UK General Election

The ad free version is on the same satellite 12565 h 7400 3/4, along with a lot of general election feeds from ITN.

Channel 4 is the only programme which has a spark of life in it.

BBC has the grump in chief Dimbleby who has proved that he should have not come back for this election and is steering the BBC coverage into sleep.

Sky News are not too bad, but seem desperate to show off how great their new studios are.

ITV News are stuck in their usual green screen virtual hell, however their coverage seems okay to me.

Channel 4 have outshone themselves and are doing a much better programme than they did back in 2015.

But still suffering from the same execrable delays on their video interviews, it seems. And Paxman still doesn't seem to have the hang of throwing to a break.

I think the other channels could take leaf out of their book and have an audience, if only to breathe some hint of life into proceedings. Outside of direct guest interviews, the BBC just seems to be a bit of a bumble. Haven't seen much ITV, not Tom Bradby's biggest fan by any means, but it does seem a bit more watchable.

Here is some CH4 pres:

http://tvlive.org.uk/features/elections/general-elections/2017-general-election/general-election-2017-results/general-election-2017-channel-4-results/

David you are right. The studio audience is what makes the Channel 4 coverage better to watch.

Poor Jeremy, so used to his time at the BBC, he is not used to throwing to commercial breaks.

BBC this election have just gone to sleep. No energy, not surprising with the election dinosaur anchoring it. This is his tenth election night as anchor, and 38 years Dimbleby has spanned as election night host. That must be a record?

And before that a reporter into election night programmes anchored by his dad, of course.

At least his dad Richard had some charm. I have seen the 1955, 1959 and 1964 BBC election coverage on YouTube and Richard was very good for presentation in that era. Charming, witty and professional. His son could do with watching these gems again and try to bring a but of energy and warmth into his anchoring.

Ann Widdecombe complaining to Paxman about the amount of commercial breaks they are taking.

Lets play who going to stay on air tomorrow? I doubt ITV will be able to leave at 2pm if there is no maj?

David Mitchell's wIt makes the Channel 4 coverage more entertaining than the others imo. I loved his comments earlier about 'these programmes' being aired at the wrong times. They should wait until the morning when results are in rather than speculating and having a chat.

I do like these mixed VR/Studio widescreen shots on the BBC coverage
http://i68.tinypic.com/117snkx.jpg

Channel 4 has won hands down as the best coverage for me. The Jeremy Paxman and Matt Frei bantering is just wonderful. This is how election night coverage should. So far, well done Channel 4.