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Yeah, from memory it's around the Friday of the first week that the schedules start to get shunted around to keep Murray on BBC One. The call on what to do can depend on the situation, though - I remember once it was the way a set point not long before 6pm went that decided whether or not the news was moved (I think because one way meant the match could be wrapped up a lot quicker than the other).
Up until recently, that Friday would clash with Glastonbury and there were a couple of years where there'd be press releases about the festival being live on BBC One for the first time with The One Show only for it to be moved to BBC Two. On one of those occasions there was a power cut at the Glastonbury OB shortly before they were due to go on air and it wasn't known until very late whether they'd be able to make it to air (both the One Show and BBC Three's coverage). All that going on while at the same time trying to negotiate a Wimbledon channel switchover.
It's always the most "fun" time of year to be in BBC playout, I recall..!
I was working at Glastonbury that year.
It was an electrical storm in the area, and all the generators on site were turned off, including those feeding the TV Compound.
I think the storm passed and the power restored about 15 minutes before we were due on air.
Just enough time for all the kit to be rebooted!
Yes - it wasn't a power cut per se, it was a conscious decision to power down much of the TV operation on the site to ensure electrical safety in case stages or other structures were struck by lightning.
Power only restored just in time to get The One Show on-air.
noggin
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Yeah, from memory it's around the Friday of the first week that the schedules start to get shunted around to keep Murray on BBC One. The call on what to do can depend on the situation, though - I remember once it was the way a set point not long before 6pm went that decided whether or not the news was moved (I think because one way meant the match could be wrapped up a lot quicker than the other).
Up until recently, that Friday would clash with Glastonbury and there were a couple of years where there'd be press releases about the festival being live on BBC One for the first time with The One Show only for it to be moved to BBC Two. On one of those occasions there was a power cut at the Glastonbury OB shortly before they were due to go on air and it wasn't known until very late whether they'd be able to make it to air (both the One Show and BBC Three's coverage). All that going on while at the same time trying to negotiate a Wimbledon channel switchover.
It's always the most "fun" time of year to be in BBC playout, I recall..!
I was working at Glastonbury that year.
It was an electrical storm in the area, and all the generators on site were turned off, including those feeding the TV Compound.
I think the storm passed and the power restored about 15 minutes before we were due on air.
Just enough time for all the kit to be rebooted!
Yes - it wasn't a power cut per se, it was a conscious decision to power down much of the TV operation on the site to ensure electrical safety in case stages or other structures were struck by lightning.
Power only restored just in time to get The One Show on-air.
