Changes to BBC Parliament & Political Programming

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Brekkie 5 September 2018 7:23am

Love the Trumpesque quote:

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“Banged to rights on that panel today. Just focused on booking women. Any one would do. Ended up with the Shadow Foreign Secretary, a former Home Secretary, the co-Political Editor of the Guardian, an associate Editor of the Daily Telegraph and the BBC’s Political Editor. Sad!”

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W1LL 5 September 2018 11:17am

No sign of Andrew Neil today, with Jo presenting.

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neonemesis 5 September 2018 11:51am

Another shot of a floor manager micing up the next guest...

And another a few minutes later.

Is this an editorial decision to make the programme look a little more urgent and dynamic? If so, they should probably mute the mic so we don't get the muffle / scratch against clothing

Last edited by neonemesis on 5 September 2018 11:56am

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clh 5 September 2018 1:12pm

Rich Tea posted:

They actually cut off PMQ's for more panel waffle. So that's a new precedent been set then.

Was that so they could get comment from Laura as she would have to go for the one - they knew the novichock statement was coming up.

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Johnr 5 September 2018 1:24pm

marshmallow posted:

No sign of Andrew Neil today, with Jo presenting.

He's travelling around the world at the moment, back towards the end of September

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A former member 5 September 2018 3:30pm

Is he looking for more new programmes?

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Stuart 5 September 2018 4:37pm

neonemesis posted:

Is this an editorial decision to make the programme look a little more urgent and dynamic? If so, they should probably mute the mic so we don't get the muffle / scratch against clothing

Jo announced yesterday that we would see the crew quite often as guests come and go. I think it works OK. It's better than having people suddenly change off screen, and then having to explain it to the viewer.

I noticed that today they changed the shot at the start of the programme to just a wide shot of the desk against the right-hand corner. Previously they had a pull-out shot from the left-hand corner, and then it really demonstrated how small the studio is.

Monday's Opening Shot (showing both corners)
http://i63.tinypic.com/wjcu38.jpg

Wednesday's Opening Shot (showing only one corner and the longer side wall)
http://i67.tinypic.com/14bl541.jpg

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Spencer 5 September 2018 4:55pm

VMPhil posted:

trivialmatters posted:

VMPhil posted:

I liked those too but I wonder if they were a bit uninviting to more casual viewers, and I think this new programme is trying to be more accessible to those not traditionally interested in politics (not that the name "Politics Live" is going to stop people being put off…)

As somebody who never really watched political programmes, the Daily Politics titles were a total turn-off. They were like some sort of weird in-joke that a casual viewer wouldn't get. Politics Live, in presentation and name, is much more friendly and accessible.

They were trying to go after the same style as On the Record but went about it the wrong way, ultimately. On the Record, of course, is probably one of the few programmes people (outside of TV Forum) watched just for the titles and then turned over.

The On The Record titles and theme were brilliant - wry and non-conformist but with authority and gravitas.

The Daily/Sunday Politics titles, in contrast, were horrendous with that dreadful whimsical theme which sounded like something off a low-budget daytime antiques show, and the wacky ‘you don’t have to be mad to work here but it helps’ cheap looking CGI. They were like something dreamt up by Colin Hunt.

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noggin Founding member 5 September 2018 5:07pm

Spencer For Hire posted:

The On The Record titles and theme were brilliant - wry and non-conformist but with authority and gravitas.

The original Croc titles were designed, I believe, by Tim Goodchild, who went on to be BBC Science's in-house graphic designer for a period, and has done some pretty high-end work on series like 'Walking with Cavemen'

I think there was a later version that was designed by BBC News Graphics.

(July 2018)