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- TUE 28TH OCT (6.30PM)
5 playout in disaster recovery mode
Tuesday 28th October
6.30pm 5 playout in disaster recovery mode
5 was being played out from its disaster recovery location this evening.
The DR arrangement is differentiated from standard playout on screen by a small dot placed alongside the ‘5’ DOG (Digital On-Screen Graphic).
5 had been promoting a special tribute programme for Prunella Scales during the day. Fawlty Towers: Farewell Sybil was due to air at 6.30pm but failed to appear.
It’s unclear if this tribute programme not making it to air was connected to playout being in its DR environment.
5 was being played out from its DR environment when Jeremy Vine aired from 9.15am. It was in its standard playout environment at 1.15am. The switch to DR happened at some point between then and 9.15am.
5 switched from DR back to standard playout sometime between 8.05pm and 8.55pm.
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