Private Passions

[underthecountertenor]

My guess is that it was spotted but too late to do anything about it, and there will be an apology of sorts before the 1 o’clock news.

[Ein Heldenleben]

My guess is that it was spotted but too late to do anything about it, and there will be an apology of sorts before the 1 o’clock news.

Well you can fade out the wrong Prog say 5 mins in and put out the right one just by doing a couple of quick timings. But to do that you’ve got to find the right file. Problem about sticking with the wrong one is that it has a knock on effect for the rest of the series in terms of publicity and billings. You can end up with a spare show when the run ends . But I won’t bore you with the technicalities- it’s the sort of tedious thing I used to get paid money to sort and thankfully I don’t have to any more .

[underthecountertenor]

Well you can fade out the wrong Prog say 5 mins in and put out the right one just by doing a couple of quick timings. But to do that you’ve got to find the right file. Problem about sticking with the wrong one is that it has a knock on effect for the rest of the series in terms of publicity and billings. You can end up with a spare show when the run ends . But I won’t bore you with the technicalities- it’s the sort of tedious thing I used to get paid money to sort and thankfully I don’t have to any more .

I can only begin to imagine…. At least Rosenberg was an interesting guest.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I can only begin to imagine…. At least Rosenberg was an interesting guest.

Yes I’m enjoying listening to it again. I’m reminded that when a series I edited had an episode lost through something or other the boss was cock - a - hoop over saving a few bob. Needless to say the powers that be took the money away.

[Nick Armstrong]

They are putting out the wrong edition of Private Passions .This seems to be the recent programme with Steve Rosenberg rather than the promised Ben Watt. Quite an unusual mistake. I wonder how long it’ll be before anyone notices .

I tuned in part-way and assumed maybe the Watt programme had been pulled for some current affairs reason (e.g. he’d said something politically-‘sensitive’ and BBC high-ups had suffered a collective loss of spine) - but indeed, I just checked on Sounds, and Sarah Walker did her lead-in to the scheduled edition, not the Rosenberg.

Remember, Baldrick, we are not at home to Mr. Cock-Up

The duty Baldrick is going to have an uncomfortable Sunday/Monday…

[Ein Heldenleben]

I tuned in part-way and assumed maybe the Watt programme had been pulled for some current affairs reason (e.g. he’d said something politically-‘sensitive’ and BBC high-ups had suffered a collective loss of spine) - but indeed, I just checked on Sounds, and Sarah Walker did her lead-in to the scheduled edition, not the Rosenberg.

Remember Baldrick, we are not at home to Mr. Cock-Up The duty Baldrick is going to have an uncomfortable Sunday/Monday…

Yes it was her immaculate lead in to Ben followed by Michael’s no less immaculate intro to Steve which alerted even sleepy me that something was up.

When it all does wrong for Blackadder.

Baldrick “ Mr Cock-up sir ?”
Blackadder “Yes Baldrick.”
Baldrick “Shall I prepare the spare bedroom?”
Blackadder (ruefully) “yes , I think you better had .”

[Nick Armstrong]

My guess is that it was spotted but too late to do anything about it, and there will be an apology of sorts before the 1 o’clock news.

Exactly… No explanation though

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes it was her immaculate lead in to Ben followed by Michael’s no less immaculate intro to Steve which alerted even sleepy me that something was up.

When it all does wrong for Blackadder.

Baldrick “ Mr Cock-up sir ?”
Blackadder “Yes Baldrick.”
Baldrick “Shall I prepare the spare bedroom?”
Blackadder (ruefully) “yes , I think you better had .”

[Ein Heldenleben]

Exactly… No explanation though

The explanation will no doubt take all Monday morning to determine and to find others to blame . I have every sympathy as I’ve been party / witness to many a Baldrickian moment in the noble history of broadcasting. All I can say is it’s amazing it doesn’t happen more often.

[Nick Armstrong]

The explanation will no doubt take all Monday morning to determine and to find others to blame . I have every sympathy as I’ve been party / witness to many a Baldrickian moment in the noble history of broadcasting. All I can say is it’s amazing it doesn’t happen more often.

A Twitter flurry:



Baron Berkeley of Knighton will be fuming …

[french frank]

I think I read a few years ago that weekends on 3 were now (after Breakfast?) completely automated. No one at home to notice the error.

[eighthobstruction]

I think I read a few years ago that weekends on 3 were now (after Breakfast?) completely automated. No one at home to notice the error.

....someone will be out in the stocks - and curators egg aimed at them

[Ein Heldenleben]

A Twitter flurry:



Baron Berkeley of Knighton will be fuming …

I think he’s pretty unflappable isn’t he ? Done a lot of live work himself and seen it all before. Fuming gets you nowhere.

[Ein Heldenleben]

....someone will be out in the stocks - and curators egg aimed at them

Honestly it doesn’t work like that . It’s a bit bemusing why it happened. Don’t know the system in radio but in TV there used to be several separate checks to ensure the correct programme was lined up and you had to view the first two minutes to check it didn’t have the wrong ident no. on the front. I guess things are just automated now.
One of my earliest jobs was checking tape spools in continuity against the transmission list but that was forty years ago in the days of 1/4 in tape. Now I suspect it’s just staring at a screen and checking ident numbers.

[smittims]

Most of us have heard these incidents over the years. Does anyone else remember when Edward Seckerson tipped his coffee into a bank of faders and put Radio 3 off the air for 15 minutes?