record it successfully!

Oooo check you out with the latest fangled technology it will never work so I am sticking with my Philips V2000 dual sided tape VCR

I still have an RCA capacitance video disc (CED) player......Believe me; "these new fangled laser discs will never catch-on!" ;D
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 06 December 2009, 22:11:15
Why does everybody always have to go one better than me?
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: feeutfo on 06 December 2009, 22:31:16
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Martin

You have posted up the listing for when its on the BBC HD channel mate.....

For all us normo's with normo's TVs it on at 8.30pm on BBC2.......

 :y :y :y


In fuzzyvision - doesn't look good on a 1080p screen
Clearly (< snigger) a cheap lcd tv Martin. ;D
Now my Plasma looks fine in sd, totally fine. Making HD quite breath taking. Rather than just an acceptable picture.

 All the better for viewing JC's green teeth. Did you see him on Ross's show in HD? Yuck!

Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 December 2009, 09:51:08
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Martin

You have posted up the listing for when its on the BBC HD channel mate.....

For all us normo's with normo's TVs it on at 8.30pm on BBC2.......

 :y :y :y


In fuzzyvision - doesn't look good on a 1080p screen
Clearly (< snigger) a cheap lcd tv Martin. ;D
Now my Plasma looks fine in sd, totally fine. Making HD quite breath taking. Rather than just an acceptable picture.

 All the better for viewing JC's green teeth. Did you see him on Ross's show in HD? Yuck!


Looked great on my Sony CRT too. ::) Content was drivel, as usual. :(

Kevin
Title: Re: Poor treatment of Top Gear
Post by: STMO999 on 07 December 2009, 11:47:14
Yes, it was indeed drivel.