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I would imagine the WAC show was recorded at least the day before, sequence rehearsed and recorded either at TV-am or Maidstone directly as facilities allowed for subsequent editing/play in as required into the TVS programme? 

GMTV pre-recorded their studio children’s programming and I would think they followed TV-am’s example?

Was Wide Awake Club recorded? it never occurred to me that it wouldn't be live. It's a long time ago I can't remember if they had kids phoning in? 

It's one of those odd things where it all went too well for it to be live..... but it's not quite slick enough for it to be recorded - note the pause at 9:25 where Sandi was cued to start dialling (although of course that could have been a mistimed tape playback) 

If it was recorded it was directly after the actual show was recorded as the people behind Timmy are the same. Maybe the previous week revealed how it was done

I do not know if it was recorded or not, I can tell you that GMTV recorded their studio based children’s programme during the week. Much more efficient (ie cheaper) to do that as the crew were already there having transmitted the earlier GMB live programme rather than get a crew in at the weekend specifically to do it. I would have thought this practice may have originated at TV-am? But I do not know. 

I had my pre job interview at TV-am together with Timmy Mallet who was, I think, applying for a behind the scenes role. Nice enough chap, a lot quieter. Luckily I did not get the job.