Baffled by R4 scheduling

[DracoM]

This is on the online page for R4's Christmas Eve daytime schedule:


MORNING

06:00
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 10:00

10:00


The Archers Omnibus
24/12/2017
Toby's life is changed forever, and there's a day to remember for Lilian.
11:15
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 19:00


What on earth is going on?

[MrGongGong]

This is on the online page for R4's Christmas Eve daytime schedule:


MORNING

06:00
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 10:00

10:00


The Archers Omnibus
24/12/2017
Toby's life is changed forever, and there's a day to remember for Lilian.
11:15
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 19:00


What on earth is going on?

Pip is pregnant

[DracoM]

I think you know that isn't what was baffling.

[eighthobstruction]

....6-10am....football match in no mans land?

yesbut....nobut....weird....

[MrGongGong]

I think you know that isn't what was baffling.

Aaah you mean Matt Crawford
sorry I misunderstood

[Pulcinella]

Is the Christmas/New Year Radio Times out yet?
That might shed light on both this and the King's carol service (usually listed in full).

[Serial_Apologist]

This is on the online page for R4's Christmas Eve daytime schedule:


MORNING

06:00
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 10:00

10:00


The Archers Omnibus
24/12/2017
Toby's life is changed forever, and there's a day to remember for Lilian.
11:15
OFF AIR
Programmes will resume at 19:00


What on earth is going on?

Perhaps the Second Coming is due for announcement and someone in the Beeb Religious Affairs Dept has got wind of this. We need miracles at this time.

[MrGongGong]

Perhaps the Second Coming is due for announcement and someone in the Beeb Religious Affairs Dept has got wind of this. We need miracles at this time.

You mean Nigel Pargetter will come back ?

[french frank]

My guess is that 'Off Air' means the same as it does on R3's schedule when the programming hasn't been settled.R4 also 'off air' on Christmas Eve.

[jean]

Is the Christmas/New Year Radio Times out yet?

It's usually out long before the editions for the preceding couple of weeks - but not this year, I think.

[DracoM]

It was the 'Off Air' insertion that puzzled. Sounds pretty definite.
You mean they really don't know a mere 18 days beforehand what programmes are to be scheduled? Hmm.

[french frank]

It was the 'Off Air' insertion that puzzled. Sounds pretty definite.
You mean they really don't know a mere 18 days beforehand what programmes are to be scheduled? Hmm.

No, I don't mean that. I mean that the Radio 3 schedules have frequently replaced the programme details by 'Off Air' when they aren't ready to announce them. Given that we usually only get a week ahead, rolled out one day at a time, they're already further ahead of themselves than is Radio 3 normally. And atm R3 is 'Off Air' at 7am on Christmas Eve. What's 'baffling' is why they use that phrase at all.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8t/2017/w51