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Regional opt outs? (November 2003)

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patrickm
Yeah I wach BBC CiN from the ROI, via the BBC NI feed. It used to be a broadcast I'd look forward too, well in fact anything live these days is worth a watch. But the production from BBC NI, is well, not up to par. In the lead up to the main event, we're teased as to whats going to happen on the live show, then when we tune we, we don't get it, because all we get is a local production. The set is usually much smaller, they do link into the main network broadcast at times, but when reading out the total, it's only the NI total. Over the past few years when Kelly on UTV went head to head, they would sometimes link up. Was good to see that across the channels. Aww well, I'm sure this year will be the very same again, 7pm...CiN startes and opens immediately with the local feed......
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A former member
South Today posted:
Are you meaning just the film where "your" in going? Or with presenters? Also any idea of times??


IIRC about 5 or 6 opt outs each of about 5 minutes, between 19:00 and 22:00
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Whataday Founding member
Hymagumba posted:
and it's dreadfully cheap. I complained to them last year. I wonder if they'll do it from the old Live and Kicking set again.


It's more likely to be The Saturday Show studio, isn't it?
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fanoftv
They do seem to use the old studios from old shows. They used the fully booked, FBi, and Live & Kicking.

Wouldn't the Saturday Show studio be back in London? Unless when they return next year they are coming from Scotland.
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Whataday Founding member
fanoftv posted:
They do seem to use the old studios from old shows. They used the fully booked, FBi, and Live & Kicking.

Wouldn't the Saturday Show studio be back in London? Unless when they return next year they are coming from Scotland.



Didn't The Saturday Show move to Scotland in the summer?
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fanoftv
Yeah it did. But the studio will be used (i presume) again when the saturday show returns in 2004. But I dont know whether they will be doing the show from London, with it only being on for half of the year, or whether it will be from Glasgow again. I'm not sure how long the deal for summer presentation in Scotland lasts.

It would be nice if they could maybe do a saturday show christmas special even though Dick & Dom is on.

Back to Children in Need. Does anyone know about the studio this year? They used to have a different studio each year, then for the past 3 years they've used the same one with that light bulb effect. Does anyone know if they are bringing this one back (Again!) or have they a new one?

Didn't they also get rid of a sofa from the studio a couple of years ago?

And how come Comic Relief have a different studio each two years?
FR
Freeview
whats out puts?
DJ
DJ Dave
Yeah the sofa area worked well i think. One year they had a girl who won a prize to be a presenter for the night and she was only there for about 2 hours.

I also remeber in the North West they had "Pudsey's House" on for a few years.
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itsrobert Founding member
DJ Dave posted:
Yeah the sofa area worked well i think. One year they had a girl who won a prize to be a presenter for the night and she was only there for about 2 hours.

I also remeber in the North West they had "Pudsey's House" on for a few years.


Oh yes, I remember Heather Stott (what's happened to her BTW?!) in the Pudsey house!! It was good when they gave a few minutes every now and then to the regions - much better than these 'reports' we get nowadays, and the rest from London.
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fanoftv
Plus it also meant a bit of fun from your local news team, and less musical acts. That's all it seems to be nowadays, guests from musicals, soap stars doing an act, the films that they show and terry & gaby in the audience.
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South Today
itsrobert posted:
DJ Dave posted:
Yeah the sofa area worked well i think. One year they had a girl who won a prize to be a presenter for the night and she was only there for about 2 hours.

I also remeber in the North West they had "Pudsey's House" on for a few years.


Oh yes, I remember Heather Stott (what's happened to her BTW?!) in the Pudsey house!! It was good when they gave a few minutes every now and then to the regions - much better than these 'reports' we get nowadays, and the rest from London.


Yes hammering the cheques on the house! Great Stuff! Very Happy Shame its gone! Sad
DJ
DJ Dave
itsrobert posted:
DJ Dave posted:
Yeah the sofa area worked well i think. One year they had a girl who won a prize to be a presenter for the night and she was only there for about 2 hours.

I also remeber in the North West they had "Pudsey's House" on for a few years.


Oh yes, I remember Heather Stott (what's happened to her BTW?!) in the Pudsey house!! It was good when they gave a few minutes every now and then to the regions - much better than these 'reports' we get nowadays, and the rest from London.


I belive she is now living Down Under for a few years.

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