The Voice live rounds are pretty painful to watch so to get them to pad the show out for a further 15 minutes would have been like torture. Then again, they could have got all of the judges pausing interminably before giving a response to the presenter' questions like Will.i.am does.
It seemed like BBC One was definitely padding things out a little in the junction between The Voice main show and the Lottery draws - quite a few trailers slotted in.
Different point but watching BBC One tonight brings me back to a point so often made - the presentation / idents really would benefit from a refresh now. Can't believe it's almost 10 years since Circles made their debut under Peter Fincham as channel controller.
Seems strange that The Voice couldn't pad it out. A few minutes of each contestant's previous performances before they sang live would have got them closer.
Surprised they couldn't get the lottery to extend with a couple of hours' notice. They must have plenty of good causes packages they could wheel out.
Wonder if itv showing the football influenced the choice to run early as people wouldn't be switching between the two?
How much notice did they have that the two contestants had dropped out? Could they have found a filler for before (or after) Pointless and started The Voice late?
How much notice did they have that the two contestants had dropped out? Could they have found a filler for before (or after) Pointless and started The Voice late?
The news that two contestants had dropped out of The Voice was being reported on the BBC News Website about lunchtime. Therefore they had at least about 6-7 hours to find a 15 minute filler.
Does BBC1 have a suitable filler programme these days? You can't show Coast on BBC1
Why not ?
It's probably a bit too niche for a BBC1 audience, let alone for a BBC1 Saturday night audience.
I wasn't suggesting Coast is a suitable replacement for all BBC 1 programmes, it's not (nor is it for all BBC 2 stuff either). However if Countryfile were to fall off the air for instance........