Well suspect that is partly due to availability but also may get away with a simpler set strike in a theatre. Fingers crossed it goes ahead though as filming that late will literally leave a hole in the schedule if cancelled.
What is the situation with the Royal Variety Performance itself?
Might be an idea to put together a “best of BGT” type show that could be thrown into the slot in case the special gets canned again. If the special airs the clip show could always be used somewhere in 2021, possibly around the launch of the next series. If they can get 3 x 1 hour episodes out of the best bits of Catchphrase I’m sure they could put something together for BGT.
No idea on the Royal Variety. You’d have to assume it’s not going ahead unless they come up with something for early December. I guess 2021’s performance could have two BGT winners performing.
Jumping to conclusions but in that case I wonder if this is where the auditions for the next series (they normally start in January) will be filmed and they'll be using elements of the same set/audience set up.
Yes I thought that too. Almost like a trial run for the auditions. Although if lockdown gets extended presumably there will be no audience for the special so that goes out of the window.
I wonder they’ll use the same location for all of the auditions next year, rather than travelling to different theatres. Would make sense to just have a base and IIRC they’ve only done London and Manchester in the past couple of series anyway.