BBC Coverage

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Easier said than done. Crofty works for USP, an independent company which provides the 5 Live programmes to the BBC.

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Can't be that hard. Lee McKenzie subbed for Holly Samos a couple of years ago.

Wasn't that when Holly was on maternity leave? The point is that Legard can't simply be shifted into what many would perceive as the less glamourous job as him and Croft are employed by different companies. For that to work the BBC would have to sack him (for what?) or make him redundant (which rules out legally putting someone else in his post) or wait for his contract to end.

Why go to all that trouble when we, the viewers, can simply press a red button?

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Why go to all that trouble when we, the viewers, can simply press a red button?

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5Live commentary option no longer on Freeview.

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Originally Posted by wedge

5Live commentary option no longer on Freeview.

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Get freesat or a DAB radio and move with the times

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Wasn't that when Holly was on maternity leave? The point is that Legard can't simply be shifted into what many would perceive as the less glamourous job as him and Croft are employed by different companies. For that to work the BBC would have to sack him (for what?) or make him redundant (which rules out legally putting someone else in his post) or wait for his contract to end.

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Pretty much. The BBC want to keep their TV presenting team for F1 ('red button' not included) to those contracted to them, not freelancers which David Croft is - recall he used to commentate on GP2 on ITV4 a couple of years ago and also covered the Goodwood Revival for ITV last year. Even Ted Kravitz pops up reading the sports news on the BBC News Channel from time to time.

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Just a note about Malaysia. If you're recording it be aware that the race coverage starts of on BBC1 but switches to BBC2 at 10am to make way for the Pope's speech (notwithstanding that he should be in prison for perverting the course of justice).

Most PVRs should automatically switch over, but check your settings otherwise you'll miss the thunderstorm. ;)

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Just a note about Malaysia. If you're recording it be aware that the race coverage starts of on BBC1 but switches to BBC2 at 10am to make way for the Pope's speech (notwithstanding that he should be in prison for perverting the course of justice).

Most PVRs should automatically switch over, but check your settings otherwise you'll miss the thunderstorm. ;)

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WTF - what has the pope done to deserve to be on BBC1, and in that case why not start the race on BBC2. we're not even a catholic (even very religous at all) country. Sunday is for F1, not fairy stories

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Just a note about Malaysia. If you're recording it be aware that the race coverage starts of on BBC1 but switches to BBC2 at 10am to make way for the Pope's speech (notwithstanding that he should be in prison for perverting the course of justice).

Most PVRs should automatically switch over, but check your settings otherwise you'll miss the thunderstorm. ;)

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I am literally speechless. :mad:

I couldn't give a tinker's cuss which channel the race is on, so long as it's the same one from start to finish. Switching it halfway is plain daft.

Agreed, although I imagine part of their contract is to put it on BBC1 at all times.

On another note, I thought Legard was much improved this weekend. He was generally calmer, but spoiled it in the last two laps after Webber hit Hamilton - going into radio overdrive mode for the last two laps and yelling about the things we can blatantly see. Shame.