It’s only in recent years that studios have had glass walls which is supposed to tie a show into a location. I think This Morning at Liverpool was arguably the real game changer in that respect (though BBC Birmingham using the Foyer for Pebble Mill at One was also innovative - though the view was hardly instantly recognisable as Birmingham).
How much of a lighting/racking struggle was it at Pebble Mill with late 60s EMI-2001s to get acceptable indoor pictures against the daylight outside ? Easier now with modern cameras, but you still need ND gels etc on the windows
Woah. LWT News was first produced by an independent production company (Screen news?) from a facility house in central London. It was just a small studio with no live outside view. As I recall the news presenter had a single monitor behind their shoulder.
When LWT News moved in house to the South Bank it moved directly into 'Studio 10' which had a 'real' outside view from the outset. This would have been the late 80's, years before LNN was a twinkle in anyone's eye. It was produced by another independent company - Chrysalis.
Note that Anna Marie is sitting towards camera left of the studio so there is a different (non-St Paul's) view. Behind the monitor further camera left is (was!) a door through to the rear of the control rooms.
Woah. LWT News was first produced by an independent production company (Screen news?) from a facility house in central London. It was just a small studio with no live outside view. As I recall the news presenter had a single monitor behind their shoulder.
When LWT News moved in house to the South Bank it moved directly into 'Studio 10' which had a 'real' outside view from the outset. This would have been the late 80's, years before LNN was a twinkle in anyone's eye. It was produced by another independent company - Chrysalis.
Yes it was Screen news who held the first contract, and your spot about Chrysalis which pick up second contract which started in January 1990. I would make sense to move it in with Six O'clock live: In 1987 over twenty applications bidded for the news.
I will never understand why Six O'clock show was axed. Friday now was a strange programme, no wonder it got axed 40 weeks in on it 50 week run.
According to Danny Baker it was just new bosses wanting a more serious programme on a Friday night. Usual sort of new broom, new ideas sort of thing. I think it was at the time LWT were smartening themselves up, and trying to become a bit more late 80s than late 70s, more yuppie
They ended up getting Danny back with Frank Bough with a programme a bit more serious than 6 o Clock Show but lighter hearted than Friday Now
I think it was Greg Dyke himself that axed the Six O'Clock Show, having been originally his baby, then to TV-am, then to TVS, then back to LWT as management! I think he said it had "lost its way".
The Six o Clock show had the news from Thames in it, with Michael Aspel handing over to Thames before Thames handed back to LWT.
With Six O' Clock Live, the news was integral to the show, done in the same complex.
I liked the opening titles of Six O' Clock live.
:-(
A former member
From Jan 1988 Thames Weekend news was replaced with LWT news. At least Friday now spilt the news in to. I think that part of the reason why the news was moved in house to give it one look for Six O'clock live.
The Six o Clock show had the news from Thames in it, with Michael Aspel handing over to Thames before Thames handed back to LWT.
Not at the end of it's run, LWT News started before 6 o Clock Show ended. I remember Michale Aspel mentioning in one episode that it was the last time he'd hand over to Andrew Gardener
Woah. LWT News was first produced by an independent production company (Screen news?) from a facility house in central London. It was just a small studio with no live outside view. As I recall the news presenter had a single monitor behind their shoulder.
When LWT News moved in house to the South Bank it moved directly into 'Studio 10' which had a 'real' outside view from the outset. This would have been the late 80's, years before LNN was a twinkle in anyone's eye. It was produced by another independent company - Chrysalis.
Yes it was Screen news who held the first contract, and your spot about Chrysalis which pick up second contract which started in January 1990. I would make sense to move it in with Six O'clock live: In 1987 over twenty applications bidded for the news.
From Jan 1988 Thames Weekend news was replaced with LWT news. At least Friday now spilt the news in to. I think that part of the reason why the news was moved in house to give it one look for Six O'clock live.
I think it was moved in house for two reasons. Firstly to give 'Studio 10' something to do, and secondly with one eye on the approaching Franchise/licence renewal.