There was high drama last night on centre court with Andy Murray staging a stunning comeback in his match against Richard Gasquet.
But another interesting tableau was being played out in the fading light.
As it became clear that Murray could save the match, the controllers at the Beeb were faced with a dilemma.
Should they switch coverage of Murray's finest hour to BBC2, to make way for the new multimillion pound drama, Criminal Justice, due to start on BBC1 at 9pm?
Or should they simply let the tennis overrun and alert viewers that Criminal Justice would follow the tennis?
That, in the end, was the final decision and I reckon it was the wrong one for controllers ended up protecting the scheduling of BBC2 instead of a flagship drama on BBC1.
Mary Portas, whose Queen of Shops programme runs on BBC2 at 9pm, must have been delighted.
Spare a thought for Peter Moffat, the writer of Criminal Justice, who must have been wringing his hands in despair the longer the tennis went on.
I thoroughly enjoyed the gritty drama once it commenced after 9.30pm, although the cheap colour portable I use had decided to tune out BBC1, while the reception for BBC2 was perfect.
There was a fine cast including young actor Ben Whishaw, who played the murder accused, and Bill Paterson, who played the senior detective, and I'm looking forward to further episodes, tennis permitting.
There was a comic moment this morning when a barrister at the Bodleian Library book depository inquiry suggested that I should sit in the Lord Mayor's seat to get a better view of the proceedings.
I made it quite clear that this would be a breach of protocol and was rewarded with a laugh from the gallery.
The town vs gown inquiry at the council chamber runs for two weeks and it is far too early to predict a verdict.