The Making of The Six 30 March 1988 BBC Two

The Making of The "Six" goes behind the scenes at how the BBC Six O Clock News is put together every day - first shown on BBC Two on 30 March 1988.

[@johnking5174]

0:56 - You can't make it out here, but Stage 5 was just opened in Feb 1988 but by May 1988 there was still some work going on, next to the Spur block which housed BBC Television News.

[@UrbanPicturesUK]

Fascinating, thanks for the upload.

[@mrhammadmossop1988ul-haq]

This is absolutely fascinating I have been looking for this for ages

[@johnking5174]

1:06 - You can just make out the window slot into the newsroom, where the news summary studio was placed right in the heart of the busy BBC newsroom. That studio would be re-fitted in the summer of 1988 and it would become the home to the Nine O'Clock News, news summaries and weekend/bank holiday news bulletins from 1988 to 1993.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

+John King BBC Learning Zone did something like this with the 6pm news in 1996 when the newsreaders were Martyn Lewis and Jennie Bond

[@nicolasmattis5454]

@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 is this programme still available to share please?

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@@nicolasmattis5454 it's on KZbin called making the news

[@videonut1988]

This was four years after the newscast got rebranded from being "SIXTY MINUTES" to the current "SIX"...

[@johnking5174]

0:58 - there is the Spur block, the addition made to BBC Television Centre in the late 60s and opened in 1969 when BBC Television News moved from Alexandra Palace to Television Centre.

[@MartinDeutsch]

It looks like the programme was filmed on 7th May 1987.

[@johnmearns9965]

Brilliant

[@jacksugden8190]

I was 20 on 1988, this was the year when the PM programme got its final theme tune on Radio 4, I remember Holden on PM, she is currently a member of A is for Aphra (Behn) Society according to Wikipedia, and have heard that Nicholas Witchell is due to retire in 2023. Good luck Nick!.

[@ajs41]

The 1979 to 1988 PM theme tune was my favourite, because it sounded so ridiculously retro, even during that time period. It sounds like something Kraftwerk might have come up with in about 1972. Not surprisingly, most people seem to hate it, but I love it! Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYivpamkhreoh9k

[@neilogden]

His last report was supposed to be from Sandringham at Christmas but he appeared when King Charles was diagnosed with cancer albeit from Hong Kong for some reason!

[@jamesmitchell8922]

Horizon did something similar

[@nicolasmattis5454]

Is this programme still available to share please?

[@jamesmitchell8922]

@@nicolasmattis5454 Not from me. Find it here on this website

[@Thebustermann]

2:45 Bhuddah pest.