Coronavirus - Impact on live/recorded shows

Yeah, best to wrap up ongoing storylines then timeskip a few months so they catch up with the present day (this week's episodes, obviously, are set a couple of weeks ago, and that discrepancy will get bigger every week until the current stock runs out). The lockdown would be in that timeskip.

I suspect a bit of flashback may come into play to cover the gaps. Continuity will be interesting with all the shaved heads too.

He's quite obviously talking about having a show which is taking place in the UK and Australia - I'm a Celebrity only happens in Australia, there's no input from the UK.


I think he's right, the only thing I can think of is when TVam came from Sydney, which had the news and some other bits from London.

I'm a Celeb... Now on ITV2 had a few series with Mark Durden Smith hosting from a London studio while the rest of them hosted from Oz.

Deadline are reporting that ITV are piloting a lockdown version of Family Fortunes:

https://t.co/WZEeMof9jd

Hmm? Are we all supposed to be shaving our heads now?

Yeah sounds like something ITV would do

Hey, it was good enough for a Feeder video 15 years ago.

...which I just discovered they are going to redo for these troubled times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJah5Oawi5M

Charlie Brooker is back with Antiviral Wipe. Just a one-off, but will be interesting to have his take on it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/bbc-two-comedy

Excellent news. I've missed his acerbic rundowns of goings-on over the last few years.

I admit I chuckled at it being callled Antiviral Wipe.

I see BBC Two is taking advantage of having 15 minutes to fill with Comedians Playing with Themselves.

They've been showing the 45 minute version of I'll Get This in Tuesday nights, presumably that was made as an extended repeat. Perfect slot for some QI XLs too.



Only a working title, but hope it's kept