No channel 190

[Daniel0210]

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@Alanbottles wrote:

no one on phone to help with tech,its all a robot,

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@Alanbottles 

There are plenty of agents to assist with issues, technical or otherwise, however you'll find that similar to calling other large companies the start will be automated which may also try to send you here to the forum. Stay on the line as long as possible and don’t hang up. Sky do this to allow self help via links or help from Community users therefore reducing the number of customers actually needing to queue to speak to an agent. 

[Mark39]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

*44 years 10 months for S1E1 of 'Sapphire and Steel', and JL doesn't look a day older ; )

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I remember it well (was it really 45 years ago?). I'm curious to see how it has aged over that time.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Mark39 wrote:

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

*44 years 10 months for S1E1 of 'Sapphire and Steel', and JL doesn't look a day older ; )

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I remember it well (was it really 45 years ago?).

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Wikipedia says first broadcast was 10_07_79

Given it was on ITV, I've always thought it's a shame they don't include the advertising too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed1ZYw7fxKU 

Maybe not the PG Tips chimps, though ; )

[TimmyBGood]

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@Mark39 wrote:

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

*44 years 10 months for S1E1 of 'Sapphire and Steel', and JL doesn't look a day older ; )

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I'm curious to see how it has aged over that time.

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I was ten, and we 'didn't watch ITV in our house '.  Yes, kids, that was a thing.

My dad did insist on 'Butterflies' for some reason...

[nigea99]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@Mark39 wrote:

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

*44 years 10 months for S1E1 of 'Sapphire and Steel', and JL doesn't look a day older ; )

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I remember it well (was it really 45 years ago?).

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Wikipedia says first broadcast was 10_07_79

Given it was on ITV, I've always thought it's a shame they don't include the advertising too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed1ZYw7fxKU 

Maybe not the PG Tips chimps, though ; )

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The now,  unfortunately, defunct network distrubution (networkonair) did include 'contemporary' adverts on a few of their discs (I suspect the cost of this level of effort & detail they put into some of their productions may have been one of the reasons for their demise). 

A blu-ray I have of the Avengers Cybernauts trilogy being one (I am sure I have others but don't recall which off the top of my head) 

[rscott]

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@barrydc wrote:

It's there, but there's no series linking, which is a nuisance.

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If series links are missing, it's because the broadcaster hasn't included series information in the data they supply to Sky.

Although being a brand new channel, it's quite possible it'll appear over the next few hours.

[wheeeeeeeeeeeeee]

I'm having the same issue - though I did manage to find programmes on it and set them to record via the Sky Go app

[colbhoy]

Cheers,all good now 

[Mr+Ripley]

  The 1980 film, Raise The Titanic is currently showing on this channel. I remember the story behind it as it flopped badly at the box office, only making back a fifth of its budget. This led the producer, Lew Grade, to comment that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Mr+Ripley wrote:

 This led the producer, Lew Grade, to comment that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.

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Wikipedia says 39 million budget, 7 million box office.

That's about 160 million budget and 30 million in tickets today.

Ouch: those are Marvel-level losses ; )

[Mr+Ripley]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@Mr+Ripley wrote:

 This led the producer, Lew Grade, to comment that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.

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Wikipedia says 39 million budget, 7 million box office.

That's about 160 million budget and 30 million in tickets today.

Ouch: those are Marvel-level losses ; )

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  @TimmyBGood  Strange, my Wiki says $35m budget, $7m box-office. 🤔

[Super+Anthony]

I wonder the reasoning why we can't get it on Sky stream. 

[rscott]

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@Super+Anthony wrote:

I wonder the reasoning why we can't get it on Sky stream. 

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I'd guess the broadcaster doesn't have sufficient funding to be able to provide the appropriate feed. May even be rights issues too.

[nigea99]

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@Super+Anthony wrote:

I wonder the reasoning why we can't get it on Sky stream. 

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Possibly Streaming rights (as referred to in my reply yesterday on the Channel change thread)  -  I note that some (if not many)  shows are available on ITVX

[Doc5907]

Looking forward to watching Whicker's World 

As someone mentioned, it's a pain not being able to series record. 🙁