Perhaps I should put this in the domestic thread, but seeing as it's semi-related, does anyone have any inside info on how the BBC managed to get Lorna Gordon (and one presumes, an accompanying crew) out to Iceland, and how long it took?
I gather there are regular ferries from Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands, but you've got to get to all these places first.. Many other journalists made it out there?
I was intrigued at how they got out there so emailed the BBC, reply was.....
"There was a brief window late on Friday when flights to Iceland were leaving from Glasgow Airport, that's how we got here!
And broadcasting on a small portable laptop sized satellite dish. 256 k connection, so not fast at all..and on the very edge of the satellite footprint so frequently lose the signal. It's a challenge!"
...So that's how they do it!
Last edited by don1977 on 18 April 2010 4:25pm - 2 times in total
