The BBC have been overwhelmed with complaints about coverage of Prince Philip

[ArseInTheCoOpWindow]

Showing the same thing on 2 channels simultaneously.

Now you just enter your email to complain as they couldn’t cope with the amount of complaints.

[quote Tealightsandd]@roussette
The same question could be asked for the FA Cup or major political events. I think most recently, the US presidential elections (or was it ours). I can't remember which, but do remember coverage across all the news channels, BBC1, and some others. Mostly repetitive and boring since very little happened for hours whilst waiting for results. Journalists resorted to interviewing each other to pass the time. At least yesterday was an interesting history lesson.

Yes, it was a mark of respect to the husband of our Head of State, but it was only one day and it was a wonderful opportunity for some really interesting history.

@MarshaBradyo There's more to the radio than BBC. Lots of digital channels available. Alternative options include services like Spotify or a podcast, or for the less tech inclined old fashioned physical vinyl, cassette, or CD.[/quote]
I only listen to ad-free and don’t really do the other stuff.

Anyway I have come to rely on radio. I pay a fee to pretty much only access BBC radio so I reckon I’m over paying already.

Given the demographic of radio 6 listeners I reckon it’s even more poorly placed than those who watch TV covering royals.

I don’t see why royalists need everyone to fall in line with their preferences. We would be happy to opt out and leave them to what they enjoy.

I think they have practised the plans for so long they have forgotten to notice that the population has moved on and is no longer so interested in forelock tugging. It would have been better to have a more restrained coverage and then people would be more willing to respect it. Quite a lot of older people have died this year and last, after all.

@TooOldandTired

It's once in 99 years FFS what is wrong with people. even if you only have Freeview there are multiple other channels to watch. What is wrong in your life that you feel the need to complain about 1/2 a days programming.

There's quite a lot wrong in people's lives at the moment. Maybe they look forward to their favourite programmes? Maybe it helps them through an otherwise difficult time to look forward to their soap, or the masterchef final? TV means a lot to some people.

Even today, radio6 is playing utter drivel. Dirge like pap.

At what point are we going to be allowed to listen to normal radio programming again?

Also, it's not once in 99 years! In the last 99 years there have been several royal deaths.

In two weeks I reckon

Even if it is rare why do people care if others want to not have to listen to dirge.

Obviously it’s not a small minority given feedback and drop in viewing numbers.

@RubyFowler

It's about respect. Of course they could have shown something else on another channel but presumably felt it wasn't appropriate. Presumably out of respect to the head of state that has served the country for decades. I'm amazed people are so pathetic they would complain and I say that as someone who could take of leave the royal family.

@RubyFowler

Really you are looking forward to MC so much you can't wait a few days when there are several other channels and programmes you can watch. I love TV as much as the next person but I can certainly cope if a program is delayed by a few days.

@Roussette

As I said above it's about respect, I guess like many years ago people would dress in black and not go out. Respect for the queen, I'm quite surprised by the number of people on here (and complaining) who object to it.

I mean don't watch it if you're not interested (I didn't) but to complain just seems really petty.

@Neonprint

Good. It's fucking embarrassing. We're in the middle of a pandemic.

I'm rather glad that for once the pandemic and the vaccines have been kicked out of the news.

They certainly needed to show it for a long time, and I did watch a fair bit. I don't see why they had to take all channels out though. BBC4 could have been left as was for an alternative.

@Tootyfilou

What “service “ FFS . A life of unimaginable privilege and wealth. He literally did NOTHING to improve the lives of anyone. Traipsing around after the Queen... another medieval anachronism, on various state visits, blah blah. Hardly working in the 2 foot nine is it. People are well and truly brainwashed if they believe that the monarchy and their hangers on see the rest of us as anything other than the great unwashed. The French had the right idea. Too many sheeple in this country though.

It was t that great for the poor before or after the French Revolution.

Wasn't

[quote TooOldandTired]@RubyFowler

Really you are looking forward to MC so much you can't wait a few days when there are several other channels and programmes you can watch. I love TV as much as the next person but I can certainly cope if a program is delayed by a few days.[/quote]
Not personally no, but I do think the coverage was OTT when not everyone is interested and the number of complaints seems to show this.
A lot of people are lonely and depressed at the moment and regularly tele favourites will be helping them along.

@CatherineMorland

So sad that people couldn’t cope with an afternoon off TV to honour a man who devoted his life to public service.

What utter rubbish. Royal family is one of the too five land hoarders of this country, a country where about 50% land is owned by 1%. The kind of housing crisis we and our kids are facing is unprecedented and here is someone who is lauding the hoarders for doing public service. Which star do you live on?

Oh and no, I still wouldn't bother complaining. It is history in the making. After a while it will start to repeat though so no further need to watch.

Teaslightandd, on freeview there is actually very little apart from BBC Radio4, 4extra, the World Service, occassionally 3, if you want to listen to things like drama, stories, discussions, analytical reports, interviews with writers, artists etc, comedy. Radio4Extra is a mish-mash of those. In fairness I have just counted 35 radio stations on Freeview, apart from the BBC stations. They are currently split between music and sports reports. I even tried some unfamiliar names to check(Premium, Christian music, RNIB, classical music). So I accept there is an overwhelming majority audience for their output.

As I said my complaint to the BBC is about the arbitary removal of the one service that provides a variety of mostly spoken entertainment to use a broad term. It is not even live so it is ineplicable why they cannot play their recordings even if the producers are distraught. The only reason I can think of is that the BBc are planning to bin it as with BBC4.

It's not the Royal Family keeping people out of affordable housing. That's government policy of the past 30 or 40 years. If we didn't have the royals, we'd be paying (probably more) to house a president. Presidents in many countries live more lavishly than do our royals. It wouldn't improve the lives of the deprived one jot if we had a republic.

This is why people are ditching BBC and moving to Netflix etc. It’s much better value for money if you combine a couple of entertainment providers and ditch the TV license.

@BeenAsFarAsMercyAndGrand

Even today, radio6 is playing utter drivel. Dirge like pap.

At what point are we going to be allowed to listen to normal radio programming again?

I listen to radio more than watch TV and really missed the normal 6 music this morning. Thank god football is on 5 live!

I respect PC and wanted to show that yesterday but this is much too much and feels heavy-handed from BBC. I've never known anything else like it in my lifetime, such blanket effect.

what is 'land hoarding?'

not allowing green bits that grow food and absorb carbon to be built on?

buying flats and keeping them empty (only happens in London)?

having a garden?

do tell.

@Thewithesarehere

This is why people are ditching BBC and moving to Netflix etc. It’s much better value for money if you combine a couple of entertainment providers and ditch the TV license.

Well if they've got Netflix, they had nothing to complain about yesterday.

this world can be so cruel!

@Tealightsandd

It's not the Royal Family keeping people out of affordable housing. That's government policy of the past 30 or 40 years. If we didn't have the royals, we'd be paying (probably more) to house a president. Presidents in many countries live more lavishly than do our royals. It wouldn't improve the lives of the deprived one jot if we had a republic.

You don’t have to defend the Royal family for being one of the top land hoarders. Just look into the way they have been interfering with lawmaking before it even reaches the parliament or see how feudals like Duke of Buccleigh are constantly stopping the return of precious land to the people of this country.

Even countries like India abolished feudals generations ago.

This could bring in so much money for affordable housing in prime locations. But hey ho, let’s not worry about having to build a 10 Downing street-style flat for a president and let’s keep pandering to the whims of people whose hoarding is not just unbelievable, but actually increasing due to the increasing gap between the 1% and the rest of us.

@murbblurb

what is 'land hoarding?'

not allowing green bits that grow food and absorb carbon to be built on?

buying flats and keeping them empty (only happens in London)?

having a garden?

do tell.

Land hoarding is when you own 100s of 1000s of acres of land in prime locations, that should be owned by public, not the royal family, capitalists, and their cronies.