BBC One Fault

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mrwilliams 21 October 2005 9:39am

thegeek posted:

I was just thinking that, Steve.

Poor chap. I just watched it back, and he was there for 30 seconds after finishing the forecast. (I wonder if the producer in the weather studio could have faded him out?)

Apparently the problem was due to Colossus having a bit of a funny turn. In fact, it looks like they've just padded with the breakdown slide until Question Time was due to be played out from Birmingham.

i would be more than greatful if someone could upload it as I missed it.
Thanks

BE

beefqueen 21 October 2005 12:42pm

thegeek posted:

I was just thinking that, Steve.

Poor chap. I just watched it back, and he was there for 30 seconds after finishing the forecast. (I wonder if the producer in the weather studio could have faded him out?)

Apparently the problem was due to Colossus having a bit of a funny turn. In fact, it looks like they've just padded with the breakdown slide until Question Time was due to be played out from Birmingham.

Eh... Colossus? What's that, then?

/end of idiot/

MA

marksi 21 October 2005 1:07pm

Colossus is the name of the automation system that is used in the Broadcast Centre.

AN

all new Phil 21 October 2005 1:09pm

mrwilliams posted:

i would be more than greatful if someone could upload it as I missed it.
Thanks

Yes - heaven forbid you should miss this *must see* piece of television history.

BB

BBC Scotland 21 October 2005 1:48pm

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ST

Stuart 21 October 2005 1:50pm

tvarksouthwest posted:

That's the problem with digital media - it's difficult to tell whether any faults are your end or the broadcaster's. Something made painfully obvious the other night during the report on Saddam's trial; how many others thought their dish/Freeview box was playing up until Darren apologised afterwards?

I know what you mean. The other day I suddenly got a "No Satellite Signal is being received" message, and was fiddling around with the box when I noticed that a magpie was perched on my LNB. It's a good job it wasn't something I was recording, as I'm not sure whether Sky+ carries on after the signal has been interupted?

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Andrew Founding member 21 October 2005 4:28pm

Markymark posted:

thegeek posted:

I was just thinking that, Steve.

Poor chap. I just watched it back, and he was there for 30 seconds after finishing the forecast. (I wonder if the producer in the weather studio could have faded him out?)

Simpler than that, why didn't he just calmly walk off shot, would that have been so bad ?

Or why presentation couldn't have been a bit quicker with the breakdown slide

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r2ro 21 October 2005 4:30pm

I seem to remember another time when this happened with, I believe Alex Deakin again, staring at the camera, smiling, then glanced to the left and right before looking back again and then was cut off.

MR

mrwilliams 21 October 2005 6:14pm

has anyone captured this please?
thanks

GM

nodnirG kraM 23 October 2005 2:32am

http://www.nodnirgkram.f2s.com/bbcfourbreakdown.jpg

Didn't think it was worth its own thread; bit of a cockup going into "The Thick of It" last night. Full-length, clean swimming pool ident followed by this slide for about 7 seconds, then into the programme.

MR

mrwilliams 23 October 2005 10:08am

nodnirG kraM posted:

http://www.nodnirgkram.f2s.com/bbcfourbreakdown.jpg

Didn't think it was worth its own thread; bit of a cockup going into "The Thick of It" last night. Full-length, clean swimming pool ident followed by this slide for about 7 seconds, then into the programme.

have you captured the bbc one fault?
thanks

GS

Gavin Scott Founding member 23 October 2005 12:20pm

mrwilliams posted:

i would be more than greatful if someone could upload it as I missed it.
Thanks

mrwilliams posted:

has anyone captured this please?
thanks

mrwilliams posted:

have you captured the bbc one fault?
thanks

Is there any need for you to constantly ask people to capture things?

(October 2005)