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Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Sunday 29th June for 24hrs from 18:00hrs

In this 24hr period there were 32 programmes broadcast of which 10 were linked.

This equates to 31.25 % of programmes being linked.

Below you will find a detailed list of the programmes that were not linked by BBC2 for this period. My intention is to highlight where possible and suggest whether any of them could have been linked, and if so, what the overall % could have been.

18: 30 - Singer Of The World - No link required, last showing of programme.
02:00 - (30.06.03) - Private Worlds - No link required, final showing of programme.
04:00 - Talk Portuguese - Should be linked, is on 30.06.03.
05:00 - Fighting Fury - Should be linked on 07.07.03
06:00 - La Bonne Formule - No link required, no further programme listed.
06:30 - The Fimbles - Should be Linked, is on every morning.
06:50 - Rotten Ralph - Should be linked, programme on again on 07.07.03
07:00 - Serious Jungle - No link required, no further programmes listed.
07:30 - UGET ME - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:05 - Newsround - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:10 - Clifford The Big Red Dog - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:45 - Doctor Otter - Should be linked, programme is on again on 07.07.03
08:55 - Birthdays - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
09:00 - Trade Secrets - No link required, no further programmes listed.
09:10 - The Woman & The Hunter - No link required - Film.
10:35 - Appointment In Honduras - No link required - Film.
11:55 - Witness - No link required, no further programmes listed.
15:20 - Tweenies Songtime - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:25 - Bob The Builder - Should be linked, programme is on again at 15:35hrs.
15:35 - Bob The Builder - Should be linked programme is on again on 08.07.03.
15:45 - Arthur - Should be linked, programme is on every day.

Dog days for Series Links... Can he fix it?  No he can't!

Out of the remaining 22 programmes, 14 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 24 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 75 %, an improvement of 43.75 %

Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Monday 30th June for 24hrs from 18:00hrs

In this 24hr period there were 40 programmes broadcast of which 20 were linked

This equates to 50 % of programmes being linked.

List of programmes not linked:

23:20 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked, on every day until 10.07.03
23:35 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked for the same reasons as above.
00:30 (01.07.03) - Jump Over Your Shadow - No link required, one off documentary.
01:00 - New York Making Connections - No link required, one off programme.
01:30 - Nathan The Wise - No link required, one off programme.
02:00 - Private Worlds - No link required, one off programme.
04:00 - Talk Portuguese - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
04:30 - Brazil Inside Out - Should be linked, educational programme is on every day.
05:00 - Bullying, A Survival Guide - Should be linked, programme on again 08.07.03
06:00 - Living Doll - No link required, one off programme.
06:30 - The Fimbles - Should be linked, is on every morning.
06:50 - Pocket Dragon Adventures - Should be linked, programme is on 03.07.03
08:10 - Clifford The Big Red Dog - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:45 - Brum - Should be linked, programme is on 08.07.03.
08:55 - Birthdays - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:20 - Tweenies Songtime - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:25 - Tikkabilla - Should be linked, programme is on every week.
15:45 - Arthur - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
17:00 - Really Wild Show - No link required, no further programmes listed

Classic use of Series Link?  Not likely Dragons & Series Links have a lot in common - they're both quite scarce on BBC2.

Out of the remaining 20 programmes, 14 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 34 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 85 %, an improvement of 35 %.

Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Tuesday 1st July for 24hrs from 18:00hrs.

In this 24hr period there were 38 programmes broadcast of which 19 were linked.

This equates to 50 % of programmes being linked.

List of programmes not linked:

23:20 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
23:30 - The Voynich Mystery - No link required, one off documentary.
00:30 (02.07.03) - Long Remembered Hills - No link , one off educational programme.
01:00 - A Migrants Heart - No link required, is a one off documentary.
01:30 - Max Ernst & The Surrealist Revolution - No link required, one off documentary.
02:00 - Mind Body & Soul - No link required, no further programmes listed.
04:00 - Brazil Inside Out - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
05:00 - Anger at Work - Should be linked, programme is on again on 03.07.03.
06:00 - Family Ties - No link required, is a one off entertainment programme.
06:30 - The Fimbles - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:10 - Clifford The Big Red Dog - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:45 - Boo! - Should be linked, programme is on 09.07.03
08:55 - Birthdays - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:20 - Tweenies Songtime - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:25 - The Fimbles - Should be linked, programme is on varying times of the day.
15:45 - Arthur - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
16:10 - The Mummy - No link required, no further listing found.
16:35 - Winner Stays On - Should be linked, programme on again on 09.07.03

Nothing to sing and dance about here...  

Out of the remaining 19 programmes, 12 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 31 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 81.57 %, an improvement of 31.57 %


Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Wednesday 2nd July for 24hrs from 18:00

In this 24hr period there were 41 programmes broadcast, of which 21 were linked.

This equates to 51.21%of programmes linked.

List of programmes not linked:

23:20 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked, programme on every day.
23:30 - Everest - No link required, programme is a one off documentary
00:30 (03.07.03) - Software Surgery - No link required, one off documentary.
01:00 - The Battle For Congress - No link required, no further programme listed.
01:45 - Personal Passions - No link required, one off special.
02:00 - Youth Nation - No link required, no further programmes listed.
04:00 - Brazil Inside Out - Should be linked, programme on every day.
05:00 - Anger At Work - Should be linked, programme on again on 04.07.03
06:00 - Fuelling The Phillipines Tiger - No link required, one off documentary.
06:30 - The Fimbles - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
06:50 - Pocket Dragon Adventures - Should be linked, on again on 04.07.03
08:05 - Newsround - Should be linked, programme is on again on 04.07.03
08:10 - Clifford The Big Red Dog - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
08:45 - Teletubbies Everywhere - Should be linked, is on again on 10.07.03
08:55 - Birthdays - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
14:00 - The Bride Walks Out - No link required - Film.
15.20 - Tweenies Songtime - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
15:25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme is back on 04.07.03
15:45 - Arthur - Should be linked, programme is on every day.

It's the kids who'll be most disappointed with BBC2. The shows are great - but where are the series links?

Out of the remaining 20 programmes, 13 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 34 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 82.92%, an improvement of 31.71%


Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Thursday 3rd July for 24hrs from 18:00

In this 24hr period there were 44 programmes broadcast, of which 21 were linked.

This equates to 47.72 % of programmes linked.

List of programmes not linked:

20:30 - What The Stuarts Did For Us - No link required, last programme in series.
23:20 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked, programme on again on 04.07.03
00:30 (04.07.03) - Rough Science - No link required, no further programmes listed.
01:05 - What Have The 90's Ever Done For - No link , one off educational show
01:15 - Background Brief - No link required, one off documentary.
01:30 - The Birth Of Liquid - No link required, one off documentary.
02:00 - After The Genome - No link required, one off documentary.
02:50 - Ever Wondered What Happens When - Should be linked, back on 15.07.03
03:30 - Galapagos: Research In The Field - No link, one off Nature programme.
04:00 - How To Learn A Language - No link required, one off educational programme.
05:00 - Anger At Work - Should be linked, programme back on 11.07.03
06:00 - Designer Rides - No link required, one off documentary programme.
08:10 - Clifford The Big Red Dog - Should be linked, programme back on 07.07.03
08.25 - Balamory - Should be linked, programme back on 07.07.03
08:45 - Bill &Ben - Should be linked, programme back on 11.07.03
08:55 - Birthdays - Should be linked, programme is on every day.
10:30 - Blowing Wild - No link required - Film.
13:55 - Cattle Queen Of Montana - No link required - Film.
15:20 - Tweenies Songtime - No link required, no further programme listed.
15:25 - Tweenies - Should be linked, programme back on 08.07.03
15:45 - Arthur - No link required, no further programme listed.
16:10 - Scooby & Scrappy Show - No link required, no further programme listed.
17:00 - Call The Shots - Should be linked, programme back on 14.07.03

Series Links anyone?  Flobbadob... Scrappy is a good word to describe BBC2 use of series links

Out of the remaining 23 programmes, 9 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 30 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 68.18 %, an improvement of 20.46 %.


Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Friday 4th July for 24hrs from 18:00hrs

In this 24hr period there were 22 programmes broadcast, of which 13 were linked.

This equates to 59.09 % of programmes linked.

List of programmes not linked:

23:35 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked programme back on at 23:45hrs.
23:45 - 21st Century Bach - Should be linked, programme back on 08.07.03.
23:55 - Alan Smithee film - No link required - Film
01:15 (05.07.03) - An Almost Perfect Affair - No link required - Film.
03:00 - Cats Eyes - Should be linked, programme back on 06.07.03
11:30 - Animal Park - No link required, no further programme listed.
12:45 - Living Famously - Should be linked, programme back on 12.07.03
13:45 - Talking Movies - Should be linked, programme back on 12.07.03
14:55 - The Bravados - No link required - Film

BBC2 have great shows in strange timeslots - so why not series link them?  

Out of the remaining 9 programmes, 5 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 18 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 81.81 %, an improvement of 22.72 %


Series Link Behaviour for BBC2 (102) On Saturday 5th July for 24hrs from 18:00hrs

In this 24hr period there were 23 programmes broadcast, of which 16 were linked.

This equates to 69.56 % of programmes linked.

List of programmes not linked:

20:30 - Wellington : The Iron Duke - No link required, last in series.
03:00 - (06.07.03) - Cats Eyes - Should be linked, programme back on 12.07.03
06:30 - The Fimbles - Should be linked, programme is on daily
12:30 - The Antiques Show - No link required, no further programme listed.
13:00 - Trade Secrets - Should be linked, programme back on 07.07.03
13:10 - Captain Horatio Hornblower - No link required - Film
15:00 - Sink The Bismarck ! - No link required - Film.

Out of the remaining 7 programmes, 3 could have been linked, which would have given a new total of 19 programmes linked, therefore equating to a new daily % of 82.60 %, an improvement of 13.04 %


Overall Conclusion to BBC2's Series Link Behaviour

As it stands with what BBC2 offered in the way of Series Links, Saturday 5th July was the best day, coming in at 69.56 % linked. The worst day for links was Sunday 29th June, coming in with a poor 31.25 % linked.

The best day for improvement for Series Links was again Saturday 5th July, where it could have improved by adding only 3 links, which comes in at an impressive 13.04 %

The worst day for links on BBC2 was Sunday 29th June where an extra 14 links could have been added, which equates to a high 43.75 %.

   
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