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The Royal Wedding - TV coverage

Windsor (February 2005)

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JW
JamesWorldNews
Sorry Nick. I meant to actually type the blessing, not the civil ceremony. Duh.
HA
harshy Founding member
I am glad they are not screening the civil ceremony, I don't think many people even care less about this "royal" wedding anyway.
CA
cat
This morning's Times says that Sophie Rayworth will be doing the commentary on the blessing.

Surprising, isn't it? Would've expected Dimbleby, personally.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
They could have used Sissons instead.

I mean, a nice cheery event like a wedding. He could have worn a red tie!
CA
cat
And as the QM was the only thing standing in the way of the marriage in the first place, it'd be quite appropriate to have Sissons there as he was the one who saw her off in such style on the Beeb.

Sissons for President, that's what I say.
WI
winifred
cat posted:
This morning's Times says that Sophie Rayworth will be doing the commentary on the blessing.

Surprising, isn't it? Would've expected Dimbleby, personally.


She was heavily involed in presenting the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002 (with Dimbleby), so I'm not surprised she's been given the job. Good luck to her. Smile
NE
Newsreader
Fiona Bruce did the commentary of Prince Edward's Wedding at St George's Windsor in 1999 and Sian Williams presented the Weekend News on that day too.
LO
Londoner
Obviously the BBC will have the 'main' coverage of the service in St George's Chapel, but presumably the commercial rolling news channels will be able to take the feed and do their own commentary?
MS
msim
Yes, the BBC do the actual filming, but they make it available to all other broadcasters wanting the feed - like the queens speech
JH
Jonathan H
msim posted:
Yes, the BBC do the actual filming, but they make it available to all other broadcasters wanting the feed - like the queens speech


Although the BBC add extra cameras inside the Commons and Lords and provide coverage of the ceremony outside Parliament, the actual speech and main coverage inside Parliament is not done by the BBC. There is a separate company that provides all television coverage from Parliament. It's this feed that you see on Prime Minister's Question Time and on BBC Parliament.
MS
msim
Jonathan H posted:
msim posted:
Yes, the BBC do the actual filming, but they make it available to all other broadcasters wanting the feed - like the queens speech


Although the BBC add extra cameras inside the Commons and Lords and provide coverage of the ceremony outside Parliament, the actual speech and main coverage inside Parliament is not done by the BBC. There is a separate company that provides all television coverage from Parliament. It's this feed that you see on Prime Minister's Question Time and on BBC Parliament.


Oops, I meant the Christmas Speech, which I believe is filmed by ITN and the BBC alternatly every year?
LO
Londoner
msim posted:
Oops, I meant the Christmas Speech, which I believe is filmed by ITN and the BBC alternatly every year?

To be pedantic, that's the Queen's Christmas Message .

It irritates me when even the news bulletins at Christmas go on about the 'Queen's Speech', which of course is something else altogether.

And I believe that Bow Tie TV is the company Jonathan H is referring to.

I guessed that the live pictures of the St George's Chapel blessing would be pooled, but I hadn't seen anything definitive on the subject - naturally most of the press coverage/comment on the news has focussed on the BBC.

edited to add this from Reuters:
Quote:
"The service of prayer and dedication will be shown on television," a spokesman from Clarence House, Charles's official residence, said.

He said the BBC would provide pool footage for other networks.

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