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BBC Election 2015

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Ronant
Schedules for Election week have been confirmed today.

The BBC's Election 2015 programme runs continuously from 9.55pm Thursday to 6.00pm Friday (except for a break for the 1pm News). Coverage moves to BBC2 from 2.45 to 3.30pm (VE Day coverage on BBC1).

ITV coverage runs until 4pm.
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Square Eyes Founding member
No extended BBC News at Ten on Friday 8th, although ITV News at Ten runs until 10.50pm.
:-(
A former member
I wonder what time there will announce its a hung parliament. Mind you that clip of the 2010 election has disappeared from the net.
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JAS84
They announce who won the seats as soon as the counts are declared. So it'll be announced it's a hung parliament - if indeed it is - when a seat gets declared which renders both parties unable to get an overall majority. Exactly when that will be is impossible to predict.
MF
MatthewFirth
The last time they announced a hung parliament was about 9am. It depends on how close the leading party is, and how many seats are left before they make the declaration of hung parliament.
PF
PFML84
edit - see below (or delete)
PF
PFML84
Different lower thirds on BBC London during their election package this evening.

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Despite the alignment issue, this looks nice and clear. BBC Newsline's graphics are terrible, not so much for style or anything, but they look so jagged, not smooth, and the "NEWSLINE" they have on screen looks so bad it appears like it is in a different font, but isn't. Jagged bold letters that are small in size look awful when in light grey on screen, but don't look much better when the red strap appears behind it. I understand it is because Newsline is in SD still, but it shouldn't look THAT bad!
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Ronant
The synopsis for the overnight programme (9.55pm - 6.00am):
David Dimbleby presents as the votes are counted around the country and the results begin to pour in. Fiona Bruce is in Sunderland to see the first seats declared. Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis and Sophie Raworth analyse the results as they come in. Andrew Neil grills political heavyweights in the BBC Election Centre. Laura Kuenssberg follows how the night is unfolding on social media, and political editor Nick Robinson assesses the impact this result will have in the days, weeks and years ahead.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

The synopsis for the daytime programme (6.00am - 6.00pm):
Huw Edwards presents as the drama of the election continues to unfold. Andrew Neil is at the House of Commons as politicians flood back to Westminster to take part in the formation of a new government. Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth bring you the key results and explain how your votes translated into a new political order. BBC teams are at all the party headquarters and in Downing Street to bring you every twist and turn of the story. Including national and regional news bulletins.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)
CA
Cando
I wonder who will be with the party leaders? They often used to bring in some of the big guns from outside the Politics team like John Simpson and Kate Adie and presenters.
Last time it was John Simpson with Brown, Andrew Marr with Cameron & Kirsty Wark with Clegg.
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Richard
The synopsis for the overnight programme (9.55pm - 6.00am):
David Dimbleby presents as the votes are counted around the country and the results begin to pour in. Fiona Bruce is in Sunderland to see the first seats declared. Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis and Sophie Raworth analyse the results as they come in. Andrew Neil grills political heavyweights in the BBC Election Centre. Laura Kuenssberg follows how the night is unfolding on social media, and political editor Nick Robinson assesses the impact this result will have in the days, weeks and years ahead.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

The synopsis for the daytime programme (6.00am - 6.00pm):
Huw Edwards presents as the drama of the election continues to unfold. Andrew Neil is at the House of Commons as politicians flood back to Westminster to take part in the formation of a new government. Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth bring you the key results and explain how your votes translated into a new political order. BBC teams are at all the party headquarters and in Downing Street to bring you every twist and turn of the story. Including national and regional news bulletins.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)


Are Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis and Sophie Raworth getting any sleep, then?
CU
Custard56
The synopsis for the overnight programme (9.55pm - 6.00am):
David Dimbleby presents as the votes are counted around the country and the results begin to pour in. Fiona Bruce is in Sunderland to see the first seats declared. Jeremy Vine, Emily Maitlis and Sophie Raworth analyse the results as they come in. Andrew Neil grills political heavyweights in the BBC Election Centre. Laura Kuenssberg follows how the night is unfolding on social media, and political editor Nick Robinson assesses the impact this result will have in the days, weeks and years ahead.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

The synopsis for the daytime programme (6.00am - 6.00pm):
Huw Edwards presents as the drama of the election continues to unfold. Andrew Neil is at the House of Commons as politicians flood back to Westminster to take part in the formation of a new government. Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth bring you the key results and explain how your votes translated into a new political order. BBC teams are at all the party headquarters and in Downing Street to bring you every twist and turn of the story. Including national and regional news bulletins.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)


Does this mean that there's no input from the Breakfast team?
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Ronant
I'm sure some of the Breakfast team will have roles in the coverage, but there won't be a Breakfast programme at all.

The BBC press release stated Huw Edwards takes over at 7am, the info above makes it sound like 6am. Either way, no Breakfast that day.

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