GE
Several pages later... Probably short for potentiometer - ie a fader in modern parlance.
thegeek
Founding member
“Hello London. Sandy Gall here. Can you hear me? Hello. Hello. Hello. Can you hear me? Or have you all gone home?”
When your satellite link is playing up! I wonder what “having an extra pot open” means?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvb0w3HTt7E
When your satellite link is playing up! I wonder what “having an extra pot open” means?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvb0w3HTt7E
Several pages later... Probably short for potentiometer - ie a fader in modern parlance.
IS
Yes potential is another term for voltage and a resistor reduces the voltage, hence a variable resistor - which is what basic volume controls are - became known as a potentiometer.
It's still common to hear the request to 'pot out' which is to fade something out
It's still common to hear the request to 'pot out' which is to fade something out
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AS
When I hear someone go on about ITN one thought leads to another, and then I can only really think of the Powergen weather things...
NB
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
When I hear someone go on about ITN one thought leads to another, and then I can only really think of the Powergen weather things...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
ST
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
Isn't the Powergen sponsored weather the first time ITV had ever done a national forecast, and the main reason why the 'News at 5:45' became the 'News at 5:40' to allow space for it before the start of the regional news magazines at 6pm?
When I hear someone go on about ITN one thought leads to another, and then I can only really think of the Powergen weather things...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
Isn't the Powergen sponsored weather the first time ITV had ever done a national forecast, and the main reason why the 'News at 5:45' became the 'News at 5:40' to allow space for it before the start of the regional news magazines at 6pm?
IT
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
Isn't the Powergen sponsored weather the first time ITV had ever done a national forecast, and the main reason why the 'News at 5:45' became the 'News at 5:40' to allow space for it before the start of the regional news magazines at 6pm?
That was the reason the News at 5:45 moved to 5:40. ITV launched its national weather service on 13th February 1989 - here's the first edition: https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=95984. As you can see from that clip, the Powergen sponsorship didn't exist at that point, although it did start shortly thereafter. Possibly in 1989, but definitely by 1990.
itsrobert
Founding member
When I hear someone go on about ITN one thought leads to another, and then I can only really think of the Powergen weather things...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUSlI6eRYA
Hear hear, those especially the weathergen era were legendary
Isn't the Powergen sponsored weather the first time ITV had ever done a national forecast, and the main reason why the 'News at 5:45' became the 'News at 5:40' to allow space for it before the start of the regional news magazines at 6pm?
That was the reason the News at 5:45 moved to 5:40. ITV launched its national weather service on 13th February 1989 - here's the first edition: https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=95984. As you can see from that clip, the Powergen sponsorship didn't exist at that point, although it did start shortly thereafter. Possibly in 1989, but definitely by 1990.
IT
Did they? The only ones I've ever seen were during the News at One when Trish Williamson used to join John Suchet in the studio. But I'm sure that was only from 1989 onwards. I can't remember seeing any before then but could be wrong. Were the ones before 1989 just read by the newsreader rather than a forecaster?
itsrobert
Founding member
They did have forecasts within ITN bulletins before 1989.
Did they? The only ones I've ever seen were during the News at One when Trish Williamson used to join John Suchet in the studio. But I'm sure that was only from 1989 onwards. I can't remember seeing any before then but could be wrong. Were the ones before 1989 just read by the newsreader rather than a forecaster?
ST
Were they just a graphic with a 15 second narrative from the newscaster?
They did have forecasts within ITN bulletins before 1989.
Were they just a graphic with a 15 second narrative from the newscaster?
NW
Were they just a graphic with a 15 second narrative from the newscaster?
About 1:55 into this clip you have Carol Barnes reading the Weather forecast out on News At One from 1985. (This clip itself is fascinating as it’s recorded from BFBS, who immediately close down after the News.)
They did have forecasts within ITN bulletins before 1989.
Were they just a graphic with a 15 second narrative from the newscaster?
About 1:55 into this clip you have Carol Barnes reading the Weather forecast out on News At One from 1985. (This clip itself is fascinating as it’s recorded from BFBS, who immediately close down after the News.)