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BEHIND THE SCENES - interesting bits

(June 2001)

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YOU actually got the results quicker watching from the gallery than on screen COS they had the speculation coming in & we're discussing it.

These are a few key things you might have seen on Sky's Vote 2001 gallery camera.

QUOTES FROM THE GALLERY:

itn saying 165 majority - we better say it

during a Boulton interview with Kinnock: 'Adam lets end it now . . . final answer now . . . . get him off we want to move on . . . its now getting boring'

Preparing for live OBs with some reporters - trying to hear them - they were sharing OB capacity
       Kapalinsky are you there - can u smile - you're on television. [THEN YOU SAW HER SMILING STUPIDLY]
       
You might have noticed Lisa Holland @ a count - she was only in the West Bank the day before!

At one point producer was shouting: let's get Alastair Campbell on the phone . . .  can someone get Campbell

'Close the camera shot, we can see the BBC!'

Padddy critised adam boutlon & his coverage - he virtually punched him!

(Edited by SkyNews at 3:03 pm on June 8, 2001)
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Ian
SkyNews posted:
Kapalinsky are you there - can u smile - you're on television. [THEN YOU SAW HER SMILING STUPIDLY]


It made me laugh how the director kept saying to everyone (with these words) 'smile.... you're on the telly for God's sake'!

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