Lorraine, weekdays on ITV

I always thought flashing lights were more commonplace in radio stations, simply because you can't see them. Not sure if they're as practical in a television studio. It's very likely it was caused by burnt toast or something stupid like that. Most of the time, when live shows are taken off air by fire alarms, it's been burnt toast or somebody making something in the microwave. The problem is the sensors will find it tricky to differentiate from smoke from a toaster and a raging electrical fire.

Most buildings of a substantial size have two 'stages' of alarm. Studios I've been in have flashing lights which go off if the alarm is activated somewhere in the building - so that it can be checked to make sure it's not a false alarm and not a toaster, plus it means that people can 'stand by for possible evacuation', alerting network etc.

Then if it does get serious, you get full on voices telling you to evacuate like this morning on Lorraine.

What was shown on ITV for fifteen minutes between 9:10am and 9:25am?

Inside the National Trust.

Inside the National Trust, then ITV caption, blank screens and promos then an ident into Jeremy Kyle.

A fuller version is now on Youtube obviously ripped from ITV Player but shows what happened before the interview started.



In total it must have been about 3 minutes from the alarm started before they came off the air, which is a long time to stay in the building should an actual fire had happened.

It's even made it on to BBC News Online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29686449

Was the temporary programme introduced by the announcer or did it just come on, also did it finish or just get cut off at 9:25?

Isn't all this in the wrong thread, seeing had it didn't occur during Good Morning Britain.

I think it is standard practice for programmes to remain on air while alarms are checked, there have been numerous examples of this before, rather than Lorraine just jumping up and marching off out the studio.

I forgot there was a Lorraine thread. My apologies.

Lorraine sting>ITV Caption (with announcer apologising) then a few moments later introduced the temp programme. Coming out of the temp programme it was back to the ITV Caption and then it flicked around (black screen) and then usual promos/9:25 switchover.

Anybody on Lorraine know their Roman numerals?



Change One Thing promo cock-up.

Did you not know they actually have it right and we all have our clocks wrong. Clocks should go 10, 11, 21