BBC Two Offline - Power Failure 2001. Apologies for break in programme.

A power cut in west London plunged Television Centre into darkness; then a backup generator catches fire! "One way or another it's been quite an evening" - BBC News 24.
For those requesting the music used, I've uploaded it here:
share.markashleyg.com/bbc_two...
320kbps MP3.

Пікірлер: 50

  • @DougPaulley
    @DougPaulley10 ай бұрын

    "We're hoping to get the programme back to you as soon as we can". But if we're unlucky, we'll get it back to you as slowly as possible.

  • @CowboysNo1Fan
    @CowboysNo1Fan3 жыл бұрын

    All the breakdown music are bops and give me serious Michael Jackson vibes. If BBC was airing Frozen and it broke down, to fit the situation, the PAL version of the Frozen OST will play.

  • @inny74
    @inny74 Жыл бұрын

    For those too lazy to look in the description, here's the music used, all by the same person, Rüdiger Meng: 1. Speed Up 2. Space Travel 3. Road User 4. PC Girl Or you could, you know, click "show more" lol. Who knew breakdowns had such great music.

  • @plan7a
    @plan7a3 жыл бұрын

    Forget going back to the programme, keep on playing the tunes and having the announcements, LOL. Much better.

  • @Vitor-gi5xo
    @Vitor-gi5xo3 жыл бұрын

    Love how there's a blue two laying in the middle of nowhere

  • @maykab

    @maykab

    Жыл бұрын

    A dead 2… RIP.

  • @PredictedCyborg

    @PredictedCyborg

    5 ай бұрын

    It's a still of a sequence that had a bunch of little 2s 'dropping' past the screen (i.e. they dropped some 2s in portrait shot and then turned it sideways!). So in reality that 2's actually mid-air. I like to imagine someone off-camera just yeeting it across frame. xD

  • @JeremyPhillips1981
    @JeremyPhillips19813 жыл бұрын

    This was 30 June 2001, with I Love 1975 airing from 9.00pm to 10.00pm. The power failure at Television Centre knocked all BBC broadcasts off air for 20 minutes. BBC One was showing the film Red Corner, BBC Choice aired Jennifer Saunders pilot Mirrorball followed by animated comedy God, the Devil and Bob and BBC Knowledge was repeating costume drama The Woman in White.

  • @RyanOnRadio

    @RyanOnRadio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do You Have The Breakdown Of The BBC Knowledge One

  • @barbarakirk3064

    @barbarakirk3064

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can remember Jane Horrocks being in Mirrorball as Katy Grin, a character not dissimilar to Anthea Turner.

  • @KRPTV
    @KRPTV3 жыл бұрын

    Ha "once again many aproblems for the apologies we're having!" 😁😁😁

  • @realdustydane
    @realdustydane4 жыл бұрын

    The song at 0:06 sounds like Wii Sports.

  • @BurnedNoodle

    @BurnedNoodle

    4 жыл бұрын

    actually reminded me of it ngl.

  • @hayleywaalen2612

    @hayleywaalen2612

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like something from a party video game.

  • @jakejames4005

    @jakejames4005

    Жыл бұрын

    wii sports tennis ❤️❤️

  • @johncooper1965
    @johncooper19655 жыл бұрын

    Wish those breakdown tunes were played on radio stations like Heart and Absolute?

  • @titmouse-distribution

    @titmouse-distribution

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep.

  • @tlafterv72bs45

    @tlafterv72bs45

    3 жыл бұрын

    Against the clock by Murray munro

  • @SprinterPlayz
    @SprinterPlayz2 жыл бұрын

    "Once again, many a problem..." Me: Eh?

  • @user-un9wh1nm6o
    @user-un9wh1nm6o5 жыл бұрын

    the announcers is becky Wright

  • @forwardgames4121
    @forwardgames41215 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE THE MUSIC I NEED A MP3 OF THIS!

  • @MarkAshleyG

    @MarkAshleyG

    5 жыл бұрын

    Which music is it you want? I'll upload it as an MP3 for you.

  • @forwardgames4121

    @forwardgames4121

    5 жыл бұрын

    just all of them@@MarkAshleyG

  • @MarkAshleyG

    @MarkAshleyG

    5 жыл бұрын

    share.markashleyg.com/bbc_two_breakdown_music.mp3 Here you go, 320kbps MP3 - let me know if you have any problems with the file.

  • @forwardgames4121

    @forwardgames4121

    5 жыл бұрын

    do you know any of the names of the songs :p@@MarkAshleyG

  • @Colddirector

    @Colddirector

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@forwardgames4121 In case you're still interested, I decided to shoot the BBC staff an email asking about it, unfortunately they said they no longer have specific records about the music used back then, and the music they used would've been production music which is not available for public consumption.

  • @pinchraccoonandmiladylover5923
    @pinchraccoonandmiladylover59234 жыл бұрын

    Does Anybody Have The Full Version Of This Breakdown?

  • @plan7a
    @plan7a3 жыл бұрын

    Naughty Gizmo! (Gremlins, get-it?).

  • @williamg209two
    @williamg209two3 жыл бұрын

    i can imagine now they have broadcasting house as the main place and new studios in media city they could swap feeds and such

  • @AvroVulcanXH607

    @AvroVulcanXH607

    3 жыл бұрын

    Back then they could redirect networks to Birmingham's Pebble Mill - in this instance though they wouldn't have been able to continue the programme anyway

  • @williamg209two

    @williamg209two

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AvroVulcanXH607 yeah they could only redirect for news and continuity

  • @FIVEBUNDLESOFFUN
    @FIVEBUNDLESOFFUN4 жыл бұрын

    #techbits your right!

  • @rogerdarthwell5393
    @rogerdarthwell53933 жыл бұрын

    20 years ago today

  • @naysmith5272
    @naysmith52728 ай бұрын

    Wasn't there another failure during Battlestar Galactica during 6pm weekday on BBC2 around 2001 or just before? And afterwards they never showed the rest of that episode or any of the rest of the series of Battlestar Galacticca.

  • @charliecribbinremnant
    @charliecribbinremnant6 ай бұрын

    9:21

  • @jumpo
    @jumpo2 жыл бұрын

    this is like, a exteneded cut of that? xd

  • @johncooper5805
    @johncooper58052 жыл бұрын

    Those tunes were released in 1991 and couldn't they have been used whilst showing "4-TEL ON VIEW"?

  • @jakejames4005
    @jakejames4005 Жыл бұрын

    0:06 i will beat matt in tennis on wii sports someday!