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HC
Hatton Cross
BBC TV Centre posted:

Which brings me to my burning (albeit anoraky Laughing ) question - does each presenter have their own set of cartwall pages that cannot be accessed by anyone else apart from them, the producers and the tech ops, or is everything shared so everyone with access to the system can browse and play what they want? So, for example, if Moyles wanted to, could he play some Scott Mills jingles/sweepers/idents on air?


Yes - and Moyles has done in the past.
When Mills used to do the very unfunny Celebrity Phonecall calls, he put the audio clips of each celeb to use in the calls in his cartwall.
One morning Moyles found the ones of Simon Cowell, and preceded to have a Cowell conversation with Dom Byrne out of the news.

As I understand it, you need a password to gain access to the DIRA system at Radio One, but once in you can play anything that's available from the cartwall from any presenters, show or day page.
MO
Moz
Moyles in a well old studio this morning - is it Radio 2?
JA
jay Founding member
Moz posted:
Moyles in a well old studio this morning - is it Radio 2?

The old Radio 2 studios at Broadcasting House.. he mentioned at the start of his show...
MO
Moz
jay posted:
Moz posted:
Moyles in a well old studio this morning - is it Radio 2?

The old Radio 2 studios at Broadcasting House.. he mentioned at the start of his show...

So why's it look so old fashioned? I though BH had been done out.

And why are they there? I thought their studios has recently been refitted too!
JA
jay Founding member
Moz posted:
jay posted:
Moz posted:
Moyles in a well old studio this morning - is it Radio 2?

The old Radio 2 studios at Broadcasting House.. he mentioned at the start of his show...

So why's it look so old fashioned? I though BH had been done out.

And why are they there? I thought their studios has recently been refitted too!


They're still in the old studio - it hasn't been re-done yet... They said Radio 1 was falling to bits so they'll be in the old Radio 2 studio until Friday!
IS
Inspector Sands
Moz posted:

So why's it look so old fashioned? I though BH had been done out.

And why are they there? I thought their studios has recently been refitted too!


No, this part of Broadcasting House will soon be demolished. The original section of BH has been totally refurbished and a new part built next to it. What's left in Broadcasting House at the moment will move into the new part at some point

Radio 2 have moved from these studios into new ones in another building, so their old studios are free now
BB
BBC TV Centre
jay posted:
Moz posted:
jay posted:
Moz posted:
Moyles in a well old studio this morning - is it Radio 2?

The old Radio 2 studios at Broadcasting House.. he mentioned at the start of his show...

So why's it look so old fashioned? I though BH had been done out.

And why are they there? I thought their studios has recently been refitted too!


They're still in the old studio - it hasn't been re-done yet... They said Radio 1 was falling to bits so they'll be in the old Radio 2 studio until Friday!

Are the new Radio 2 studios not in another building all together since the current one is due to be demolished? Confused

Rumour has it that Steve Wright is still stuck in the old studios because he likes the old equipment, and carts, whilst most of the others have moved to the new ones.
PE
Pete Founding member
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=k&ll=51.518467,-0.143388&spn=0.001277,0.002516&t=k

i noticed this today. So at what stange would this be? When the old building was being gutted?

Where exactly are Radio 1 at the moment anyways? Are they in one of the old extentions? I thought they'd been demolished ages ago.
IS
Inspector Sands
Hymagumba posted:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=k&ll=51.518467,-0.143388&spn=0.001277,0.002516&t=k

i noticed this today. So at what stange would this be? When the old building was being gutted?

Where exactly are Radio 1 at the moment anyways? Are they in one of the old extentions? I thought they'd been demolished ages ago.


Yes, the original Radio 1 building, Egton House, was where that big hole is in that aerial shot. It and the building next to it were demolished and the original Broadcasting House was gutted. They've virtually finished the actual buildings now.

Radio 1 is in the building at the dead centre of this picture:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=k&ll=51.520717,-0.142731&spn=0.001535,0.003659&t=k
QUite easy to spot from the street - the blinds have Radio 1 logos on them
IS
Inspector Sands
BBC TV Centre posted:
Which brings me to my burning (albeit anoraky Laughing ) question - does each presenter have their own set of cartwall pages that cannot be accessed by anyone else apart from them, the producers and the tech ops, or is everything shared so everyone with access to the system can browse and play what they want? So, for example, if Moyles wanted to, could he play some Scott Mills jingles/sweepers/idents on air?


Yes, and have a listen to this to hear what happens if Chris forgets to log out his settings after he's finished!
http://chrismoyles.co.uk/soundvault/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=825
PE
Pete Founding member
Thanks for that info. I do hope they update google maps again soon. Mind Bail was complaining that he wasn't getting my link to work so maybe that one has just gone up today.

Inspector Sands posted:
QUite easy to spot from the street - the blinds have Radio 1 logos on them


I'd like some of those for my house. Can I get them in B&Q?
IS
Inspector Sands
Hymagumba posted:

Inspector Sands posted:
QUite easy to spot from the street - the blinds have Radio 1 logos on them


I'd like some of those for my house. Can I get them in B&Q?


How do you make a Radio 1 blind... you stick your fingers in their eye.
er no hang on Confused

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