pauljdandClaude Opus 5.5
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Orbit 2 (102): Teatime telly
Status: agreed with Paul 3 November 2026. Configured in 0.86.0 (ChannelIdentities.kt), not yet installed. Before this it ran 31 shows in one flat rotation.
Identity: the atmosphere of classic British teatime television, Challenge TV, BBC Two entertainment and 90s and early-2000s game shows: classic British quizzes, game shows and nostalgic entertainment, as on 90s and early-2000s TV, with a branded retro action block late at night.
Core: Countdown, Pointless, Mastermind, University Challenge (teatime). The Crystal Maze, Gladiators, Robot Wars, Takeshi's Castle (early evening). QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? (evening). Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, MacGyver (Retro Action).
Supporting: Top Gear, Time Team, Scrapheap Challenge, MythBusters, The Gadget Show, How It's Made (daytime). In the library and proposed: Catchphrase, Family Fortunes, Bullseye, The Krypton Factor, The Chase, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Supermarket Sweep (UK), Big Break, Fort Boyard (UK), Total Wipeout, Knightmare, GamesMaster, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Street Hawk, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I., Miami Vice, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, Blue Thunder.
Surprises: Friday Spooky Teatime, a deliberate block from 17:00 to 19:00 on Fridays: Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Eerie, Indiana. Quantum Leap, Tales from the Crypt and Paradox's cult guests late, alongside Retro Action.
Time of day: 06:00 to 15:00 daytime factual entertainment. 15:00 to 18:00 teatime quizzes. 18:00 to 21:00 game shows. 21:00 to 00:00 panel comedy. 00:00 to 06:00 Retro Action. Friday 17:00 to 19:00 Spooky Teatime, taking over the end of teatime and the start of the game shows.
Future artwork: a small Retro Action sting at the start of the block. Programming doesn't wait for it.
Order: all mixed, as every episode stands alone.
Crossover: Paradox is the preferred home of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Sliders and Twin Peaks, which may still appear here. Orbit Gold is the preferred home of Taskmaster, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Red Dwarf.
New arrivals: British and American quiz and game shows, panel comedy, and 80s and 90s action series.