itsrobert post_id=5546 time=1618087016 user_id=913 Wrote:

richard110888 post_id=5503 time=1618081474 user_id=1077 Wrote:

Cassia Tuna post_id=5430 time=1618075435 user_id=1506 Wrote:BBC flooded with complaints over coverage of Prince Philip’s death

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/apr/10/bbc-flooded-with-complaints-over-prince-philip-coverage

I'm very much in the minority here but I think it just shows how self obsessed we have become as a nation if for 1 night we can't just reflect on the 60+ years of service this man has given to the country and instead choose to watch people making fake inane comments on tv programmes (I say this as someone who has watched Gogglebox from the start). I bet these people complaining are the same ones planning a foreign holiday during a global pandemic that has killed nearly 3 million people as them not getting a holiday for 6 months is more important than protecting the rest of us from a new variant. People were so used to doing what they wanted before the pandemic that when someone says no its a massive shock but my view is if you want us to go back to near normal life in the UK then you should sacrifice a foreign holiday this year whilst much more of the world is vaccinated. Last night the BBC said NO we won't be showing our usual programmes as a mark of respect and prioritised all their resources on something that has national significance. No matter what alternative was provided somebody somewhere would have complained and it would have been all over the paper websites with clickbait articles. In short the BBC can't do right...ever.

People naturally switch to BBC 1 for big event so I have no issue with it staying on there all day and night and as others have said any programmes going out on BBC 2 or 4 would need to be screened first and during reduced staffing levels over the last year I doubt watching an episode of the repair shop for anything inappropriate was a priority and instead they focussed for 1 night on providing a core news service for those who maybe could not watch earlier in the day. I was not aware that the red button is on the same Mux as BBC 1,2 & 4 when I made my earlier comment but although the football was not shown on BBC 4 it was shown on the red button so its not like people missed out completely.

As the national broadcaster the BBC is bound by more constraints than any other channel. Everyone had the option to go do something else or watch something elsewhere and many chose to do that but complaining that an episode of EastEnders has been pushed back a few days just says everything that is wrong with people these days....its not like its not on 4 days a week 52 weeks of the year. This is once in your lifetime for most people given how long the Duke and the Queen have been around. I'm not a royalist and I roll my eyes at some of the media coverage of the royals over very minor things but on this I think the BBC got it right, however I am fully aware that most people disagree and that is what makes places like this interesting.

Very well said indeed.

I can’t believe the number of people in the country whinging about this. It was one day of blanket coverage on the BBC when something very out of the ordinary happened as a mark of respect to our Royal Family. There were plenty of other outlets available and not least the BBC iPlayer. And as has been pointed out, there were issues of sensitivity in terms of reviewing which programmes could still be shown. Much easier and safer all round to pull it all until decisions could be made. It’s all too easy for armchair complainers to argue all this should have been planned in advance. Nobody knew exactly when and how this would happen and, especially during the pandemic, the BBC should be cut some slack.

I, too, am sick to the back teeth of this “me, me, me” world we live in where people can’t do without anything they have come to expect. And don’t get me started on all the pandemic rule breakers. One thing this past year has shown me is how many utterly selfish people there are. Lord knows how they would have got through World War II. One thing I will always be grateful for is that my grandparents were from the war generation. A lot of young people now will probably never have heard their stories first hand. I will never forget the sacrifices they made and thinking about their lives helps me to keep mine firmly in perspective.

bbpro post_id=5554 time=1618087538 user_id=1304 Wrote:If only there were a ‘kudos’ button - couldn’t have said it better myself.

AJ post_id=5549 time=1618087240 user_id=920 Wrote:The BBC is doomed blah blah blah

Off the basis of yesterday, no - it isn't. Sure, it has other problems to address but yesterday's coverage ain't one of them.

Ultimately it's a state broadcaster and therefore has a responsibility to extensively cover moments of national and historic importance.

The Tory flag wavers will have lapped up a moment of nationalism on Auntie that they've been crying out for and those who say it is doomed are the same bunch wanting to defund and destroy it - so no surprises there.

Was it overkill to knock off Two and Four? Sure. It probably was. Did we miss out on anything as a result? Definitely not unless you wanted to watch things that will definitely be rescheduled or some more repeats that you can watch on iPlayer/Britbox/wherever.

Fwiw I thought they did a damn good job given the circumstances.

And if you thought yesterday was bad, then just wait until Her Majesty passes away, because you haven't seen anything yet.

AJ post_id=5549 time=1618087240 user_id=920 Wrote:The Tory flag wavers will have lapped up a moment of nationalism on Auntie that they've been crying out for and those who say it is doomed are the same bunch wanting to defund and destroy it - so no surprises there.

CameronYoung post_id=5569 time=1618088945 user_id=1509 Wrote:I thought protocol was not to air comedy programmes between the death and the funeral, or does that only apply to the BBC? I ask as ITV are premiering a new series of Johnathan Ross

VMPhil post_id=5581 time=1618089780 user_id=1043 Wrote:Certainly I questioned why BBC Two and Four were both taken off, but as mentioned everything would need to be checked for suitability, and we don't know whether the current staffing levels with COVID restrictions would necessarily allow that.

Steve in Pudsey post_id=5561 time=1618088238 user_id=942 Wrote:I wonder how much yesterday's coverage was influenced by covid? Did the all networks simulcast continue for longer than it otherwise might because plans were revised on the assumption that reduced staffing on-site due to covid would restrict the ability to vet and check other content for BBC Two and Four?

I do think that some people are misinterpreting the complaints about the extent of the coverage. Having extended coverage is perfectly appropriate; having it as the BBC's only output for hours on end, not so much. The BBC's role in these situations is always described as reflecting the mood of the nation, I'm not sure that was achieved yesterday.

Brekkie post_id=5544 time=1618087014 user_id=976 Wrote:As requested by [mention]Andrew[/mention]

juston post_id=5076 time=1618027078 user_id=1540 Wrote:From listening to the full clip, it sounds like Martine was told that the news had officially broken between the headlines and first line item. Clearly sounds like she was trying to get through and turned away from the camera quite quickly. Spot the two journos running across the newsroom in the headline sequence!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQAFaGY6Tyc