It's interesting to study how Michael Burke was winging it through the breaking Yitzhak Rabin story. There's a video of the production of 90's BBC news with him at the helm. In it, he goes on air with absolutely nothing ready to roll in VT and he's being given desperate messages through his earpiece to skip to such-and-such story, or go early to an interview and so on. If you were watching that bulletin on air, you'd never have noticed. But with that footage in mind, I can tell that the Yitzhak Rabin story is utter chaos in the gallery. He smoothly handled it, but there are subtle tell tale signs that he was having to just ride the wave as it came. BBC Pres handled it very well, too. The way they cut back to the newsroom shortly after the bulletin came off-air was very slick. This era of BBC News was incredible work, the day that Princess Diana died was some of the greatest live news output ever seen. BBC News has continued to be the dominant force in TV news to this day, but there has been a steady decline to some extent. And the recent severe cutbacks look worrying for the quality going forwards.
oooh so close - do you have the 9 o clock news or News at Ten from the day before? (1995/11/03)? Reason I ask is that 6-year old me was singing in a choir on the news, as part of a local event to mark the launch of a new hymn book called "Big Blue Planet" I already have that bit on VHS, but it would be interesting to see the whole bulletin.
Rare to see the BBC Television News presentation be played TWICE, on the THIRD bulletin. Usually, they start with no sting, let alone titles for any news report like these.
It's interesting to study how Michael Burke was winging it through the breaking Yitzhak Rabin story. There's a video of the production of 90's BBC news with him at the helm. In it, he goes on air with absolutely nothing ready to roll in VT and he's being given desperate messages through his earpiece to skip to such-and-such story, or go early to an interview and so on. If you were watching that bulletin on air, you'd never have noticed. But with that footage in mind, I can tell that the Yitzhak Rabin story is utter chaos in the gallery. He smoothly handled it, but there are subtle tell tale signs that he was having to just ride the wave as it came. BBC Pres handled it very well, too. The way they cut back to the newsroom shortly after the bulletin came off-air was very slick. This era of BBC News was incredible work, the day that Princess Diana died was some of the greatest live news output ever seen. BBC News has continued to be the dominant force in TV news to this day, but there has been a steady decline to some extent. And the recent severe cutbacks look worrying for the quality going forwards.
Jeremy Bowen only 35 here. Unbelievable.
oooh so close - do you have the 9 o clock news or News at Ten from the day before? (1995/11/03)? Reason I ask is that 6-year old me was singing in a choir on the news, as part of a local event to mark the launch of a new hymn book called "Big Blue Planet"
I already have that bit on VHS, but it would be interesting to see the whole bulletin.
Rare to see the BBC Television News presentation be played TWICE, on the THIRD bulletin. Usually, they start with no sting, let alone titles for any news report like these.
Wasn’t there a newsflash on BBC1 that night for the assassination of Rabin?
Saturday 4th November 1995
Please shut up Vincent
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Saturday 4th November 1995
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The main evening news and sport now on BBC One with Michael burke and Rob bonnet it's 3 minutes to 9 pm