The reason I wrote "hundreds" rather than "thousands" was because the only bit on live TV was the impact in the second tower. The impact and fire and collapse of the second tower resulted in c.1000 deaths, not all of which would have been when it was being broadcast.
It was bad enough to see it explode, but even worse as they cut live to the faces of the families of those on board.
I remember that as if it was yesterday. Really disturbed me as a kid! But what always stayed with me was the footage of Christa Macauliffe's parents looking distraught just after the Challenger broke up.
The Liverpool v Juventus European Cup Final at Heysel was live. I can't remember if the Forest v Liverpool game at Hillsboro was broadcast live or did they go live to the ground after it transpired what was happening?.
Back in 1999 the Wrestler Owen Hart died on live telly during their Pay Per View.Even though you didn't see the incident happen the commentators who were only a few feet away from the incident witnessed it & were in shock.Later on in the show they broke the news that Owen Hart had died.
No, it was definitely live and was filmed by Yorkshire TV. The video was leaked onto Youtube sometime ago but removed thankfully.
I was actually shown the video as part of a health and safety "what they did wrong" course. So it's out there wtih good applications, and as a football fan I found it terribly shocking.
I remember that as if it was yesterday. Really disturbed me as a kid! But what always stayed with me was the footage of Christa Macauliffe's parents looking distraught just after the Challenger broke up.
That's awful isn't it. They do the same when there has been a plane crash - film the distraught relatives waiting at the airport.
Generally I don't agree with censorship of the news - I think it is necessary to show the horrors of war and death to properly report an event. But to film someone's grief on discovering a loved one has been killed is just voyeuristic and cruel.
I remember that as if it was yesterday. Really disturbed me as a kid! But what always stayed with me was the footage of Christa Macauliffe's parents looking distraught just after the Challenger broke up.
That bit got to me too. Hope they didn't show the reaction of the schoolkids when they realised their teacher just got blown up.
The Liverpool v Juventus European Cup Final at Heysel was live.
I was on holiday in Italy with my parents when that happened. I think I was about 9 or 10.
We were in a restaurant at the time and the match was on TV. We were asked to leave because we were English. When my dad tried to buy an English paper the next morning all the shops refused to serve him and shouted abuse at him. We couldn't leave our hotel room for the rest of the holiday but fortunately we managed to get an early flight home.
Indeed - what I don't understand is wouldn't someone in the gallery or something cut away to black, or adverts - rather than zooming in on it??
If you have a read of the aftermath section of his Wikipedia entry it wasn't shown live. A couple of TV stations who had th footage showed the whole thing on the lunchtime news, others editted it so the actual death wasn't shown in vision
The Liverpool v Juventus European Cup Final at Heysel was live. I can't remember if the Forest v Liverpool game at Hillsboro was broadcast live or did they go live to the ground after it transpired what was happening?.
Yes I think you're right, Hillsborough wasn't live but of course the whole thing was being recorded for highlights later. I think they did go to it on Grandstand once the match had been stopped and the disaster was unfolding
I remember seeing the Bradford fire live, it was quite alarming how quickly the small fire gradually engulfed the whole stand - it must have been live because the whole thing wouldn't have been shown in real time after the event. There is a clip around somewhere of the Independent radio commentary of the match (probably Pennine Radio at the time) with the comentator shouting to people to 'get out, walk slowly and not run' before he too has to disconnect and get out the commentary box due to the heat. Quite scary
Heysel was live, I have seen a clip online of the start of the BBC coverage which unfortunately involved Wogan handing over to the stadium where the events were already unfolding
I remember that as if it was yesterday. Really disturbed me as a kid! But what always stayed with me was the footage of Christa Macauliffe's parents looking distraught just after the Challenger broke up.
That is awful and the shot of her friend and standby leggin it down the ladder to watch the afternath.
I'm pretty sure that both shots weren't shown live, but were edited in on later reports and documentaries.
The actual Challenger disaster was live on TV but only very limited - very few stations in the US showed it except for CNN and no-one over here. It was shown on both BBC1 and ITV very soon afterwards - both on Childrens TV
Was it really live TV? If it was broadcast it'd be on youtube or something, surely.
Yes, Tommy Cooper was appearing on Live at Her Majestys which was a variety show presented by Jimmy Tarbuck live from Her Majesty's theatre in London.
There was a bit about it on Dawn French's programme the other week where Jimmy told about how he had to go on stage whil there were people tryuing to ressusitate Tommy behind the curtain.
At the time the audience didn't know that he'd dies - in fact it was thought to be the climax to his act - but it was reported in a news bulletin straight after the programme came off air
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Think Dustin Gee died in a Panto.. Oddly enough it was Les Dennis and Dustin Gee who followed on stage after Tommy Cooper had died.
The reason I wrote "hundreds" rather than "thousands" was because the only bit on live TV was the impact in the second tower. The impact and fire and collapse of the second tower resulted in c.1000 deaths, not all of which would have been when it was being broadcast.
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Mind you, when you read the transcript of his final speech, you can see why. Poor guy.
Was it really live TV? If it was broadcast it'd be on youtube or something, surely.
I also remember it, the audience were clapping and laughing even after they had closed the stage curtain and all you could see was his feet.
Well he was a comedian, I guess that's the ideal way to go, giving the audience a laugh.
Yeah, even though you can quite clearly see on the coverage the moment he goes.
Unless you were watching on the BBC, where you just saw the pitlane...
I remember that as if it was yesterday. Really disturbed me as a kid! But what always stayed with me was the footage of Christa Macauliffe's parents looking distraught just after the Challenger broke up.
No, it was definitely live and was filmed by Yorkshire TV. The video was leaked onto Youtube sometime ago but removed thankfully.
I was actually shown the video as part of a health and safety "what they did wrong" course. So it's out there wtih good applications, and as a football fan I found it terribly shocking.
Generally I don't agree with censorship of the news - I think it is necessary to show the horrors of war and death to properly report an event. But to film someone's grief on discovering a loved one has been killed is just voyeuristic and cruel.
That bit got to me too. Hope they didn't show the reaction of the schoolkids when they realised their teacher just got blown up.
I was on holiday in Italy with my parents when that happened. I think I was about 9 or 10.
We were in a restaurant at the time and the match was on TV. We were asked to leave because we were English. When my dad tried to buy an English paper the next morning all the shops refused to serve him and shouted abuse at him. We couldn't leave our hotel room for the rest of the holiday but fortunately we managed to get an early flight home.
If you have a read of the aftermath section of his Wikipedia entry it wasn't shown live. A couple of TV stations who had th footage showed the whole thing on the lunchtime news, others editted it so the actual death wasn't shown in vision
Yes I think you're right, Hillsborough wasn't live but of course the whole thing was being recorded for highlights later. I think they did go to it on Grandstand once the match had been stopped and the disaster was unfolding
I remember seeing the Bradford fire live, it was quite alarming how quickly the small fire gradually engulfed the whole stand - it must have been live because the whole thing wouldn't have been shown in real time after the event. There is a clip around somewhere of the Independent radio commentary of the match (probably Pennine Radio at the time) with the comentator shouting to people to 'get out, walk slowly and not run' before he too has to disconnect and get out the commentary box due to the heat. Quite scary
Heysel was live, I have seen a clip online of the start of the BBC coverage which unfortunately involved Wogan handing over to the stadium where the events were already unfolding
That is awful and the shot of her friend and standby leggin it down the ladder to watch the afternath.
I'm pretty sure that both shots weren't shown live, but were edited in on later reports and documentaries.
The actual Challenger disaster was live on TV but only very limited - very few stations in the US showed it except for CNN and no-one over here. It was shown on both BBC1 and ITV very soon afterwards - both on Childrens TV
Yes, Tommy Cooper was appearing on Live at Her Majestys which was a variety show presented by Jimmy Tarbuck live from Her Majesty's theatre in London.
There was a bit about it on Dawn French's programme the other week where Jimmy told about how he had to go on stage whil there were people tryuing to ressusitate Tommy behind the curtain.
At the time the audience didn't know that he'd dies - in fact it was thought to be the climax to his act - but it was reported in a news bulletin straight after the programme came off air