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8 seconds - voiceover intro
13 seconds - titles
Then straight into the top story.
Bombastic, yes, but at least it didn't take 2 and a half minutes to get to the news.
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(13-04-2023, 07:31 PM)VMPhil Wrote: 8 seconds - voiceover intro
13 seconds - titles
Then straight into the top story.
Bombastic, yes, but at least it didn't take 2 and a half minutes to get to the news.
Though of course it was quicker than the usual format of the time - I think the reason it works is because it hasn't come after a headline.
And don't get me wrong, I like that intro!
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Not the biggest fan of this BBC Weekend News theme from the 1993 virtual era. It sounds like they're playing the Nine O'Clock News theme but the orchestra were in a rush to get home.
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(16-04-2023, 10:47 PM)VMPhil Wrote: Not the biggest fan of this BBC Weekend News theme from the 1993 virtual era. It sounds like they're playing the Nine O'Clock News theme but the orchestra were in a rush to get home.
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It’s interesting how opinions vary - that’s actually my favourite tune from the whole of the virtual era
Never heard this before - it was seemingly used on early Saturday mornings for short news summaries:
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Well, it’s not terrible. I just feel they could have come up with a better theme if they wanted a shorter one for the weekend bulletins.
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A rare example of a 90s late bulletin (albeit on a weekend) fronted by Philip Hayton:
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I think it was around that time that Philip Hayton had a short spell as the main presenter of BBC North West Tonight. I think by 1995 he was back in London and started his BBC World career.
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I'd be interested if Philip did any network bulletins in the 1999-2003 era. I know he did sporadically between 2003-05.
Also, I've stumbled among a first clip I've found of Huw doing the Ten before 2003. I always guessed he must have covered at least once but this is the first I've seen:
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(19-04-2023, 06:45 PM)Rolling News Wrote: I'd be interested if Philip did any network bulletins in the 1999-2003 era. I know he did sporadically between 2003-05.
Also, I've stumbled among a first clip I've found of Huw doing the Ten before 2003. I always guessed he must have covered at least once but this is the first I've seen:
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According to your Great Presenter Count of 2020, Huw presented a grand total of four (weekday) Ten O'Clocks before 2003 - two of which were in Washington for the 2000 presidential election. It seems George Alagiah was actually the most frequent relief presenter when both Michael and Peter were away (which itself was a rare occurence).
As for Philip Hayton, apparently not. According to Genome, the closest he got to a network bulletin between 99 and 03 was an edition of Breakfast on the day after the US election, which he co-hosted from Washington:
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BBC One
Wed 8th Nov 2000, 06:00 on BBC One London
Presented by Sophie Raworth from London and Jeremy Bowen, Bill Tumbull and Philip Hayton from Washington DC.
Timetable on Monday (S) (W)
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(19-04-2023, 07:03 PM)Kojak Wrote: (19-04-2023, 06:45 PM)Rolling News Wrote: I'd be interested if Philip did any network bulletins in the 1999-2003 era. I know he did sporadically between 2003-05.
Also, I've stumbled among a first clip I've found of Huw doing the Ten before 2003. I always guessed he must have covered at least once but this is the first I've seen:
www.youtube.com
According to your Great Presenter Count of 2020, Huw presented a grand total of four (weekday) Ten O'Clocks before 2003 - two of which were in Washington for the 2000 presidential election. It seems George Alagiah was actually the most frequent relief presenter when both Michael and Peter were away (which itself was a rare occurence).
As for Philip Hayton, apparently not. According to Genome, the closest he got to a network bulletin between 99 and 03 was an edition of Breakfast on the day after the US election, which he co-hosted from Washington:
Quote:Breakfast
BBC One
Wed 8th Nov 2000, 06:00 on BBC One London
Presented by Sophie Raworth from London and Jeremy Bowen, Bill Tumbull and Philip Hayton from Washington DC.
Timetable on Monday (S) (W)
Ah yes! I forgotten I did that as a result of lockdown boredom!!
Huw's 2 other appearances were indeed in 2002.