Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC

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trivialmatters 17 February 2012 1:56pm

I may be mistaken but I seem to recall hearing that, although they had many long lenses emanating from them, only one was truly connected to a camera.

Actually it's even more sinister than that. Only one of the cameras was real, hence the unit needed to rotate, but you'd have a tough job spotting which camera was facing you. The camera turrets have two 'metal' strips on them, like a hot cross bun. These are actually mirrored panels and it's behind these that the camera would rest. From the outside, it looks like the camera is facing away from you if you're being observed.

Plus some of the units were completely dummy units, and would rotate at random.

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DJGM 17 February 2012 2:24pm

This thread has veered wildly off-topic! From "Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC" to creepy CCTV at Boots!

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aconnell 17 February 2012 4:49pm

Ed Miliband is in Radio 5 Live studio in Salford right now.

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Gavin Scott Founding member 17 February 2012 11:35pm

DJGM posted:

This thread has veered wildly off-topic! From "Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC" to creepy CCTV at Boots!

Yes, you're quite right, apologies.

What we need is someone to reference the thread title with some triviality, no matter how dry or pedestrian.

aconnell posted:

Ed Miliband is in Radio 5 Live studio in Salford right now.

*PHEW*

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aconnell 17 February 2012 11:39pm

I single-handedly saved the thread there!

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TROGGLES 22 February 2012 4:58pm

Paxo is not keen on the sale of TVC either,

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/21/paxman-attacks-television-centre-sale

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Moz 23 February 2012 12:56pm

So are we any clearer on the moving in timetable yet?

I'm sure I've read somewhere that World Service have started moving in. Isn't World News moving in soon after, or are Newsnight moving in before them?

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noggin Founding member 23 February 2012 2:52pm

I would expect TV programmes (Newsnight, Andrew Marr etc.) to move in before continuous services - as you have far more scope for snagging/teething troubles if you move output with downtime first...

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m_in_m 23 February 2012 4:51pm

noggin posted:

I would expect TV programmes (Newsnight, Andrew Marr etc.) to move in before continuous services - as you have far more scope for snagging/teething troubles if you move output with downtime first...

I wouldn't be surprised but could be completely wrong if The Andrew Marr Show and The Sunday Politics moved in September. So they finish a series in TVC and then start the next run in BH which would give a few weekends for rehearsals. That also I think gives a staggered change for the two programmes as if I remember correctly The Andrew Marr show returns before The Sunday Politics.

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Steve in Pudsey 23 February 2012 5:50pm

I thought World were meant to be going in before the Olympics?

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House 23 February 2012 6:09pm

I thought I read on here or in an article that the Andrew Marr show would move a week or two before the Sunday Politics, with Newsnight to follow?

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m_in_m 23 February 2012 6:28pm

House posted:

I thought I read on here or in an article that the Andrew Marr show would move a week or two before the Sunday Politics, with Newsnight to follow?

This took a while to hunt down but:

Media Boy posted:

TC7 will close first, once NN is up and running in Studio B, because it needs to be handed back to resources.
Marr will be the first programme from Studio B in early Sept, with Sunday Politics a week or two later and NN on air soon after that.
Once TC7 is shut expect the 1700 to move to N8, to allow the Six record & rehearsal, and the full 2100 hour likewise.
This is all, obviously, dependant on timelines not shifting too much!

(September 2010)