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Gold to show final Monty Python stage performance live

(June 2014)

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VM
VMPhil
Quote:
Final Monty Python stage show broadcast live and exclusively on Gold

• Gold announces landmark TV broadcast of final Python live show from The O2 Arena

• Up to three hour programme will be shown on Sunday 20th July

• Five part series commissioned to celebrate the best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

The UK’s leading comedy channel Gold, part of the UKTV network, has announced that it will be broadcasting the final ever performance of the Monty Python Live (mostly): One Down Five to Go stage show directly from The O2 on Sunday 20th July 2014.

The ground-breaking event will begin with a live back stage programme (produced by Phil McIntyre Television) and will culminate with the Python’s final ever stage show (produced by Hipgnosis), aired on the channel for up to three hours live on the night.


More: http://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/final-monty-python-stage-show-broadcast-live-and-exclusively-gold/

Very interesting news as it's the first time the channel has broadcast a live programme "of this magnitude" in its history. I'm intrigued at how they will handle it.
WH
Whataday Founding member
I'd imagine Gold will just take a feed from the production company, who in turn probably have contractors that are used to filming these sort of productions.
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A former member
Then watch out for the Xmas DVD Wink
DV
dvboy
It's being broadcast to cinemas on the same night.
MF
MatthewFirth
An emotional night it should be, as well as funny.

Shame they can't show it on BBC.
VM
VMPhil
dvboy posted:
It's being broadcast to cinemas on the same night.

Ah, I forgot about that! I did wonder when I read about that if a TV channel could broadcast that as well. I guess it was down to who wanted the rights.

Still, it'll be interesting to see how Gold will handle live coverage.

19 days later

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A former member
Interesting take on the channel's branding for the promo...

http://tig.gy/?m=gold-python.jpg
BB
BBCME Founding member
Andrew Wood posted:
Interesting take on the channel's branding for the promo...

http://tig.gy/?m=gold-python.jpg


I'd noticed that too. No Gold logo appearing on any of the trailers.
WP
WillPS
Unless that is a new logo? Gold is well overdue some attention.
VM
VMPhil
It would be an odd way of introducing it!
WH
Whataday Founding member
That's a much nicer logo in my opinion.
LL
Larry the Loafer
I would've thought they'd put it on Dave so they have it in HD...?

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