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SP
And anybody who wanted the regional news?
Plus of course the main news was there at 10pm for anyone who wanted it on the News Channel
And anybody who wanted the regional news?
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“Needless channel flipping”- what are you talking about? There were two channel moves in 5 hours of play, the first after 2.5 hours, the next after a further 2. Caused by a match of historic length and the fact that it happened to then cause play to clash with the opening night of the BBCs flagship cultural event. Some fairly major stories in the news today so I can understand them wanting to get that on with 30 minutes delay rather than over an hour. All seems to have been pretty sensibly handled to me.
Any excuse to have a moan basically.
Any excuse to have a moan basically.
MA
I disagree. They already knew this match had to end at 11pm regardless of the score. This time on a Friday night is hardly exceptionally late. Plus of course the main news was there at 10pm for anyone who wanted it on the News Channel, and as has been said, many of the watching tennis audience on BBC1 would likely have stuck with the news afterwards.
There has been far too much needless channel flipping tonight. There was no need at 10.30pm, big news day or not.
I do think that there's a significant difference between a 10.30pm start to the news and an 11.05pm start. They'd have looked pretty silly if it had gone to BBC Two and only one further game was needed to finish the set and the tennis was over by 10.40pm, but that wasn't the case - it went all the way to the tiebreaker and I really do believe that there was enough tennis to justify the move to BBC Two, along with getting the News on BBC One at a reasonable time.
All in all, the BBC deftly handled the overrunning tennis, the Proms and a big news day very sensibly, I think - jobs well done by all.
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think this proves that it was the correct decision to move the tennis from One to Two at 22.30, so that the 'Ten' could go out
at a reasonable hour
on such an important news day.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
I disagree. They already knew this match had to end at 11pm regardless of the score. This time on a Friday night is hardly exceptionally late. Plus of course the main news was there at 10pm for anyone who wanted it on the News Channel, and as has been said, many of the watching tennis audience on BBC1 would likely have stuck with the news afterwards.
There has been far too much needless channel flipping tonight. There was no need at 10.30pm, big news day or not.
I do think that there's a significant difference between a 10.30pm start to the news and an 11.05pm start. They'd have looked pretty silly if it had gone to BBC Two and only one further game was needed to finish the set and the tennis was over by 10.40pm, but that wasn't the case - it went all the way to the tiebreaker and I really do believe that there was enough tennis to justify the move to BBC Two, along with getting the News on BBC One at a reasonable time.
All in all, the BBC deftly handled the overrunning tennis, the Proms and a big news day very sensibly, I think - jobs well done by all.
SW
Seems bizarre to complain about dumbing down, and then in the same sentence suggest that the First Night of the Proms should be shunted from BBC2 to BBC4.
If the BBC had put the First Night of the Proms on BBC4 at 7.30 - simultaneously with Radio 3 - they'd have avoided at least one of the problems they're facing. Still, it's apparently imperative to have an hour's grab-bag TOTP compilation from 84, straight after a half hour of the original series from 86. 'Everybody needs a place to think', indeed.
Seems bizarre to complain about dumbing down, and then in the same sentence suggest that the First Night of the Proms should be shunted from BBC2 to BBC4.
DV
Clare Balding confirming they'll start it on BBC Two.
No changes to the schedules this lunchtime, seems BBC One will join the coverage at 13:15 after a 13:00 start.
Clare Balding confirming they'll start it on BBC Two.
JC
They don't need your endorsement. Why is TV Forum constanly under the impression that it's entitled to the last word on absolutley everything?
I think this proves that it was the correct decision to move the tennis from One to Two at 22.30, so that the 'Ten' could go out at a reasonable hour on such an important news day.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
They don't need your endorsement. Why is TV Forum constanly under the impression that it's entitled to the last word on absolutley everything?
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MA
They don't need your endorsement. Why is TV Forum constanly under the impression that it's entitled to the last word on absolutley everything?
Apologies that my wording offended you. I don’t often write at my best at the end of the working week. All I was trying to do was offer a viewpoint (one which went against some other members’ equally valid viewpoints) that I thought the schedulers got it spot on last night.
There was absolutely no arrogance intended from me, I can assure you.
I think this proves that it was the correct decision to move the tennis from One to Two at 22.30, so that the 'Ten' could go out at a reasonable hour on such an important news day.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
I fully endorse all the scheduling changes that the BBC made tonight - I think the right decisions were made in all cases.
They don't need your endorsement. Why is TV Forum constanly under the impression that it's entitled to the last word on absolutley everything?
Apologies that my wording offended you. I don’t often write at my best at the end of the working week. All I was trying to do was offer a viewpoint (one which went against some other members’ equally valid viewpoints) that I thought the schedulers got it spot on last night.
There was absolutely no arrogance intended from me, I can assure you.
JM
JamesM0984
The only real issue is the Gary Barlow gig went on extremely late, and goodness knows what's happened to that episode of Our Girl now - iPlayer only with an extended recap before the next episode?