Klaus
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PICK TWO
19th. Kill the Moon (6 votes | 19.35%)
Kill the Moon is one of my favourite episodes listed and possibly my favourite of Series 8 so I'm sad to see it out to soon. I expected it though considering how it threw the scientific rules out the window. The main criticism comes from the fact that the story makes the moon an egg, containing a living creature which hatches and immediately lays an egg exactly the same size in its place because, you know, we need the moon. It's all very daft but I personally believe it is executed perfectly. It's brilliantly dark on many levels, there's the literal aspect, the scary monsters and the Doctor's act of leaving Earth's fate in Clara, Courtney and Lundvik's hands. The sets and locations are amazing and it offers a greatly realistic look at being on the moon. Whereas Angie and Artie were awful, Courtney is written and played excellently that she becomes a necessary part of the plot and helps enhance it. It's what I want from a Doctor Who story.
20th. The Woman Who Lived (8 votes | 25.81%)
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The Woman Who Lived was a story that really didn't work for me as, whilst it was exploring a different aspect, it tried to force this into a Doctor Who format and the two didn't work well together. The episode explored the effect of the Doctor giving Ashildr (now called Me) immortality in the previous episode, which had taken place hundreds of years in the past. It mixed this up with an alien artifact that an alien lion wanted to use to get home or destroy the Earth or something I didn't care for. I thought the confrontations between Me and the Doctor contained excellent writing but didn't work in a show like Doctor Who and, they especially weren't as effective coming straight after the episode Ashildr had been in because the two became completely different characters that all care was lost as it felt quite forced.
21st. Sleep No More (4 votes | 13.79%)
22nd. In the Forest of the Night (9 votes | 31.03%)
Minimum vote limit: 15 votes
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Sunday 24th January 2016
BBC One
Countryfile: 5.5m (28.4%)
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur: 7.5m/34.8%
Still Open All Hours: 7.42m (33.4%)
Call the Midwife: 7.78m (31.7%)
War and Peace: 5.23m (22.3%)
BBC Two
Dragons' Den: 2.24m (9.1%)
James May's Cars of the People: 1.77m (7.5%)
Blood Diamond: 0.76m (6.4%)
ITV - excluding HD
Planet's Got Talent: 1.8m
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands: 1.23m (5.5%)
Endeavour: 3.08m (12.8%)
The Day Hitler Died: 0.84m (6.0%)
Channel 4
Walking the Himalayas: 1.7m (7.1%)
Deutschland 83: 0.62m (2.7%)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: 0.68m (4.3%)
Channel 5
The Wedding Planner: 0.89m (3.8%)
Celebrity Big Brother: 2.44m (10.4%)
Celebrity Botched Up Bodies: 0.90m (5.6%)
Monday 25th January 2016
BBC One
EastEnders: 7.03m (31.2%)
Panorama: 2.9m (13%)
Silent Witness: 5.69m (25.2%)
BBC Two
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: 1.54m (7.2%)
University Challenge: 3.10m (13.8%)
Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking: 2.93m (13.0%)
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher: 1.1m (5%)
ITV
Emmerdale: 6.5m (32%)
Coronation Street: 7.7m (35%)
Griff's Great Britain: 3.2m (14%)
Benidorm: 4.0m (18%)
Channel 4
How to Lose Weight Well: 1.42m (6.3%)
The Undateables: 1.39m (6.1%)
Channel 5
Ice Road Truckers: 0.60m (2.7%)
Celebrity Big Brother: 2.18m (9.7%)
Gotham: 0.89m (5.8%)
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11-17 Jan
Channels
BBC One
BBC Two
ITV 1
Channel 4
Channel 5
Digital
NOTE: ITV HD figures are added to the top programmes.
Any bolded programme has increased on the previous week's corresponding episode or does not have one.
All figures in millions.
01. Call the Midwife || 9.88
02. Coronation Street: Mon 7.30 || 8.51
03. Silent Witness: Mon || 8.51
04. Silent Witness: Tue || 8.39
05. Coronation Street: Wed || 8.31
06. Coronation Street: Fri 7.30 || 8.28
09. Coronation Street: Mon 8.30 || 8.11
10. Coronation Street: Fri 8.30 || 8.08
Countryfile || 7.62
Emmerdale || 7.27 [Thu 7:00], 7.06 [Tue], 7.03 [Thu 8:00]. 6.92 [Fri]
Still Open All Hours || 7.20
Casualty || 5.77
Emmerdale || 5.75 [Mon], 5.51 [Wed] without ITV HD
Pointless Celebrities || 5.22
Midsomer Murders || 5.17 without ITV HD
Holby City || 5.00
Birds of a Feather || 4.69 without ITV HD
Endeavour || 4.64 without ITV HD
David Bowie: Sound and Vision || 4.47
Mr Selfridge || 3.77 without ITV HD
Jericho || 3.41 without ITV HD
Ninja Warrior UK || 3.12 without ITV HD
Take Me Out || 3.12 without ITV HD
Trust Me I'm a Doctor || 3.01
Victorian Bakers || 2.69
Location Location Location || 2.52
How to Lose Weight Well || 2.44
24 Hours in A&E || 2.37
Walking the Himalayas || 2.34
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown || 1.98
First Dates || 1.97
Mastermind || 1.94
The Restoration Man || 1.91
Mary Portas Secret Shopper || 1.84
QI || 1.73
Stargazing Special: Live Spacewalk || 1.66
Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast || 1.56
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher || 1.50
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge || 1.44
GPs: Behind Closed Doors || 1.39
Live Boxing on Dave: David Haye || 1.35
Marvel's Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. || 1.18
The Secret Life of the Family || 1.16
NCIS || 1.07
A League of Their Own || 0.94
Hawaii Five-0 || 0.93
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side: Fri || 0.92
The Young Montalbano || 0.92
Blindspot || 0.91
Tattoo Fixers || 0.88
Stella || 0.85
Brooklyn Nine Nine || 0.82, 0.73
NCIS: Los Angeles || 0.78
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As I said before, she's playing it perfectly. I was worried that she might blow up again after her comments in the diary room today so it was great to see her having so much fun, it was all hilarious! :lol:
She's probably going to do a Gina in terms of popularity ie peaking too soon, as we still have just under two weeks left. I still think Scotty T has it in the bag but I can see her coming 2nd/3rd.
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This is the most infuriating thing in existence. Literally cannot WAIT for this to come out, they're my favourite childhood books (behind Harry Potter obv) and have read them all several times and adore them. BUT I've had the same feeling since it was first announed... back in November 2014. :) :) :)
The wait is so agonising but I'm glad that there is FINALLY some sort of movement on the project with the casting of NPH and hopefully they start filming asap. I just want to see all the books in dramatic form :cry:
I'm hoping we'll get more answers if they manage to make all the books in the end. I'm not sure how they're planning on doing it, one book an episode or multiple series? I just hope they do them ALL this time otherwise the frustration will be real once again.
Sorry I'm very passionate about this.
(also, The Austre Acadamy & The Ersatz Elevator >>>>)
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Friday 22nd January 2016
BBC One
EastEnders: 6.43m (30.9%)
Shetland: 4.15m (18.9%)
Channel 4
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: 1.75m (8.0%)
First Dates: 1.13m (6.9%)
Channel 5
Celebrity Big Brother: 2.42m (11.0%)
Lip Sync Battle UK: 1.38m (7.5%)
Celebrity Big Brother: 2.00m (12.9%)
Saturday 23rd January 2016
BBC One
The Getaway Car: 3.7m
The Voice UK: 6.63m
Casualty: 5.08m
MOTD: 4.10m
BBC Two
War Horse: 1.88m
ITV
Ninja Warrior UK: 3.38m (excluding HD)
Take Me Out: 2.44m (excluding HD)
The Jonathan Ross Show: 1.73m (excluding HD)
Channel 5
Football League Show: 560k
Celebrity Big Brother: 1.59m
BBC Four
Inspector Montalbano: 650k
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17. Pointless • 337 points
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83-35-17No. of votes: 19, Highest score: 28 (Noahspike)
24 August 2009 – present (14 series) • UK TV and Soaps
The daytime quiz giant, Pointless, manages to reach the Top 20! The show features a very simplistic but a creative and winning format. Turning Family Fortunes onto its head, players are tasked with 'finding the most obscure answers to general knowledge questions based on pre-conducted public surveys of 100 people from the UK'. The less people who have said the same answer, the better and if no one siad the same answer as the contestant, they will have a pointless answer and add money to the jackpot. In order to win the show, they must find one of these pointless answers in the final round. It adds another layer to the quiz show, rather than just finding a correct answer, it must also be an obscure one! The show is very easy to play along with at home with has enhanced its popularity. It has also made a star out of the show's creator, Richard Osman, who helps to provide the facts and figures. I initially enjoyed the show but I found Alexander repeating each question twice (and stating the blanks each time in rounds like 'p_i_t_e_s') annoying, but I have warmed to the show again as I think they've started to sort that out. You can't deny its popularity and it has become one of the biggest daytime shows, as well as a Saturday night hit with its celebrity edition!
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18. Desperate Housewives • 323 points
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16-08-18No. of votes: 12, Highest score: 40 (AaronTM)
3rd October 2004 – 13th May 2012 (8 seasons) • International TV
For 8 years, Desperate Housewives was one of the biggest shows on TV. Relying on an expansive ensemble cast, the show was set in a surburban neighbourhood and focused on the lives who lived there. The main focus surrounded on the secrets and mysteries that were lying there, with each season having it's own overarching mystery storyline, mainly surrounding a new family who has moved into the street. The show also focused on the lives of the four main female characters, exploring their highs and lows, with each suffering from their own troubles such as affairs and finance problems, and no one suffered more than Lynette. The show brought plenty of shocks and surprises but there was also a comedy aspect to the show due to the behaviour of the housewives. Each episode was narrated by a character, Mary Alice, who had been killed off in the first episode. She was often the one to reveal the secrets with her narration at the start of each episode taking on a different meaning at the end. The show had enormous ratings in its early years and they were still impressive towards the shows end, particularly following a 5 year time jump with Season 5.
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omg, another year to wait nooo. It's the right decision though, it was getting a bit lost and pushed aside in the Autumn because of Strictly, the Spring suits it better.
In regards to the bigger news, Steven's departure was to be expected and six series is a HUGE amount and it does mean its time to move on, just to freshen it up for the general audience. Chris Chibnall though, I didn't expect that. :o He did a great job on Torchwood as executive producer and Broadchurch is fantastic but, I agree, I'm not the biggest fan of his Doctor Who episodes (Power of Three is probably my favourite). Change is exciting for a show like this though, so I'm looking forward to see his take on the show!
It's great news that they're still invested in the show though. After the rumours of the BBC's initial response to RTD's depature, I was concerned they might be hesitant to continue it again without an obvious replacement. And it's great that we've got two more series confirmed! :cheer:
I'm going to guess that Peter will bow out with Steven.
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19. Britain's Got Talent • 321 points
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xx-70-19No. of votes: 16, Highest score: 39 (Ultraviolence1989)
9th June 2007 – present (9 series) • Reality TV
Britain's Got Talent is another mammoth reality giant and it's popularity has been impressively sustained over the years. The show of course was brought to us by Simon Cowell and its initial years saw Piers Morgan join Amanda Holden and Cowell as judges. A brief blip occurred following the departure of the two men but the show found its feet again with a panel of Cowell, Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. Presented by Ant & Dec, the show focuses on variety, meaning you should expect the unexpected. Or rather, expect the occasional unexpected alongside singers (largely opera) and dance troupes. We've seen everything from DJ Talent, a father & son dancing topless, eye-poppers and reguritators. The show has helped to discover/bring prominence to many talented acts but the biggest success story, and one of the biggest reality moments ever, is Susan Boyle. Millions and millions of people watched her audition on YouTube as we learned that we judge unnecessarily. Whilst she didn't win, she managed to transform those views into millions of sales, becoming a massive hit in the US. The show is a lot more fun than it's ITV counterpart and is one of the main reasons for its success!
iTunes Weekly Thread W/C 22nd January 2016
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