The Beeb smashed it!

Casdon

I find it quite presumptuous that, just because you posted that the BBC had the highest live viewing figures for 16 years some posters think you, or anyone who might have enjoyed one or two of those programmes, watch nothing else on any other channel!

Streaming services you mean those you have to pay for Louella?

Allira

Lathyrus3

People who like game shows and soaps. There doesn’t seem to be much else ☹️

Well, apparently the lowest common denominator watch Gavin and Stacey.

They might also watch Only Connect, Mastermind and University Challenge and know the answers so in which category do they fit?

That’s what I mean. Mostly game shows and soaps. I don’t line either. So there’s nothing much for me.

Presumptuous? What a strange word to use! But thank you for the laugh.

I'm sorry that I didn't like and wouldn't watch any of the top 10 BBC programmes, it's obviously upset you!

We do watch ITV at times. We're about to watch the 1% Club now. We've also been known to view Channel 4 and Channel 5 before now!

And yes, we do pay for streaming services, outrageous of us I know!

We also pay the BBC licence fee as well.

You just can’t resist yet another dig at anything you consider remotely English, can you Paddyann.

I am going to watch Gavin & Stacey again😂 looking forward to outnumbered tonight. Just watched Strictly Christmas and it was showy and fun.

However I tend to leave tv to DH and read my book most of the time

Lathyrus3

Allira

Lathyrus3

People who like game shows and soaps. There doesn’t seem to be much else ☹️

Well, apparently the lowest common denominator watch Gavin and Stacey.

They might also watch Only Connect, Mastermind and University Challenge and know the answers so in which category do they fit?

That’s what I mean. Mostly game shows and soaps. I don’t line either. So there’s nothing much for me.

If you read my post above yours Lathyrus you’ll see that your preconception is wrong. There was one soap, with two episodes, and one game show, in the top ten viewed programmes. That does not, by any stretch, constitute a majority of the most popular programmes.

Ziplok

You just can’t resist yet another dig at anything you consider remotely English, can you Paddyann.

Even the Welsh! 😯

Allira

Lathyrus3

People who like game shows and soaps. There doesn’t seem to be much else ☹️

Well, apparently the lowest common denominator watch Gavin and Stacey.

They might also watch Only Connect, Mastermind and University Challenge and know the answers so in which category do they fit?

Wot, even thems with a ology watch it 😱 gawed elp us.

Gin

Oreo not everyone can afford all the other channels as well as BBC. I only have Netflix and rarely watch, always find something on the Beeb. We all have varied taste! So far I have watched very little TV just W&G but was not much entertained.

We do all have varied taste, which is why I only chose to watch two of those listed BBC programmes 😃
We don’t have holidays or new cars or eat out very often so the tv channels are our treat.I can usually find all I want on Netflix mind you.
W and G is always funny and well done, did you spot the homage to various films in it, ending with The Italian Job?😄

We very rarely now watch BBC. Sometimes BBC 2 or 4, and often iplayer. Hate game shows and ‘entertainment’. Netflix occasionally, but that is not as it was. But there is another option, which is switch it off and read a book

How did anyone find time to watch tv? I eventually sank into my chair to watch Downton Abbey and thought it was really depressing. Too tired to turn it off!

ronib

How did anyone find time to watch tv? I eventually sank into my chair to watch Downton Abbey and thought it was really depressing. Too tired to turn it off!

Remember the many people alone for whom the tv was their company as well as entertainment. They had all the time in the world.

I live in a nursing home so have much time for tv and audio books. Never Netflix, The Crown !

I hope you had a good as possible Christmas Annie

Ronib
many people were alone or in small family groups and weren’t in the middle of big full in celebrations
Don’t forget not everyone has the same life on offer

ronib the thread is about which TV shows were popular with the public as a whole. I highly doubt the same people were watching TV all day, most were probably just like you and only watched one or two selected programmes - which is why the viewing figures are impressive?

Yes thank you BlueBell , the staff were great

Call The Midwife always hits the spot - even though it shows a pure fantasy version of life in 60s Poplar. I loved it when Mrs Turner turned on the TV and the lovely clear picture appeared instantly!

Regardless of personal social conditions, I still think Downton Abbey with a death plus questions about paternity not the best story line for Xmas Day.

Casdon

ronib the thread is about which TV shows were popular with the public as a whole. I highly doubt the same people were watching TV all day, most were probably just like you and only watched one or two selected programmes - which is why the viewing figures are impressive?

Ok I take your point about the thread being about the most popular. I suppose I was looking at the days offering as a whole. The only thing I circled to watch was Wallace.

There was nothing else of interest to me.
From 3.10pm

Gameshow
Gameshow
Soap
Soap
Soap
Soap
Comedy soap
The news
Bed

I hope you can see my point too.

I don't like ANY of those programmes. I thought the programmes on tv were tripe.

Wallace and Grommit, well disappointing. Normally watch speech, from what I've heard pleased I didn't, anyway too busy playing silly games with family.
Who really cares.

Well I'm glad of this thread- and glad of the BBC too.

Falling fast after the triumph of Wolf Hall I watched the Christmas Eve ghost story to which I fell asleep.

Christmas Day I watched The King (dead on time following Christmas dinner) and then looking forward to Wallace and Gromit I caught the end of Doctor Who. I haven't watched it much recently but I was intrigued by the ending and so decided at some point soon to watch the whole thing.
Wallace and Gromit was a work of genius- I laughed out loud several times and think it was the best one ever. How you can not admire the skill and imagination that goes into these productions I'll never know.
I then switched over from Eastenders to see a re-run of Morecambe and Wise musical excerts which again was classic humour even though I've seen it time and again.
Then it was Call the Midwife, clearly filmed yet again at the height of summer but I didn't realise was in two parts, and so spent the last ten minutes wondering how on earth they were going to tie up all the threads before the end!
I've never watched Gaving and Stacey so that's the point at which I switched off. However, after all the hype I may take a peep from the beginning to see what all the fuss was about.

Yesterday I was forced to watch football followed by some musicals, and a truly awful thing on ITV called The masked singer, which seemed nothing short of flim-flam to me and was way streched out to fill the schedule I thought.

I really don't get the criticism of the BBC- so much of what they make is sold around the world and brings joy to so many.
I have also watched Christmas University challenge and listened to some excellent podcasts too.
Of course, there are problems with it being a bit exclusive in the choice of names that recur all the time, a sense that is the place for your mates, but no one can deny the sheer breadth of what is offered and the quality of the productions.
So, very little streaming for me this year. I don't subscribe to any streaming services and maybe unusually don't resent paying my license fee to have ad free viewing.

So thankyou BBC- you were a surprisingly enjoyable part of my Christmas.

Now for the new series of Traitors...

Lathyrus3

Casdon

ronib the thread is about which TV shows were popular with the public as a whole. I highly doubt the same people were watching TV all day, most were probably just like you and only watched one or two selected programmes - which is why the viewing figures are impressive?

Ok I take your point about the thread being about the most popular. I suppose I was looking at the days offering as a whole. The only thing I circled to watch was Wallace.

There was nothing else of interest to me.
From 3.10pm

Gameshow
Gameshow
Soap
Soap
Soap
Soap
Comedy soap
The news
Bed

I hope you can see my point too.

I quite agree Lathyrus3 none of that appealed to me. The Beeb seems to believe we all just park our thinking brain at Christmas and only want entertainment. There are so many things they could have done, like Christmas in different countries, big religious ceremonies of other groups but the beeb stuck with repeats like morecambe and wise which were and are brilliant, but there's only so many times I can watch them.

We watched Little Dorrit on iplayer, period drama is where the BBC excels I reckon.

I don’t think there could ever be a TV schedule which pleased everybody, we all have very different tastes, and can indulge them now there is such a choice available.

In a sense, it doesn’t matter if the offerings pleased you, or pleased me, what matters to the channel is pleasing as many people as possible - and with the highest viewing for 16 years the BBC did that. Well done them.