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.

@RubyFowler

Not wanted BY YOU. You are one person. I did want it.

@HereBeFuckery can you explain why you wanted the exact same programme shown on BBC 1 and 2 all evening as well as all the rest? Because I genuinely don't understand why you wouldn't be happy with the Duke of Edinburgh stuff on BBC 1 and the BBC 1 schedule bumped to BBC 2? What would have been wrong with that?

Sure. For me, it's a sign of respect at the death of a person I feel has made a big contribution to society - DofE awards, patronage of numerous charities, Chancellorship of many universities, tonnes of other work - I feel that having the 'BBC coverage' and then the 'ITV coverage' etc etc was correct. I don't care that two channels had the same exact programme.

I would not expect people to watch both! I expect they would gravitate towards one or the other, as they usually do, and be served the same content. It's respectful to say 'this man has just died, we are being gracious if we don't care for him, and respectful/upset if we do and suspending our normal lives for a very short time to show his family that we share their sadness, or at least respect their mourning.

In the exact same way as I would always give way to a funeral cortège, stand respectfully if one passed by me as a pedestrian, bow my head/look down if others are praying (I'm atheist), remove my shoes or hat or scarf (or put them on) as required by the observance of others' places of worship. For me, and YMMV, that's how to show respect, tolerance and kindness.

@Tealightsandd

You're deluded if you think having a republic will make any difference to the housing crisis *@Thewithesarehere*

No I am not deluded. I simply really resent the fact that we live in 21st century and still have feudal lords who have so much influence over parliament and law making.

I dread to think what will happen when the Queen dies. That really is going to interfere with people’s TV and radio habits. Just think. No Corrie or EastEnders or reality shows for probably a couple of days. The funeral coverage will be a real nuisance won’t it?
Those complaining should perhaps look beyond their own narrow lives. Is this what we’ve become as a nation?

Yes, this is what we’ve become as a nation. There is considerably less appetite for forelock tugging and the Royal Family and The Firm are completely out of touch with the nation because they still haven’t realised this.

@HereBeFuckery thanks for explaining.

I have to agree that complaints were justified. One channel would have been sufficient, with a quick summery of events on the other. I liked Prince Philip. I liked his dry grumpy sense of humour and the way he did not suffer fools gladly. He was also a self deprecating person and would not have wanted all this sycophantic cant and mawkish trotting of talking heads.

I think the extended coverage on BBC1 was appropriate.

However, like many others I don't think it was necessary to extend that coverage to so many other channels.

People shouldn't be "forced" to watch this news any more so than any other event and by taking away alternative viewing choices they made it virtually impossible (on terrestrial TV at least) to watch anything else.

He was neither saint nor sinner and lived a long and privileged life.

I feel sadness for his family and HMQ especially.

RIP Prince Phillip.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award has done an amazing amount of
good for many many young people.
I learned a lot about the life of the DodE
last night due to the coverage his death received. Many things I had not known
before. I found it uplifting and inspirational.
He had his faults , yes. All of us do. But he has an amazing life and was a great support to the Queen.

My father did a lot of work for the D of E Award.
It truly was a life changing initiative.

For me, it's a sign of respect at the death of a person I feel has made a big contribution to society - DofE awards, patronage of numerous charities, Chancellorship of many universities, tonnes of other work - I feel that having the 'BBC coverage' and then the 'ITV coverage' etc etc was correct. I don't care that two channels had the same exact programme

@HereBeFuckery Thank you for explaining your position clearly and thoughtfully, even though we disagree on this. Given what you say above, would you afford the same treatment to someone else who has a similar profile and comparable achievements, or who occupies a similar position in the national conscience - Sir David Attenborough, for instance? Or is such blanket coverage only appropriate for royalty?

national consciousness

@Mojoj

And you're surprised because...? BBC is Government sponsored propaganda. Nothing else.

Ohhhh, government sponsored you say. That’d be right wing then. And I thought it’s critics had decided it was too lefty. Seems like the BBC can’t win. Not enough tributes would be too lefty - too many tributes and it’s the beeb demanding we all tug our forelocks. FFS. Maybe we all just recognise the BBC can’t please all the people all of the time.

No I am not deluded.
I simply really resent the fact that we live in 21st century and still have feudal lords who have so much influence over parliament and law making.

Except they don't. You clearly have no idea about the constitution of this country.

YouAWizHarry my kids are now 26 and 24 and they haven't learned anything about 911 hard to believe.

[quote Roussette]@TooOldandTired
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

Gone are the days when the nation would wear black and not go out for weeks because a member of RF has died at a grand old age. Times they have a'changed and so they should.[/quote]
Fair enough but it was 1/2 a day programming on the TV, hardly that big a deal - although obviously it is for some people!

I think the coverage was over the top and distasteful.

I don't support the monarchy. I believe it's obsolete. I'm not alone in thinking this way. I didn't know him personally but he did some good things. But he also made racist comments. Like most people - he wasn't perfect. It's sad for his family and friends but he had a long life.

I think the over the top mourning is distasteful in view of all the other people that have died in the last few years. Their lives were just as worthwhile.

It was on both channels for 12 hours. Hardly an extended period of time. It’s the latest bandwagon to jump on, complaining to the BBC, and on MN. Plenty of other channels, and failing that, read a book. Do all these people complaining normally watch BBC from Midday on Friday until midnight?

@NoWordForFluffy

No I am not deluded. I simply really resent the fact that we live in 21st century and still have feudal lords who have so much influence over parliament and law making.

Except they don't. You clearly have no idea about the constitution of this country.

They hoard public land, make sure parliament doesn’t pass laws that affect their wealth and shield paedophiles. Which constitution?

@GaryUnicorn

It was on both channels for 12 hours. Hardly an extended period of time. It’s the latest bandwagon to jump on, complaining to the BBC, and on MN. Plenty of other channels, and failing that, read a book. Do all these people complaining normally watch BBC from Midday on Friday until midnight?

5 channels.

1/2/Scotland/News/Parliament.

Absolutely ridiculous.

The BBC received a lot of complaints after the Queen Mother's death because 'they didn't have enough coverage'. They can't win either way.

This will happen once in a hundred years.

For someone to have served for so long is unusual.

It's a historical moment.

Just because there isn't a written constitution, doesn't mean that there aren't principles that are followed in how the country is governed, @Thewithesarehere. You're coming across as rather sodding clueless as to how this country is run. See: definition 1.

We have a a Constitutional Monarchy.

The BBC received a lot of complaints after the Queen Mother's death because 'they didn't have enough coverage'. They can't win either way.

Hmm, but that was almost 20 years ago. Things have moved on since then, and what people are objecting to is not the coverage, but that exactly the same coverage was on all channels at the same time.

Is it necessary to be so dismissive and superior about other people's lives and interests? My dad didn't really have any interests others than Corrie and other soaps, going for a walk, and sometimes reading. He absolutely hated missing his favourite TV programmes and used to get very stressed if there was a possibility he was going to miss them.

Not dismissive or superior at all. I missed Masterchef, which will not be someone else's cup of tea, but it is a one off, it is not one week of coverage with nothing else to watch. Missing a single episode might be annoying to some but it is a one off.

Thewithearehere: "they....shield paedophiles".

That's news to me.

As for personal wealth, that is their business just as your and my money is my business.

@TempsPerdu

For me, it's a sign of respect at the death of a person I feel has made a big contribution to society - DofE awards, patronage of numerous charities, Chancellorship of many universities, tonnes of other work - I feel that having the 'BBC coverage' and then the 'ITV coverage' etc etc was correct. I don't care that two channels had the same exact programme

@HereBeFuckery Thank you for explaining your position clearly and thoughtfully, even though we disagree on this. Given what you say above, would you afford the same treatment to someone else who has a similar profile and comparable achievements, or who occupies a similar position in the national conscience - Sir David Attenborough, for instance? Or is such blanket coverage only appropriate for royalty?

Oh gosh, absolutely! I would watch coverage of Sir David A and similar for certain, and feel proud and glad if memorial programming (that sounds weird but you know what I mean!) were on constantly the day of/days after his/their deaths. Similarly for other notable figures.

Yeah we have a constitutional monarchy and..,,.?

I know what ( little) they do. However even though l know nothing about how the country is governed, l do know we don’t have a written constitution, it’s based on tradition, which is why Brexit kept going to the High Court.

Just because l don’t want a monarchy doesn’t mean l don’t understand it. And l understand it is pointless and outdated.