Most of those have been shown ad infinitum already!! If I had a pound for every showing of that Joanna Lumley Northern Lights programme, I'd be a rich man!!
Most of those have been shown ad infinitum already!! If I had a pounfd for every showing of that Joanna Lumley Norther Lights programme, I'd be a rich man!!
Though it is a brilliant programme - and stands repeated viewing.
Presumably because its shot in the new HD studio at Pacific Quay.
One thing I've noticed with the BBC is they have experimented with many more genres in HD rather than big showbiz and big documentries. Even trashy nonsense like Doctors gives them experience in filming simple soaps in HD, a dry run for EastEnders perhaps.
I hope that Eastenders doesn't go HD. The problem of a fixed point on BBC HD nightly for it would be difficult, if not insurmountable during key events. If (and I stress if) BBC gets a second HD channel, maybe, but now it's a non starter.
I hope that Eastenders doesn't go HD. The problem of a fixed point on BBC HD nightly for it
would be difficult, if not insurmountable during key events. If (and I stress if) BBC gets a
second HD channel, maybe, but now it's a non starter.
I think a second BBC HD channel would be pointless. In the not too distant future, all of the BBC's HD content would
be broadcast on their main channels, so eventually, there would be no need for any standalone BBC HD channels.
I think a second BBC HD channel would be pointless. In the not too distant future, all of the BBC's HD content would
be broadcast on their main channels, so eventually, there would be no need for any standalone BBC HD channels.
Makes you wonder at what point it will be viable for BBC One and Two to have HD versions - I'd assume the Beeb already have a percentage in mind it must reach before launching them.
And sorry to sidetrack the thread but does anyone know what the situation is with BBC HD in Australia? Last time I looked they were still using the original idents but now the URL redirects to http://www.uktv.com.au/hd/ with some hybrid logo.
I don't watch BBC HD simply because I don't have any HD receiving equipment (except an HD ready TV), but as an experimental thing I can understand, but for a broadcaster like the BBC, I would expect BBC1 and BBC2 to be in HD really, for the amount of channels that are in HD, I am surprised there's only one from the BBC. They could model on the 4HD service and upscale anything else that isn't HD. I guess the flaw would be anything from the Kids channels really.
But I guess the good thing about the BBC to have one HD channel is that it leaves room for ITV, Channel 4 and Five to all have an HD service on DTT.
Even trashy nonsense like Doctors gives them experience in filming simple soaps in HD, a dry run for EastEnders perhaps.
Not really a good exercise for EastEnders - which is multi-camera and studio-based - but not bad for Holby and Casualty which are more single-camera and shot a bit more like Doctors (though Doctors has quite a lot of location stuff)
But I take your main point about BBC HD funding multiple-genres.
These days I think the BBC assume that if they've spent the money upgrading your studio and/or post-production and location shooting infrastructure then you have to have a good reason for NOT shooting HD.