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Re: new recording dates

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Clitheroe KidNov 29, 2008
 

 
Contact the BBC ticket unit by e-mail, and try to persuade them to add you
to their list.

They will then send you early notification of recording dates, by e-mail,
which is how most tickets end up being allocated for popular shows like
'Just A Minute' or 'Brain of Britain' before details have even appeared on
the BBC's website.

Because these are free tickets (at least for recordings at Broadcasting
House) the ticket unit always over-allocates by about 10%, knowing some of
the tickets won't get used. If it's free people tend to be less
conscientious about showing up! So it's not impossible to get yourself added
to the list.

Most tickets will go to regulars, i.e. the people who are on the list. The
job of the ticket unit is to try to get a full house, and the list is an
easy way to achieve it.

I used to go to lunchtime recordings at BH, for shows like 'Quote Unquote',
and found that they had very thin audiences. For most lunchtime shows you
didn't even need a ticket. You could just turn up at noon and queue.

Evening shows (i.e. recorded after work) are much better attended. The
lunchtime recordings are inconvenient for people who work during the day, so
there's a far better chance of getting in! Even having a ticket won't always
get you a seat in the evening. As I say, they over-allocate, sending out
more tickets than there are seats.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivan Watson" <watsoni@...>
To: <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] new recording dates


so how does one go about actually obtaining tickets? Every time a new
recording date is annonced, I immediately go to the BBC ticket website, but
they are always fully booked. Does anyone who has seen a performance live
have any tips on how to get tickets?? I'm in Europe for the next few months
and I would LOVE to see a JAM recording! Or, does anyone on this list have
tickets to the Dec, Jan or Feb recordings that they by chance cannot use
anymore? :)


--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Bob Slee <bobslee@...> wrote:

From: Bob Slee <bobslee@...>
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] new recording dates
To: just-a-minute@...
Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 3:42 PM

Don't get too excited. Both dates fully booked.


From: just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:just- a-minute@ yahoogroups.
com] On Behalf Of Dean Bedford
Sent: 28 November 2008 19:06
To: just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [just-a-minute] new recording dates

*** New Just A Minute recording dates***

Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London

Monday 12th January, 2009 at 7.30pm
Tuesday 10th February, 2009 at 7.30pm

 
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