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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2013 20:05:06 GMT
It's time to break out the Christmas Specials DVDs at Phil's Death Fortress
First up: Porridge - No Way Out. The one with the escape tunnel, Fletcher trying to get in the prison hospital and having to be taken for an X-Ray Superb guest turn from Graham "Lord Soldeed" Crowden
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2013 21:39:56 GMT
Did she love and Adora it?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2013 21:48:49 GMT
You should have recorded for Podcastery
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Post by legios on Dec 19, 2013 19:46:38 GMT
I have a handful of run-up to Christmas traditions - I have already begun them this year with "Muppet Christmas Carol" and the Snowed in city episode of "Mospeada" (It is the perfect Christmas episode - it has snow, shopping, romance, friendship and then the Inbit show up and start a fight like an alcoholic uncle on Christmas Day :-) ). Future elements of the Pre-christmas routine will include "Labyrinth" (not really Christmassy but I always end up watching it at this time of year), and "Romanesque" the penultimate episode of Macross - being as that is actually set at Christmas (it is all romantic and ties up the love-triangle and manages to fit in an epic mecha brawl as bonus content).
On the aural front, on Saturday I will be starting the annual listen to "The Chimes of Midnight", one episode a night to conclude on Christmas Eve.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 20, 2013 19:25:02 GMT
Tonight's Christmas Special is Yes Minister: Party Games
Benoit from the Moonbase, Dr Tyler from the Three Doctors/Gebek from Monster of Peladon/Dr Carter from Hand of Fear, Kimus from the Pirate Planet, Count Grendel from Androids of Tara, Rev Ernest Matthews frtom Ghostlight
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 20, 2013 21:11:46 GMT
Been really enjoying the various Cbeebies Christmas specials that have been on! The panto was excellent, and the Octonauts Christmas Special I'd have watched without the kids! I'm not kidding!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 22, 2013 21:52:17 GMT
Die Hard has been watched. My favourite Christmas film.
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Dec 23, 2013 19:19:50 GMT
So far seen with Blaise, Grange Hill 1985 Christmas Special, Doc McStuffins, Spongebob Squarepants (2012), Sooty (various years inc the 2013 one with Brian Blessed), Hey, Arnold and the list is building. Seen a lot of the usual Christmas movies inc a few of the recent Hallmark offerings. List will have to come later  . |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 23, 2013 22:29:33 GMT
We caught, mid child Chunder, porridge: no way out on Sunday
Waaaaaaaay behind where I need to be though so watching Drop the Dead Donkey: Christmas Party while in bed tonight.
League of Gentlemen and Blackadder to go before the Bender double bill tomorrow night.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 24, 2013 19:32:08 GMT
Caught the LoG last night while unable to sleep. Blackadder later....
But now it's time for the Futurama Christmas specials! First up it's the 24th September 3000 for XMas Story! Santa Claus is coming to town!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 24, 2013 20:01:28 GMT
And now the only Christmas Special ever to be banned for excessive violence!
It's the superb Futurama A Tale of Two Santas!
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Post by kayevcee on Dec 24, 2013 20:19:24 GMT
A Futurama Christmas special was banned? I didn't know about that.
Surely it can't be as violent as Die Hard.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 24, 2013 21:09:48 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2013 11:46:24 GMT
I have been gifted a DVD of original Fireman Sam. It has a Christmas episode on it!
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on Dec 27, 2013 19:53:53 GMT
I have to watch The Muppets and Blackadder Christmas Carols every year, along with two Charlie Brown specials I have on DVD. This year, I also watched a couple of more unusual choices, Thunderbirds and Terrahawks, and The Nightmare Before Christmas which I usually watch, but this year it was with my girlfriend who watches it every Christmas Eve. Likely to be a new Christmas tradition after buying and watching it last year, I watched The Box of Delights. (Patrick Troughton would have made a great Dumbledore if Harry Potter had been around thirty years earlier.) I intend watching Gremlins before Twelfth Night and possibly the BBC The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Sadly, Carry On Christmas and a Disney video are buried in the Cupboard of Doom.
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Post by Hero on Dec 28, 2013 22:04:06 GMT
Sky Box almost crammed full of Christmas movies. Not sure when I'll get round to watching all of them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 24, 2014 9:49:32 GMT
I think it might be time for Jonathan to meet the Robot Santa ...
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 28, 2014 19:21:01 GMT
Did Jonathan enjoy meeting Robot Santa?
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 28, 2014 19:56:18 GMT
Oh yes!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 28, 2014 19:58:02 GMT
Splendid!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2015 16:49:05 GMT
I'm thinking it might be time to crack open the Christmas specials dvds.....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2015 19:14:12 GMT
Porridge: No Way Out
Superb turn by the late great Graham Crowden as the Doctor!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2015 19:44:10 GMT
Drop the Dead Donkey s 2 episode 13: X-Mas Party
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 19, 2015 20:15:32 GMT
Christmas Specials Night 2: Porridge: The Desperate Hours
And I've spotted Pat Gorman as the Prison Officer who comes into the Loos at the start
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 19, 2015 21:02:27 GMT
I was doing this in the car this week. BBC Radio specials. I'm sorry I'll read that again, Hancock, Round the Horne. Brilliant.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Dec 20, 2015 2:15:54 GMT
If anyone has Netflix then Home Alone 1&2 are on there, so are 3&4 I think, as well as Blackadders Christmas Carol, the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, The Office Christmas Specials, Extras Christmas special, Arthur Christmas and the animated version of A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey voicing Scrooge.
Men Behaving Badly Christmas Special on available for download on Sky from Gold on Demand, that's one of my personal favourites. Muppets Christmas Carol is available through Sky Movies on Demand as well. There's a SpongeBob Christmas special day coming up on one of the kids channels but I'll need to get back on which day it is.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 21, 2015 16:37:40 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2015 17:00:48 GMT
And my word didn't that ruin Christmas. I have friends in B7 fandom who still have a grudge against the BBC for airing that one so close to Dec 25th.
Hmm. Might put that on tonight.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 21, 2015 20:12:26 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 21, 2015 20:16:49 GMT
Burns/Andu: It's on iPlayer so you needn't miss out!
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