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tvmercia Founding member 23 July 2007 4:14pm

M@ posted:

BBC Radio Player is displaying:

"We are experiencing severe technical problems, and regret that many programmes are unavailable. We are working to restore normal service. See station websites for alternative links."

the BBC WM player has been displaying that for a few weeks

GI

gilsta 23 July 2007 4:33pm

So was the gallery N8 or TC7 after Chris Eakin was having to ad-lib with graphics all over the show?

JA

Jamesypoo 23 July 2007 4:35pm

By the looks of it, the problems started sometime during Chris's OB so they used the N8 gallery to go to him and just left it with him to ad-lib whilst they moved to TC7, since nothing happened while the OB was going on.

NE

Newsroom 23 July 2007 4:45pm

dragonhhjh posted:

By the looks of it, the problems started sometime during Chris's OB so they used the N8 gallery to go to him and just left it with him to ad-lib whilst they moved to TC7, since nothing happened while the OB was going on.

Good afternoon, this is BBC News 24, I'm Chris Eakin, and I am **** myself.....

NE

Newsroom 23 July 2007 10:35pm

Susan Osman! How long has she been back?

SE

Seb 23 July 2007 10:37pm

It's holiday season, the regular slot presenter has been on OB for most of the day .... so they are desperate and turn to the doiley! Simple.

Edit - she has done a couple of overnights in the last 6 months or so to answer newsroom's question.

AS

asiancutie123 23 July 2007 10:43pm

is she now freelance do you think?

I wonder if she lives in bristol still from the points west days and commutes to do stints on national news

out of interest do u think she was god ridden off points west cos she was to old?

AS

asiancutie123 23 July 2007 10:54pm

about the powercuts, why didnt they move to westminster? or do the bbc not have a news desk der as a contingency any more

last time i remember them doing it was in 2003, heres a youtube clip

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nDBns3vBhZs

SE

Seb 23 July 2007 11:04pm

Well I suppose if they can continue broadcasting from TVC they may as well.

SP

Steve in Pudsey 23 July 2007 11:27pm

Last time they stayed in TC7 after Breakfast before handing to Millbank, presumably because Working Lunch needed to prepare or because of fears that TC7 might fall off air as well - the lighting was dodgy during Working Lunch as I recall.

It seems sensible for TC7 or N6 to be the initial place to use given that they're on the doorstep then make longer term plans which involve Millbank if appopriate once there is information on how long the outage will be etc.

MI

mizzb 23 July 2007 11:58pm

asiancutie123 posted:

is she now freelance do you think?

I wonder if she lives in bristol still from the points west days and commutes to do stints on national news

out of interest do u think she was god ridden off points west cos she was to old?

I've forgotten and it was only a few years ago. Shows how much I cared.

WE

welshkid 24 July 2007 12:40am

Recorded bulletin on News24 at the moment. Is there more power problems at TVC or is this because of the earlier power problem?

(January 2007)