BBC Parliament on Freeview... Technical Problems?

Hi all, sorry for the post.

Last night, I was flicking through the channels on my Freeview+ box. I came across BBC Parliament (a channel I don't watch) and realised that they were transmitting a blank screen. Was there a technical problem, or was it deliberate?

Thanks all!

It's OK to admit you like watching it!

Probably a technical problem.

They're chasing better ratings, so it was indeed deliberate.

BBC Parliament is a great service!

Why would it be deliberate? Was there any need to ask this question or did you just do it for the hell of it?

Hey, I didn't say it wasnt. But that is a matter of opinion.

Maybe there was a black screen because a backbench MP made a dirty protest?

On the basis that yesterday was a Bank Holiday so the House wasn't sitting they would have been playing out pre-recorded material.

Why would you be sorry? Don't be. You are a valued member of Television Forum and as such have as much right to post as anyone else.

Again, don't try to explain why you were watching or were not watching BBC Parliament. That is your business and no one is going to judge you either way (apart from on Metropol[24/7] of course). The only thing I would have preferred is if you had posted while the blank screen was being broadcast. Do you have any caps?

Any time, Doctor Forster. Keep up the good work.

Thanks!

I think my friend has some. I'll ask him.

Was it a truly black screen or a blank screen with the DOG? A search of Twitter for "Millbank Power Cut" - the most frequent cause of it falling off air - turns up nothing relating to yesterday.

Shame they didn't screen an archive Election Night yesterday. 9 yrs to the day since 2005 Election for example.