Post by stryder on Aug 19, 2019 18:58:07 GMT
Copied from the TV show's wikipedia page
''Crisis Command — Could You Run the Country? is a BBC2 role-playing interactive drama documentary which was based on realistic scenarios and dramatised situations that Britain could face one day.All episodes were first aired in 2004.
The programme gave three people the chance to run the country during a potential disaster. The crises included terror attacks on London, flood, plague and hostage taking. Viewers were able to make decisions interactively at the same time as the studio players. The programmes were filmed in real time and edited down to one-hour programmes. Each scenario was played once on BBC2, and then redone with a different set of "Ministers" on BBC4 immediately afterwards.
They receive advice from military, police and communication experts, but the final decisions are down to them alone. Presented by Gavin Hewitt, Crisis Command — Could You Run The Country? was a test of confidence and the ability to prioritise and keep calm in a tense and rapidly evolving situation.
It examined the dilemmas ministers face when dealing with crisis, and the hard decisions necessary to make to save lives.
Against the clock, the participants were able to call upon three advisors: military advisor Lord Tim Garden, communications adviser Amanda Platell and emergency services advisor Charles Shoebridge''
The hijack episode which was the show's pilot can be seen and viewed easily here on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkSeuD-8yA&t=1586s however the other three episodes from my searching at least have never surfaced. There are comments on the youtube video itself saying about having the missing episodes somewhere but nothing has ever come of them. Never seen anything about the BBC4 versions of the episodes too. Any insights or ideas about where the episodes could be would be amazing. I remember watching all four episodes on BBC2 when younger and enjoying them immensely.
''Crisis Command — Could You Run the Country? is a BBC2 role-playing interactive drama documentary which was based on realistic scenarios and dramatised situations that Britain could face one day.All episodes were first aired in 2004.
The programme gave three people the chance to run the country during a potential disaster. The crises included terror attacks on London, flood, plague and hostage taking. Viewers were able to make decisions interactively at the same time as the studio players. The programmes were filmed in real time and edited down to one-hour programmes. Each scenario was played once on BBC2, and then redone with a different set of "Ministers" on BBC4 immediately afterwards.
They receive advice from military, police and communication experts, but the final decisions are down to them alone. Presented by Gavin Hewitt, Crisis Command — Could You Run The Country? was a test of confidence and the ability to prioritise and keep calm in a tense and rapidly evolving situation.
It examined the dilemmas ministers face when dealing with crisis, and the hard decisions necessary to make to save lives.
Against the clock, the participants were able to call upon three advisors: military advisor Lord Tim Garden, communications adviser Amanda Platell and emergency services advisor Charles Shoebridge''
The hijack episode which was the show's pilot can be seen and viewed easily here on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkSeuD-8yA&t=1586s however the other three episodes from my searching at least have never surfaced. There are comments on the youtube video itself saying about having the missing episodes somewhere but nothing has ever come of them. Never seen anything about the BBC4 versions of the episodes too. Any insights or ideas about where the episodes could be would be amazing. I remember watching all four episodes on BBC2 when younger and enjoying them immensely.
