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Pope's Death

(February 2005)

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DA
Dan Founding member
Matrix posted:
Midlands had Tai Chi thing.


It hasn't happened yet Confused
TV
tvmercia Founding member
Dan posted:
Matrix posted:
Midlands had Tai Chi thing.


It hasn't happened yet Confused
presume hes on about the one before the 12.00

before the 1.00 bbc mids didnt stay with network, instead the usual midlands skateboarders. oh and a fabulously hissing microphone during the regional headlines.
MA
Magoo
Does anyone know if the BBC's studio in Rome, used for this morning's funeral, is a temporary structure?
DA
Dan Founding member
tvmercia posted:
before the 1.00 bbc mids didnt stay with network, instead the usual midlands skateboarders. oh and a fabulously hissing microphone during the regional headlines.


Interesting - I'm guessing they didn't have an announcement recorded for "Huw Edwards in Rome and Anna Ford in London"?
MC
TheMediaCorrespondent
Dan posted:
tvmercia posted:
before the 1.00 bbc mids didnt stay with network, instead the usual midlands skateboarders. oh and a fabulously hissing microphone during the regional headlines.


Interesting - I'm guessing they didn't have an announcement recorded for "Huw Edwards in Rome and Anna Ford in London"?


Im in the Midlands and there was just Anna/Nick announcement made.
Poor Huw Crying or Very sad
TE
TELEVISION
scottish posted:
Does anyone know if the BBC's studio in Rome, used for this morning's funeral, is a temporary structure?


I would think so, when they have done Live OB's from the BBC bureau in Rome before, they usually come off a small balcony looking into a random street - I believe the office is very small inside.

It is probably a set being used by other broadcasters too, it will be like the one at the London Stock Exchange - which is used by all the broadcasters and needs to booked for certain slots. I'd imagine its the same set - up with this set.
RT
rts Founding member
Nasty sound problems with Jon Sopel there at the top of the hour.
EY
the eye
rts posted:
Nasty sound problems with Jon Sopel there at the top of the hour.


Good so it wasnt my brand new tv playing up on me! Smile
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
With all this pope coverage, I expect that's ITV's religious quota fulfilled for the rest of the year.
MA
Matrix
Square Eyes posted:
With all this pope coverage, I expect that's ITV's religious quota fulfilled for the rest of the year.


Well as long as we lose "My Favourite Hymms" im happy. Razz
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Andrew Founding member
Some captures from today's coverage on ITV1
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope1.jpg
John Stapleton live in Rome for GMTV
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope2.jpg
Eamonn looking serious and Fiona trying her best, both wearing black and both on a very rare 5 day week
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope3.jpg
GMTV handing over to the ITV Network 35 minutes earlier than usual
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope4.jpg
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope5.jpg
and after a few seconds of black we rejoin what we'd just left, the GMTV feed for a brief moment
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope6.jpg
It then cuts to ITN. Notice the Live caption without the Live bit on it
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope7.jpg
Don't know what was going on here!
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope8.jpg
Alistair Stewart presented ITV's coverage
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope9.jpg
James Mates was on location
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope10.jpg
Special orange graphics
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope11.jpg
A very sombre ending to the morning's events
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope12.jpg
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/pope13.jpg
And straight into a sombre ITV1 ident with Scottish Paul in his best serious voice explaining the schedule changes. There was no music and the ribbons just waved about in the background
RT
rts Founding member
Ballet ident leading into the Six.

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