Originally Posted by scarlotti:
“In recent series both Bruno and Len made remarks which Tess apologised for shortly afterwards.
(It later transpired that Len had not actually f-bombed it! )
Does anyone actually have proof / verification re this time-delay mechanism, or, as I am assuming, is it just a question of "I think that....."?”
I'd always assumed that live programmes were broadcast with a 10 second delay in case they needed to beep out swear words or to give them time to react to 'a situation' but now I'm not sure. There's this on the BBC iPlayer site (about subtitling):
Quote:
“For a programme that’s broadcast live (like the News) or close to live (like Mock the Week), a technician will generate the subtitles as it is being transmitted. This means you’ll often notice a delay when watching these programmes, be it live or via catch-up.”
And there's a news story about Chris Evans wanting to do the new Top a Gear live, but execs think they might have to use a time delay for fear of language slips.
Sounds like they decide on a programme by programme basis depending on how risky they think it is. Not sure Strictly would be considered high risk ...