Channel overview – Page 8
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RatingsDavid Blaine magics up 1.2m
This week as Channel 4 reminded us that David Blaine is still out there doing something or other BBC2’s intrepid traveller stayed home to fix lives.
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C4 finds a festive jewel
It must be nearly Christmas since Kirstie has started knitting her own festive jewellery. But before anyone gets carried away, BBC2 alliteratively reminded us of a disaster.
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Antiques bring value to BBC2
As if it’s not quite thrilling enough seeing long-haired lover Donny Osmond and Amarillo-dreamin’ Tony Christie rummaging around the Midlands for bric-a-brac, this week, BBC2’s antiques ramble went berserk and put Donny in a De Lorean – the automotive equivalent of bric-a-brac.
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Top table for BBC2's chefs
Forty years ago, it fell to West Bromwich of all places to promote black footballers and take on racists. On Sunday, BBC2’s doc about a strange but significant football match in 1979 defeated Channel 4’s Humans, as it did quite a few low-watt humans at the time.
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C4 washed out at low tide
Beyond the shouty entertainment shows elsewhere, Channel 4 went all beachcombery on Saturday night — while BBC2,s arts strand was like Bargain Hunt on acid.
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Close To The Enemy trumps prison doc
I met Stephen Poliakoff once. It’s likely I remember it more clearly than The Great Beard does.
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Viewers warm to Arctic Live
Some newspapers get into hysterical froths about anything these days, so it’s not surprising there are epic warnings of some kind of icy Armageddon bearing down on us – it’s best to keep every one cowed.
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Humans fails to come to life
I am beginning to wonder if being human is all it’s cracked up to be.Perhaps it would be better if the machines did take over. Surely they’d be no more dangerous than some of the brains currently seeking or exercising power.M
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4 & C5): 10-16 Oct 2016
It was a triumphant return for Channel 4’s The Crystal Maze on Sunday at 9pm (3 million/13.8%).
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4 & C5): 3-9 Oct 2016
The current obsession with nostalgia continued this week as BBC2 took Culture Club’s hatted and plaited leader back to the suburbs of his yoof. Elsewhere, after BBC2’s desert tortoises, Channel 4’s Bear exited, with celebrities in tow.
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4 & C5): 22-28 Aug 2016
This week, BBC1’s erstwhile Victorian London thriller, released from its Amazonian home and making its BBC2 debut, began rather handily.
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 11 - 17 July 2016
On Monday, BBC2’s University Challenge returned at 8pm with 2.4 million/12%, followed at 8.30pm by Only Connect (1.9 million/9%)
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 4 - 10 July 2016
On Sunday, C4’s Formula 1: British Grand Prix Live was its best of the week with 2.3 million/ 17%
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 27 June - 3 July 2016
The final episode of Top Gear on Sunday - and, it turns out, also Chris Evans’ last episode - was watched by just 1.9 million/ 9%
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 20 - 26 June 2016
The best of BBC2’s coverage of Glastonbury was on Sunday at 6.30pm, when ELO and others averaged 2.4 million/13%
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 13 - 19 June 2016
On Monday, the fifth episode of BBC2’s The Great British Sewing Bee achieved 2.4 million/10% at 9pm, the third best so far
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 6 - 12 June 2016
C4’s Cutting Edge: Rich Brother, Poor Brother, helped by +1, defeated C5’s Big Brother with 1.3 million/6%
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 30 May - 5 June 2016
On Sunday, the second of BBC2’s new Top Gear dropped 1.5 million from last week’s 4.3 million/23% to 2.8 million/14%
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Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 23 - 29 May 2016
The best of BBC2’s Chelsea Flower Show was 8pm on Monday (2.9 million/13%).
