Even the BBC is in denial about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Let's not sit down and watch the fourth Indy film this Christmas
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Your support makes all the difference.This Christmas, millions of families across the United Kingdom will be gathered around their TV screens on the Tuesday following Boxing Day, likely tired from two days of merry making.
Thankfully, the BBC is airing one of the greatest blockbuster films of all time, the first Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, on the 27th of December. For many, it will be a nostalgic trip down memory lane. For those born this century, a chance to see Spielberg and Ford at their peak. The film starts at 1.35pm on BBC One, a prime time slot for the Christmas period.
The following day, the 28th of December, at 1.45pm, the slightly less well received but highly serviceable Temple of Doom airs on the same channel. Then, on the 29th, the brilliant, Sean Connery-starring The Last Crusade hits TV screens at 1.45pm, completing the original trilogy.
However, despite common sense obviously saying Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will air on the 30th during a similar time slot, that’s not the case. Instead, the BBC are sneakily trying to hide the fourth Indiana Jones blockbuster, broadcasting the film at the less favourable time of 11.20pm (the film finishing at 1.15am).
Instead, the broadcaster is showing Kung Fu Panda 2 at 2.20pm on the 30th. A far superior film (sorry Spielberg).
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