Hilltop TV

Hilltop TV is the main broadcaster serving the Kingdoms of Hilltop and Bertia, apart of the United Royal Republic of Englica. Test transmissions had been going on since early 2020 but it launched on 11 December 2021. It shows a variety of different programs. It’s Director is Max of Hilltop

History

• 11 December 2021: The station opens to Lower and Upper Stevenshous Province and Bertia. It’s first program is the first part of the Doctor Who serial 'The Mind Robber.
• 13 December 2021: Original programming begins to the screened on Hilltop TV, on this day Brawlers of Kensington House and Historical Tales premiered. It is announced that the station will become available to Mere Province on 26 December.
• 17 December 2021: A grand Christmas Quiz is broadcast live on the station, featuring numerous Hilltop/Bertian political figures. Brawlers of Kensington House wraps up its first season. The first part of a two-part drama miniseries La Grand Mystery of El Dicko is shown, and is a major success. However, The Army Game remained unaired, and the station stated that it wasn’t going for a second season and that it would air throughout the week before Christmas Day in Hilltop/Bertia and later on in Mere. The station also launches a statement for Spetisbury viewers, who have a hard time picking up Hilltop TV signals.
• 28 December 2021: Spetisbury Province has a temporary transmitter installed.
• 21 January 2022: Due to its success, Le Grand Mystery of El Dicko becomes a weekly drama, just known as El Dicko, starring Conner Young and Max Stenner, with Michael Stevens in supporting roles. Brawlers of Kensington House airs a special, which is its final episode.
• 17 April 2022: Hilltop TV’s Drama Department, which makes original story-based content, is dissolved and picked up by the Original Content Department.

Archival

Hilltop TV does not hold an archive, and generally doesn’t record its programs with a few exceptions.

• The first season of Brawlers of Kensington House, the first three weekly Hilltop royal speeches, the first two episodes of Historical Tales and the first season of The Army Game are recorded, and were shown in Mere Province in late December 2021.

Programming

Acquired programming

Drama

• Doctor Who (Classic and New Series)
• A Touch of Frost
• Thunderbirds
• Blake’s 7

Comedy

• Only Fools and Horses
• The Green Green Grass
• Only When I Laugh
• The Vicar of Dibley
• Ghosts
• One Foot In The Grave
• Keeping Up Appearances
• Please Sir! (Including 1972 movie)
• The Fenn Street Gang
• Bowler
• Second Thoughts
• Porridge (Including 1979 movie)
• Brush Strokes (Series 1 and 2 only)
• Rising Damp (Including 1980 movie)
• Fawlty Towers
• Blackadder
• Horrible Histories (Series 1-7)
• Dad’s Army (Including 1971 film)
• The Good Life
• That’s My Boy
• Bless This House (Including 1976 film)
• Yes Minister
• Yes Prime Minister

Kids programming

• The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
• The Fairly OddParents
• Spongebob Squarepants
• Wacky Races
• Top Cat
• Hong Kong Phooey

Original programming

• Brawlers of Kensington House (co-production with Bertian National Productions) (December 2021 - January 2022)
• The Army Game (co-production with Bertian National Productions) (December 2021)
• Weekly Hilltop Royal Speeches
• Weekly Bertia Royal Speeches
• The Politics Review with HM Max of Hilltop
• Historical Tales
• Le Grand Mystery of El Dicko (December 2021, two-part miniseries)
• El Dicko (January 2022 – February 2022) (drama serial)
• Relationship Troubles (January 2022) (sitcom)