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Ferrets threaded TV cables for Charles and Diana wedding
« on: 28 September, 2022, 04:54:19 pm »
Wonder if the ferrets are going to do the rigging for the coronation?


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FERRETS HELPED THREAD TV CABLES FOR THE COVERAGE OF THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA.
The BBC employed a team of ferrets to help thread TV cables under the floors of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, England, for coverage of the wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
The cables had to be fed through very narrow underground ducts under the cathedral, and although conventional methods had been tried, these had failed.  The ferrets, however, were successful, and engineers were able to attach TV cables to lines threaded by the ferrets, and pull the cables through the ducting. It was asked on the Chase, with the options of Mole, Badger and Ferret. The contestant got it right, but the Dark Destroyer put Mole, which left Bradley Walsh in hysterics.
Held in Greenwich, England, on Millennium Eve, a concert featuring Simply Red, The Eurythmics, Bryan Ferry and the London Symphony Orchestra, almost didn’t go ahead due to difficulties in threading broadcast and electrical cables around the site.  Fearing a huge bill and poor quality TV coverage for the event, the organisers called in Beckham, Posh and Baby, three ferrets named after The Spice Girls.
Once the ferrets had completed their work, the concert went ahead and was viewed by millions around the globe.