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RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - Stooky Bill - 06-02-2024
They should have made a six part documentary about them with the sixth episode slightly longer than the other five.....
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - AndrewP - 02-05-2024
Does anyone know what's happening to the BBC's line to Big Ben?
It was patchy on the Midnight News last night/this morning, and earlier at Six O'Clock it was essentially just silence, with no bong at all!
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - Steve in Pudsey - 03-05-2024
In the old days there were separate feeds to Broadcasting House and Bush House. If either failed the alternative from the other site could be routed on internal circuits. I wonder if there is still that redundancy these days?
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - thegeek - 03-05-2024
There was also an ISDN backup, which I still have the number for in my phone. (I never called it at a time it was meant to be on air!)
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - Brekkie - 03-05-2024
(02-05-2024, 10:44 PM)AndrewP Wrote: Does anyone know what's happening to the BBC's line to Big Ben?
It was patchy on the Midnight News last night/this morning, and earlier at Six O'Clock it was essentially just silence, with no bong at all!
They use a live link? Just assumed it would be recorded, especially given Big Ben's Bongs have been out of action at times in recent years.
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - m_in_m - 03-05-2024
(03-05-2024, 07:01 AM)Brekkie Wrote: They use a live link? Just assumed it would be recorded, especially given Big Ben's Bongs have been out of action at times in recent years.
They were using a recording during the works but the live link was restored once the works completed.
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - i.h - 03-05-2024
(03-05-2024, 07:09 AM)m_in_m Wrote: They were using a recording during the works but the live link was restored once the works completed.
and if you ever go on a tour (highly recommended, though you have to be quick when they release dates as it sells out fast) you see the signs as you approach the top of the tower, telling you be quiet around certain times as the mics will pick it up.
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - scottishtv - 03-05-2024
(03-05-2024, 07:01 AM)Brekkie Wrote: They use a live link? Just assumed it would be recorded, especially given Big Ben's Bongs have been out of action at times in recent years.
A recording was used between 2017 and last year, with the live feed restored on 6th November 2023. It's used for the Six O'Clock News and Midnight News bulletins daily (and I think for The Westminster Hour at 10pm on Sundays).
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - AndrewP - 03-05-2024
The live feed has been fixed now.
And yes, they used a recording to introduce The Westminster Hour on Sundays
RE: BBC Radio 4 Pres - bbctvtechop - 03-05-2024
You can sometimes here police sirens, protests, birdsong, etc on the live feed.