Stephen Neal
Stephen Neal
@stephen-neal.bsky.social
BBC Studios Live Studio/OB director. Love a green sofa at 7 on BBC One & Eurovision any time. Ex-BBC News/BBC Three/Look East. Speak Swedish. Once an engineer.
I think the answer is probably yes. I think there are many people who won't know that ChatGPT and CoPilot are AI specifically.
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Proms is shot using the same cameras as when it was i25 (aka 50i) - they've just decided to flip the psf switch on them. They're a mix of HDC-4300s and FR7s I think. (PTZs are great for unobtrusive 'in orchestra' shots)
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Has anyone backed up the EPROMs from COW do you know?
September 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biddy joined Blue Peter in 1962, after it was started in 1958 by John Hunter Blair (though initially it may not have had an Editor role) She revolutionised it - but she wasn't involved in the earliest days?
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-8l...

I remember the first time I saw this. When the TVS Ident turned seamlessly into the C2C opening titles it blew my little teenage mind!
TVS Coast To Coast Intro With ITV South Logos
YouTube video by MrSean64
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August 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The OG menu font is still the best.
August 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
When I first used QEdit in the newsroom it was like going back in time to when I worked at Quantel in R&D! (They sponsored me through Uni 1990-1993 and I worked for them after I graduated)
August 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
And iPlayer's picture quality.
July 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thanks for your service. (I hit 32 years in Jan...)
July 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Sorry to hear you're leaving Alistair.
July 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I just held up the rotating tea-stirrer next to the camera when I was FMing!
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Not just me then.
May 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Pre-ordered!
March 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I believe as Apple devices don't support DASH there are no 2160p25 or 2160p50 UHD HDR streams on iPlayer on Apple platforms (as the BBC is DASH-only for these?) (Not sure whether the iPlayer 1080p50 SDR streams are HLS and DASH or just DASH)
March 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
SVT and BBC both run 720p50 HLS streams to Apple TV with no issues. (The show in question has 50Hz archive and graphics in it - it's just the live cameras that are either p50 to p25 decimated, or running psf25)
March 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I failed my test multiple times in Henley. They have since closed the test centre there. I like to think it wasn't just because of me...
February 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM