In my days there, the Network Director, or the Announcer if the Net Dir wasn't there, would have the authority to take a studio off-air if what they were seeing on the output and hearing up the talkback led them to believe things were out of control. In the brave new world of Red Bee, have the employees of the Bee had the same authority vested in them ?
Good point, I suspect that could if they could justify it afterwards and if it was in the interest of the customer it would be fine. I can't imagine the BBC penalising Red Bee for cutting away from something extreme that they wouldn't normally want on air.
AIUI it's like trails - if Red Bee spot something in a scheduled trail that isn't suitable for broadcast (it's pre watershed or breaks some other rule) and they can't get approval to drop it, they do have a bit of autonomy to do it themselves.
Having now seem the clip and Eamonn was next to useless, firstly finding it amusing and then hiding behind Sarah!
It would have been interesting if tonight was one of those Lottery Shows where they mix live and recorded material together, like they used to with Winning Lines
Yeh Eamonn just wanted to get off, he didn't know what to do. Sarah was class though, "Off go on, get lost" as she grabbed the arm of that female protestor.
So given the state of the law in this country at the moment did Sarah commit an assault on the protestor? The protestor did not directly threaten her or anyone else it
Having now seem the clip and Eamonn was next to useless, firstly finding it amusing and then hiding behind Sarah!
So now we know why Lorna does Breaking News and not Eamonn, it's just too much for him I guess!, didn't realise Eamonn how wimpy he is, hiding behind Sarah Cawood, he should have belly bounced the protesters into submission!
I am rather shocked by the security, from what we have seen anyone get into the BBC it seems, for fook sake we are living after 9/11, 7/7 things are lot dangerous now, you would have thought the Beeb would have beefed up security!
Having now seem the clip and Eamonn was next to useless, firstly finding it amusing and then hiding behind Sarah!
It would have been interesting if tonight was one of those Lottery Shows where they mix live and recorded material together, like they used to with Winning Lines
Yeh Eamonn just wanted to get off, he didn't know what to do. Sarah was class though, "Off go on, get lost" as she grabbed the arm of that female protestor.
So given the state of the law in this country at the moment did Sarah commit an assault on the protestor? The protestor did not directly threaten her or anyone else it
She shouldn't have said that, but at least she ain't a wimp unlike flubber!
Would he have been in a voice booth away from the studio floor last night, or somewhere behind the set with a lip mic ?
It varies according to which studio Lotto is in. Occasionally he's in a dressing room, but more commonly it's a little booth that's part of the gallery (what would be the Exec/Producer booth on a big show).
Alan D is a superb professional and, as last night showed, very good indeed at "winging it".
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Well considering he's in a booth, I guess he has less to be frightened off!
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Point is though, in a situation such as that with people running on-stage shouting with flares ablaze, with reflection on recent events, even with the most professional presenter on the planet will be to some extent fearing for their life.
Let's face it - the F4J people could well have been anybody with any intent be it disrupt the programme or destroy the building.
Studio security really is laughable though, as is security round TVC in general. I'm not going to mention any particular examples nor weaknesses on a public forum but really anybody with any protest could get into any studio at any time.
Indeed. In fact I would potentially put Eamonn's fear down to his NI roots, where terrorism is instilled into people at an early age.
At the risk of being accused of repeating myself, absolute rubbish.
I have to say I'm surprised by that comment.
My father was brought up in Belfast, to a Catholic mother and Protestant father, and the family seemingly talked of nothing but the troubles, it tore the family apart. Every time there was a loud noise outside there was alarm, and I was told to keep my mouth shut when going through certain areas on account of my English accent.
Indeed. In fact I would potentially put Eamonn's fear down to his NI roots, where terrorism is instilled into people at an early age.
At the risk of being accused of repeating myself, absolute rubbish.
I have to say I'm surprised by that comment.
My father was brought up in Belfast, to a Catholic mother and Protestant father, and the family seemingly talked of nothing but the troubles, it tore the family apart. Every time there was a loud noise outside there was alarm, and I was told to keep my mouth shut when going through certain areas on account of my English accent.
I fail to see what any of that has to do with the issue at hand.
The programme was interrupted by protesters in the studio, which from the outset was clearly (and thankfully) not a terrorist incident. The fact that Eamonn is from Belfast has nothing to do with his ability to professionally conduct himself in a difficult live situation.
