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Repetitive TV about Duke’s Death

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Thisisnotreallymyname · 09/04/2021 18:37

At a risk of being sent to the Tower, whilst I think it is sad that Prince Philip has died, am I alone in being amazed at the constant repetitive TV about his life.
It’s just going over snd over same old stuff. And I’d like to watch some normal TV !

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StoneofDestiny · 10/04/2021 15:59

he killed a tiger too

Yes, Mr Environmentalist my arse

LIZS · 10/04/2021 16:01

I think it might have helped had they been upfront that it would be 24 hours' interruption to schedules as a mark of respect. However I still think multi channel identical coverage is unnecessary. Also the media frenzy at various venues is just driving the visitors and flower laying. I would have hoped part of the media protocol would have been to limit the number of on site networks and correspondents.

StoneofDestiny · 10/04/2021 16:04

So did many people back in the day

I wonder what proportion of the population you imagine did this? An elite inbred bunch of imbeciles that somehow the Brit public were supposed to look up to and admire and defer too.

StoneofDestiny · 10/04/2021 16:14

Interesting how the Scots are fawning over his connection with the country - summer holidays at Balmoral etc - perhaps without knowing how breathtakingly rude he was to them

The politicians give out the expected political line. The media sift through the Voxpop type comments to weed out the non fawning ones.
I can assure you, many Scots do not give a stuff about the royals or what titles they use - they have a few choice words of their own for them.

kingat · 10/04/2021 16:26

Funny how noone complained about royal weddings being on tv all day, or World Trade Centre or Olympics for two weeks or any other major events.
It is depressing really, if you have internet access to file a complaint, just go on youtube and watch something there.
Its repetitive because not everyone can be glued up to tv all day, but many want to watch it at convienient time.
It is a history lesson after all, many would benefit from refreshing their knowledge really.

kingat · 10/04/2021 16:31

Maybe you should start a petition asking for no tv coverage when the Queen dies then.

It is quite depressing really, nothing matters to people anymore, everything is a reason to complain.

UnderHisAye · 10/04/2021 16:33

@kingat

Funny how noone complained about royal weddings being on tv all day, or World Trade Centre or Olympics for two weeks or any other major events. It is depressing really, if you have internet access to file a complaint, just go on youtube and watch something there. Its repetitive because not everyone can be glued up to tv all day, but many want to watch it at convienient time. It is a history lesson after all, many would benefit from refreshing their knowledge really.
You think? Nobody was bothered that the pointless waste of money that is a royal wedding got blanket coverage?

See also, every royal baby ever. Also, Harry and Meghan's emotional state.

The 9/11 point is so stupid I can't be arsed addressing it really.

Piggywaspushed · 10/04/2021 16:35

None of those examples (expect possibly WTC which is a breathtakingly crass example) were on every single channel with duplicate and repeated coverage on BBC1 and 2.

Plus, people did complain about the weddings and the Olympics.

kingat · 10/04/2021 16:37

How many complains were logged for the weddings or coverage of Diana's death?

countrygirl99 · 10/04/2021 16:38

@sashagabadon

They are also obviously expecting people. Have Marshall’s and all sorts. Very respectful. Anyway getting the off train now.
That is because they know there are too many people who think it's showing respect to disregard people's wishes. I bet half the people there will be sucking their teeth at queues outside shops on Monday.
Piggywaspushed · 10/04/2021 16:39

Diana's death was not in the real internet era. People don't always officially complain but every year people complain about saturation Wimbledon coverage.

I think it says something interesting about shifting public attitudes to the monarchy actually that there have been so may complaints.

MarshaBradyo · 10/04/2021 16:40

@kingat

How many complains were logged for the weddings or coverage of Diana's death?
Diana’s death was shocking and breaking news. Any breaking news gets coverage.

Weddings were on one channel weren’t they? Not simultaneous broadcast and I definitely didn’t have wedding music piped through Radio 6 all day for days

kingat · 10/04/2021 16:53

But this is breaking news.
Should there be some poll what is breaking news before it is broadcasted? Would you in all honesty be complainig when the Queen dies or if William died tomorrow?

And why can you just not watch something else on iPlayer or whatever instead of complaining?

Jurassicperk · 10/04/2021 16:53

History in the making? Do people not realise that every single day, by definition, is doing exactly the same.

An old racist died yesterday. That's what the coverage should really be saying.

ohforarainyday · 10/04/2021 16:56

It is quite depressing really, nothing matters to people anymore

Oh what rot.

The reason I disagree with the blanket Phil coverage is because crucial news issues like the riots in Belfast and the way the British government has shafted Northern Ireland, the Greensill scandal, and the Derek Chauvin trial are all things that matter extremely intensely to me - things that should matter to any reasonably politically engaged person - and they've all been wiped off the front page by the relatively minor and insignificant news that an incredibly elderly retired person died.

MarshaBradyo · 10/04/2021 16:58

@kingat

But this is breaking news. Should there be some poll what is breaking news before it is broadcasted? Would you in all honesty be complainig when the Queen dies or if William died tomorrow?

And why can you just not watch something else on iPlayer or whatever instead of complaining?

Why do you need people to enjoy what you do?

Let us choose our radio station we pay for and don’t take over BBC channels with the same simultaneously

Why are people so limited in understanding. It’s bizarre.

So many who need everyone to be like them.

KeflavikAirport · 10/04/2021 16:59

The foundation that keeps the stability of our country

OK I realise this is a day late but FFS, have you missed that there's currently civil unrest in Belfast and the union is closer to collapsing than it has been for centuries?

Snugglepiggy · 10/04/2021 16:59

Is it too much to have a day or two without the usual schedules as mark of respect .Really?I have been listening to radio 2 most of the day and actually it's been lovely.Lots of quiet contemplative music and loads of messages from people remembering and grieving their own loved ones too.I wept at one point thinking of my own dad who died at a similar age to the D of E .A stoic man of that generation who endured far more in his lifetime and especially the war years than a day or two of different TV. Actually no TV then.And also thinking of others we lost far too young. Pausing and reflecting and giving thanks .Anyway we found plenty to watch on catch up and Netflix in between coverage.

cateycloggs · 10/04/2021 17:01

I have said it on other threads and I do not speak for anyone else but it is frustrating that so many seem not to understand that the complaint is not against the BBC covering the death of the DofE but removing several channels from the television and the radio and also having the same content on the other live channels. I thought that was one reason to have a 24 News channel. I have never complained even though the vast majority of all television and radio output is not to my taste but I do complain when the small area I do enjoy is removed for 2 days for no discernible reason. Am I and others supposed to be incapable of sparing a thought for the meaning of Prince Philip's life and death with Radio4Extra and BBC4 tempting us to wordly and disloyal ideas? Ironically I have probably spent longer than average viewing and reading information about the present royal family and its history and connections. I am not uninterested or even anti-monarchist as I was in my youth but I do believe, as I suspect the DofE did, in freedom of thought.

jessstan2 · 10/04/2021 17:01

Yes of course every day is history in the making but some things and people are more noteworthy than others. The protests in Tiananmen Square were more interesting and dramatic than every day life in China, Mao Tse Tung was a formidable tyrant, his wife was interesting, President Obama made a huge impact on history, Trump will be remembered for ..... various things.

He wasn't a racist for goodness sake. No doubt he said some clumsy things years ago ('slitty eyed' being one), but he moved with the times. I'm pretty sure he did not dislike or discriminate against anyone on grounds of race or religion unlike some of his contemporaries.

MarshaBradyo · 10/04/2021 17:01

It’s clear that whilst some enjoyed the sentiment many didn’t.

So public mood is moving away from this and isn’t wanted by a fair few.

KeflavikAirport · 10/04/2021 17:06

When people use swear words, I take it as a sign of limited vocabulary

Well you're wrong. I have a fucking massive vocabulary, in three languages.

Twintub · 10/04/2021 17:07

Taking umbrage at the comMent that the Scots like we are a blinking tribe are fawning over the Balmoral connection is wholly inaccurate

Ijustknowitstimetogo · 10/04/2021 17:07

Gosh it has been all day all channels virtually.

Jurassicperk · 10/04/2021 17:09

@jessstan2

If any member of that family was interested in moving with the times, they'd consign themselves and their archaic institution to history. They still hand out awards bearing the name of the empire, as if it's a source of pride.

Pretty sure not a single one of them has an ounce of feeling for the ordinary person (unless, of course, there's a camera there. In that case they'd happily mingle for precisely as long as required to keep Joe Public sweet and ignorant).