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Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: on July 13, 2007, 10:36:45 am

First it was the premium rate phoneline scandal, then the rigged competition on Blue Peter, then we hear that the Christmas Songs of Praise is filmed at Easter and now we've got the Queengate film.

 

Can we trust this once great corporation or is it rotten to the core?

 

Discuss.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: Forth Bridges on July 13, 2007, 11:02:48 am

this in the business is what we call Cost cutting! 

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: on July 13, 2007, 12:47:36 pm

I don't see how cost cutting can possibly have anything to do with it, apart from maybe the Songs of Praise issue.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: loulou on July 13, 2007, 10:50:16 pm

Imagine if someone dies between the filming. A bit weird.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: goldencup on July 14, 2007, 09:31:04 am

Songs of Praise has always been filmed months in advance.  I was involved in a Christmas one many years ago and although it wasn't filmed at Easter, it was in the middle of the summer and we all had to wear winter clothes and sing carols.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: loulou on July 14, 2007, 09:57:49 am

Did anyone die between it being filmed and shown?

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: on July 14, 2007, 10:09:19 am

 

Quote from: goldencup

Songs of Praise has always been filmed months in advance.  I was involved in a Christmas one many years ago and although it wasn't filmed at Easter, it was in the middle of the summer and we all had to wear winter clothes and sing carols.

I think this shows a deep cynicism and disrespect for the viewer.   

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: loulou on July 14, 2007, 10:16:44 am

  

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: smurfboy on July 14, 2007, 12:27:46 pm

Why? Most TV shows are filmed in advance.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: on July 15, 2007, 01:40:53 pm

I would expect a show like Songs of Praise to have a certain integrity, which includes not duping the viewer in to thinking a Christmas special is filmed at Christmas, when it's actually filmed in the summer.  Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: loulou on July 15, 2007, 01:57:44 pm

I agree with bounty. Viewers want to believe the people singing are enjoying Christmastime , not thinking about going home and eating their Easter eggs.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: smurfboy on July 16, 2007, 03:14:07 pm

Wasn't there a big fuss a few years back because the 'Valentine's Day' edition of Countdown featured a clearly pregnant Carol Vorderman, even though she'd had her baby in January?

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: on July 16, 2007, 04:39:07 pm

That's different.  More of an issue with continuity.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: goldencup on July 16, 2007, 04:57:28 pm

Programmes have always been recorded months in advance.  The early evening one on now with Alan Titchmarsh was clearly recorded last summer.  It's the same with the antiques programmes.  I can't see a problem with it.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: loulou on July 16, 2007, 05:37:55 pm

You'd see a problem with it if someone you knew died 6 months ago suddenly appears on tv.

Title: Can we trust Auntie beeb?
Post by: goldencup on July 16, 2007, 05:43:26 pm

Quote from: loulou

You'd see a problem with it if someone you knew died 6 months ago suddenly appears on tv.

 

Well that's true I suppose.