BBC3's final day on air today

[Denver]

For all the BBC3 fans I'd thought Id remind you all that today is the final day it will be on TV before it movies online tomorrow.

A end of a era for the youth of this century.

[Mitchell]

Can't wait for this to bite the BBC right on the arse

[Black Dagger]

All its produced that was worthy of airtime in the past few years was Eurovision semi finals and the odd Reggio Yates/ Stacey Dooley documentary anyway. Cya later.

[Denver]

Can't wait for this to bite the BBC right on the arse

This is what the government has forced them to do just another way for the youngsters to be forgotten

[Denver]

All its produced that was worthy of airtime in the past few years was Eurovision semi finals and the odd Reggio Yates/ Stacey Dooley documentary anyway. Cya later.

They made a lot of interesting drams actually including Murdered By My Boyfriend which was fantastic

[Daniel-X]

I think the BBC will regret this as time goes on. I just can't see this online thing being a hit for them. BBC Three have produced lots of entertaining 'trashy' tv type shows such as Snog Marry Avoid which I adore but some real classics like Gavin and Stacey too.

[T*]

Family Guy & American Dad is going to ITV2 so I don't really care anymore, I can't wait for BBC to do a U turn when they've realised they've ****ed themselves over and alienated possibly one of the biggest viewership groups... Bye.

[T*]

This is what the government has forced them to do just another way for the youngsters to be forgotten

Government didn't make them do jack****
They could of easily made amends by making CBBC air up until 7pm on BBC3 and CBeebies on BBC4... They don't know what the **** they're doing

[Denver]

Government didn't make them do jack****
They could of easily made amends by making CBBC air up until 7pm on BBC3 and CBeebies on BBC4... They don't know what the **** they're doing
Of course they did the government are in total control of the BBC they made them do mass cuts another reason why they had to axe the voice

[Alf]

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[Samm]

Still don't understand why they just don't axe BBC4 instead, I'll doubt I will remember to watch it online unless they advertise a program that I like

[Denver]

Still don't understand why they just don't axe BBC4 instead, I'll doubt I will remember to watch it online unless they advertise a program that I like

This.

They have some good stuff coming up like Cuckoo and life on death row but I doubt I'll remember to watch them online

[Alf]

So does that mean that 'The Mighty Boosh' is the channels greatest ever show?

[Black Dagger]

Cuckoo is ****ing dire.

[arista]

Roll on BBC1+1

[Nicky91]

Still don't understand why they just don't axe BBC4 instead, I'll doubt I will remember to watch it online unless they advertise a program that I like

don't axe BBC4, at least not yet

i still want to watch Eurovision: You Decide on the 26th


from the Netherlands, i watch a lot of british telly

Crimewatch ( with my favourite host Kirsty Young )

Strictly Come Dancing

The Voice UK

Eurovision ( loved the final last year with Graham Norton's commentary )

The Great British Bake Off ( Always love that show) last year i rooted for Flora to win

[Samm]

^That would of been on BBC3 tho

[T*]

BBC 4 is amazing for the Charlie Brooker stuff, none of it should be going tbh

[T*]

Of course they did the government are in total control of the BBC they made them do mass cuts another reason why they had to axe the voice


Not in total control...
And I said about the budget cuts they didn't actually say 'kill of BBC 3 and the voice' :facepalm:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

bbc 4 is great for music stuff

[reece(:]

http://i.imgur.com/HOfD1rC.gif

[EspeonBB]

I have no idea why they're going ahead with the cull but RIP

[zakman440]

(A bit lengthy but)

A day that I never expected or wanted to see. It's honestly such a shame that the BBC Trust gave them permission to go ahead with the closure - there are so many flaws with the plans. The Daily Drop is absolutely dire and is essentially the BBC's take on Buzzfeed (only much worse - most of the articles on there I've sat and thought "someone was actually paid to write this"), which'll probably end up getting shut down or merged into Newsbeat by the end of the year (seeing as that's where most of the content is coming from atm). They also haven't done a good enough job of explaining the move - it's not just a case of shutting off the TV stream and broadcasting online - it'll essentially be BBC Netflix but with only 2 hours worth of new programming a week (no stream, no schedule). Not to mention the fact that the money saved will be put back into BBC One anyway.

BBC Three is also capable of making great programming - look at the success of classics like Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh, Don't Tell The Bride etc, but also newer hits like Professor Green: Suicide and Me, Murder in Successvile, The Revolution Will Be Televised etc. I highly doubt that they'll be able to find and nurture talent like those who featured in the above shows on a solely online platform - the exposure just isn't there.

Viewers will also miss out on the great live music coverage - such as Glastonbury, Radio 1's Big Weekend, Reading & Leeds etc. They'll be gone from the television screens.

It's just such a ridiculous decision to do this - most people don't have a stable internet connection (myself included) and will miss out as a result of this. They'd have been better off shutting down BBC Four and merging it into BBC Two - they both show very similar programming/have a very similar audience and up until recently even shared a controller.

(Also, rumour has it the BBC are going to merge Three and Radio 1 together at some point anyway, so that's just another thing to add to the list of why this exercise is pointless).

TLDR: I'm against the move :laugh:

[Black Dagger]

Glastonbury etc are being shown on BBC4 and they're good at streaming that online anyway.

[LukeB]

Some girls was an amazing show on bbc3 and being human, galvin and stacey too but that moved due to it being way too popular

[Cal.]

Still don't understand why they just don't axe BBC4 instead, I'll doubt I will remember to watch it online unless they advertise a program that I like

The government doesn't care about younger people

[reece(:]

(A bit lengthy but)

A day that I never expected or wanted to see. It's honestly such a shame that the BBC Trust gave them permission to go ahead with the closure - there are so many flaws with the plans. The Daily Drop is absolutely dire and is essentially the BBC's take on Buzzfeed (only much worse - most of the articles on there I've sat and thought "someone was actually paid to write this"), which'll probably end up getting shut down or merged into Newsbeat by the end of the year (seeing as that's where most of the content is coming from atm). They also haven't done a good enough job of explaining the move - it's not just a case of shutting off the TV stream and broadcasting online - it'll essentially be BBC Netflix but with only 2 hours worth of new programming a week (no stream, no schedule). Not to mention the fact that the money saved will be put back into BBC One anyway.

BBC Three is also capable of making great programming - look at the success of classics like Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh, Don't Tell The Bride etc, but also newer hits like Professor Green: Suicide and Me, Murder in Successvile, The Revolution Will Be Televised etc. I highly doubt that they'll be able to find and nurture talent like those who featured in the above shows on a solely online platform - the exposure just isn't there.

Viewers will also miss out on the great live music coverage - such as Glastonbury, Radio 1's Big Weekend, Reading & Leeds etc. They'll be gone from the television screens.

It's just such a ridiculous decision to do this - most people don't have a stable internet connection (myself included) and will miss out as a result of this. They'd have been better off shutting down BBC Four and merging it into BBC Two - they both show very similar programming/have a very similar audience and up until recently even shared a controller.

(Also, rumour has it the BBC are going to merge Three and Radio 1 together at some point anyway, so that's just another thing to add to the list of why this exercise is pointless).

TLDR: I'm against the move :laugh:
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[Jøsh]

Just saw 60 Seconds and it is their last night tonight.

They even did this on the end board:
http://i.imgur.com/atNXUtr.jpg
I didn't change the color.
Someone even said about these flying microwaves! Future of news? I dunno.
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[zakman440]

The last ever 60 Seconds just wrapped up with some shout outs to the crew.

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[LukeB]

So BBC3 is dead now?

[zakman440]

Not quite yet - still a few hours to go.

[JoshBB]

Government didn't make them do jack****
They could of easily made amends by making CBBC air up until 7pm on BBC3 and CBeebies on BBC4... They don't know what the **** they're doing

Scrapping BBC3 is a stupid choice, but it's the result of the government cutting it's budget in the name of austerity yet again lol. This is one of many consequences of when people elect conservative governments. But yeah anyway, blame the government's cuts instead of the BBC. This wasn't their preferred choice.

[zakman440]

That's it! BBC Three is no longer a TV channel - RIP :(

[Thotmas]

Stupidness. Nobody watches bbc4 that should've got the axe.

[Thotmas]

That's it! BBC Three is no longer a TV channel - RIP :(

Rip like when they stopped trouble :(

[Shaun]

good

[billy123]

So many classics. Apart from the obvious ones here are a few worth checking out if you havent seen them.

Catterick

https://www.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300/c/catterick.jpg


Im with stupid

http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/e765ee28c4b3afb2d465f06c29a51790b624339e.jpg



Cyderdelic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/2ad796ca5daf6952354cdecb704992c9ce4c7552.jpg



Him & Her

https://i.ytimg.com/sh/QF2u_4vlzos/showposter.jpg



Monkey Dust

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Monkey_Dust_DVD_cover.jpg



Ideal

http://www.bbcshop.com/content/ebiz/bbc/invt/bbcdvd2435/IdealS3_LRG.jpg



White Van Man

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480x270/p01m5z9h.jpg

[Jøsh]

So BBC3 is dead now?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbVOjbaUkAAiEuA.jpg

[Denver]

Im pleased the 2 programmes I wanted to see the most are on BBC1 next week

[zakman440]

So technically the channel isn't entirely dead yet - for either iPlayer requirements with the BBC Trust or to keep the channel on Sky (it's unclear which as of yet), BBC Three has scheduled back-to-back episodes of classic shows to fill in the air time (the rest of it is taken up by a loop commercial for the online service). The known schedule is as follows:

Wednesday 17th February

2:00am Some Girls
2:30am Some Girls
3:00am Some Girls
3:30am Some Girls

Thursday 18th February

2:00am Some Girls
2:30am Josh
3:00am Josh
3:30am Josh

Friday 19th February

2:00am Josh
2:30am Josh
3:00am Uncle
3:30am Uncle

Saturday 20th February

2:00am Russell Howard
2:30am Uncle
3:00am Uncle
3:30am Uncle

Sunday 21st February

2:00am Don't Tell The Bride
3:00am Don't Tell The Bride

Monday 22nd February

2:00am Russell Howard
2:30am Russell Howard
3:00am Don't Tell The Bride

The line is drawn there for now. Set your PVRs etc. Be interesting to see if these have all the BBC Three idents, announcers and bells and whistles or of they're simply going to be programmes.

http://feelinglistless.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/bbc-three-isnt-closing-sort-of.html

Tonight it's a mini-marathon of Gavin and Stacey - they even went to the effort of playing an ident beforehand and using a continuity announcer to introduce the programme.