Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

[harshy]

Ooh it’s Jim Rosenthal on the world feed not sure who the female is.

EDIT: I think it’s Sue Therle

[UTVLifer]

As we suspected it's Hazel and Andrew on commentary duty this evening

[Josh]

The audio isn't the best, feels like we're hearing it through the speakers of the stadium and not an actual output for want of a better word.

[aaron_scotland]

As we suspected it's Hazel and Andrew on commentary duty this evening

They never learn, already a fair few on socials complaining they are waffling on over the music/singing

[brioalex]

The sound is a bit all over the place! There’s a strange echo which I assume is from the Stadium PA system?

[AxG]

Ah reminds me of the 2014 UK Eurovision postcard. But why a UK flag, and God Save the Queen, and not the English flag and Jerusalem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43WIWDweShE

[aaron_scotland]

Possibly the worst shot of the red arrows from the helicopter I've ever seen

[Josh]

There's something really off-putting about the lip-synced speech

[brioalex]

There's something really off-putting about the lip-synced speech

Completely agree. Some of the performers are definitely better than others!

[RhysJR]

Birmingham's own schedule page is pretty good for an overview but doesn't break down the times of events within each session.

This website (a spin-off of the main site) breaks down each session into individual times; the entry lists and start lists and results also there.

https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/general-schedule

[Brekkie]

Thanks for that Rhys.

They've been quite clever with the staging here by focusing on a small stage at one end of the stadium (which looks great). Working well for TV, though perhaps not so great for those in the stadium.

[gottago]

Think this would have benefited from starting at 9 with less daylight. I keep spotting quite a few uninterested volunteers (though maybe that's because I'm watching in UHD!) and the odd shape of the stadium might have benefited a little from the cloak of darkness.

[Brekkie]

Yes, I was quite surprised they went for an 8pm start considering London, Glasgow and Manchester all waited till 9pm. Perhaps the stadium being in a residential area might be a factor.

These presenters feel unnecessary - almost break filler at Eurovision!

[Josh]

This presenter cutaway is very Eurovision green room-y, yes.

[Brekkie]

The athletes parades drag as they are - adding interviews and good luck messages is only going to make it feel like it drags longer.