This has got to be one of the most depressing BBC closedowns from the 90s I have ever seen. It literally starts with a news report on a death of a famous royal family member, before talking about non-stop rain, before showcasing another death, before highlighting two other programmes on those same deaths, to just pulling the plug with a tribute screen over the national anthem. You could literally not get any more depressing than that during a closedown, but the circumstances at the time left them with literally no other choice.
@Hugo Guidon she was in a taxi in france when her car collided with another car, causing her to be killed by injuries sustained from the shattered glass of the windscreen and physical trauma from the crash itself.
@Hugo Guidon It's also worth noting that the paparazzi in part caused the crash, and HRH Princess Diana's driver was intoxicated at the time. Everyone in that car crash, excluding the Princess's bodyguard was killed.
It was rare that sidebar on BBC1 (2:19) was changed to plain black at Diana The Nation's Farewell, because it was only seen on BBC2 from mid-September 1992 to October 1997.
Not sure what time this would have aired, but guessing was rather late. Guessing the senior presenters (Sissons, Lewis etc) would have been in bed for the early start the next day so Maxine shifted over from BBC World to present.
Would presume, as this was during a period of national mourning, the usual closedown protocol was dropped until after the funeral - perhaps mentioning on previous days continuous news coverage through the night on 5live and the World Service (unless R4 was still on the air when BBC1 closed down for the night).
BBC One on a regular Saturday morning would have opened up at 7am usually with Harry and the Hendersons before their Saturday breakfast news summary at 7.25am. The funeral on this Saturday of course was extraordinary and deserved an earlier start. From November 1997, BBC One wouldn't close down, just hand over to BBC News 24 for rolling news.
I well remember the deaths of both Mother Teresa and Princess Diana. Aged twenty seven, I had just returned from holiday to discover the distressing news.
This has got to be one of the most depressing BBC closedowns from the 90s I have ever seen. It literally starts with a news report on a death of a famous royal family member, before talking about non-stop rain, before showcasing another death, before highlighting two other programmes on those same deaths, to just pulling the plug with a tribute screen over the national anthem. You could literally not get any more depressing than that during a closedown, but the circumstances at the time left them with literally no other choice.
@Hugo Guidon she was in a taxi in france when her car collided with another car, causing her to be killed by injuries sustained from the shattered glass of the windscreen and physical trauma from the crash itself.
@Hugo Guidon It's also worth noting that the paparazzi in part caused the crash, and HRH Princess Diana's driver was intoxicated at the time. Everyone in that car crash, excluding the Princess's bodyguard was killed.
It was rare that sidebar on BBC1 (2:19) was changed to plain black at Diana The Nation's Farewell, because it was only seen on BBC2 from mid-September 1992 to October 1997.
Didn’t BBC1 use to have black sidebar for Open University sometimes?
Bet the movie showing at the start was Casablanca. Sorry about Diana.
To everyone's who's watching this we just lived in the past
last month of the virtual globe and pre-rebrand
RIP Diana Princess of Wales and Mother Theresa
And the queen
i was old enough to remeber bbc 1 6 or 9 rota that day i dont remeber maxine mawinnhey in the 9 background
Not sure what time this would have aired, but guessing was rather late. Guessing the senior presenters (Sissons, Lewis etc) would have been in bed for the early start the next day so Maxine shifted over from BBC World to present.
@wesleycracknell1623 i don't remember Maxine on the 9pm set either
Wait they didn’t even closedown without noting what hosts were on BBC Radio that night
Would presume, as this was during a period of national mourning, the usual closedown protocol was dropped until after the funeral - perhaps mentioning on previous days continuous news coverage through the night on 5live and the World Service (unless R4 was still on the air when BBC1 closed down for the night).
0:23-0:33 BBC1 link failure (something went wrong).
But that's all from the newsroom tonight, goodnight.
In 1997, BBC1 had to open the broadcast at 6:00am because of the funeral of princess diana of wales.
BBC One on a regular Saturday morning would have opened up at 7am usually with Harry and the Hendersons before their Saturday breakfast news summary at 7.25am. The funeral on this Saturday of course was extraordinary and deserved an earlier start. From November 1997, BBC One wouldn't close down, just hand over to BBC News 24 for rolling news.
3:14 BBC1 closed the broadcast with a tribute to diana, princess of wales
God Save the King now.
Who's here after the Queen's death?
+Alejandro Kudo it feels weird knowing that now
God save the queen
I don't think he did
0:01 Casablanca?
that's right
BBC1 DIANA ORINCES FUNERAL R.I.P
Interesting that the movie playing before was Casablanca.
Diana will always have Paris. 😬
they should of played the slow anthem
or to fit more, the BBC Wales version with both short versions of the Wales anthem and the British anthem.
I thought this one was 31st of august one because they are similar. Oh well.
6am funeral
I remember that the National Anthem is pretty good. I also love London & Bristol!!!!!? I only watch BBC1 closedowns for 1991-1997.
I also love the Anthem of the UK!!
I well remember the deaths of both Mother Teresa and Princess Diana. Aged twenty seven, I had just returned from holiday to discover the distressing news.
I remember as well - Princess Diana was a few days before I started high school and Mother Teresa was the day after I started
"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."
The only two cities of the UK I like are London and Bristol.