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Tomorrow's World axed

Post 21

winnoch2 - Impostair Syndromair Extraordinaire

I personally think T.W. began its swift decline from the series that first featured the, frankly awful, swimming/happily drowning baby titles, replacing the previous series rotating brain/maze opening/closing titles and also heralding the change of theme music!

When that new series began(about 3 or 4 years ago?), i noticed a marked difference in the format and 'feel' of the program(for the worse).


Tomorrow's World axed

Post 22

Jim Lynn

Frankly, I think TW has never been the same since they stopped demonstrating scientific principles with ping-pong balls in glass tubes.

I still yearn for the glory days of Michael Rodd and Kieran Prendiville.


Tomorrow's World axed

Post 23

winnoch2 - Impostair Syndromair Extraordinaire

On a totally banal and inconsequential note, the later series did have Phillipa Forrester going for it smiley - tongueoutsmiley - drool

Aparentaly viewing figures rose steeply when she joined the team... must be something to do with her explanatory tecniques...


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 24

aliashell

This really sucks. But whilst being a big fan of the show I can't say that I have seen it in the last year.....is it scheduled correctly ?

They should definitely keep though and maybe put it on at a better time or better still put it on 2 with the rest of the Beeb's good shows.

Am with the enlightened soul above who credired Phillipa Forester for it's recent brilliance. Mmm, think I'll rename this thread Save Phillipa....... smiley - winkeye


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 25

winnoch2 - Impostair Syndromair Extraordinaire

Don't worry alias, she's on plenty other t.v. programs... thing is can she ever be on too many? smiley - winkeye


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 26

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

Careful, winnoch2, that's what we used to think about Carol Vorderman... smiley - bigeyes

I have to admit I haven't seen the show in over a year, either... It always seems to clash with something else I want to watch. Don't axe it; just move it to 8PM! smiley - ok


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 27

Demon Drawer

See the figures probably dropped when Phillipa was off on maternity leave recently.

Hey guys she is back so the figures should start to go up again once we all catch on.


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 28

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

Hmmm... "Tomorrow's World with Phillipa Forrester, Kate Humble and Carol Vorderman - Tonight's top story, surface tension modifiers in wet tee-shirt contests"... Could catch on... smiley - biggrin


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 29

SEF

Don't forget the different transparency of various materials when wet. smiley - winkeye

Hold on a moment. Why am I encouraging you to debase this once fine programme? smiley - erm Bring back all the oldies, eg William Woollard or whatever his name was. I could try to claim senility for my inability to remember names but then I'd have to conclude that I was probably born senile and it was all downhill from there! smiley - biggrin


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Post 30

Demon Drawer

That might be hard I think Woolford is dead.


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 31

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

The "Wet tee-shirt" idea is the sort of "dumbing down" I could cope with... Just so long as the actual technobabble was up to spec., I think it could only enhance the programme. smiley - ok

As a parallel example, I get all my world news coverage from a Canadian website called "Naked News", where the newsreaders remove all their clothes as they read the autocue. It doesn't mean that the news is dumbed down in any way, just that I'm more likely to give it my full attention... smiley - blushsmiley - laugh


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 32

Demon Drawer

I saw an article about Naked news a few months ago ijn FC's Cosmo. smiley - smiley


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 33

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

It's surprisingly good... I paid Canadian$2 for a weekend preview back in the early days (about 2.5 years ago), and just before Christmas they e-mailed me and said they were doing a special offer for "early supporters", where if I signed up for half the normal price, my subscription would stay half-price for as long as I maintained it. That works out at just under Canadian$5 a month, or less than 17 canadian cents (7p) a day - it's a fraction of the price of the local newspaper, and far more entertaining and informative... smiley - smiley With my broadband connection, I get six shows a week (including the long weekend "magazine") with a smooth, full-screen display at slightly better than TV resolution! smiley - geek

I wonder if Phillipa would consider emigrating to Canada for a presenting job... smiley - wowsmiley - biggrin


Tomorrow's World axed

Post 34

kleverkloggs (the thickest thing since Granny's rice pudding)

Sho in post 20 said
>>I love seeing things around that we first saw featured on TW and now they're reality, especially if it's something (and now, of course, nothing springs to mind) that I thought - at the time - was very far fetched.<<
The one that stands out for me was the microwave boiling water. Oh and was the first Goonhillie Down UK/US live link on TW?


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Post 35

winnoch2 - Impostair Syndromair Extraordinaire

mmm kate humble... Yep i'd watch again if that trio were presenting smiley - oksmiley - oksmiley - drool

(so glad we've managed to keep the tone of the thread up- would've hated to see us going off topic or pander to more base male desires.. smiley - laugh)


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 36

Madent

I'll vote for Phillipa too! I love seeing her on Robot Wars, in the pits, interviewing the owners of the latest deceased robot. smiley - cool

Phillipa has done a lot for increasing the credibility of engineering on TV (particularly for girls) and has without doubt inspired many a teenage male fantasy (half the thirty/forty somethings of the UK harbour fantasys involving either Phillipa or Gail Porter).

Excellent use of funding by the Beeb, to address the needs of more than one demographic using one presenter in more than one programme!


Save Phillipa !!!

Post 37

Huffers, compulsive lurker

Phillipa... mmm smiley - drool

I would say TW began its decline when my dad stopped producing/directing it smiley - tongueout


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