Comments on: The One O'Clock News from the BBC in 1986

The One O'Clock News from the BBC in 1986

feelinglistless — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:53:33 -0800

A bad day in the news gallery? Talkback recording of everything going wrong during The One O'Clock News from the BBC in 1986: Part One, Part Two, Part Three. Unless of course, this was a typical day ... "I haven't got any scripts Mike! How am I supposed to run a show?" "Animate quantel or whatever you want to do..." [via]

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:01:20 -0800

This reminded me of the newsreader sketch from Chris Morris' Blue Jam.

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:05:07 -0800

Cut to commercial!! oh wait...

By: Jofus

Jofus — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:28:58 -0800

Great post! More news porn!

By: Luddite

Luddite — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:29:31 -0800

That's pretty mild stuff really, by the standards of news gallery disasters - it all held together on air fairly well.

By: mitocan

mitocan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:36:31 -0800

Is the sound real or post-editing comedy?

By: ALongDecember

ALongDecember — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:53:57 -0800

I really wish US television had continuity announcers. Or someone who just sits at a microphone in case something screws up.

By: malevolent

malevolent — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:33:53 -0800

Eurovision Song Contest talkback

By: WPW

WPW — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:35:16 -0800

Tha fair made my heart swell with patriotic pride, that did. Nation Shall Jabber in a Panicked Fashion Unto Nation.

By: feelinglistless

feelinglistless — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:42:06 -0800

"Is the sound real or post-editing comedy?" It's all real. There'd be more jokes if it was parody I think.

By: evilcolonel

evilcolonel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:42:39 -0800

Bob Schieffer capably deals with a meltdown off the top of this 1977 edition of the CBS Evening News.

By: evilcolonel

evilcolonel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:52:50 -0800

Here are some CNN blooper reels (with director's audio track -- NSFW language) and a few other miscellaneous bloopers from other networks thrown in to boot. 1 2 3 4

By: mr. strange

mr. strange — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:42:52 -0800

It would be nice to hear the soundtrack as transmitted, just for comparison.