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Topic: Going to the BBC

Message 1 / 10
StevenApr 21, 2013

Hello chaps, has anyone been to Broadcasting House recently to attend a recording? Do you know if they still have stringent security, like the metal scanners, and having to remove shoes and belts still??

Steve

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 2 / 10
Simon B KellyApr 21, 2013

I've been inside the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House a couple of times recently. They didn't ask me to remove my shoes or belt but it is a bit like entering an airport lounge. They have metal scanners, an X-ray scanner for bags and plenty of visible security guards.

Simon

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Steven" <stevenwickham@...> wrote:
>
> Hello chaps, has anyone been to Broadcasting House recently to attend a recording? Do you know if they still have stringent security, like the metal scanners, and having to remove shoes and belts still??
>
> Steve
>

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 3 / 10
MarkApr 21, 2013

Take no chances. Turn up stark naked. They couldn't complain about that.

On 22 April 2013 05:22, Steven <stevenwickham@...> wrote:

Hello chaps, has anyone been to Broadcasting House recently to attend a recording? Do you know if they still have stringent security, like the metal scanners, and having to remove shoes and belts still??

Steve

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Mark
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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 4 / 10
George StillApr 21, 2013

Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

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Wayne StylesApr 21, 2013

Seems to have been going on at the BBC for years, so nothing new :)

From: George Still <george@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Monday, 22 April 2013, 7:50
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Going to the BBC

Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 6 / 10
MarkApr 22, 2013

Alas, even the most cursory search (in spite of my pleas for a more INTENSIVE probing) quickly shows I have a tiny payload and a ridiculously short fuse.

On 22 April 2013 16:50, George Still <george@...> wrote:

Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P
__.

Mark

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JAM forum - http://b9fx.com

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 7 / 10
Tony BaechlerApr 22, 2013

Do they have any extra material which gets edited out of the broadcasts?
Sometimes it sounds like they cut something when I listen. I know sometimes
they let the panelist talk for more than a minute and I wonder if they
shorten it. I'm also wondering how NP knows exactly when it's time for the
final round. Do they record two shows at a time or do they make you get two
separate sets of tickets? I know that with American audience shows, they
have a warmup and often an aftershow or some other material just for the
audience. I also know that with apparently "live" shows like You Bet Your
Life with Groucho Marx, they recorded a 60 minute show which they cut down
to 30 minutes.

On a different subject, I'm surprised that NP is still the chairman. He
outlived all of the original four and doesn't sound nearly as old as he is.
I wonder if they'll end JAM after he isn't able to do the show anymore. I
can't imagine who could replace him after over 45 years.

On 4/22/2013 1:05 AM, Mark wrote:
>
>
> Alas, even the most cursory search (in spite of my pleas for a more
> INTENSIVE probing) quickly shows I have a tiny payload and a ridiculously
> short fuse.
>
>
> On 22 April 2013 16:50, George Still <george@...
> <mailto:george@...>> wrote:
>
> __
>
>
> Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P
>
> __.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark
> JAM jar - http://nylon.net/up
> JAM forum - http://b9fx.com
>
>
>

--
Have a good day,
Tony Baechler
mailto:tony.baechler@...

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 8 / 10
George StillApr 22, 2013

I'm sure there's a few bits of material that's edited out here and there. They do do "re-takes" of certain bits when the recording's not worked. They've got the producers listening in the back, and like a number of panel shows they need to get some extra bits at the end.

He's also got his earpiece in, so he gets told they've got their time filled, so he's given the nod for the final round.

As for two shows at a time ... they do it quite often. Mostly?

In fact, there's a wonderful reference to an episode in Chester with Steven Frost and Graham Norton where they were "invited back" but that was because they had just recorded the first episode just beforehand. And I think the second one came out first. :P

On 22 April 2013 09:19, Tony Baechler <tony.baechler@...> wrote:

Do they have any extra material which gets edited out of the broadcasts?
Sometimes it sounds like they cut something when I listen. I know sometimes
they let the panelist talk for more than a minute and I wonder if they
shorten it. I'm also wondering how NP knows exactly when it's time for the
final round. Do they record two shows at a time or do they make you get two
separate sets of tickets? I know that with American audience shows, they
have a warmup and often an aftershow or some other material just for the
audience. I also know that with apparently "live" shows like You Bet Your
Life with Groucho Marx, they recorded a 60 minute show which they cut down
to 30 minutes.

On a different subject, I'm surprised that NP is still the chairman. He
outlived all of the original four and doesn't sound nearly as old as he is.
I wonder if they'll end JAM after he isn't able to do the show anymore. I
can't imagine who could replace him after over 45 years.

On 4/22/2013 1:05 AM, Mark wrote:
>
>
> Alas, even the most cursory search (in spite of my pleas for a more
> INTENSIVE probing) quickly shows I have a tiny payload and a ridiculously
> short fuse.
>
>
> On 22 April 2013 16:50, George Still <george@...
> <mailto:george@...>> wrote:
>
> __

>
>
> Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P
>
> __.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark
> JAM jar - http://nylon.net/up
> JAM forum - http://b9fx.com
>
>
>

--
Have a good day,
Tony Baechler
mailto:tony.baechler@...

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 9 / 10
Don JudgeApr 22, 2013

As far as I know a lot, if not all, of the BBC quiz/panel shows are recorded 2 at a time.

They do mix the order up so that both episodes are not run consecutively or even in order of recording.

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Don __o
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.....O/ O

From: George Still <george@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Monday, 22 April 2013, 9:24
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Going to the BBC

I'm sure there's a few bits of material that's edited out here and there. They do do "re-takes" of certain bits when the recording's not worked. They've got the producers listening in the back, and like a number of panel shows they need to get some extra bits at the end.

He's also got his earpiece in, so he gets told they've got their time filled, so he's given the nod for the final round.

As for two shows at a time ... they do it quite often. Mostly?
In fact, there's a wonderful reference to an episode in Chester with Steven Frost and Graham Norton where they were "invited back" but that was because they had just recorded the first episode just beforehand. And I think the second one came out first. :P

On 22 April 2013 09:19, Tony Baechler <tony.baechler@...> wrote:

Do they have any extra material which gets edited out of the broadcasts?
Sometimes it sounds like they cut something when I listen. I know sometimes
they let the panelist talk for more than a minute and I wonder if they
shorten it. I'm also wondering how NP knows exactly when it's time for the
final round. Do they record two shows at a time or do they make you get two
separate sets of tickets? I know that with American audience shows, they
have a warmup and often an aftershow or some other material just for the
audience. I also know that with apparently "live" shows like You Bet Your
Life with Groucho Marx, they recorded a 60 minute show which they cut down
to 30 minutes.

On a different subject, I'm surprised that NP is still the chairman. He
outlived all of the original four and doesn't sound nearly as old as he is.
I wonder if they'll end JAM after he isn't able to do the show anymore. I
can't imagine who could replace him after over 45 years.

On 4/22/2013 1:05 AM, Mark wrote:
>
>
> Alas, even the most cursory search (in spite of my pleas for a more
> INTENSIVE probing) quickly shows I have a tiny payload and a ridiculously
> short fuse.
>
>
> On 22 April 2013 16:50, George Still <george@...
> <mailto:george@...>> wrote:
>
> __

>
>
> Yes, they won't complain but will they still find something? :P
>
> __.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark
> JAM jar - http://nylon.net/up
> JAM forum - http://b9fx.com
>
>
>

--
Have a good day,
Tony Baechler
mailto:tony.baechler@...

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Topic: Re: Going to the BBC

Message 10 / 10
SimonApr 23, 2013

--- In just-a-minute@..., Don Judge <don@...> wrote:

>
> As far as I know a lot, if not all, of the BBC quiz/panel shows
> are recorded 2 at a time. They do mix the order up so that both
> episodes are not run consecutively or even in order of recording.

It does seem when you listen that they do 2 at one location, with the same panel, except in Edinburgh where they seem to have two regulars (seems like Paul, Giles, Jenny, Sue, Alan C, ) plus rope in people who are performing in their own shows up there for one programme each.

They do seem to mostly stick to broadcasting the first episode of a pair before the second episode, even if they shuffle the shows up. With ISIHAC they usually seem to broadcast the shows recorded in a session consecutively.

I think when you apply for tickets it's made clear to you how many episodes you will see being recorded.

I mean this is my impression, I've not studied the episode lists...

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