From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
In article <10gnovp$2nrf2$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name wrote:
>On 2025-12-02 13:54:54 +0000, solar penguin said:
>> Daniel demanded:
>>> On 2/12/2025 2:19 am, solar penguin wrote:
>>>> Dumas Walker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> For most of the 4-part serials I have watch so far, the air time has
>>>>> been many more minutes than 24. Tubi does insert commercials, which
>>>>> pushes them over 30 minutes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nearly all "30-minute" British shows I watch have episodes much closer
>>>>> to 28 or 29 minutes, without commercials.
>>>>>
>>>>> 24 minutes sounds more like a US TV show that is meant for a 30-minute
>>>>> slot, leaving time for commercials.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But classic Doctor Who was usually 25-minutes, not 30. Remember,
>>>> it was originally made for Saturdays, when the BBC doesn’t follow
>>>> the rigid 30-minute blocks of weekday schedules.
>>>>
>>> What did 'they' do with all those missing 5-6 minutes?? Run Show
>>> promotions or something??
>>>
>>> (No 'ads' of course!!)
>>
>> No, just went straight to the next programme, of course, same as they do
now.
>>
>> Remember, this is the weekend we’re talking about, when BBC schedules
>> don’t follow 30-minute slots.
>
>If you look at the TV listings, the BBC channels don't stick to half
>hour time slots any day of the week. There are lots of shows starting
>at times like "12:45", "2:05", "7:10", "8:15", etc.
>
>I'm not sure if they are actually BBC-direct, but the two or three of
>BBC channels on Sky TV here in New Zealand certainly have breaks
>between and during shows to run run promo adverts for their other shows
>and have shows starting at non-half-hour schedules.
>
>
Same old BBC AFAIK.
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