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General day to day goings-ons (August 2004)

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LO
Londoner
Angela is presenting from the second studio this morning
JW
JamesWorldNews
Martyn Lewis is the Chairman of Teliris, a company involved in the business telecommunications and netconferencing sectors.

He was good at ITN - less good at BBC. His best days were, I feel, as co-anchor and sometimes lead presenter on the old News at Ten.
FR
freddy
James Hatts posted:
Angela is presenting from the second studio this morning


Obit rehearsals in the main studio.
JW
JamesWorldNews
What does that mean Freddy?
FR
freddy
BBC WORLD posted:
What does that mean Freddy?

There are rehearsals for when a major royal dies.
BR
Brekkie
freddy posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
What does that mean Freddy?

There are rehearsals for when a major royal dies.


Royal death on the way then - I recall that co-incidently in the weeks before the death of Diana and I think also either Princess Margaret / Queen Mother ITN had been rehearsing a similar scenario.

It must be a weird scenario - I wonder if any of these bulletins have ever accidently leaked on to air?
LO
Londoner
ITV News is running a strap that says "THE PRIME MINISTER'S ANNUAL MANSION HOUSE SPEECH"

Er - no. It's the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the GUILDHALL.

They also spent half an hour trailing it variously as the Mansion House and Guildhall speech
LO
Londoner
And they're STILL referring to it as the Mansion House speech. Unbelievable.
LO
Londoner
Strange problem with the tablet PC Lucy Alexander is holding for the summary at the newswall - maybe because of the angle she's holding it, it appears to be transparent, with the moving background being CSO'd onto it.

EDIT - during the next link she moved the tablet slightly and the effect disappeared, then moved again and it became transparent.

Was it picking up some green reflection from somewhere in the studio?
JH
Jonathan H
James Hatts posted:
Strange problem with the tablet PC Lucy Alexander is holding for the summary at the newswall - maybe because of the angle she's holding it, it appears to be transparent, with the moving background being CSO'd onto it.

EDIT - during the next link she moved the tablet slightly and the effect disappeared, then moved again and it became transparent.

Was it picking up some green reflection from somewhere in the studio?


The CSO wall, presumably?
LO
Londoner
Wonder what's been happening at ITN today - the News Channel has been stuck in the second studio since 1pm
BR
Brekkie
James Hatts posted:
Wonder what's been happening at ITN today - the News Channel has been stuck in the second studio since 1pm


Either more royal deaths - or more likely as they now have a new presenter on the Evening News they are having more rehersals for her first few weeks.

What do people think of Nina by the way. I only saw part of Monday's show and wouldn't choose her over Andrea Catherwood, Katie Derham or even Leyla Deyblege or Lucy Alexander from the News Channel. However, it's quite refreshing to see a new face in a high profile position.

And I thought Mary looked short next to Mark - Nina just looks ridiculous - can't they get her a box to stand on?

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