Just A Minute

 
<<<<   6642   >>>>

Re: ABC now editing down Transcription Disc episodes

Messages in this topic: 8 View All
mark_mckayFeb 27, 2012
 

 
Hi Charlie,

I've had a bit of a listen to the start of the Ipswich compilation cf the 2007 broadcast and it seems to be running fast - gaining a few seconds every minute. Odd, since I assume these shows are issued to the ABC on CD. I suspect an ABC cock-up rather than anything deliberate but who knows?...

Cheers,

Mark McKay

--- In just-a-minute@..., "charles_rooke" <charles_rooke@...> wrote:
>
> I'm guessing that ABC are digitising their transcription discs. It seems to me likely since this month I've noticed two changes - one good, one bad.
>
> The good is that My Music is now being streamed in proper stereo instead of 2-track mono.
>
> The bad is that ABC are starting to edit some programmes to a reduced running time - presumably to fit both the 5am news/weather and the comedy episode into a 30 minute slot. I don't know whether or not they are truncating JAM (or My Music, My Word etc), but I noticed it with recent editions of ISIHAC. The Basingstoke compilation of 2012-01-31 runs 25m58s whereas the same episode on 2009-11-10 runs 27m16s. The Ipswich compilation of 2012-02-13 runs 25m57s whereas the same episode on 2009-11-24 runs 27m17s. The Oxford compilation of 2012-02-20 runs 25m57s whereas the same episode on runs 27m04s.
>
> This isn't to do with tape playback speeds (no tape involved) and it isn't to do with turntable/broadcast speed either. I haven't listened word-for-word all the way through, but I very quickly noticed that in the Basingstoke and Oxford episodes the audience applause/cheering at the beginning has been edited down to a much reduced length. I'm not too bothered about audience cheering per se (indeed I'm not that bothered about ISIHAC since I have the UK non-compilation versions anyway), but what else might they be editing out so as to squeeze in the weather forecast?
>
> Has anyone been comparing the latest JAM broadcasts with earlier versions (or Dean's transcripts) to see if they have had anything removed?
>
> Charlie
>

 
<<<<   6642   >>>>

Back to the Top