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I usually record Countdown while I'm at work and watch in the early evening. So, without Countdown at 6 o'clock yesterday I tuned in to BBC2 instead.
Eggheads has been around for a while and I find it mildly annoying but watchable. But yesterday also saw the launch of a new programme, Knowitalls - hosted by Gyles Brandreth. I managed to stick with it for all of 4 minutes, but that was quite enough.
Anyone manage to watch the whole programme? Going to watch again?
I can see (sort of) why they took Countdown off for a few weeks to cover horseracing - it is Goodwood this week - but next week it is replaced by back to back editions of Come Dine with Me which is outrageous.
Chris Corby wrote:I can see (sort of) why they took Countdown off for a few weeks to cover horseracing - it is Goodwood this week - but next week it is replaced by back to back editions of Come Dine with Me which is outrageous.
Not quite back to back - we also get DOND to give the first two four-course meals time to settle before the next two.
Chris Corby wrote:I can see (sort of) why they took Countdown off for a few weeks to cover horseracing - it is Goodwood this week - but next week it is replaced by back to back editions of Come Dine with Me which is outrageous.
Not quite back to back - we also get DOND to give the first two four-course meals time to settle before the next two.
3.10 Come Dine With Me
3.40 Come Dine With Me
Your definition of "back to back" must be different to mine
Chris Corby wrote:I can see (sort of) why they took Countdown off for a few weeks to cover horseracing - it is Goodwood this week - but next week it is replaced by back to back editions of Come Dine with Me which is outrageous.
Not quite back to back - we also get DOND to give the first two four-course meals time to settle before the next two.
3.10 Come Dine With Me
3.40 Come Dine With Me
Your definition of "back to back" must be different to mine
I must have been looking at next week. Tuesday through Friday we get two CDWMeps followed by one DOND followed by aaaaarrrrrrrrggghhhhh two more CDWMeps. Enough already.
It just goes to show that even the schedulers are at a loss without Countdown.
Derek Hazell wrote:Oh! Whatever kind of job would make you do that?
I'm a translator, and my customers get to choose which flavo(u)r of English they prefer. A lot of them believe that American buzzwords and spelling is all they need to make them "global players".
I managed to stick with it for all of 4 minutes, but that was quite enough.
