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==Shaving Foam== | ==Shaving Foam== | ||
The final element of the show was custard pieing. It was thought that including this would add an element of fun to the programme and attract attention in the bars. An early idea was to pre-record the custard pie-ing of sabbatical officers and YUSU types, however despite enthusiasm by some to take part the usual university red tape meant that anything like this would have to be classed as an "event" and go through the usual time-consuming chanels. Consequently all pieing would be done in the studio. A fairly basic set of [[black drapes]] and stools was made in the corner of the studio oppostite the broom cupboard, and most YSTV regulars were pied at some point in the night (as well as two random blokes from Derwent bar who turned up after being encouraged by bucket-shakers to come along). In order to avoid the shaving foam, people would have to answer three questions - the first two being deceptively easy and the final something like "[[Peter Bowles|name's YSTV's station director from 2000 to 2001]]". The custard pie element was retained all subsequent [[Children In Need]] programmes. | The final element of the show was custard pieing. It was thought that including this would add an element of fun to the programme and attract attention in the bars. An early idea was to pre-record the custard pie-ing of sabbatical officers and YUSU types, however despite enthusiasm by some to take part the usual university red tape meant that anything like this would have to be classed as an "event" and go through the usual time-consuming chanels. Consequently all pieing would be done in the studio. A fairly basic set of [[black drapes]] and stools was made in the corner of the studio oppostite the broom cupboard, and most YSTV regulars were pied at some point in the night (as well as two random blokes from Derwent bar who turned up after being encouraged by bucket-shakers to come along). In order to avoid the shaving foam, people would have to answer three questions - the first two being deceptively easy and the final something like "[[Peter Bowles|name's YSTV's station director from 2000 to 2001]]". The custard pie element was retained all subsequent [[Children In Need]] programmes. | ||
[[Image:cin03c.jpg|thumb|left|How do we wrap up the show?]] | |||
==Chaos== | ==Chaos== | ||
The show ended in chaos as all of the crew assembled on the "pie set" to apparently use all the remaining shaving foam to pie themselves (around a dozen pies). However the two main presenters Jonathan and Ed hadn't been told that all the pies were going to be aimed at them. Chaos ensued as they were caked in shaving foam and no-one was in any state to wrap up the programme. The only remaining crew member in the control room, [[Dave Baker]], cut the output to BBC1 whilst everyone cleaned up (although in the actual close of the programme he received his fair share of the foam). A clip of this incident was included in the title sequences of both the 2004 and 2005 programmes | The show ended in chaos as all of the crew assembled on the "pie set" to apparently use all the remaining shaving foam to pie themselves (around a dozen pies). However the two main presenters Jonathan and Ed hadn't been told that all the pies were going to be aimed at them. Chaos ensued as they were caked in shaving foam and no-one was in any state to wrap up the programme. The only remaining crew member in the control room, [[Dave Baker]], cut the output to BBC1 whilst everyone cleaned up (although in the actual close of the programme he received his fair share of the foam). A clip of this incident was included in the title sequences of both the 2004 and 2005 programmes, and was rescreened in full four years after the event during [[40th/Children In Need Show 2007|Children In Need 2007]] where Jonathan was interviewed about his memories of the show and also given a surprise custard pieing to bring us full circle! | ||
Despite the somewhat hurried production and improvised nature of the show it was a lot of fun to do, and the bucket-shakers raised over £100. The success of this show re-established Children In Need as a regular annual event on YSTV. | Despite the somewhat hurried production and improvised nature of the show it was a lot of fun to do, and the bucket-shakers raised over £100. The success of this show re-established Children In Need as a regular annual event on YSTV. | ||
