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Makes me glad I always watch 'Who' via iplayer now. No such sillyness

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I have made an mp3. The BBC who site has a version you can listen to on there, so I used a program on my Mac to record the stream :)

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My only 'mac' is out for repair. I can't do it on my pc here as it's (what you hear) function is disabled in windows 7 ;)

I guess i'll try on Peters laptop when he's gone home as he's got xp on it :)

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I didn't see any banner on BBC One Wales.

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It was only in England it seems.

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It didn't appear on BBC HD

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I didn't really see a lot of it (the subtitles were one which obscured a lot of it), but I *really* hope the BBC don't go down this route. I'd prefer that they don't have any captions on screen, but if they have to, at least make them small and tasteful like those used on ITV.

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Fine episode apart from that. Some double or triple episodes I have seen in various SciFi shows feel like they have stretched the story of one episode to fit in two or three. This really didn't. If anything, the first episode felt like it had too much in it.

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Yup. Only on BBC1 in England (& the live iPlayer stream).

Not in Wales, not in Scotland, not on BBC HD.


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As well as Simon Pegg & Charlie Brooker commenting on it via Twitter (links earlier), here's what Matthew Graham (executive producer of Ashes To Ashes) had to say:

http://twitter.com/BarCough/status/12815087254


Article at DS: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/...up-norton.html

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I would hope that, given the sheer level of anger this has generated, they will realise that it's best not to do it again...

The BBC is not Sky. It's not ITV. It's not some stupid US Network. It's the bloody BBC. We expect better, and deserve better, from our publicly funded public service broadcaster, especially when it is showing its flagship Saturday evening show on its main channel. To have an on-screen banner at any time is ridiculous enough as it is, but to have one pop up right at the climax of the episode, spoiling the tension & immersion, is utter stupidity.


Very good episode though, yep. Raises some interesting questions too regarding River.

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It's even made the BBC News page:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8642854.stm

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Yeah, I saw that.

Not good enough, IMO. All they're apologising for is the timing, there's no apology for using a banner in the first place, & no promise that they won't use one again.

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I can email it to you if you want it?

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At last, 4 episodes in, they finally deliver a decent episode.

For my money, the weeping angels are the no.1 Dr Who scary monster.

Looking forward to part two, I hope Moffat hasn't inhereited RTDs knack of making a good part 1 and then completely tossing it up in a lame part 2.

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Someone else did it for me in the end - much appreciate the offer thought :) :tu:

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Well, finally got to watch Saturday's ep last night. Absolutely top rate. Even Mrs T was cowering when the angel came out of the TV set. (Anyone else seen The Ring, BTW? I reckon Moffat was channelling :D ).

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All I know is it scared the crap out of Peter so it was great :)

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I just read they are doing another 'Ring' film in 3d - MMMmmm

Anyway in other Who related news - the BBC apologises AGAIN ;)

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/...who-trail.html