BBC Trip

Today we went on a trip to the BBC broadcasting corporation and house to find out about what they do. We started off the trip by getting to the train station and they we headed for Oxford Circus. When we first got into the waiting room there was a window that showed us the mass of people and computers that collected all the information that we see and find out about. 

At the bottom right, of the room, was the BBC news; we found out that they do not have camera men but robots that film the news presenters. We were also lucky enough to watch the weather lady do her segment. I found that the weather woman does not actually have a script she had to make everything up on the spot from what she sees - I found this very interesting. However, we also found out about the people that have lost their lives and also been captured by other countries whilst they were reporting the news in Syria for example. One of them was shot seven times, however lucky is still alive but paralysed from the waist down. Another man was kidnapped from several months however was in the room we where looking at that day. 

We then moved on to see the old broadcasting house. Here we found the sculpture that was based on a Shakespearian novel. The sculpture represented magic as that is what TV and radio etc are, they are magic. When we walked in we saw the old BBC logo (this can be seen in my video). We then walked around and then came across our own little presenting stage. Lizzy presented the news and Jessie and Katriona presented the weather - again Jessie and Katriona did not have a scripted and they had to guess, where there was rain, fro example as they had a green screen behind them.

Later on in the tour I acted, along side Charlotte in a radio drama, when acting it was very hard to imagine the scene in my head. However with help from Katriona with sounds, listening back you could really imagine the scene in your mind.

The tour then came to a close and we headed home. I enjoyed it so much and learnt a lot to. Thank you to Mrs Williams for organising it. 

Here is a little video that I have made from pictures and videos from the trip, hope you enjoy!