Media coverage of Prince Phillips passing.

[Pale Rider]

Well done. I think the DG's resignation is inevitable.

Resignation's too good for him - he should be made to watch non-stop episodes of Eastenders for five years.

 

[Salty seadog]

Agree with virtually all of this. What a bizarre, weird country we live in when the four main TV channels have wall to wall coverage of the death of a privileged man. An hour's documentary would be overkill, this is embarrassing.

I don't think it should be given any more attention than the death of any other person. How many people die as a result of inequality and a hundred other things that coverage shining a light could help us do something about? But no, we're fed this guff by the establishment to keep us in thrall to the elite and as if they're some special, virtuous breed.

Anyone outside of his family/friends who are upset or bothered about this (other than feeling a bit sorry for the queen and his family) are just plain weird.

I remember following Princess Diana's death that if you weren't dressed in widow's weeds and showing how upset you were 24/7 you were made to feel like some sort of pariah.

The fawning, sycophantic, insanely over the top coverage is nauseating, repulsive, vile. I'm not watching, listening or reading the news for at least a fortnight. And I've cancelled my TV licence.

I'm not against a high level of coverage as it is of interest, to some more than others. My beef is with the wall to wall, you will see and hear of nothing else type coverage. It's really not that important to many.

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

It's really not that important to many.

And you base that assertion on what, exactly?

 

[winjim]

You guys are gonna go nuts in a few years time.

 

[fossyant]

Shoved Netflix on. Even MIL is fed up with it and she loves the Royals.

 

[winjim]

Anyone else getting this ad?

 

[fossyant]

Your schedule is governed by what's on BBC One and BBC Two?

And ITV and Channel 4 and 5 and BBC News

 

[fossyant]

Anyone else getting this ad?

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Google knows.

 

[Salty seadog]

And you base that assertion on what, exactly?

Talking to people. Public opinions are not hard to assess through many means.

Do you think it is important to everybody? Or should be?

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

Talking to people. Public opinions are not hard to assess through many means.

Do you think it is important to everybody?

I'm really not quite sure why some people do this. "It's not important to many" was your assertion. Which you now portray as "it's not important to everybody". Do you not understand the difference? Or do you think I wouldn't notice?

And no, I recognise that the people I talk to are not necessarily a representative cross-section of the population, so I don't base my opinion of what the public thinks on such conversations.

 

[Pale Rider]

Do you think it is important to everybody? Or should be?

Of interest to many might be a better way to put it.

Sophie's still slugging away from the sofa.

We're currently getting some good tales from the Duke's time on Britannia.

 

[Ajax Bay]

They've cancelled Corrie!

And The Archers!

 

[sheddy]

Did Prince Philip shoot arrows ?

 

[Chris S]

The BBC have suspended programs on BBC4 as well. There's just a message on the screen saying to turn over to BBC1 for a major news story. There was no need for that.

Really, that's a disgrace. Are they chasing record viewing stats of something. Just checked to see for myself. Really no need for that.
"You can have it in any colour you want as long as it's black."

It's like the enforced morning they have in North Korea.

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

It's like the enforced morning they have in North Korea.

Awful. Tyrants have no right to dictate planetary movements.