manaia:danzo:Manaia:MY SKY might be storing the synopsis at the time of booking and then not updating it when a subsequent change is made to the EPG. This would explain why you saw the correct synopsis data on the live programme but the incorrect synopsis on the recording. This is just conjecture as it's not been tested yet, but thanks very much for posting such a detailed bug description.
My pleasure. Sorry, but I don't quite follow (that first sentence, particularly). If you'd care to elucidate, I'd be much obliged. Thanks.
[disclaimers] 1. I am not speaking on behalf of SKY TV. 2. This is just a theory and has not yet been tested. 3. I am frequently wrong :-) [/disclaimers]
I think what may be happening is that the programme synopsis (what you see when you hit the 'i' key twice which holds the programme title) is grabbed by MY SKY at the time the booking is made (whether manually or by series link). When the channel manager comes along a couple of days later and decides to change the episode transmission order he or she updates the EPG database. This ensures that the correct synopsis (and episode title) appears when you watch the programme live. However MY SKY is still holding onto the out-of-date programme information. This would fit your description and there has been some confirmation from the EPG developers that the EPG software works this way.
Manaia: Disclaimers duly noted, I thank you for your response. Independent of whether or not that's what's actually going on, your theory makes a lot of sense to me and brings me great relief, quelling my urge to start slapping the box (to show it who's boss), thinking that I got a lemon. Now I just have to figure out how to explain it to my 4 y/o. Perhaps it'll be an early lesson in "sometimes things may not actually be what they tell you they are" (a little dose of pre-cynicism). Ah jeez.
Thanks again.