A question regarding breakdowns

This is probably common knowledge but in the early days GMTV's weather forecasts were presented from Central in Birmingham by Emma Jesson:

https://tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=110153

Don't think it was done from Central.

I'm sure GMTV weather was proved by the independent company 'The Weather Department' - and they were based over in the Jewellery Quarter. They may have facility shared with Mentorn Midlands who had a very basic CSO studio set-up.

I stand corrected. The page says "The Weather Department". Nothing to do with Central as far as I can tell.

Sorry, Mr Inspector, sir!

I think in the very early days there were two ladies presenting the weather, can't remember the name of the other one. Both very pleasant.

Believe one of the purposes of the Network Centre was to effectively consolidate networked programmes to create a national schedule/"channel" for certain parts of the schedule. So basically if it wasn't happening already (which it was for the most part anyway), Corrie would go out at 7:30pm on this day, that day and the other day everywhere, was the basic idea. In theory anyway.

They wanted to change it as early as 1997 as Network Centre was costing too much money.
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/franchises-look-replacing-itv-network-centre/61757

I heard him announced for during a fire drill at Manchester Piccadilly around 18 months back, he must be important

He must get around, once I heard him being called for on the Newcastle Metro for someone's vomit

No wonder he insists on being referred to as Sir!

Just in case anybody doesn't get this joke, Wikipedia says:

"Inspector Sands" is a code phrase used by public transport authorities in the United Kingdom, including Network Rail and London Underground, to alert staff and other agencies, such as the police, to an emergency or potential emergency such as a fire or bomb threat without alerting the public and creating panic. The exact wording depends on the station and the nature of the incident. For example: "Would Inspector Sands please report to the operations room immediately." or "Would Inspector Sands please report to Platform 2".




As my workplace's de-facto Health & Safety Co-Ordinator (Basically the sad person who tests the fire alarm on a weekly basis), I'd much rather hear myself referred to over the PA as Inspector Sands, as opposed to Mr. [Insert Surname Here].

Do you know if the standby tapes held in Birmingham had a generic continuity announcement on the beginning apologising for the lack of the scheduled programmes or did Dad's Army just crash onto the air without any explanation?

I didn't know that. I'll know now for future reference...then bolt for the nearest exit.