Pull down this description for information on all the shows I mention, plus all my references, and some advice if you're looking to subtitle your videos!

SUBTITLES

15% of my viewers watch with subtitles! They're helpful for folks without headphones, or in loud environments, or who can't hear well, or who just like subtitles. More people will watch if subtitles are an option.

Before 2020, YouTube had a volunteer communitycaptions system. Alas, due to spam (and, I suspect, the difficulty of porting it to the new Studio), YouTube turned it off. So your options are:

OPTION 1: DO IT YOURSELF

If your video is one or two people talking, you can add subtitles easily with YouTube's tools: https://support.google.com/youtube/an... that's also possible for more complex videos, but it can be timeconsuming.

OPTION 2: PAY A SMALL AMOUNT

If you can afford an editor, you can afford subtitles! They only cost $12 per minute of audio.

For simple audio, try Rev: https://www.rev.com/blog/coupon/?ref=... To be clear, that's an affiliate link: you get $10 of captions free (enough for up to an 8minute video), and I get a kickback from them. However, my opinions of Rev are mixed. They have downsides, and they may not be the right option for you!

Advantages of Rev:
✅ Extremely fast turnaround
✅ Easy, simple, automated, selfservice
✅ Reasonable price

Disadvantages of Rev:
Rev is a gigeconomy company, with everything that entails. In 2019, transcribers raised issues including low pay. https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/2...
Accuracy is usually acceptable for clear speech, but not the nearperfect results you'd expect from a more highend subtitle company.
They're limited to their simple, narrow, house style. That isn't ideal for videos with long sentences or many speakers.

For more complicated audio or for multiple speakers, try Caption+: https://caption.plus a small company that produces extremely highquality subtitles for a reasonable price.

Advantages of Caption+:
✅ Exceptional subtitle accuracy.
✅ Handtweaked broadcaststandard subtitles that are perfect for accessibility, and which the audience love.
✅ Can use positioning and perspeaker colors, and match other style requests.
✅ Still a reasonable price.

Disadvantages of Caption+:
Not automated: you're dealing with a human by email, and paying invoices.

OTHER COMPANIES: I also used 3PlayMedia once, but unfortunately can't recommend them based on that experience. YouTube also mention ceilo24 and Amara, neither of which I have experience with: https://cielo24.com/ https://amara.org/

SHOWS

Here's a list of all the shows mentioned, with links where available. (Where Amazon links are listed, those are affiliate links, where I earn a commission from sales.)

The Demon Headmaster is available on DVD from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/37Cb68U and the 2019 revival is available in the UK on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...

Derren Brown: The Events: How To Control The Nation is available for free on YouTube:    • Derren Brown | The Events: How To Con...   although it lacks the live broadcast cutins.

The pilot episode of Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country? has been uploaded to YouTube here:    • BBC2 3rd February 2004  Crisis Comman...   normally I wouldn't link to an unofficial upload, but the series will likely never be repeated or see a commercial release.

Ghostwatch is available on DVD from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kweAgL I should absolutely have put the ghost in the background of one of my shots here, I regret missing that joke!

The full Ghostwatch continuity announcement is here:    • Ghostwatch Continuity Announcement  ...  

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire have an entire YouTube channel.    / millionaireuk   and yes, Jeremy Clarkson is the host now, I suspect that'll surprise a lot of people.

REFERENCES

Ofcom Broadcasting Code: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tvradioand...
On sports: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tvradioand...
On access: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tvradioand...
On advertising: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tvradioand... AND https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/asset...
"Only five complaints" about the Derren Brown show is from Broadcast Bulletin 148 [PDF]: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/asset...

Ghostwatch, and the "full tabloid fury afterwards", is welldocumented in many places, so I'll leave researching that to the reader. Don't have nightmares.

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