daveevans1000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

LMAO you can tell that ITN were enjoying this!

markthefox1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sick homos

PaulRoberts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Loving the artist's impressions of the studio invasion. The pissed off look on Little Nicky Witchell's face has been caught very well.

AidanLunn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

electronic locks never have been used on TV studio doors. one for the reason you missed in the above comment. What if there is a fire and the electronic lock fails? What if the fire was *caused* by the electronic lock?Secondly, TV cameras in those days were susceptible to interference from radio signals and other devices similar to electronic locks. When K-9 first appeared in Doctor Who in 1977, the production team found his radio signals caused grey lines to appear on the pictures.

mistofoles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh.I thought when a broadcast was in progress, the studio doors were electronically locked to stop any unathourised people (or dozy crew members)wandering in, but in the event of a fire, the lock was automatically disabled?

mistofoles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I thought it was Nick who had the ginger crewcut!

LuthansaTerminal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Security wasn't as tight as it is these days. There was no main reception, the gates seen behind Glen O Glaza were the main way into TV Centre back then.TV studios aren't locked when broadcasts are in progress... for very obvious reasons!

LuthansaTerminal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Security wasn't as tight as it is these days. There was no main reception, the gates behind Glen O Glaza were the main way to get into TV Centre. It's not the first time simethign like that happened, Jan Leeming was attacked in the newsroom by an intruder in the early 80's No studios aren't locked when broadcasts are in progress... for very obvious reasons!

BaddaBigBoom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My thoughts entirely...nice one.

Ulleskelf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The "senior executives rushed in with a hacksaw" line gets me! I'm sure ever TV news boss keeps a hacksaw close by, just in case of a lesbian invasion.