1/16/2016
This afternoon, I made my way to the BBC studios to tour the
premises. The tour started off just outside of the newsroom from atop of a balcony.
From this balcony we could see the different news studios, control rooms and
the newsroom itself. The tour guide explained how the newsroom worked. It is
split into two sections. The left side of the room focuses on all the World
News that takes place. The right side focuses on the UK News. The center of the
room is where all the news comes together. It is at this halfway point that the
head producer decides whether or not to put a story on air. What was astounding
to hear is that the journalist usually works 12 hour days! I could not imagine
what that would be like!
We then
made our way to a mock TV studio were a girl and I were news anchors. In the first
story we talked about was about King Charles visiting the London Underground
for the 1st time in 50 years. Then we talked about a flood that occurred
a few months ago. We wrapped the show off by sending it to our weather girl.
Overall it was a fun experience.
Next we
went into a radio theater. What is special about the building that we were in
was that it was one of the original BBC buildings that got bombed during WWII.
Within the theater if you listen closely enough you can hear the Underground. A
neat part about this theater is that various artist come and perform here.
Admission is free, but based off a lottery system. Perhaps someday I will be
lucky enough to be chosen, however, the odds of winning are very low.
To wrap
up the tour we produced our own radio drama. In the center of the room there
were four student actors standing around microphones reading a script. Two
other students were in the corner of the room making sound effects with various
objects such as paper, coca nuts and rubber gloves. The story itself was about
a group of friends’ car breaking down in the middle of nowhere. They find a
house nearby to seek refuge. However, soon they come to realize that this was a
horrible mistake!
Overall I’d say that the tour was okay. The best part was
the radio drama, but other than that it wasn’t really anything all that
special.
When the tour was over we had that option to either to stay
in Central or go back to the uni. Most people decided to stay in Central. I
decided to make my way back to uni. As it turned out I got on the wrong train.
I eventually did make my way back to campus; it just took a lot longer than it should
have. I took the long way back, when in fact there was a more direct shorter
route I could’ve taken.
My roommate arrived today from Germany. After he settled in
we went out to dinner and a pub. We discussed the possibility of visiting Berlin
in a few weeks! Hopefully we will be able to go!
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