SPOILERS FOR BBC NEIGHBOURS, 24-28 DEC'07 (5311-5312)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Declan faces juvenile detention, so Oliver offers the car for sale, and
Karl gives it a trial. Escaping by setting off the fire alarm, Elle warns
her father, but he still treats Laura well. Bridget obeys her parents by
telling Declan she mustn't see him, triggering a nasty row from which she
stumbles away, blinded by tears. Laura begs Nick to end his scam. Having
slept all day, Susan is late for a meeting - lurching off in the borrowed
car, she sends Bridget tumbling, then wakes up as a tyre hits the kerb.

Mickey sees Declan's car speeding away, then finds Bridget in the gutter
just before Karl drives up with his kids. Having found out about Oliver's
wealthy connections, Nick concocts a new evil plan, although Laura thinks
it's insane. While Zeke calls for an ambulance, Karl gets Bridget's heart
beating again, and Rachel answers the girl's mobile to give poor Miranda
the horrifying news. Rebecca tries to help Declan though he's masking his
pain, unaware of the coming storm as Mickey tells his dad what he saw.

                             ---o0o---

Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.


Tennant Stuart

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In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :
>
>SPOILERS FOR BBC NEIGHBOURS, 24-28 DEC'07 (5311-5312)
>
>Christmas Eve
>
>Christmas Day
>
>Boxing Day
>
>Declan faces juvenile detention, so Oliver offers the car for sale, and
>Karl gives it a trial. Escaping by setting off the fire alarm, Elle warns
>her father, but he still treats Laura well. Bridget obeys her parents by
>telling Declan she mustn't see him, triggering a nasty row from which she
>stumbles away, blinded by tears. Laura begs Nick to end his scam. Having
>slept all day, Susan is late for a meeting - lurching off in the borrowed
>car, she sends Bridget tumbling, then wakes up as a tyre hits the kerb.
>
>Mickey sees Declan's car speeding away, then finds Bridget in the gutter
>just before Karl drives up with his kids. Having found out about Oliver's
>wealthy connections, Nick concocts a new evil plan, although Laura thinks
>it's insane. While Zeke calls for an ambulance, Karl gets Bridget's heart
>beating again, and Rachel answers the girl's mobile to give poor Miranda
>the horrifying news. Rebecca tries to help Declan though he's masking his
>pain, unaware of the coming storm as Mickey tells his dad what he saw.
>
>                             ---o0o---
>
>Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.

In that Neighbours is invariably never shown over Xmas, you mean?
-- 
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

In article ,
Paul Hyett  wrote:

> In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :

>> Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.

> In that Neighbours is invariably never shown over Xmas, you mean?

It might seem unlikely, but that happened in 1992/1993/1994/1995.


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In article ,
Paul Hyett  wrote:

> In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :

>> Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.

> In that Neighbours is invariably never shown over Xmas, you mean?

Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...

Anyway, please see my 2008111 posting for the rescheduled spoilers.


Tennant

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In uk.media.tv.friends on Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :
>In article ,
>Paul Hyett  wrote:
>
>> In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :
>
>>> Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.
>
>> In that Neighbours is invariably never shown over Xmas, you mean?
>
>Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
>decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
>declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
>they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...

I thought it moved to C5 from the start of 2008, anyway?
-- 
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

In article ,
Paul Hyett  wrote:

> In uk.media.tv.friends on Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :

>>>> Beware that holiday scheduling could be subject to late adjustment.

>>> In that Neighbours is invariably never shown over Xmas, you mean?

>> Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
>> decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
>> declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
>> they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...

> I thought it moved to C5 from the start of 2008, anyway?

From the start of the 2008 *season* - episode 5366, which will be shown
in Australia on Monday 7th January. When that will happen in the UK is
less certain, not only because the BBC has now broken their promise not
to mess everyone about, but also because the extra two weeks delay in
UK transmission will then take the schedule past the Easter holiday.


Tennant

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In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :
>
>>> Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
>>> decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
>>> declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
>>> they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...
>
>> I thought it moved to C5 from the start of 2008, anyway?
>
>From the start of the 2008 *season* - episode 5366, which will be shown
>in Australia on Monday 7th January. When that will happen in the UK is
>less certain, not only because the BBC has now broken their promise not
>to mess everyone about, but also because the extra two weeks delay in
>UK transmission will then take the schedule past the Easter holiday.

It sounds like the BBC is acting just like the spoiled brat who takes 
away his football, just because his mates won't play him as a striker 
(even though he's hopeless at it).
-- 
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

In article <DuUcw+Ld6kXHFwcl@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Hyett 
 writes
>In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :
>>
>>>> Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
>>>> decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
>>>> declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
>>>> they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...
>>
>>> I thought it moved to C5 from the start of 2008, anyway?
>>
>>From the start of the 2008 *season* - episode 5366, which will be shown
>>in Australia on Monday 7th January. When that will happen in the UK is
>>less certain, not only because the BBC has now broken their promise not
>>to mess everyone about, but also because the extra two weeks delay in
>>UK transmission will then take the schedule past the Easter holiday.
>
>It sounds like the BBC is acting just like the spoiled brat who takes 
>away his football, just because his mates won't play him as a striker 
>(even though he's hopeless at it).

Pretty much the same thing happened when Five got Home and Away off of 
ITV. They weren't allowed to show it until a year after it finished on 
ITV, IIRC. I suppose it's just like "gardening leave" when some people 
leave one job and aren't allowed to start a new one until some time 
later.
-- 
Sean Black

In article <DuUcw+Ld6kXHFwcl@blueyonder.co.uk>,
Paul Hyett  wrote:

> In uk.media.tv.friends on Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Tennant Stuart wrote :

>>>> Well, it turns out you were right Paul! In its wisdom, the BBC has
>>>> decided to copy the Australians with a three-week Christmas break,
>>>> declaring the show will return on Monday, 7th January 2008. Whether
>>>> they keep to this, and what the airtimes will be is unknown...

>>> I thought it moved to C5 from the start of 2008, anyway?

>> From the start of the 2008 *season* - episode 5366, which will be shown
>> in Australia on Monday 7th January. When that will happen in the UK is
>> less certain, not only because the BBC has now broken their promise not
>> to mess everyone about, but also because the extra two weeks delay in
>> UK transmission will then take the schedule past the Easter holiday.

> It sounds like the BBC is acting just like the spoiled brat who takes
> away his football, just because his mates won't play him as a striker
> (even though he's hopeless at it).

I'm afraid you could well be right, Paul. :(


Tennant

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In article , Sean Black
 wrote:

> In article <DuUcw+Ld6kXHFwcl@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Hyett
>  writes

>> It sounds like the BBC is acting just like the spoiled brat who takes
>> away his football, just because his mates won't play him as a striker
>> (even though he's hopeless at it).

> Pretty much the same thing happened when Five got Home and Away off of
> ITV. They weren't allowed to show it until a year after it finished on
> ITV, IIRC. I suppose it's just like "gardening leave" when some people
> leave one job and aren't allowed to start a new one until some time
> later.

It is Sean, though this time the BBC had said they would play fair. :(


Tennant

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-- terribly rowdy they used to get
on Boat Race night -- and I bumps into a young bloke on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Quite  a gent, 'e  was -- dress shirt, top 'at, black overcoat. 'E was kind
of  zig-zagging across  the pavement, and I bumps into 'im accidental-like.
'E says, "Why can't you look where you're going?" 'e says. I say, "Ju think
you've bought the bleeding pavement?" 'E says, "I'll twist your bloody 'ead
off  if  you get fresh  with me."  I says, "You're  drunk. I'll give you in
charge  in  'alf a minute," I  says. An' if  you'll believe me, 'e puts 'is
'and  on  my chest and  gives me a  shove as pretty  near sent me under the
wheels  of a  bus. Well, I was young  in them days, and I was going to 'ave
fetched 'im one, only--'
     A sense of helplessness took hold of Winston. The old man's memory was
nothing  but a  rubbish-heap of  details. One  could question  him all  day
without  getting  any real information.  The party histories might still be
true,  after a fashion:  they might even be completely true. He made a last
attempt.
     'Perhaps  I have  not made myself clear,' he said. 'What I'm trying to
say is this. You have been alive a very long time; you lived half your life
before  the  Revolution. In 1925, for  instance, you