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BBC News strike

(May 2005)

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JA
jamesmd
M@ posted:
I'm guessing Newsround is out of the question tomorrow. Not as easy to get a replacement presenter for a kids' news show I suppose.


i'll do it
AN
Andrew Founding member
M@ posted:
I'm guessing Newsround is out of the question tomorrow. Not as easy to get a replacement presenter for a kids' news show I suppose.

Remember its not just presenters that are on strike. It's all the people behind the scenes. Getting a presenter I'm sure would be the least of their problems
AD
Adam
Andrew posted:
M@ posted:
I'm guessing Newsround is out of the question tomorrow. Not as easy to get a replacement presenter for a kids' news show I suppose.

Remember its not just presenters that are on strike. It's all the people behind the scenes. Getting a presenter I'm sure would be the least of their problems


It's replaced by Newsround Extra (or so my little brother tells me).
GE
thegeek Founding member
Dan posted:
thegeek posted:
If there's nobody in the playout suites, then how are they going to manage to get Wales Today (all 7 minutes of it) on air?


Sorry, I meant there would be no junctions on BBC ONE Wales OVERNIGHT from midnight (IIRC all three Nations normally cover junctions beyond midnight, on BBC ONE at least).
Ah, okay - although given that there's not much activity tonight, I don't think there'll be too much difference. BBC Two in Scotland and Northern Ireland might be interesting; Scotland's showing the late film 10 minutes later, and NI is entirely different. If it's not normally automated at this time of night, then there might be some interesting consequences.
DA
Dan Founding member
thegeek posted:
Ah, okay - although given that there's not much activity tonight, I don't think there'll be too much difference. BBC Two in Scotland and Northern Ireland might be interesting; Scotland's showing the late film 10 minutes later, and NI is entirely different. If it's not normally automated at this time of night, then there might be some interesting consequences.


It won't be completely automated, so there may be a change of voice after midnight. Meanwhile I believe all the overnight directors in BBC Broadcast will have walked out which wouldn't have an immediate effect on air but could make it more difficult for NI to opt back in.
JU
juice
I'm assuming the 00:50 Weatherview on BBC1 is pre-recorded??

and at 00:55 BBC1 is supposed to opt-in to N24, isn't this generally a manual opt-in?
DA
Dan Founding member
juice posted:
I'm assuming the 00:50 Weatherview on BBC1 is pre-recorded??

and at 00:55 BBC1 is supposed to opt-in to N24, isn't this generally a manual opt-in?


Yes to both.
IS
Inspector Sands
Don't expect much diffrence to the weather, the forecasters are all Met Office employees
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Looks like the person responsible for changing lightbulbs at the BBC has joined the picket line too - watching the news earlier with Nick Higham standing outside TV Centre I'm sure the second I in the word "Television" on TV Centre was not lit!
JU
juice
So, if News24 don't really know what they are doing, and BBC1 have a manual opt-in with no one there to do it........................

that should be an interesting period of time.

It will also be interesting at 00:01 on Radio Five Live too!
MA
Marcus Founding member
James Vertigan posted:
Looks like the person responsible for changing lightbulbs at the BBC has joined the picket line too - watching the news earlier with Nick Higham standing outside TV Centre I'm sure the second I in the word "Television" on TV Centre was not lit!


There were an awful lot of cars in the management car park as well
IS
Inspector Sands
juice posted:
So, if News24 don't really know what they are doing, and BBC1 have a manual opt-in with no one there to do it........................


Just because it is manual doesn't mean it has to be.

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