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Watching Gardener's World on Friday in Wales
Hi.
Though the information may be wrong, I still like to watch the 'Gardener's World' on Friday night. However, we only have BBC Two Wales or BBC 2W but not BBC Two in our TV. It happens very often that the program of 'Scrum V Live' instead. In the past, they would delay the program at 21:00. However, in these two weeks, the program is only repeated on Sunday late afternoon. I am very unhappy with the arrangement. If it is a sunny weekend, we may spend that time in the garden or it will be our dinner time. Besides, it will be too late to watch the part of 'jobs in the weekend' as the program will be shown at the end of weekend already! Does anyone know how to watch BBC 2 in Wales? I really don't understand why they cannot have Scrum in either BBC 2W or BBC Two Wales but not both, so I can still watch 'A year of Kew', 'How to be a gardener' which will not be shown if there is Scrum, or 'Gardener's World' on Friday night. With regards, CK from Aberystwyth |
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Does anyone know how to watch
BBC 2 in Wales? I really don't understand why they cannot have Scrum in either BBC 2W or BBC Two Wales but not both, so I can still watch 'A year of Kew', 'How to be a gardener' which will not be shown if there is Scrum, or 'Gardener's World' on Friday night. Do you receive Freeview there? Saw an ad the other day, unit for about £35.(TJ Hughes I think). Or cable? DaveK. |
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Hi DaveK,
Thank you for your response. We got a digital box, my husband said it is the Freeview. However, when we set the TV channels, BBC Two had not been shown. My husband pays only the TV license but not subscribing to any other TV services. With regards, CK from Aberystwyth |
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"CK" wrote in message ... Hi DaveK, Thank you for your response. We got a digital box, my husband said it is the Freeview. However, when we set the TV channels, BBC Two had not been shown. My husband pays only the TV license but not subscribing to any other TV services. Diabolical innit? 'Freeview' then they invent a scheme where you have to pay again. Other possibilities: a: Get a friend in England to record on tape or dvd and send it to you.(Aldi selling dvd recorder this week at £109. Works too). b: TV card in your pc,-if you have broadband. c: Move house. DaveK. |
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davek wrote:
"CK" wrote in message ... Hi DaveK, Thank you for your response. We got a digital box, my husband said it is the Freeview. However, when we set the TV channels, BBC Two had not been shown. My husband pays only the TV license but not subscribing to any other TV services. Diabolical innit? 'Freeview' then they invent a scheme where you have to pay again. Other possibilities: a: Get a friend in England to record on tape or dvd and send it to you.(Aldi selling dvd recorder this week at £109. Works too). b: TV card in your pc,-if you have broadband. c: Move house. Dyna trieni! But in some parts of Wales you can tune a spare channel to one of the transmitters intended for parts of England. Friends annoyed me considerably when I lived in W Wales because they could get both S4C and Channel 4, while I couldn't because I lived on the other side of the hill. Aber seems like a bad place for that kind of trick, because of the mountains, and your aerial's probably aligned wrongly for it, but it would be worth fiddling round on a spare channel just to see if you can get an English flavour of BBC2. -- Mike. |
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Hi Mike,
Thank you for your suggestion. Since we are living on the other side of the mountain, we can't receive the signal from England. I had emailed a complaint to BBC about the unfair treatment to Scrum fans and garden fans. With regards, CK from Aberystwyth |
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from "CK" contains these words: Hi Mike, Thank you for your suggestion. Since we are living on the other side of the mountain, we can't receive the signal from England. Janet Baraclough writes I think you misunderstood. Signals are relayed to many transmitters from different regional broadcasts. Usually, your TV roof ariel is directed to the transmitter that supplies the strongest signal to that area. However, there may be other, fainter signals available from other transmitters, which can be picked up in addition with minimal equipment. At our last house in a limited-reception area, my husband fitted two ariels collecting signal from two different transmitters to one TV, giving us the full normal choice of channels. Our next door neighbour couldn't do the same. Reception ranges can vary considerably within a matter of yards, depending on topography. . The BBC has a technical advice department devoted to helping solve such problems, it's a free service. I have two aerials in my loft, each pointing at a different transmitter, and as a result I have one TV in the kitchen that receives one region and the other in the lounge that receives another - so it is possible, depending on reception. If the signal is week you can get more elaborate aerials, but find someone who really knows about them. -- David |
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from Dave contains these words: I have two aerials in my loft, each pointing at a different transmitter, and as a result I have one TV in the kitchen that receives one region and the other in the lounge that receives another - so it is possible, depending on reception. If the signal is week you can get more elaborate aerials, but find someone who really knows about them. Janet Baraclough writes John fitted our two ariels into a multiplexer and an amplifier, if you do that you can watch both regions in both rooms. Then the challenge is finding anything worth watching on any of them, that hasn't been repeated several times already. Ah. There are technical reasons why I can't do that easily - one end of the loft is above the single story kitchen and t'other is above the two- story snug, and there is no easy link between the two. And I distribute the Anglian stuff to several TV's though an amplifier. I suppose I could get one which would distribute 2 feeds.... but then I might as well go the whole hog and try and do freeview. The other 'technical' reason is its quite useful to encourage my 2 teenage sons to watch London programs elsewhere :-)) -- David |
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The version of BBC2 Wales we now get has only been broadcast of recent years. We used to be able to get a more English version, and I had to go looking for this myself sometime ago. Instead of using the Freeview, have you tried tuning a spare TV channel to BBC2? I'm sure you have already tried this and i don't wish to teach my granny to suck eggs, but i really had to look hard for my BBC2. Best of luck, Cassi. |
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CK Wrote:
I really don't understand why they cannot have Scrum in either BBC 2W or BBC Two Wales but not both, so I can still watch 'A year of Kew', 'How to be a gardener' which will not be shown if there is Scrum, or 'Gardener's World' on Friday night. With regards, CK from Aberystwyth Do you not know anyone who can tape the programmes for you and send them to you on video tapes? One tape will hold several programmes. If you are desperate I'll try and tape as many as I can, (I think they are also on UK gardening channel so I might be able to pick up some old ones for you) Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On 2005-05-06, Janet Tweedy wrote:
CK Wrote: I really don't understand why they cannot have Scrum in either BBC 2W or BBC Two Wales but not both, so I can still watch 'A year of Kew', 'How to be a gardener' which will not be shown if there is Scrum, or 'Gardener's World' on Friday night. With regards, CK from Aberystwyth Do you not know anyone who can tape the programmes for you and send them to you on video tapes? One tape will hold several programmes. If you are desperate I'll try and tape as many as I can, (I think they are also on UK gardening channel so I might be able to pick up some old ones for you) I believe that the OP said that they could watch it on Sunday anyway, so unless you courier it over then that's probably not much of a win. Ceri -- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Einstein (attrib.) |
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