My week started
on Wednesday 11th June @ 18:00 hrs and concluded at 18:00 hrs on Wednesday 18th
June @ 18:00hrs
BBC1
Wednesday11th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
Well this was
great. Many programmes were offering the link to help make viewing and future
planning as easy as possible. It started off well at 18:00hrs with the early
evening news linked. This trend continued onto MOTD where the link was offered
for the highlights later on in the evening. The 22:00hrs news was linked as was
a series called Imagine until 23:20hrs. Links then took a rest for the night
until then waking up for the day ahead.
All daily
morning programmes were linked as were all afternoon programmes. (Kilroy, City
Hospital, Trading Up, To Buy or Not To Buy, Bargain Hunt, Call My Bluff, News,
Neighbours, Doctors, Murder She Wrote, Viva SClub, Short Cuts and
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Over all this
was an excellent service from the Beeb and in 24 hrs 34 programmes were
broadcast of which 18 were linked. This equates to 52.94 % being
linked.
BBC1
Thursday 12th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
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As
expected the BBC were consistent with their linked programmes. All the early
and late evening series were linked.( News, This Is Your Life, EastEnders,
Rogue Traders, Bargain Hunt, Airport USA, Question Time, This Week)
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Again no links
through the night(mainly educational programmes), but then straight into the
links again as per the previous day.
Again an
excellent effort and in 24hrs there were 34 programmes broadcast of which 24
were linked. This equates to 70.59 % being linked.
BBC1
Friday 13th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
Again all the
main evening programmes were linked (Question of Sport, TOTP, EastEnders,
Jonathon Ross etc)
At
06:00hrs The Fimbles were linked for the kids as was The Saturday Show. The one
oddity I found was that Grandstand was not offering a link even though
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Overall there
was 34 programmes broadcast, but this time only 12 were linked. This equates to
35.30 % being linked.
BBC1
Saturday 14th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
As previously
mentioned Grandstand wasn't linked, but after the National and Local news the
links started again for the Sat night evening entertainment. All programmes
from 19:00 - 22:30 hrs were linked( Chat Shows, Comedy, Nat Lottery, Casualty
etc)
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The links
then started again at about 01:30hrs until about 04:00hrs(offering repeats of
weekly programmes) Most of Sundays daily programmes were linked(Religious progs
and EastEnders Omnibus) No News was linked, but it was offered for Songs Of
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Good effort this
by the BBC and in this 24hr period 29 programmes were broadcast of which 20
were linked. This equates to 68.97 % being linked.
BBC1
Sunday 15th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
All the
early evening programmes were linked up to the News. (Wildlife On One, Antiques
Roadshow etc.) There are no links through the night (educational programmes),
but the links then start again with a vengeance from 09:00hrs - Kilroy, City
Hospital and all the previously mentioned daytime and afternoon
programmes. |
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Consistent
effort this by the BBC and in this 24hr period 30 programmes were broadcast of
which 21 were linked. This equates to 70 % being linked.
BBC1
Monday 16th June from 18:00hrs for 24hrs
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All linked
from 18:00hrs up until Midnight.(Holiday - Call the Shots, Inside Out,
EastEnders, Changing Rooms, Spooks, etc.) No links through the night, but then
started again at 09:00hrs. Royal Ascot was offering the link which is very
considerate for all racing fans, as were all the kids programmes and
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Keeping the
Series Link service going to a consistent level with 34 programmes broadcast in
this 24hr period of which 23 were linked. This equates to 67.65 % being
linked.
BBC1Tuesday 17th June from 18:00hrs for
24hrs
The BBC
are ending this 7 day period with the consistency of which they started. Again
all evening programmes linked (EastEnders, Holby City, Cutting It, News).
There was a couple of links from 01:50hrs - 03:35hrs, Get A New Life and See
Hear and then again all the usual day time programmes. |
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In this 24hr
period there were 32 programmes broadcast of which 20 were linked. This equates
to 62.5 % being linked.
Overall
Conclusion for BBC1's Series Link Service
The BBC remained
consistent throughout the week with all its major series. Every evening between
18:00 and Midnight links were offered. The daytime chat and consumer shows were
always linked, and even the odd Sporting Event. The only real omissions are
through the night which then tend to be educational programmes.
Over the course
of the week BBC1 broadcast 227 programmes of which 138 were linked. This
equates to a weekly total of 60.79 % being linked. The best day for links was
Thursday and the worst was Friday. |
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