https://minimal.org.uk/categories/tv/ Recent content in tv on minimal.org.uk Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb ian Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:21:27 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2014/07/04/i-am-not-a-fan-of-but/ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:21:27 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2014/07/04/i-am-not-a-fan-of-but/ Ok, the secret to blogging more ? Reading Twitter, it seems… This morning’s gem (from the amazing-in-everything Mark Gatiss): “@xxgoingdown: @Markgatiss do you like doctor who? If yes, what’s your fav doctor?” Sheesh. What does one have to do, eh? — Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) July 3, 2014 For me this strikes me as part of the same problem highlighted by the also-excellent Charlie Brooker: …The first face was Bob Hoskins, prompting a wave of respectful applause through the auditorium. https://minimal.org.uk/2006/04/06/a-use-for-uk-dvb-t-1-channels/ Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:02:23 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2006/04/06/a-use-for-uk-dvb-t-1-channels/ After reading about the BBC HD trial, I was idly wondering what the UK DVB-T channel line up might look like in the post-analogue days (2012, at the current estimate) and trying to decide how much HD content there might be (or how many more shopping and +1 channels[1]could expand to fill the space and so force people onto pay platforms for HD content. Not that I’d accuse any other operators of using up DVB-T spectrum as a loss leader in order to force customers to buy better quality[2]from their other arm). https://minimal.org.uk/2005/10/14/tesco-dvd-rental-review/ Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:59:36 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2005/10/14/tesco-dvd-rental-review/ Tesco DVD Rentals – the easiest way to rent DVDs: http://www.tescodvdrental.com/welcome/home.html This (like most of Tesco‘s offerings) is a rebranded service operated by a 3rd party – in this case Video Island who also operate Screen Select: both sites boast a library of over 37,500 titles, with the only difference being the price. At the most basic level, Tesco charge £7.97 per month for a single disc at a time although if you buy yourself a gift certificate it looks possible to get 12 months for the price of 10, albeit tying yourself to paying that amount rather than being able to cancel at any time. https://minimal.org.uk/2005/09/20/tv-shows-in-programming-languages/ Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:01:16 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2005/09/20/tv-shows-in-programming-languages/ In Forth, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361217/">nip tuck</a> could also be described as swap drop dup -rot Which is why Forth programmers should never get to come up with names for TV shows. https://minimal.org.uk/2005/04/17/actually-useful-or-washing-their-hands/ Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:29:24 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2005/04/17/actually-useful-or-washing-their-hands/ BBC NEWS | Technology | Digital switchover firm launched: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4441079.stm So does this mean that we’ll have an educated, ordered and event free switch over, with dates being advanced and held back per region, acurately refelcting local takeup ? Maybe I’m jaded, but I feel it’s just a move to allow whichever government is in power to deny any wrong doing in switching over early, as there’s an easy target to blame. https://minimal.org.uk/2005/03/27/bbc-doctor-who/ Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:53:15 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2005/03/27/bbc-doctor-who/ BBC – Doctor Who – Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ I started watching this with a fair amount of trepidation, having grown up watching the series and having very fond memories of it which have remained largely untarnished even when watching them 20 years later on UK Gold. Yeah, the sets wobble and the acting can be hit-n-miss, but it’s still got appeal. I was pretty turned off by the DVD padding program that preceeded the actual episode by an hour (I found doing the washing up was more satisfying), but I have to echo the views of the friendly paparazzi interviewed for that show: it really is good. https://minimal.org.uk/2004/08/05/yay-but-is-it-good/ Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:43:51 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2004/08/05/yay-but-is-it-good/ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Daleks back to fight Doctor Who: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3535588.stm It’s good to see that both sides could reach an agreement, but I’m worried about the script – the series is supposed to be broadcast next year, and in my naive little world I would have assumed that such basic items as, say the scripts had been written and were in the process of being revised and shot.