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DIY.tv: The Buzz

(October 2001)

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JE
Jenny Founding member
Awful, wasn't it? The technical standards were fine, but those presenters were so wooden! The pranks simply didn't work, and what was the point of having two completely unconnected guests on the celebrity bed, doing two completely unconnected interviews at the same time? And the Genius Cru interview was embarassingly inept. The supposedly humourous exchanges between the presenters didn't even raise a titter in the studio and looked horribly stilted on screen, that martial arts bit had no point to it at all... the BBC scoured the country for talented youngsters to make a TV programme and that's what they came up with? Dear oh dear oh dear.
MA
Martin Founding member
I captured some pictures from the show

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(Edited by Martin at 6:27 pm on Oct. 24, 2001)
TE
teleonline Founding member
I sent in an application for DIY:tv
PE
peterrocket Founding member
I remember reading that because so many people had written in asking to take part, I think they might be running it again next year.

The thing in general didn't seem that bad, well, apart from the fact that you could clearly see where they were helped!

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peter
WH
Whataday Founding member
Oh come on! It was crap! The presenters and ideas were terrible and it is obvious that they have absolutely no BBC Talent!

The technical stuff was very good though!
PE
peprice
I thought the technical side was being done by professionals? Maybe I'm wrong...

I thought the series was quite good when you saw the youngsters looking around TVC and in different studios and galleries etc. - I found that bit quite interesting.

Cheers,
Peter.
TP
Techy Peep Founding member
I liked it when they were at the final stage of selection at the BBC's training centre in Evesham. It was quite warming to see such talented youngsters having real flair for particular crafts.

I felt sorry for some of them though, the way the camera kept going straight into their faces while they were trying to Direct or do the cameras - must have been quite off-putting and surely didn't allow them to do the best they were capable of.

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