For more context on the protest watch these videos: (1) When lesbian activists invaded BBC TV news broadcast - BBC Stories ruclips.net/video/wZdpNjJakiI/видео.html (2) Real Lives Reunited 1988 lesbians on 6pm News BBC1 ruclips.net/video/n4Ls-Kmmiyk/видео.html
By Jove, I well remember this incident, just a month away from my eighteenth birthday. Sue carried on very professionally while Nick dealt with the protesters. What became of the invaders?
From what I remember, once they managed to get past security at the front gate, they were able to find their way to the studio unhindered… with a little bit of inside information to help them find it. To get there all you had to do was walk into main reception (the old one with the mosaic tiles) turn right past the lifts and down a corridor to some smaller lifts. Then up to the sixth floor where the studio doors were next to the lift!
I think it’s the brand name of a gizmo they had that could animate things on the screen. When the director says “animate Charisma” someone else would press a button to animate the next item in the Charisma running order.
Charisma was a digital special effects system made by a now defunct company called Questech. It was similar to the much more well-known Quantel which was often used to change the screen into a spinning shape, such as ball or a cup, and often seen on TOTP and Saturday Live. ‘Animate Charisma’ was the cue instruction to use it.
Thanks for the great video, was very interesting to see how the directors responded to the situation. Strange about the exclusion of the T in LGBT though.
This was 1988. The acronym at that time was LGB. Also, the ‘credit’ for the protest goes to a group of plucky lesbians who were highlighting government legislation about “gay lifestyles”.
The law, section 28, expressly banned 'promotion' of 'homosexual lifestyles' - it did not include transgender weirdly, and the acronym at the time was LGB, all the rest of the alphabet was bolted on as time went on.
@@vhs_videohomesystem At the time “gay lifestyles” would have also included being trans as far as the government and bigotry in the UK in general was concerned.
I remember the newspapers the next day quoting her as saying “ignore the background noise” which I think was what she was trying to say. But it was literally news going on in the background!
His choice of language is not ideal but I’m inclined to be lenient because it was a stressful situation. Shouting at colleagues is more of a no-no these days too.
If you think it's "unprofessional" you've clearly had no experience whatsoever of people directing in live environments :) He's an adult using adult language among other adults; having worked in TV for the best part of 30 years, there's nothing here that comes across as remotely unprofessional.
@@dunebasher1971 Believe it or not, some adults don't want to listen to language like that. It is totally unprofessional. You are quite right I have never worked in that environment and if that's normal behaviour then I'm glad I have been spared the experience!
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For more context on the protest watch these videos:
(1) When lesbian activists invaded BBC TV news broadcast - BBC Stories
ruclips.net/video/wZdpNjJakiI/видео.html
(2) Real Lives Reunited 1988 lesbians on 6pm News BBC1
ruclips.net/video/n4Ls-Kmmiyk/видео.html
Full credit to Sue for carrying on in a calm and controlled manner
By Jove, I well remember this incident, just a month away from my eighteenth birthday. Sue carried on very professionally while Nick dealt with the protesters. What became of the invaders?
Have a look at my pinned comment. I’ve linked to some videos where they interview one of the protesters.
Never heard a clean version of this incident, very interesting to see how they all just pushed on with it.
No chance of giving up on the broadcast. Hundreds of people have spent the entire day working behind the scenes to get the programme on-air.
@jameskvo yet you can barely hear them speaking over the activists. They've delayed the news for less than this, especially nowadays
Xbox Live Chat ahh talkback 💀😭
How did they get in was security scarce 🤔
From what I remember, once they managed to get past security at the front gate, they were able to find their way to the studio unhindered… with a little bit of inside information to help them find it.
To get there all you had to do was walk into main reception (the old one with the mosaic tiles) turn right past the lifts and down a corridor to some smaller lifts. Then up to the sixth floor where the studio doors were next to the lift!
Charisma was the director's nickname for Nicholas Witchell. "Animate charisma! Animate charisma!" Didn't work, sadly.
Cheeky 😂
Great clip. Thanks. Do you have the full bulletin to upload with talkback? It would be very interesting
No, sadly that’s the only snippet I’ve got. I would like to see if they mentioned the invaders at the end of the bulletin.
what "animate charisma (?)" does mean?
I think it’s the brand name of a gizmo they had that could animate things on the screen. When the director says “animate Charisma” someone else would press a button to animate the next item in the Charisma running order.
Charisma was a digital special effects system made by a now defunct company called Questech. It was similar to the much more well-known Quantel which was often used to change the screen into a spinning shape, such as ball or a cup, and often seen on TOTP and Saturday Live. ‘Animate Charisma’ was the cue instruction to use it.
Thanks for the great video, was very interesting to see how the directors responded to the situation. Strange about the exclusion of the T in LGBT though.
This was 1988. The acronym at that time was LGB. Also, the ‘credit’ for the protest goes to a group of plucky lesbians who were highlighting government legislation about “gay lifestyles”.
The law, section 28, expressly banned 'promotion' of 'homosexual lifestyles' - it did not include transgender weirdly, and the acronym at the time was LGB, all the rest of the alphabet was bolted on as time went on.
@@vhs_videohomesystem At the time “gay lifestyles” would have also included being trans as far as the government and bigotry in the UK in general was concerned.
If you could possibly ignore the background news...
I remember the newspapers the next day quoting her as saying “ignore the background noise” which I think was what she was trying to say. But it was literally news going on in the background!
That director sounds a complete unprofessional arse!
His choice of language is not ideal but I’m inclined to be lenient because it was a stressful situation. Shouting at colleagues is more of a no-no these days too.
Weirdly that's the kind of person you need to run a stressful live operation, especially in this kind of situation!
@@guksack Utter rubbish!
If you think it's "unprofessional" you've clearly had no experience whatsoever of people directing in live environments :) He's an adult using adult language among other adults; having worked in TV for the best part of 30 years, there's nothing here that comes across as remotely unprofessional.
@@dunebasher1971 Believe it or not, some adults don't want to listen to language like that. It is totally unprofessional. You are quite right I have never worked in that environment and if that's normal behaviour then I'm glad I have been spared the experience!