The Newsroom

BBC Nine O'Clock News & Daytime Summaries

From Television Centre (July 2018)

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noggin Founding member
Markymark posted:
noggin posted:
Brekkie posted:

I guess practically speaking it was the least disruptive bulletin to put in the newsroom and they could prep for it when the newsroom was quietening down.


The Nine wasn't technically 'in the newsroom' - it had a newsroom backdrop as a wall (of N3 I think) was removed and glazed to give a newsroom view. The Nine presenter wasn't really in the newsroom, and there was not much sound leakage (and disruption) either way because of the glazing AIUI. (I may be wrong - but that is my memory of how the set-up was explained to me)


I recall the bulletin set from the 80s, for a while they had a CSO backdrop using a recording of the newsroom, and on one occasion Micheal Buerk walked behind himself


BBC World also had a newsroom camera position, but they would sometimes use that camera's Iive output (not a recording) as a CSO backdrop source with the presenter in the real studio. Then of course the presenter who was due to take over from the newsroom would sit in on the newsroom camera (or the cleaner)...
GE
thegeek Founding member
noggin posted:
Brekkie posted:

I guess practically speaking it was the least disruptive bulletin to put in the newsroom and they could prep for it when the newsroom was quietening down.


The Nine wasn't technically 'in the newsroom' - it had a newsroom backdrop as a wall (of N3 I think) was removed and glazed to give a newsroom view. The Nine presenter wasn't really in the newsroom, and there was not much sound leakage (and disruption) either way because of the glazing AIUI. (I may be wrong - but that is my memory of how the set-up was explained to me)

There's a bit of a behind-the-scenes shot here, at 9m35s - which shows that the set doesn't have much of a side wall.
IS
Inspector Sands
I wish I could have remember were I saw it, but I have seen footage of the studio in daytime bulletin mode with a couple of journalists sitting off camera to the right of the presenter
PC
Philip Cobbold
I've also seen some footage of the studio being used as part of the newsroom, with several computers sitting along the desk. Presumably they then carried them back out before using it for a bulletin.
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JKDerry
Markymark posted:
noggin posted:
Brekkie posted:

I guess practically speaking it was the least disruptive bulletin to put in the newsroom and they could prep for it when the newsroom was quietening down.


The Nine wasn't technically 'in the newsroom' - it had a newsroom backdrop as a wall (of N3 I think) was removed and glazed to give a newsroom view. The Nine presenter wasn't really in the newsroom, and there was not much sound leakage (and disruption) either way because of the glazing AIUI. (I may be wrong - but that is my memory of how the set-up was explained to me)


I recall the bulletin set from the 80s, for a while they had a CSO backdrop using a recording of the newsroom, and on one occasion Micheal Buerk walked behind himself

To my knowledge the newsroom was never featured as a CSO backdrop in the 1980s/1990s. I do know the 1999 corporate rebrand with the newsroom backdrop caused problems, as it was not fully live, but on a few minutes delays, and Michael was seen walking in the background whilst he presented the Nine O'Clock News in 1999. Maybe that is what you were thinking of?
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Steve in Pudsey
JKDerry posted:
To my knowledge the newsroom was never featured as a CSO backdrop in the 1980s/1990s.


But in the 70s...

BH
BillyH Founding member
Is that Buerk story real or one of those urban legends? Because I remember hearing it on the old BBC TV Centre studio tour with the newscaster named as Moira Stewart.
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Spencer
Steve in Pudsey posted:
JKDerry posted:
To my knowledge the newsroom was never featured as a CSO backdrop in the 1980s/1990s.


But in the 70s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_m3KrCHoo


I notice by that point they'd stopped the practice of using back-to-back shots with the same CSO background which created a rather strange effect...

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IS
Inspector Sands
JKDerry posted:

To my knowledge the newsroom was never featured as a CSO backdrop in the 1980s/1990s. I do know the 1999 corporate rebrand with the newsroom backdrop caused problems, as it was not fully live, but on a few minutes delays,

Yep, AIUI it couldn't be all live because the two halves of the 'window' were mirrored, so you'd not see the same person walk up both the staircases at the same time
Last edited by Inspector Sands on 16 July 2018 1:41pm
EL
elmarko
The CSO/same background thing is something I cannot believe was allowed to happen given how awful it looks.
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Newsroom
noggin posted:
Brekkie posted:

I guess practically speaking it was the least disruptive bulletin to put in the newsroom and they could prep for it when the newsroom was quietening down.


The Nine wasn't technically 'in the newsroom' - it had a newsroom backdrop as a wall (of N3 I think) was removed and glazed to give a newsroom view. The Nine presenter wasn't really in the newsroom, and there was not much sound leakage (and disruption) either way because of the glazing AIUI. (I may be wrong - but that is my memory of how the set-up was explained to me)


I did work experience during that era and the set was most definitely in the newsroom. It was the first thing you saw as you waked through the door to the left. There was no glass or glazing on the set itself. Noise was an issue for the daytime summaries, which were hourly on BBC 1 and then on BBC 2 in the afternoons. The summaries team produced from the set itself. You'd never see a wide shot during the summaries as there were producers sat next to presenter. See these clips



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Spencer
Newsroom posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvAm9gx9Fnw


Nice anno for 'BBC One Two' there. Laughing

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