Pope's Death

I didn't see the story break but Im guessing Steve Scott, when I switched on about 5 past 9 Steve Scott was on, then they went out of vision and Chris Rogers' voice came on, so that Steve could do the ITV1 announcement.

Interesting, but crap report graphic though.

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/newsreport2.jpg

Sad news. Thank God he's dead though: end his suffering, rather than prolong it. God be with him.

I think that may just be a poor capture in part, as I'm sure the "BBC NEWS" bits weren't blurred on my screen.

I must say in terms of *content*, I think Radio 4 have been best by far.
They have numerous pre-prepared packages on his life, influences etc.

Flickling through the news channels with the sound down they appear to have been entirely live footage from Rome, UK etc. and live interviews. In fact apart from News 24's obituary I've seen no other packages at all.

The bell is now being rung above St Peter's Basilica

The slide on ITV1 looked like this

http://thetvroom.com/images-itv-net-news/images-2004/miscell/report-1d.jpg

BBC Scotland Ballet Ident into news

Ballet Ident in London.

All the BBC seem to be interested in is the crying and wailing from His Replacement Holiness Tony Blair.

Can't this lying ******* keep his nose out of anything?

Good on BBC1 for providing a proper BBC News branded special and not the usual 'BBC News 24' special

BBC News 24 simulcasting with BBC One

here are a few more caps of the news reports

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-itv-a.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-itv-b.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-itv-c.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-itv-d.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-bbc1a.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-bbc1b.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-bbc1c.jpg

http://www.andrew986.clara.co.uk/pope-bbc1d.jpg