Farewell to the QE2!

A Solent Outside Broadcast

In association with the BBC

On the quayside

First-class technical support!

Cameras in the sky and on-board ship

Radio Links Aerials

Feed into the links truck

Solent cameras in the BBC mobile studio

all arrive in the Solent truck

Last minute checks…

Dishes beam live pictures

The band begins to play

The sun goes down…

The temperature drops!

And cue the lights!

Standby cameras…

We are live on air to BBC1!

Here come the tug-boats…

And a flotilla of well-wishers

RoyalFireworks

The end of an era…

Farewell QE2!a Solent University/BBC production

Southampton docks, November 11th 2008

Photographs courtesy of Tony Wade.

Hope you enjoyed the show !