I won’t be doing an episode of Stilgherrian Live Alpha tonight, but within 48 hours I’ll let you know when episodes 6, 7 and 8 will be on.
I rarely remember my dreams…
… but last night I did. I had to present a TV news program and it was going very, very badly. Interpretations, please!
It was my first day as presenter of an established program called News Tower. The presenters’ desk was stupid. Me and my overly-blonde female co-host had to peer out between mock embattlements as if our News Tower was a medieval castle.
When I got my copy of the script just minutes before show time it was hand-written on scraps of paper, and I could barely read the appalling writing. The pages were all out of order, and the text was over-written with corrections and arrows showing how the sequence had been changed. When I asked whether the Autocue copy was typed OK, I got a blank look as if “Autocue” and “typing” were unknown words. And indeed, the camera lens watching me was naked: no cueing system could be seen.
Impromptu episode 5.2
I just did a quick Stilgherrian Live Alpha (episode 5.2) from my hotel room in Canberra. The recording stopped after about 10 minutes, so it’s in two parts called, oddly enough, part 1 and part 2. Topics covered include the Politics & Technology Forum, Internet and telephone coverage along the Hume Highway, and what happened to my beard.
Links for 22 June 2008 through 24 June 2008
Stilgherrian’s links for 22 June 2008 through 24 June 2008, gathered with care and compassion:
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Impromptu Stilgherrian Live Alpha
I did an impromptu Stilgherrian Live Alpha from Kelly’s On King, our local “Irish” theme pub, yesterday afternoon. There was a network drop-out, so after a few minutes of episode 5.1A you’ll need to grab the bulk of the program at episode 5.1B. The video starts late: there’s just a black screen at the beginning. But the quality improves noticeably as the program continues. Enjoy!
Episode 5 is online!
Last night’s 33-minute episode of Stilgherrian Live Alpha is now online at Ustream. That is all.
Actually not quite all. There’s a challenge or two which need to be planned. You’ll see what I mean… more soon.