JK
2020 has been well and truly screwed in terms of live television now by COVID-19. I do not remember a similar situation causing havoc among productions and live programming. This has to be the worst ever.
Yes it is only late April, we have a long summer to go before the main autumn schedules kick in by mid-September, but it is going to be very interesting to see what happens.
The soap operas will go back into production very soon I predict, with health procedures in place, as if all the soaps come to a grinding halt, that would be TV nightmare for BBC and ITV.
Hopefully if the lockdown measures are gradually eased come mid-May, productions could get going, and at a fast pace, so to ensure at least there is a good stock of new programmes, ready for broadcast in the autumn, especially if there is another lockdown
Yes it is only late April, we have a long summer to go before the main autumn schedules kick in by mid-September, but it is going to be very interesting to see what happens.
The soap operas will go back into production very soon I predict, with health procedures in place, as if all the soaps come to a grinding halt, that would be TV nightmare for BBC and ITV.
Hopefully if the lockdown measures are gradually eased come mid-May, productions could get going, and at a fast pace, so to ensure at least there is a good stock of new programmes, ready for broadcast in the autumn, especially if there is another lockdown
GB
Evan never films in the Den anymore- his bits are recorded separately.
Dragons' Den tonight was the episode that was meant to go out two weeks ago. The originally-previewed item about an air purifier that kills viruses was conspicuous by its absence. I'm not convinced Evan Davis' piece to camera at the end was filmed in the Den either.
Original Radio Times write-up here: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/k62nz8/dragons-den--s17-e14-dragons-den/
Original Radio Times write-up here: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/k62nz8/dragons-den--s17-e14-dragons-den/
Evan never films in the Den anymore- his bits are recorded separately.
RI
The soap operas will go back into production very soon I predict, with health procedures in place, as if all the soaps come to a grinding halt, that would be TV nightmare for BBC and ITV.
I can’t see how. There are characters who live together but in reality the actors don’t so wouldn’t be able to be closer than 2m for the foreseeable future. I would suggest that drama productions, theatres etc won’t start for 1-2 months at the earliest.
The soap operas will go back into production very soon I predict, with health procedures in place, as if all the soaps come to a grinding halt, that would be TV nightmare for BBC and ITV.
I can’t see how. There are characters who live together but in reality the actors don’t so wouldn’t be able to be closer than 2m for the foreseeable future. I would suggest that drama productions, theatres etc won’t start for 1-2 months at the earliest.
BR
The Last Leg is to return with Adam Hills anchoring from his garage in Melbourne.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
SP
What will be interesting when the soaps resume production is to what extent they reflect the coronavirus outbreak and restrictions.
To carry on entirely as if nothing was happening would seem weird in itself. But then they’d have to guess in advance what restrictions might be in place at the time of broadcast. And of course there’s the problem that social distancing and closed cafés, pubs, etc. don't lend themselves well to the human interaction that soaps require.
To carry on entirely as if nothing was happening would seem weird in itself. But then they’d have to guess in advance what restrictions might be in place at the time of broadcast. And of course there’s the problem that social distancing and closed cafés, pubs, etc. don't lend themselves well to the human interaction that soaps require.
TI
But while the number of episodes may be trimmed, Hills says his Channel 4 producer is looking at the bright side of the a lockdown edition.
“He started to get excited about the idea of saying, ‘Look, no one’s ever broadcast the show in Britain when the host has been in Australia!’ He said, ‘It’ll be funny, you walk out of the garage at 8:30 in the morning, and it’ll be light, and we’ll be 10 o’clock at night.
So I guess this Channel 4 producer hasn't heard of I'm A Celebrity?
Also I may be assuming but trimmed amount of episodes to me implies more Gogglebox?
The Last Leg is to return with Adam Hills anchoring from his garage in Melbourne.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
Quote:
But while the number of episodes may be trimmed, Hills says his Channel 4 producer is looking at the bright side of the a lockdown edition.
“He started to get excited about the idea of saying, ‘Look, no one’s ever broadcast the show in Britain when the host has been in Australia!’ He said, ‘It’ll be funny, you walk out of the garage at 8:30 in the morning, and it’ll be light, and we’ll be 10 o’clock at night.
So I guess this Channel 4 producer hasn't heard of I'm A Celebrity?
Also I may be assuming but trimmed amount of episodes to me implies more Gogglebox?
JK
But while the number of episodes may be trimmed, Hills says his Channel 4 producer is looking at the bright side of the a lockdown edition.
“He started to get excited about the idea of saying, ‘Look, no one’s ever broadcast the show in Britain when the host has been in Australia!’ He said, ‘It’ll be funny, you walk out of the garage at 8:30 in the morning, and it’ll be light, and we’ll be 10 o’clock at night.
So I guess this Channel 4 producer hasn't heard of I'm A Celebrity?
Also I may be assuming but trimmed amount of episodes to me implies more Gogglebox?
Read Adam's sentence again - "Look, no one's ever broadcast the show" - he is not talking about I'm A Celebrity, he is clearly stating this is a first for The Last Leg.
The Last Leg is to return with Adam Hills anchoring from his garage in Melbourne.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/adam-hills-set-to-host-the-last-leg-from-australia.html
Quote:
But while the number of episodes may be trimmed, Hills says his Channel 4 producer is looking at the bright side of the a lockdown edition.
“He started to get excited about the idea of saying, ‘Look, no one’s ever broadcast the show in Britain when the host has been in Australia!’ He said, ‘It’ll be funny, you walk out of the garage at 8:30 in the morning, and it’ll be light, and we’ll be 10 o’clock at night.
So I guess this Channel 4 producer hasn't heard of I'm A Celebrity?
Also I may be assuming but trimmed amount of episodes to me implies more Gogglebox?
Read Adam's sentence again - "Look, no one's ever broadcast the show" - he is not talking about I'm A Celebrity, he is clearly stating this is a first for The Last Leg.