When being a pilgrim..

I'm going into the audience for the first time on April 11

and the woman on the phone mentioned something to my dad when he made the inital phone call (as I'm going with him) about going to a hotel on the day first, I think it was "The Echo" or something along those lines.

This confused me, as I thought you just turned up at the studio :oops:

. Can anyone let me know please about what happens when you first arrive in Bristol, just so I'm well prepared

and I can see if we've completly misunderstood her or not :-D

Thanks!

**Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:50 pm **Author:** jonny **Post subject:**

I'm going on the 7th

and I was told just to turn up at the studio at 12pm...

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Yeah, starting times vary, but it should say the arrival time on the correspondence they give you. Usually, you just turn at the studio and wait in a queue for a few minutes, then they check you off on the list, and you stay in this waiting area for a bit before they're ready to call you over to the studio. Then the fun begins!

I reckon they'd only suggest staying at a hotel first if you were coming from a long way away, and logistically couldn't make it to the studios in time unless you stayed over somewhere the night before.

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StatsMan wrote:

Yeah, starting times vary, but it should say the arrival time on the correspondence they give you. Usually, you just turn at the studio and wait in a queue for a few minutes, then they check you off on the list, and you stay in this waiting area for a bit before they're ready to call you over to the studio. Then the fun begins!

I reckon they'd only suggest staying at a hotel first if you were coming from a long way away, and logistically couldn't make it to the studios in time unless you stayed over somewhere the night before.

You go to the hotel first and then you are picked up by the coach and taken to the studio you then either watch a show on the t.v from the green room or go in the audience you dont go straight on to a show as soon as you get there ,they let you get the hang of things first.You are allowed to have a friend stay with you in the hotel provided you share a room which endamol pay for, your friend just has to pay for their own evening meal or they can go down to the pub which is cheaper.If you are only going as a member of the audience you go straight to the studio.

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That's if you're a contestant, but if you're just going in the audience, you just turn up. Simple as.

I'm going on the 21st April yay! :smt026

I'm quite looking forward to it..

**Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:59 pm **Author:** killersbee **Post subject:**

pat_east_wing wrote:

You go to the hotel first and then you are picked up by the coach and taken to the studio you then either watch a show on the t.v from the green room or go in the audience you dont go straight on to a show as soon as you get there ,they let you get the hang of things first.You are allowed to have a friend stay with you in the hotel provided you share a room which endamol pay for, your friend just has to pay for their own evening meal or they can go down to the pub which is cheaper.

I'll keep that in mind when I get on, soon

**Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:28 pm **Author:** taff **Post subject:**

I'm going on April 28th

- 6 of us travelling from Sheffield for the 12 noon recordings. If any other forum members will be there then plaese let me know!

**Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:25 pm **Author:** jonny **Post subject:**

Blimey, we're all off there in April, aren't we??

**Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:06 pm **Author:** ShaneO **Post subject:**

Im not

ShaneO wrote:

Im not

Why not. You should've applied....

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StatsMan wrote:

That's if you're a contestant, but if you're just going in the audience, you just turn up. Simple as.

Yes if you are going in the audience you just turn up but if you are going with a contestant to sit in all the shows you book in the hotel first.

**Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 6:23 pm **Warnings:** 0

Right then!

I'll be down in Bristol on the 21st then...hehe!

Big-Davey wrote:

I'll be down in Bristol on the 21st then...hehe!

**Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 6:23 pm **Warnings:** 0

What?!?!? I wanted to come down and see everyone!

But you reacting like that just tells me everything!

*sighs* do I even bother bringing my own camp bed in the room then? :-D

**Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:07 pm **Warnings:** 0

Big-Davey wrote:

Right then!

I'll be down in Bristol on the 21st then...hehe!

i may see you by the gate HAAAAAA

BIG-Davey will have to share with me. No camp bed! No hotel!
:-D

(PAT - shut your ears!) he's terrible!

**Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:36 am **Author:** killersbee **Post subject:**

Well, I've been waiting for a reply from DOND for months but still haven't got it

I'm gonna have to assume for now that I didn't get through :cry:

**Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:07 pm **Warnings:** 0

killersbee wrote:

Well, I've been waiting for a reply from DOND for months but still haven't got it

I'm gonna have to assume for now that I didn't get through :cry:

HOW LONG HAVE YOU WAITED?IT WAS 5 MONTHS BEFORE I HAD THE PHONE CALL.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:04 pm **Author:** killersbee **Post subject:**

Well, I sended my form off back in November and it's now April

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