Today Pauls' organ has been chained up and with tape so he couldn't play it, so he's having to mime it today, basically clues to the song title. In the end Paul decided to give the contestant the £2000 as when the contestant didn't guess the second song from his clues. The whole situation is rather daft, ITV must be laughing at this happenning.
Today Pauls' organ has been chained up and with tape so he couldn't play it, so he's having to mime it today, basically clues to the song title.
So do you think they really were told off yesterday for using the organ, or if it's just part of the joke!
The funny thing is, he doesn't even play the organ in the first place!
Just an exaggeration of what is allowed, I guess - having the organ chained up is, as you have said, just part of the joke on the BBC, but I'm sure it can be played as this license involves live music only, I believe.
It will be interesting to see what happens on the precorded shows. I can't see Paul asking if the viewer can see the telly to see something they think is live when its done a couple of days prior to transmission!
if it's not live how does he phone them in the first place, unless they are phoned during the recording
Recorded or not, a viewer is going to stand a better chance of hearing the song over the phone than Paul miming it on a recorded show to be transmitted another day!
It seems extraordinary that the council couldn't just issue a temporary licence or a temp exemption, pending a proper sorting out. It's not as if they are dealing with some dodgy nightclub, or a rave. Sounds like a severe breakdown of common sense to me.
Or perhaps both council and BBC were paralysed by fear of litigation. Once you've realised that (a) a licence is required; and (b) one has not been issued, what happens if you go ahead anyway and someone is injured? Is the council liable for failing to properly exercise its supervisory responsibility, or is the BBC for failing to have the right chit? I guess once the licence is issued, the risk of incident is unchanged, but the council is in the clear.
It is very simple. Once you realise that you are going to commit a criminal act by allowing a public performance when you are not licensed (and I believe it is a criminal issue according to the Ariel reporting) - you have no choice but to not commit the act, and thus not allow public performances to take place.
You may not agree with the legislation - but a public body like the BBC has to abide by it. It isn't a fear of litigation - it is a fundamental principle that the BBC doesn't knowingly, corporately, break the law.
The temporary licence should be issued within 10 days I believe... There isn't a "fast track" to getting a temporary licence - and neither is there a temporary, temporary licence...
Well the organ's back today and Paul told the audience to sing along, though during the opening they were silent. I'm not sure if the audience were told not to sing along as part of the joke, whilst Paul had a bit of a 'huff'.
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