BBC
RECORD OF SECRET FILMING AND RECORDING PROPOSALS:
Entertainment and Comedy Programmes
To be completed in consultation with Editorial Policy Advice Note: Secret
Recording and the BBC Editorial Guidelines Section 6: Privacy.
Programme Name:
From: Job Title:
Department: Room no and ext:
Proposed recording date: Proposed transmission date:
Out of Office contacts (mobile):
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RECORDING:
CONSIDER ANY SAFETY ISSUES AND DESCRIBE ANY ARRANGEMENTS TO
DEAL WITH THEM:
ADVICE
Have you discussed the proposal with Editorial Policy?
Yes No
If ‘Yes’, please note the name of the Adviser and record their comments:
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AUTHORISATION
Is the secret filming / recording approved?
Yes No
Comments:
Authorised by:
Date:
REVIEW OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION
Detail of consents obtained and identification issues:
(Consent must be obtained from people who feature prominently in the recordings prior to
broadcast. If the recording might cause embarrassment to other recognisable individuals
caught on camera where consent has not been obtained, they must be disguised)
Is transmission of the material approved? Yes No
Comments:
Authorised by:
Date:
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