Question Time 17/3/11

nexus · Post by **nexus** » 18 Mar 2011, 20:06

Did anyone else notice/does anyone know why Baroness Warsi was censored during her answer to the question on Libya?

Tawney · Post by **Tawney** » 18 Mar 2011, 20:12

I missed that, sounds interesting. Details?

Stopped speaking by the Chair? Interrupted by a panelist? Bleeped out on iPlayer?

nexus · Post by **nexus** » 18 Mar 2011, 20:42

Bleeped out on iPlayer?

yep- She's answering a question about Libya she says something about not tolerating dictators like this killing.... then it cuts to a blank screen with the number five on it, the sound cuts too, then after about 12 seconds it cuts back to Kelving Mackenzie who is half way through an answer- very strange.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 7_03_2011/

Watch from 21:27.

What could it be? A Superinjunction??

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Mar 2011, 21:27

If only I didn't believe in free speech I would happy if Baroness Warsi had a permanent injunction on everything the says.

Ludwig · Post by **Ludwig** » 18 Mar 2011, 22:13

I can understand that the Government would feel jumpy when one of its own members goes on national television saying we won't tolerate murderous dictators, when the fact that we are doing precisely that, even as she speaks, in Bahrain and Yemen, could be seen by anyone switching channels.

Could be any number of other things of course. And we can be sure the official explanation will be a technical hitch...

Tawney · Post by **Tawney** » 18 Mar 2011, 22:46

nexus wrote:
Bleeped out on iPlayer?

yep- She's answering a question about Libya she says something about not tolerating dictators like this killing.... then it cuts to a blank screen with the number five on it, the sound cuts too, then after about 12 seconds it cuts back to Kelving Mackenzie who is half way through an answer- very strange.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 7_03_2011/

Watch from 21:27.

Fascinating, well done for spotting that!

I suppose it could be a techie hitch.

Or perhaps the Baroness forget to refer to the “cuts” as “savings”

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Question Time isn’t live is it? Whatever was said was probably never broadcast. The BBC is obsessively cautious at the best of times, I suppose it’s not surprising they might snip something during a sensitive period like this.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 19 Mar 2011, 10:21

The glitch was present in the 'live' broadcast of the recorded programme as well.

The fact that it remains in the iPlayer version can mean:

- the iPlayer version is a direct copy of the broadcast version (and BBC techies were too lazy to edit it?)
- the glitch occurred during the recording (and BBC techies were too lazy to edit it?)
- it is censorship (and very poorly executed at that - perhaps trying to hide it behind a 'technical glitch')
- or it is 'something else'

Bandidoz · Post by **Bandidoz** » 22 Mar 2011, 23:47

biffvernon wrote:If only I didn't believe in free speech I would happy if Baroness Warsi had a permanent injunction on everything the says.

TBH I thought pretty much everything she said was reasonable. Kelvin MacKenzie, on the other hand......was utterly hilarious!

Generally a good programme in this instance, with a lot of worthy comment from Simon Hughes.