Look North and Calendar

Yay !! It went ahead, heres the new BBC One ident with 'Yorkshire & Lincolnshire' on it.

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And here's a scary looking Clare live from Hull - that's the Humber Bridge behind here.

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LOOK INTO MY EYES - I AM NOT CHRISTA ACKROYD, ALRIGHT !!!!
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What titles did have they used for opt ins and outs?

They didn't use any titles, when we opted in they just had the coming up aston on screen and just opted out back to Christa & Harry. It was all quite seamless really.

Dear Look North Products Ltd,

I am writing with reference to an item what I purchased not 'alf an hour ago from this very boutique. It would appear to me that Clare Frisby's lack of movement is due to her being stuffed in a cupboard-like studio, nailed to her perch. The intital linking was OK, but I wish to report a sound fault that made Clare sound very loud at the start and akin to being tired and sh*gged out after a long squawk, which had my dad reaching for the volume button on the remote control. It is clear she's muscled up to the bars and voomed vocally, with about 4000 volts through her. Is there any chance I can re-acquire my original product or have my money back?

Yours, pining for the fijords of Emley,
Katherine.

Firstly, Who presented Calendar News at 5.45pm tonight, Was there a 'News Round Up' section?

On to Look North, I've just watched the tape I taped quite quickly

- No Regional Clock or Headlines at 6

- No New 'London voiced' annoucement at 6.30, are we stuck with Danny Savage forever?

- What did you in the East hear at this point

- During the bulletin I couldn't see the join!

- I take it Katherine didn't lose any Hud the Stud?

- I liked the explanation about the 10.25 bulletin at the end

- Harry Gration using the phrase 'Ian White, 'I'm Ian White' will be here....'

- After the 6 round up, we saw the 'Leeds/Bradford/Sheffield' version of the advert

- Was just one camera angle used in Hull, and no stings/titles?

- Any other points, or anything you want to know from the Emley area!

Andrew, to elaborate as best I can:

I think that voiceover guy is still the same. We heard: 'Across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, this is BBC1 with Look North, presented by Christa Ackroyd, Harry Gration and Clare Frisby'. After Harry and Christa did the region-wide (sob) 'coming up' thing, Belmont cut to Clare in the studio. She looked like she was doing the link, indeed the 7-minute bulletin at gunpoint!

I don't know if I missed any Hud the Stud, do Emley viewers get Christa and Harry saying 'Ooh, those poor impoverished Belmont sods are coming back' just before we re-join your lot? there were no stings/titles used for Hull, to be honest it was a bit lacking in this area and I think greater effort could have been made to provide us with our own exclusive graphics package.

What did happen in those seven minutes in Emley Land? Oh and BTW, I have launched the Give Katherine Birkett an Emley Feed Now Campaign, at www. HelpMePleaseI'mBeggingYou. co.uk. Cash/aerial/train ticket contributions gratefully received!

Hold on.......

http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/Clare%20Frisby%20sub-opt.jpg

Where have I seen this before?

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AAGH! C'est la meme! (They're one and the same!)

I must be traumatised! I'm speaking French!

Our annoucement still said..
'Across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North Midlands, this is BBC One with Look North presented by Christa Ackroyd and Harry Gration' just as before.

I ran the tape through all the news, but in that 7 minutes, Christa and Harry just did the News and Sport in brief as per usual.

After a football report, they said 'You're watching Look North, Coming Up....'
There was a bit of a pause here, was this where you opted back in? or was it later when the Look North short sting is played?

Warning! Katherine's going mad again!

(Edited by Andrew at 9:36 pm on Oct. 8, 2001)

In a way, I am glad we sub-opted. What on earth was that hideous creation of a jacket that Christa was wearing made of? Painted Bacofoil?

LOL, you make me laugh ! One more thing Andrew, we got to see Clare during the opening headlines, we got 2 headlines from Christa & Harry then some from Clare.

I have to say the opt out was poor, crappy picture of Humber Bridge in the background with Clare crammed into a box. I wish they had a desk we could see. As for Clare, was it me or was the lighting not at all flattering ?

I too wish I was Emley-endowed.