We’ve all got different triggers for when Christmas officially begins – is it when the Supermarkets start putting out their Christmas lines, your first Christmas lunch, the BBC Christmas ident is seen for the very first time, or when a bit of tinsel starts appearing on a website. For me, it’s when the Christmas TV Times and Radio Times go on sale. I think it’s a throwback to my childhood, when Dad used to bring them home as a treat. First job then was frantically searching through the schedules, circling our favourite programmes. It’s much the same now!
These days both publications are massive (mainly down to the fact that both can show the same information, unlike back in the stone-age where RT listed only the BBC stuff whilst TVT, listed the commercial channel. Add the multi-channel universe that we live in today, and you have them both running into hundreds of pages. Last year, the Radio Times sported 292 pages whilst the TV Times languished in second place with just 196 – and this year, they had exactly the same page-count – coincidence?
So, all that’s left to do now is to plough through them both, and Christmas preparations (or part of them anyway), are sorted!
I got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be the perfect combination to contribute a few words to the online community. But I’m no Samuel Pepys! If you’re looking for deep and meaningful comments on a variety of subjects, then you’ve arrived at the wrong site! I only pen for pleasure! On average, my posts appear about twice per month, covering family & friends, cinema visits, eating out, holiday experiences and techy stuff. Oh, and as this is my hobby, there are no sponsored links nor adverts here – it’s all done with love!
I hope you find it enjoyable, interesting and occasionally, even helpful!
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