YOUTUBE PICKS: the infamous 'Heaven Can Wait' BBC One mid-90s programme breakdown. A little bit of additional context from a new(ish) recording.https://wp.me/p9MuId-1H8
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"So what could possibly have happened here? Was there an initial issue with the tape, that pres thought had been resolved? Did the tape get mangled in the machine, to the extent that it couldn’t be recovered? We may never know. " It is likely that someone still around knows :)
I so old I was around st the time...gulp...on BBC Two. In our new state of the art robotic play out machine there was a safety function that prevented access to protect you from the robotic arm. I think the tape got chewed up...and no-one could access the machine - so the guys...
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...were helpless- watching a machine chew a tape up! Ouch! They had to get a vt machine in TVC basement online with an operator and get a suitable standby film in place! After this incident we always had a separate non automated machine in the new playout area for emergencies!
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Thank you Reg!
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