To think BBC haven't shown a Doris Day film this week?

[RubberTreePlant]

And they should have?

There's a documentary on iPlayer, but no film.

Netflix looks like slim pickings too. I can only find "A touch of mink" on there.

Why should they have?

I hope some of the old Doris Day films are shown soon. They were fab

Yes bad show by the BBC.

I think she specifically asked for no fuss to be made. Given the way they usually respond to these kind of things I assume the BBC are simply respecting her wishes and her family.

I wouldn’t call showing one of her films ‘a fuss’.

They probably won't pay for the rights to show them

Maybe at the weekend.

I agree @StillCoughingandLaughing that calmly broadcasting one of her films wouldn't constitute "a fuss".

They did on BBC four and a tribute program that I watched.

Would anyone watch? Would they not seem terribly dated?

They did on BBC four and a tribute program that I watched.

A film and a tribute? The tribute must be the thing I watched on iPlayer. What was the film?

Film 4 are showing a few next week - on the bank holiday maybe.

Hopefully at the weekend

I was hoping for "on moonlight bay", haven't seen it in so long, one of my favourite ever films.

Thanks @PrivateIsles

I must be able to subscribe to that somehow. It's one of the few channels I miss from our old Sky subscription days.

Would they not seem terribly dated?

Depends which ones they are imo. The Man Who Knew Too Much is brilliant.

Dated !? Blimey Calamity Jane is just great. Amazing score. Yes dated in lots of ways - so what. Shall we stop watching films or reading any novel written before, what 2010?? Sorry that triggered me !

Shall we stop watching films or reading any novel written before, what 2010?? Sorry that triggered me !

The same sarcastic response jumped into my head.

I'm now making a list of "dated" culture

Oscar Wilde, for one

Heron I'm with you there. I love old films soooo much.

@RubberTreePlant Chaucer. The man thinks sticking your arse out of the window to fart in someone's face because they are trying to catch you having it off with someone you shouldn't be is funny. Stupid, very long-time-dead man!

The BBC generally shows those kinds of films on BBC2 at the weekend.

We have an amazing cinema with waiter service etc. and they show old movies on a Friday afternoon. They’re showing Calamity Jane and I’m bringing my mother.
Her death was on all the news programmes here, and the newspapers. She was amazing, and I hope there are plenty of her movies on soon.

magic that sounds fab. It's great seeing old films on the big screen - as they were meant to be seen!

Not sure I've seen any DD films though. The Man Who KTM sounds good, so may just pop down to blockbuster* and see if they have a copy.

Blockbuster obvs a joke, but really do want to see one of her films. Is Man Who KTM the recommendation? I'm looking for a Gateway Drug for DD films. DH and I like to find a film theme and make our own movie season. We've enjoyed:

All the James Bond films season
Tom Hanks in the 80s& 90s season
The Rock in an improbable storyline season
The Dan Brown Opus Dei films... oh Da Vinci code, that's it!