I think I'll be wrapped up in bed with a cup of cocoa and the remote. Not sure whether to spend it with BBC or ITV, perhaps Mary Nightingale will swing it for me.
I shall be up and about at 3am as usual.
According to the Sky Digital 7 day listing then the Sky News Vote 2001 programme starts before anyone else, so I will obviously be watching that before the others.
The Sky News Active Election Night starts at 11pm and finishes at 3am.
I presume that the BBC and ITV are starting at the same time, and News24 has nothing special planned for the day, just the norm news programmes.
The coverage on Sky starts at 9pm and finishes at 7pm the next day! - I think that might be too much for me.
However there will be plenty of chance to capture lots of presentation.
The BBC prog finishes at 6am then goes directly into Breakfast.
ITN News Channel is doing some rubbish 'with all the other news', so I'm not watching that.
ITV... hmm, perhaps but considering their last effort then no I wont be entertaining the 3 button on my remote control.
Will be interested in the opening idents from all three networks though.
My sister is doing the counting for 'Chester City' and they have about 10 televisions on with all of the networks, lucky thing.
The BBC's coverage, whilst in-depth, is typically slow and boring, and you can easily get bored after a while.
ITV's coverage is quite quick and a bit more friendly, but IMO Sky's coverage is the most exciting to watch, and will be especially interesting with this Active Election.
For results: Sky
For Presentation: All 3
For Comedy: BBC2 (if they do what they did last time)
For an insomnia cure: BBC1
For curiosity: ITV
For Interntional perspective: CNN
9pm A British Legend : Search for Bluebird
9.55pm Vote 2001
BBC2 for comedy ? Nah,
9pm Film: Clueless
10.30pm Room 101
11pm Boxing
ITV
8pm Survivor (one for William Hague ?)
9pm It'll be Alright on Election Night
9.55pm - 6am Election 2001
C4 (Election free zone)
9pm Doing Time
10pm Big Brother
10.30pm Eurotrash
11pm West Wing
12mid Cricket
C5
9pm Film: Love and Bullets
11.05pm Politicians Behaving Badly
12.05am Escort Girls
SZ
Sub Zero
Well, i'll be missing ALL television programmes on that Thursday, as i'm working from 4-11 doing election special at Radio. I will be tuning the CCTV TVs into terrestrial though, so, i'll have a sneek peek!
MV
Mr Voiceover
Your radio station probably covers two perhaps three parlimentary constituencies, so it wont exactly be incoming results throughout the night!
whats wrong with your radio station investing in a proper telly? - you could read out the lottery results as they happen on Wed/Sat nights!!
Just seen the Sky News Election Night trailer.
Shows some shots of the interactive studios and I have to say I am VERY impressed.
They look excellent, the background changes with moving panels - at least in the trailer- and results etc.
Looks very good indeed.
