Yes, it's gone that far. I'm now going to be keping a regular tally of BBC Scotland's rescheduling arrogance and/or incompetence. I'm not going for every little thing - that would be a full-time job! - and you can always take it as read that Thursdays on BBC Two will be wiped out by Gaelic box ticking between 6 and 8pm.
However two glaring examples screamed out at me from the new "Radio Times", one which I take almost personally.
Next Wednesday (28th) sees both the triumphant return of "The Apprentice" marked by a promotion to BBC One and a football match between Scotland and Italy. Outside of Scotland that's exactly what you get on TV. But in a completely novel and petty manner, BBC Scotland has swapped the two BBC channels over, so "The Apprentice" is relegated back to BBC Two at 9pm. Note that no actual content is tampered with (for a change) but surely this is change for change's sake?
The one that's really got me is the dropping (for that is what it appears to be - no rescheduling is noted) of the new "Weakest Link" Doctor Who special next Friday (30th).
This show was taped last November with the winner kept a closely guarded secret. The contestants who took part were David Tennant, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, Nicholas Briggs, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Claire Rushbrook, Andrew Hayden-Smith and K9. Now, despite the huge popularity of "Doctor Who" and the presence of both Tennant and Barrowman in the contest, BBC Scotland have decided we'd rather see the second episode in a week of both "River City" and "Holby City". This is the same "Holby City" that also gets transported to BBC Two for its first episode that week. Consistency is also not one of BBC Scotland's strengths.
Meanwhile the schedule apparently still has time for primetime repeats of "My Family"(26th) and "DIY SOS"(29th).
However two glaring examples screamed out at me from the new "Radio Times", one which I take almost personally.
Next Wednesday (28th) sees both the triumphant return of "The Apprentice" marked by a promotion to BBC One and a football match between Scotland and Italy. Outside of Scotland that's exactly what you get on TV. But in a completely novel and petty manner, BBC Scotland has swapped the two BBC channels over, so "The Apprentice" is relegated back to BBC Two at 9pm. Note that no actual content is tampered with (for a change) but surely this is change for change's sake?The one that's really got me is the dropping (for that is what it appears to be - no rescheduling is noted) of the new "Weakest Link" Doctor Who special next Friday (30th).
This show was taped last November with the winner kept a closely guarded secret. The contestants who took part were David Tennant, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, Nicholas Briggs, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Claire Rushbrook, Andrew Hayden-Smith and K9. Now, despite the huge popularity of "Doctor Who" and the presence of both Tennant and Barrowman in the contest, BBC Scotland have decided we'd rather see the second episode in a week of both "River City" and "Holby City". This is the same "Holby City" that also gets transported to BBC Two for its first episode that week. Consistency is also not one of BBC Scotland's strengths.Meanwhile the schedule apparently still has time for primetime repeats of "My Family"(26th) and "DIY SOS"(29th).
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