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Title: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Roundabout on Nov 11^th, 2016, 11:17am

Absolutely amazed and offended that the BBC faded out the end of the two minute's silence broadcast on BBC 1 just as a man from the British Legion was quoting the famous Remembrance elegy to take us to yet another trailer for a forthcoming programme! What on earth has happened to the BBC. I have registered my complaints to the Audience Feedback line where I hope many many others will too!

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Amigo on Nov 11^th, 2016, 1:26pm

Agreed, it was dreadful.

I got the impression they were caught out by the reader (possibly coming in quickly after the 'Last Post'). There was a sound fault on the bugler as well.

The chimes of Big Ben, followed by the gun-salute to signify the end of the Two Minutes' Silence is symbolic.

It's all well and very fancy to be able to go all round the different venues, but in my opinion, it would be much better to have a locked-off shot of the Cenotaph, for the whole two minutes, with only the sound of London....

no distractions.

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Roundabout on Nov 11^th, 2016, 3:12pm

Caught out they may have been but once the man had started they were obliged to stay with it not fade it halfway through! Complainers to the official complaints website are asked if they wish to get an answer in writng so I have requested that too! I know it's high horse time but to me as ex Beeb, mucking about with Remembrance Day should be an employment offence!!

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Burstner55 on Nov 11^th, 2016, 5:35pm

I was watching the News channel. Don't know if it was the same as BBC1, but it was DIRE! They went to the National Arboretum with what looked like a PSC with one mic. Levels went up and down and finally sound was lost altogether whilst the newscaster seemed lost for words, scattering her words intermittently across the proceedings. "Produced" it was not!

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Mike Carter on Nov 14^th, 2016, 9:20am

Quite agree, whoever thought that it would be appropriate to follow the two mins silence with programme trails would be better employed by someone else!

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Dickie Mint on Nov 14^th, 2016, 3:23pm

The BBC's feeble excuse

"we were caught out" !

Professional broadcasters? Office boy directing?

Of course we mustn't drop the adverts. They're much more important than the programmes.

Title: Re: TWO MINUTES SILENCE BBC 1
Post by Roundabout on Nov 14^th, 2016, 3:59pm

Feeble indeed Dickie, and of course no excuse at all nor mention of the lack of taste and lack of consideration for the viewers feelings at a time like this by preceeding the relay with FOUR trailers and going straight after the premature fade-out to yet another trailer!