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Apr 4, 2024 · James Burke delivers the best-timed piece to camera in the BBC archives. Perhaps the best of all time? This clip is from James Burke's Connections.
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- 1978
Oct 4, 2023 · Burke’s Insight into the Perfect Timing. But how was this astonishing timing achieved? James Burke himself, now 86, shed light on the meticulous planning behind the scenes. He revealed that he had scripted precisely 10 seconds of dialogue for the moment. Each second was accounted for: one for his measured walk into position, another for the ...
Aug 3, 2023 · James Burke, a scientific historian, had only one chance to nail this scene. A clip from the 1978 BBC television show Connections, season 1, episode 8, “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry” which could be considered the best timed shot in television history.
Sep 7, 2023 · Perfectly timed TV snippet is considered to be ‘the greatest shot in television’ Reddit users went wild for a 1978 clip of James Burke perfectly timing a rocket launch in his TV show 'Connections'
- Britt Jones
As a lifelong fan of James Burke, thank you for only posting the part of this shot that actually required perfect timing. So many times people also include the 45 second walk leading to this shot, which of course was a separate take. Also, for anyone who has never watched Connections, you can go do that for free here.
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Dec 1, 2020 · It’s an old clip of the peerless science presenter James Burke that we can’t watch enough because his timing is so perfect. We’re kicking off December with the #ArchiveAdventCalendar ! Every day we’ll be uploading one of our favourite clips from the last year – starting with the greatest ever (in our opinion) piece to camera, courtesy of James Burke.
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Nov 9, 2023 · The moment the British science journalist James Burke captures the launch of Voyager 2 in 1977. Video screenshot. One of the best-timed shots in TV history is an old clip by BBC’s science presenter James Burke which has recently gone viral following the release of the corporation’s archives. Burke was reporting on the launch of Voyager 2 ...
