Here's our fortnightly look at what's coming up under the red button...
Victorian Farm Christmas*
This December ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button is heading to rural
Shropshire to sample the magic of a Victorian Christmas.
In support of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two's three part Victorian Farm Christmas special,
regular presenters Alex, Peter and Ruth will be sharing the secrets of traditional
gift and festive decoration making, indulging in some delicious 19th Century
recipes and lifting the lid on a box full of period Christmas games.
Each week a selection of videos can be enjoyed on the red button service,
while all 25 films can be found on the Victorian
Christmas website along with printable templates and designs to make
Victorian Christmas crackers, cards, gift boxes, tree ornaments, mince pies...
the works!
Friday 11th December, 9.55pm until Boxing Day
Sky, Virgin and Freeview*
*Unavailable on Freeview, Saturday 12th December
(not available on Freesat)
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Here's our fortnightly look at what's coming up under the red button...
Doctor Who: Dreamland
Described as "Doctor Who meets a Fifties
monster B-movie", Dreamland, a new six-part animated adventure, premières
daily on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button and the Doctor
Who website from Saturday 21st November.
Written by Phil Ford (Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures),
Dreamland sees the iconic TARDIS touch down in the desert in the USA. Stumbling
across a mysterious alien artefact in a local diner, the Doctor is led to
Area 51, also known as Dreamland, the US' most secret base. He then finds
himself on a momentous mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat
of the ruthless Viperox and the clutches of the American military.
Created in eye-catching high-definition 3-D animation, the series sees the
Doctor, played by David Tennant, hook up with two new companions –
Cassie (Georgia Moffett) and Jimmy (Tim Howar) – and pits him against
a new alien race, the monstrous Viperox, led by Lord Azlok (David Warner).
Sky/Virgin:
Runs continuously from 21st Nov 7am to 28th Nov, 4am
Freeview:
21st Nov: 7am - 8.50am, 11.10am - 2.20pm, 7.25pm - 10.35pm
22nd Nov: 12.10am - 7.50pm
23rd Nov: 12.10am - 24th Nov 7.50pm
24th Nov: 10.40pm - 25th Nov 2pm
25th Nov: 3pm - 10.15pm, 11.10pm - 26th Nov 9.50am
26th Nov: 7.10pm - 27th Nov 9.50am
27th Nov: 6.10pm - 28th Nov 4am
(not available on Freesat)
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's move to in Salford in 2011 has had plenty of coverage in the news throughout the year, but maybe a footnote glossed over thus far is that the TV Platforms Group, the department responsible for the Red Button service, is one of the teams in-scope to relocate to ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ North's flagship headquarters.
While not as headline generating as the proposed moves of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport, Children's or Learning departments it represents both a significant challenge and lofty ambition in equal parts.
The discussion as to why the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ needs to move some key departments North could fill a few posts on its own so I shall steer away from the general debate and instead focus on what it means for the TV Platforms team and the Red Button service.
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