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Nope it wasn't Adagio for Strings... IIRC it was the same piece that was used on GMTV.
Hardly a suitable font for a serious announcement really... Apparently that font was called "Jambo" (a Nickelodeon exclusive), but surely they could've used something more serious and plain.
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thegeek posted:
Barber's Adagio for Strings, if memory serves. I don't remember the montage though - just a still.
Nope it wasn't Adagio for Strings... IIRC it was the same piece that was used on GMTV.
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Nickelodeon had a caption (in their own font - the one with all the arrows) telling viewers to switch to Sky News for "an announcement from Buckingham Palace", I think. Later in the day (or possibly on the day of the funeral), they dropped all adverts, and dug out plenty of longer-than-usual fillers, including Trapdoor.
Hardly a suitable font for a serious announcement really... Apparently that font was called "Jambo" (a Nickelodeon exclusive), but surely they could've used something more serious and plain.
SC
No, the broadcasters can't be prepared for every eventuality. Important people never die in the manner dictated to by broadcasters rehearsals - every event is diffrent.
Just look at Diana, there was no way that the circumstances under which her death was annouced could be predicted. The Queen Mum was fairly textbook, but came at a bad time for the media (Easter Saturday)
IIRC, at the time of Diana's death, the BBC had recently undertaken one of its periodic 'rehearsals' involving the death of a member of the Royal Family. The most recent rehearsal had actually used a similar scenario, involving the the death of a senior Royal in a foreign country. IIRC, the cause of death was a car accident. If any of you doubt this, try to locate a copy of the Radio Times published a week or two after the funeral. It featured a 24 hour account of how BBC News responded to the crisis, etc., including talking to Peter Sissions and Jennie Bond. The details of this rehearsal are mentioned here.
Therefore, the BBC doesn't just confine itself to 'textbook' examples that would ordinarily dictate such coverage. It does frequently review its procedures to reflect the characters, circumstances, etc of those individuals involved and uses a variety of scenarios. Here in the US, the networks regularly rehearse various situations etc. that may or may not dictate the suspension of regular programming. I know for a fact that towards the start of the year, both CBS and NBC held seperate rehearsals in the event of two different eventualities.
Inspector Sands posted:
thegeek posted:
There are procedures in place, but they aren't always adhered to to the letter.
No, the broadcasters can't be prepared for every eventuality. Important people never die in the manner dictated to by broadcasters rehearsals - every event is diffrent.
Just look at Diana, there was no way that the circumstances under which her death was annouced could be predicted. The Queen Mum was fairly textbook, but came at a bad time for the media (Easter Saturday)
IIRC, at the time of Diana's death, the BBC had recently undertaken one of its periodic 'rehearsals' involving the death of a member of the Royal Family. The most recent rehearsal had actually used a similar scenario, involving the the death of a senior Royal in a foreign country. IIRC, the cause of death was a car accident. If any of you doubt this, try to locate a copy of the Radio Times published a week or two after the funeral. It featured a 24 hour account of how BBC News responded to the crisis, etc., including talking to Peter Sissions and Jennie Bond. The details of this rehearsal are mentioned here.
Therefore, the BBC doesn't just confine itself to 'textbook' examples that would ordinarily dictate such coverage. It does frequently review its procedures to reflect the characters, circumstances, etc of those individuals involved and uses a variety of scenarios. Here in the US, the networks regularly rehearse various situations etc. that may or may not dictate the suspension of regular programming. I know for a fact that towards the start of the year, both CBS and NBC held seperate rehearsals in the event of two different eventualities.