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The Royal Wedding Day

(April 2011)

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TW
Tom W
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Earlie37 posted:
JonathanEx posted:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13200114

You'll also see ITVs studio in the lowest (with open windows) tier on the main studios block. You should spot Philip laughing and Kate Garraway on the other sofa if you zoom in - she seems to be doing her hair!


Looks like Colin Brazier in the studio to the left of the ITV one - the fella in the pink tie...


Yeah indeed it is, interesting that Sky decided to build their own 2nd studio space. Which from this angle is just visible behind the railings, to the right of the BBC studio.
PE
Pete Founding member
noggin posted:
Was I the only one who kept thinking CrimeWatch during the broadcast ?


YES! I was constantly thinking that. Hideous bit of design. Shame as the font for the name captions themselves was actually rather nice. What font is that one?
TH
Thomas
woodyuea posted:
Yeah indeed it is, interesting that Sky decided to build their own 2nd studio space. Which from this angle is just visible behind the railings, to the right of the BBC studio.


So Sky had the studio near the BBC "pod", and the ground floor studio in the main media area where we see Colin Brazier?

Which channel had the studio in the middle of the complex, on the top floor? It's the only one with "the Royal Wedding" on the glass.
MI
Michael
Pete posted:
noggin posted:
Was I the only one who kept thinking CrimeWatch during the broadcast ?


YES! I was constantly thinking that. Hideous bit of design. Shame as the font for the name captions themselves was actually rather nice. What font is that one?


It looks to me like the one they use for BBC Sport, whatever that is.
SN
SN2005
Thomas posted:

Which channel had the studio in the middle of the complex, on the top floor? It's the only one with "the Royal Wedding" on the glass.


That was ABC News - looks as if Barbara Walters is sitting at the desk.
PE
Pete Founding member
SN2005 posted:
Thomas posted:

Which channel had the studio in the middle of the complex, on the top floor? It's the only one with "the Royal Wedding" on the glass.


That was ABC News - looks as if Barbara Walters is sitting at the desk.


Yes a brilliant photo. I'll link again to help anyone who's not seen it yet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13200114

Does anyone happen to have a list of who had which studio?

How are these buildings built btw? Are they a Portakabin complex (although the posh ones rather than a builders compound) or are they something different? Where does the BBC pod studio live when its not in use? Is it hired or do they own it and drag it back to one of their depots when they're not needing it?
WA
watchingtv
AxG posted:
Earlie37 posted:
JonathanEx posted:
I seem to remember someone mentioning that the BBC pod is the elections pod (nice reuse there, good move) - does anyone have any shots of it in use then? Would be nice to compare how they've changed the inside look for this.
Kate Garraway on the other sofa if you zoom in - she seems to be doing her hair!


She's holding a camera, taking a shot of the carriage.


Was Kate Garraway wasn't in London, she was at Kate Middletons home town/village.
ITV must of paid a bit for two boxes. I cannot see anyother box being used clearly for the same broadcaster.
Shame each box wasn't labelled to see who was in which.
DV
dvboy
Pete posted:
Does anyone happen to have a list of who had which studio?=


A couple of pages back I listed the ones I worked out from being there on Thursday evening, but I couldn't identify some and others didn't appear to be in use at the time.
CH
Chie
Pete posted:
SN2005 posted:
Thomas posted:

Which channel had the studio in the middle of the complex, on the top floor? It's the only one with "the Royal Wedding" on the glass.


That was ABC News - looks as if Barbara Walters is sitting at the desk.


Yes a brilliant photo. I'll link again to help anyone who's not seen it yet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13200114

Does anyone happen to have a list of who had which studio?

How are these buildings built btw? Are they a Portakabin complex (although the posh ones rather than a builders compound) or are they something different? Where does the BBC pod studio live when its not in use? Is it hired or do they own it and drag it back to one of their depots when they're not needing it?

The green studio 'building' is essentially just a load of scaffolding with a pretty façade stuck on the front.
DO
dosxuk
Michael posted:
Pete posted:
noggin posted:
Was I the only one who kept thinking CrimeWatch during the broadcast ?


YES! I was constantly thinking that. Hideous bit of design. Shame as the font for the name captions themselves was actually rather nice. What font is that one?


It looks to me like the one they use for BBC Sport, whatever that is.


Yeah, looks like Gotham to me, even the "CW" bit.

http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/grabs/royalweddinggotham.jpg
BA
bilky asko
Pete posted:
noggin posted:
Was I the only one who kept thinking CrimeWatch during the broadcast ?


YES! I was constantly thinking that. Hideous bit of design. Shame as the font for the name captions themselves was actually rather nice. What font is that one?


I would have preferred it as WC instead of CW.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
conventionally it should have been WC, but was switched to avoid precisely that toilet humour.

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