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To think there’s no need for ‘major news report’ message

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Greyrootszerohoots · 09/04/2021 17:58

Getting ready for bed the CBeebies way and ‘Major news report on BBC1’ message keeps being flashed up. Anxiety inducing thoughts of you know, something major that didn’t happen earlier in the day and didn’t involve just one person dying.

I get that it’s big news and people care more than I do, but AIBU to think there’s no need to keep posting this on a kids tv channel?

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Catswithflamingos · 09/04/2021 18:00

YABU

Brokenrecord3006 · 09/04/2021 18:01

It's really annoying that it keeps popping up. A really elderly bloke has died, there's nothing "major" about it. I thought for a moment there might be an actual emergency.

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Greyrootszerohoots · 09/04/2021 18:01

@Brokenrecord3006 me too - instantly thought terrorist attack / war.

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Honeydukesmum · 09/04/2021 18:03

We just said the same . It too much like announcement of war, terror, nuclear leak etc 😬

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Greyrootszerohoots · 09/04/2021 18:03

@Catswithflamingos why? I have no objection to a major news report, I just don’t see why there is a need for alarmist messaging on a kids tv channel.

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Toottootdrivers · 09/04/2021 18:04

I agree with you. It's a massive banner and obstructs quite a bit of the screen. A little message on the bottom would be more than
enough if it's absolutely essential for toddlers to know about it...

Geamhradh · 09/04/2021 18:05

No need for yet another thread about it either really.

Zan58 · 09/04/2021 18:11

Shame that Peppa Pig has been interrupted but someone’s grandad/father/husband has died. If toddlers question it (not sure why they would), why not just demonstrate how to show compassion in situations like this (no need for it to be ‘anxiety inducing’ for anyone). People’s ability to make a situation all about themselves on Mumsnet never ceases to amaze me. Regardless of who he was, why not just feel sorry for the people who this will actually affect in any significant way (not you or your children).

Chillychangchoo · 09/04/2021 18:13

Oh absolutely.
I heard it in my car on the radio and my stomach leaped with anxiety, thinking something absolutely terrible had happened.

Phew, nothing major. A 99 year old has died.

Lweji · 09/04/2021 18:15

Shame that Peppa Pig has been interrupted but someone’s grandad/father/husband has died.

In addition to the birthdays on CBeebies (do they still do it?) they could have deaths too. Someone's grandad/father/husband dies all the time. It could be a feature.

I don't think there is the need to keep alarming everyone throughout the day.
Maybe when it happened, but late afternoon seems a bit too much.

slashlover · 09/04/2021 18:15

@Zan58

Shame that Peppa Pig has been interrupted but someone’s grandad/father/husband has died. If toddlers question it (not sure why they would), why not just demonstrate how to show compassion in situations like this (no need for it to be ‘anxiety inducing’ for anyone). People’s ability to make a situation all about themselves on Mumsnet never ceases to amaze me. Regardless of who he was, why not just feel sorry for the people who this will actually affect in any significant way (not you or your children).
It's the grandad/father/husband in one family, it's already on every other major channel. I would assume it's anxiety inducing as it's been hours now and constantly flashing up Major News Report might lead people to believe something major has happened.
peak2021 · 09/04/2021 18:15

I think it is a major event. Perhaps a way of introducing a child to the fact that older people (and some young ones) die. Someone who fought for this country against the Nazis.

TerribleCustomerCervix · 09/04/2021 18:16

Shame that Peppa Pig has been interrupted but someone’s grandad/father/husband has died

We have just had a year where countless peoples’ grandads/fathers/husbands have died thanks to the pandemic, and there wasn’t a constant rolling bulletin during kids programming.

Yes it’s sad and people should be respectful, but a 99 year old passing away at home after a long and happy life isn’t in need of a constantly updating ticker on normal programming.

cookiecreampie · 09/04/2021 18:17

Breaking news notifications pop up all the time, not just about people dying. If your heart is leaping in terror every time you get one of these how the hell do you function day to day? Genuine question.

Geamhradh · 09/04/2021 18:17

I'd argue that it's also a significant historical moment.

Where were you when Prince Philip died?
Oh, my Mum was having a tantrum because Peppa Pig was interrupted. Hmm

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Greyrootszerohoots · 09/04/2021 18:18

@Zan58 oh I do feel sorry for the many who will be upset by this, and I fully understand that it’s significant news. However it happened earlier in the day - I highly doubt anyone currently watching the clangers lives in a cave.

And I don’t think toddlers are questioning it, but the style of it is very alarmist and I feel that is the unnecessary part. As another commented, a smaller message would suffice.

It’s interesting that it is to encourage you to tune in too. The message could just state that the Duke has passed away.

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Greyrootszerohoots · 09/04/2021 18:20

@cookiecreampie haha I’m not a quivering wreck and keep up to date with current events, but I’ve never seen one of this style pop up on a kids tv channel.

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Lweji · 09/04/2021 18:20

Someone who fought for this country against the Nazis.

And we reached peak Godwin only 13 posts in.

CatRatSplat · 09/04/2021 18:23

I believe it is a requirement as part of the BBC charter. Also it's in black as a mark or respect not the red for other major events.

Formulation123 · 09/04/2021 18:23

I completely agree watching itv2 earlier and it kept saying for breaking news turn to channel 3 at every break. I thought something else had happened

Chillychangchoo · 09/04/2021 18:25

@cookiecreampie

You’re wrong. Nothing, and I mean nothing has interrupted a song on capital radio before this very announcement.

So forgive me for breathing a sigh of relief when I discovered in my car driving that it was “only” Prince Philip that had died.

VanGoghsDog · 09/04/2021 18:27

@Geamhradh

I'd argue that it's also a significant historical moment.

Where were you when Prince Philip died?
Oh, my Mum was having a tantrum because Peppa Pig was interrupted. Hmm

That's going to be a boring conversation though, isn't it? I mean, given lockdown etc, vast majority of people "at home".
VanGoghsDog · 09/04/2021 18:28

@Lweji

Someone who fought for this country against the Nazis.

And we reached peak Godwin only 13 posts in.

Yeah, you don't really get Godwin's law, do you?
TweeterandtheMonkeyman · 09/04/2021 18:28

Oh I totally agree OP

I don’t think it’s respectful to keep flashing it up as a major news alert - just announce it , have it on the 6 and 10 o’clock news, and then it can be discussed in the newspapers tomorrow. I absolutely hate this rolling news culture.

Brokenrecord3006 · 09/04/2021 18:31

I'd argue that it's also a significant historical moment.

Is it??