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Important Notice 2025
The New Year provides a useful opportunity to emphasise some important procedures, particularly in view of a difficult recording session on the last edition of 2024. On that occasion only one reader had turned up at the studio by 1900 (the time at which we intend to commence the recording), two readers having forgotten and the third being ill and having informed me by email when I was away and so didn’t receive it. The producer and engineer managed, with some difficulty, to make alternative arrangements to produce a recording but as a result the readers present were not able to leave until 2200 and the producer and engineer did not finish until 2230.
On any recording session, the readers should normally have finished by 2100, often earlier. The readers have the easiest job as the engineer and producer have to stay until all the fluffs and inconsistencies in the recording have been rectified before it is suitable for copying the next day. This may take up to an hour to sort out. Readers should, therefore, make sure that they turn up for a recording session by 1845 to read their scripts so that the recording can commence at 1900.
If, at any time, a reader finds that they are unable to fulfil a commitment to a recording date, they should, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INFORM THE PRODUCER RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT RECORDING. You should appreciate that the producer will need time to amend scripts, running orders etc. The reader should also inform me so that I can, with the producer, try to find a substitute reader.
I shall, in future, email a reminder to the relevant readers on the weekend immediately prior to a recording date.
I hope that by following these procedures we will avoid any further difficulties. Thank you for your attention.
Malcolm Gunton