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Canned applause on lottery programmes

WHY ? (September 2004)

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CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
broadband cowboy posted:
Blake Connolly posted:
cdd posted:
DVB Cornwall posted:

Incidentally did you know that last week's delayed lottery programme - Wednesday (Olympics) was actually recorded and not transmitted live.


How did they stop someone "In the know" whispering these #s to one of their mates? did they stop the ticket sales early or something? Or was the draw at the normal time but the show was late?


Draw at the normal time but recorded and shown an hour or two later.

How do we know that ? There's a lot of money involved you know .
And all those non people clapping - it makes your flesh creep.


I think the cut-off time for getting a lottery ticket on draw nights is 7:45pm, after that time if you mark Wednesday on your ticket you are entered automatically into next weeks draw. I work part-time in a supermarket and reguarly have to use the lottery machine. I hate Wednesdays' - so much more work.
BC
broadband cowboy
This still doesn't tell us if it's a fix or not ! The canned laughter tells us there's no bugger else there. They used to have people on the street choosing the machine for use for that draw - that's gone as well.
Talk about virtual-reality tv. The bbc should be ashamed. Sad
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
The BBC offer tickets to be a 'National Lottery Witness' (well they were doing so via the website) which basically is 12 members of the public who observe the live draw.
CS
Cerulean Sunrise
Sorry broadband cowboy - why should the BBC be ashamed

- It's a five minute programme which serves a very basic and important function

- It has all the correct procedures in place - witnesses, adjudicators, clear and accurate presentation of the draw

- Just cos it chooses to augment the viewers' experience with familiar canned cheers and claps it's distorting reality?

Just don't see your logic.
NE
Noelfirl
broadband cowboy posted:
The canned laughter tells us there's no bugger else there.


Can Granny tell the difference while she ticks off her numbers whether the clapping is real and if she can, will she care? Why waste money setting up a full studio for five minutes when you can get the same effect from a tape? Pointless. Utterly pointless.
CS
Cerulean Sunrise
Counterpoint - how many people actually watch the wednesday lottery live?

- the numbers are on ceefax
- the numbers are in next days paper
- the numbers are on after the news

I'm sure a great proportion of people don't actually bother watching the draw live
BC
broadband cowboy
Cerulean Sunrise posted:
Sorry broadband cowboy - why should the BBC be ashamed

- It's a five minute programme which serves a very basic and important function

- It has all the correct procedures in place - witnesses, adjudicators, clear and accurate presentation of the draw

- Just cos it chooses to augment the viewers' experience with familiar canned cheers and claps it's distorting reality?

Just don't see your logic.


It's not a 5 min. prog. - they drag it out to 30 mins sometimes. Canned audience does distort reality and brings us closer to America every day.
It's just lazy tv.
Are you really Mice in a skirt ? Confused - sorry Meic that is - late night alcoholic dyslexia. Smile

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