08-09-2023, 09:37 AM
Yes the opt switch for the South East would have been bypassed by the DR arrangements.
Yes on 31/12/2000 there were presentation staff in Birmingham, they also had the two presentation areas in TVC staffed - the older analogue channel area being a backup for the the newer digital one just in case of issues.
There were all sorts of contingencies in place, I remember Chris Moyles saying recently that he was on Radio 1 the next day and there was a plan for him to be picked up and taken to BBC radio's back up studios overnight if there were issues in London
Yes on 31/12/2000 there were presentation staff in Birmingham, they also had the two presentation areas in TVC staffed - the older analogue channel area being a backup for the the newer digital one just in case of issues.
There were all sorts of contingencies in place, I remember Chris Moyles saying recently that he was on Radio 1 the next day and there was a plan for him to be picked up and taken to BBC radio's back up studios overnight if there were issues in London