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Full review by
Stevewebb99
on 1st Mar 2008
User Rating : 9
Respect :
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Good Points: A wide variety of programmes which do not always slavishly follow the pattern laid down by the Beeb and ITV. There are some real gems to be found on this channel if one really looks.
Bad Points: Poor reception on some evenings which make watching impossible.
General comments: From time to time Channel 5 comes up with some very good history programs and also some good natural world offerings as well.
Their current series - 'Ice Road Truckers' is the best thing on TV at the moment - full of drama, suspense and gritty human emotion.
Stevewebb99's review and ratings | 91 words
Review by
Stunt Gerbil
on 26th Sep 2005
User Rating : 5
Respect :
+1
I am surprised to hear that half the country does not have C5. What are they missing? Loads of terrible films. Appalling late night sleaze. The worst sports coverage imaginable. Quite good news coverage. Loads of terrible cheap house, holiday, move abroad, relationship programmes. Somehow C5 is fantastic though. At least ITV have the money and should not do better. C5 seems to do quite well on a shoestring. Scrap those exploitation programmes late in the evening though. Remember this is England!
Stunt Gerbil's full review | 87 words
Review by
alan cole
on 18th Aug 2005
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
Channel Five may have preposterously tacky documentaries and low grade entertainment shows, and is all very silly and populist, but it does have good films. Channel Five shows loads of films, lots from the golden era of the seventies, as well as more recent stuff of the sort that used to get shows on the other channels, but now hardly makes an appearance. It's not bad really and it's free. Oh and the news is quite good as well, at least as good as ITV (although that is not saying much). The foo ...
alan cole's full review | 109 words
Review by
D B JARMEY
on 22nd Sep 2004
User Rating : 3
Respect :
0
Channel 5 actually broadcasts at very very low power output causing poor picture quality. It is not broadcast on many, if indeed any, repeater transmitters. That means that over 50% of the country cannot receive it anyway. Our town Calne of over 15,000 people is a good example. Could do with more wildlife and science programmes (like Discovery). Could and should be a quality alternative.
D B JARMEY's full review | 81 words
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