Coronavirus - Impact on live/recorded shows

Who’ll provide the voice of Robo-Deirdre?

Line of Duty and Peaky Blinders have stopped filming. And in a scene to air tonight filmed back in January Corrie will have Geoff asking Yasmeen if she sang Happy Birthday twice whilst washing her hands. Not sure that's the best character at the moment for a public service message.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51912510

On a minor note The One Show's small studio audience sounded like they were absent this evening.

I thought they only had the crew anyway.

I often see audience tickets being advertised on small Facebook groups.

Any news about Jeremy vine’s show?

Not TV but pertinent, Simon Mayo is to present his Scala Radio shows from his home from tomorrow.

It was also without an audience this morning

Although that kind of thing happens more in radio than you might think. The most extreme example is Radio 5 Live’s Up All Night being broadcast from Rhod Sharp’s home in the United States for the best part of 20 years, something not mentioned on air.

Doesn't one of the Scala presenters do his show from his farm?

Yes Mark Forrest.

In the case of recorded shows - Will we see an upsurge of Classic TV dramas on ITV3 and Drama such as Wycliffe, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Inspector Wexford? Classic Comedies on Yesterday such as Kenny Everett Show, Spitting Image, Hale and Pace? Quiz shows on Challenge such as Blankety Blank, Treasure Hunt, Krypton Factor, Gen Game?? All shows that have not been shown for a while. All shows that would entertain the people self-isolating at home and the over-70's as well as a few gems for the you find who are skiving off work! There could be a real surge in TV ratings during this time of crisis bringing people together - no-one wants to sit at home watching depressing 24 hour news all day long.

It will be interesting to see how forthcoming live shows cope without a studio audience.