wizard of oz
 

just flicking through the channels, and wizard of oz is on, had to check the calendar, thought id missed some kind of holiday,
got me thinking other films that remind you of holidays
start you of with
bond- any bank holiday
chitty chitty bang - as above

away you go

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Dirty Dozen and Kellys Heroes always seemed to be on Bank Holidays.

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Sound of Music, Great Escape...

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Willy wonka

Any James Bond seems to be bank holiday stuff

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James Bond is on every Saturday Afternoon Clayton40:D

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Well, Monday was a bank holiday, I managed to avoid wizard of oz that day and will continue to avoid it and many other bank holiday favourites, it's just lazy planning from the T.V. companies.

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He may not be aware of that, Jay, as he spends his Saturday afternoons at the same place as me and Cashy! ;)

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Well I don't watch it either Wyn, saturday afternoons is for football, but there is Sky +:D

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Zulu.

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TV of the 70's here....

Easter...good old chuck in 'the greatest story ever told', or Vic in 'Samson and Delilah'..but only on sunday and monday afternoons because the Beeb had standards and schedules they kept to, regardless of advertsing, political and corporate pressures.

Steve jumping over barbed wire in 'The Great Escape' or Ben (whatchamacallit) jumping the ravine in 'She wore a Yellow Ribbon'., on summer bank holidays, usually followed by a Parkinson at 10pm interviewing 'real stars' like Cagney, Ustinov or Stewart (instead of the instantly forgettable will.i.am/towie/big brother perstonalities of today)

Alastair Sim's definitive 'Scrooge' and morning episodes of Flash Gordon, 3 stooges, Laurel and Hardy, disneys Zorro, crappy subtitled 'flashing blade/white horses', and best of all..Tom and Jerry, and road runner cartoons.......Meep! Meep!

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These days there are no special days really - everything is shown at anytime really. Not like it was in the 70's and 80's.

Wizzard of Oz has been shown many Sunday Afternoons over the last few years.

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And I still haven't seen it - through choice!

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You are sooooooo......correct!

Sad as it sounds, I once booked my Xmas holidays in the 70's based on the TV/Radio times listings.

The days of watch it or miss it!!!

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oh the joys of the two week radio times (xmas treat in our house), penciling all of the stuff you want to watch, only never getting to being the youngest!