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It's a bit sad that the Christmas Lectures have been relegated to BBC4, they used to have a pretty prominent position in the Christmas schedule.
by dan1234 12y ago
It's a bit sad that the Christmas Lectures have been relegated to BBC4, they used to have a pretty prominent position in the Christmas schedule.
- jameshart 12y agoChannels and schedules aren't really that relevant any more, though. They'll be available on iPlayer, which is probably all that matters.
- dan1234 12y agoI think you get more casual viewers when something is on a prime channel. People who might not normally watch something with the word 'lecture' in it would just skip over it in iPlayer might continue watching it if they run into it as it's being broadcast and something interesting is happening.
- amirmc 12y ago> I think you get more casual viewers when something is on a prime channel. This is how I first came across them as a child.
- Someone 12y agoThe television channels have wider reach. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_One#Availability_outside_the_UK http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_One#Availability_outside_...: "BBC One is [...] available on cable and IPTV in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Liechtenstein" iPlayer is more restricted.
- timthorn 12y agoIt is (though it might be an encouragement to sample the joy that is BBC Four), but the bigger sadness is that they're down to 3 lecures. I used to attend in person as a kid, back in the days when there were five hour long lectures, allowing the presenter real space to explore their subject in depth. 3 hours is still a good run, but I hanker for what once was!
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