Doctor Who in Guinness Book of World Records.......
POSTED BY: Infrared
UPDATED: Friday, November 10, 2006 00:50
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...for being the longest running sci-fi show ever.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm
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I would suspect it's the longest running show in any category.
Traveler
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Dunno about that, Traveller. Bound to be some news show like 60 Minutes or BBC News that started airing before November 1963.
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Hello BlueEyedBrigdier:
Forgot about news shows. But I have to admit I don't watch them so they escape my mind. If BBC has had a show on since 1963 then they are probably the winners. I only have knowledge of shows here in the United States. I know the Simsons have had a long run, But again I think 60 minutes has been on longer.
But 1963 is on loooooooooong run. Got to give them credit for that achievemnet.
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It had the odd break or two but yeah, it's been around for a long time.
Though I think the longest running UK show is The Sky At Night which first aired in April 1957 and is still on now... with the same presenter! It's a show about astronomy hosted by Sir Patrick Moore (my contender for Greatest Living Englishman) and every month he discusses the night sky. He's missed only two shows since it started (both a couple of years ago when he went down with severe food poisoning), so it's a heck of a record, not likely to be duplicated any time soon. Roll on the 50th anniversary next year.
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Well then I give credit to the United Kingdom. 1957 is incredible. That is three shows so far that have totally outpaced anything here in the United States. I can't remember when 60 minutes started, but it must be about the longest running show we have in the States.
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Actually I think the longest running show in the States is actually a soap.
The Guiding Light debuted in 1952.
60 Minutes debuted in 1968.
And there are actually two more soap operas that are also older than 60 minutes, but they date from only the early 60's.
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You see, that is my problem, I don't watch news shows or soaps. I did not realize Guiding Light was still on the air. I remember it as a kid. My mother watched all those soap operas. As the World Turns, Edge of Night, and others that escape my mind. I think "The Price is Right" has had a long run too. They were just saying Barker just passed Johnny Carson as the longest host of any show.
The thing about those soaps is I would see an episode on Monday and if I watched it again on Friday the characters were still resolving the same crisis. I mean how long does it take to argue about who shot the stepfather. Poor guy has been lying dead on the floor for an entire week.
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The longest running tv show ever, to my knowledge, is “Meet The Press,” which began running weekly episodes in 1947 (adopted from a previous radio show which first aired in 1945). It has not had a single break and continues to air weekly on NBC with Tim Russet as the current host.
To add to the list, Gunsmoke 1955 to 1957, which also started as a radio show.
More recently Law and Order, which has got to be pushing 20 years with no breaks, and still running.
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It doesn't qualify under the "Science Fiction" catagory, but the BBC children's show "Blue Peter" has been around since 1958. It does pre-date "Doctor Who" by five years and hasn't taken a break (a part from the summer vacations)in all that time.
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