the times, they are a changin’

Tuesday 27th March

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The Guardian reported yesterday that the Radio Times website is getting with the times. The site is getting a full “web 2.0″ makeover. The site will not have links to services that provide legal video-on-demand services.

There was a time when I visited the RadioTimes.co.uk religiously every evening just so I knew what was on TV that night, most of the time I wouldn’t watch anything. Though I kept abreast of what was going on, I have always been very selective in my television viewing, not spending hours watching whatever comes on, instead, only sitting in front of the TV unless there is something on I want to watch (ER, Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Documentaries etc).

Since September, however, I haven’t had a TV to watch. No big deal really, then I got hooked on some programmes (Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy) and figured out how to use BitTorrent.

The Radio Times is now going to provide users with links to where shows are hosted elsewhere online e.g. 4 on Demand (4oD), and five.tv.

Other improvements include community forum and ways for users to rate shows, comprehensive guides, exclusive interviews, pictures, episode guides, behind the scenes footage and programme clips for top shows, and of course blogs!

Currently the website is blank.

Update: At about 22:30 the new-look RadioTimes website went live

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4 Comments

Thanx for that Phil. Thats actually pretty cool! I will be bookmarking the site. Just a note on your smoking rant….I hear ya. I wish I could give up but unfortunately I fecking love smoking. The ban has helped down here you deffo dont smoke the normal 40 a night when your out. Just back from Switzerland and my lungs feel like there is a ferret banging 17 hammers around in there. But the joy of smoking in a pub with my pint was scarily amazing.

Posted by Dave on March 27, 2007

You could always get up to NI before the end of April!

Posted by Phil on March 27, 2007

Hehe!!! If my bank allowed it I would!! Still you will enjoy the outside the pub smoking communities

Posted by Dave on March 29, 2007

thanks for the optimism, im sure i would but i havent had a cigarette since sunday! Hopefully i will make it through the weekend

Posted by Phil on March 30, 2007

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