The scene with them changing channels on the TV was definitely live... they really did tune to what was on BBC1 at that moment.
Yep, Mishal Husain on the Ten with a bit of VT about the Brazil elections. A nice little technique to prove it was live, also used when Derren Brown "predicted" the Lottery numbers in 2009.
But it was a slightly risky gamble in this case, e.g. images of the Leicester City helicopter crash would have been unfortunate and rendered it inappropriate for repeats.
I was fooled at first but did think they abandoned it quite quickly. However my justification was that after missing a few mins the timeline would be all messed up so you can’t really keep trying to fix it.
Yep, Mishal Husain on the Ten with a bit of VT about the Brazil elections. A nice little technique to prove it was live, also used when Derren Brown "predicted" the Lottery numbers in 2009.
But it was a slightly risky gamble in this case, e.g. images of the Leicester City helicopter crash would have been unfortunate and rendered it inappropriate for repeats.
I don't see why it would, it would at least provide a context of the date the programme was made/set.
What would make it difficult for repeats is if the footage seen was something whose rights expired after today.
From a TVF perspective it's a good thing the regional news wasn't on as it was set in Manchester but they wouldn't have got North West Tonight in that telly (not that it would have been I suppose as they would have timed it exactly)
I’m trying to work out which parts were live. Was the CA live?
I wouldn't have thought so, with all the complexity of the programme to have to cue in a voice over adds another unnecessary complication. Plus the ' VT' inserts were obviously used for scene changes in the studio.
Was it the same announcer who was on BBC Two last night? it did sound like her
Incidently I'd never heard of that fire at Granada that destroyed the props of Jewel in the Crown
EDIT: BBC Two's twitter feed was playing along:
Well, this is awkward... Come on, techy guys, do your stuff. 😟 #InsideNo9