Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 10, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Stan said: Why would people complain to the BBC about that? I'm talking about ITV & BBC. What you said earlier is true, the likes of the BBC have alternative stations but they put events like this on all channels, ITV have alternative channels too and they do the same, saying all that the wife loves her soap operas like EastEnders etc but she did not complain when they scrapped them as she is a Royalist, I loved it as we watched Amazon & Netflix films instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, Stan said: Why would people complain to the BBC about that? @CaaC (John) is like our Grandad who gets confused sometimes. That's we all love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 10, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: @CaaC (John) is like our Grandad who gets confused sometimes. That's we all love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: I can imagine you being like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 10, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, Gunnersauraus said: I can imagine you being like that If I tried anything like that the wife would put the bottle over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 They have a 24 hour news channel that is available on Freeview. Why does it need to take up any programming time outside the usual midday and evening news programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, LFCMike said: They have a 24 hour news channel that is available on Freeview. Why does it need to take up any programming time outside the usual midday and evening news programs? Is bbc news on freeview is it? Does everyone have at least freeview now? I've got virgin media so I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: Is bbc news on freeview is it? Does everyone have at least freeview now? I've got virgin media so I don't know Yes and the switch to Freeview happened about 10 years ago I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted April 10, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2021 Didn't know the man, nor do I have anything against him, there have been some pretty amusing clips of him doing the rounds. None of the "gaffes", just a fairly endearing bloke and some well-executed posh British humour. I'm not a royalist but I do have sympathy for the majority of the royal family as individuals (apart from Andrew) and the bottom line here is that a woman has lost her companion of 70+ years, so that's very sad. Rest in peace to him and sympathy to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Stan said: Let's be fair though, Philip had a lifetime of being by the Queen's side and is a royal who has set up and contributed to hundreds of charities. It doesn't surprise me the coverage it got. It's the Queen's husband. What did annoy me and what's understandable about the complaints is why did BBC need to fill both mainstream channels with the same things. For all day and into the night, too. One channel I can understand but both I don't think was right. Made no sense. They even suspended BBC Four which again didn't make sense. Couldn't the soap lovers try reading a book or watch an documentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted April 10, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MUFC said: Couldn't the soap lovers try reading a book or watch an documentary? Stan does love his stories, doesn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 8 hours ago, MUFC said: Couldn't the soap lovers try reading a book or watch an documentary? Not sure prison allows that mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Gunnersauraus said: Is bbc news on freeview is it? Does everyone have at least freeview now? I've got virgin media so I don't know On our Virgin tv package, we have BBC 601 which is a 24 hour BBC News channel and we also have BBC1, when they broadcasted his death it was on BBC 1, 2 & the BBC 601 channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 11, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: On our Virgin tv package, we have BBC 601 which is a 24 hour BBC News channel and we also have BBC1, when they broadcasted his death it was on BBC 1, 2 & the BBC 601 channels. Was it on BBC Three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Stan said: Was it on BBC Three? Can't see BBC 3 on our Virgin channels but we have a BBC 4 (channel 107) which comes on at certain times, atm it says not on, will be back later, we also have BBC Scotland (channel 108). But what you said about the BBC is true, they had it broadcasted on all the ones I mentioned at the same time which is ridiculous, ITV was just as bad as we have ITV 102, ITV 3,115, 116,117 not to mention channel 4 & 5 and they ALL had it broadcasted if I remembered right, we know it was a big story with his death but why have it all on the same channels at the same time? Many a time they have cancelled the likes of EastEnders, Coronation, Emmerdale etc because there was a live football match on and the wife would do her nut and say "Why don't they show the match live on one of the other channels they have...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Always fascinated by people who live that long without losing their marbles. The three standout features of Philip as far as we know are that being a royal is clearly not a difficult job, luxury lifestyle with fine foods and a stiff upper lip character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 11, 2021 Just now, SkyBruce Championship said: Always fascinated by people who live that long without losing their marbles. The three standout features of Philip as far as we know are that being a royal is clearly not a difficult job, luxury lifestyle with fine foods and a stiff upper lip character. As I mentioned I am not a Royalist but the only members of the Royal family I admired was Philip and Princess Anne, they were both outspoken and could not give a shit who they offended and spoke their minds, I remembered Anne when she was a guest on BBC's Question of Sport and she was sitting next to the late Liverpools Emlyn Hughes and he tried to crack a joke with her about something and she whacked him a shot with her handbag, classic, me and the wife laughed our socks off with Emlyn covering his face yelling being hit by her handbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Prince Philip was just 2 months short of his 100th birthday before he died. That's just rotten luck having made it that far. On a serious note, it's sad that he has passed away. Despite some of the non PC things that he said in the past, he did do a lot of good charity wise. As a prominent royal who has been around for so long, I do believe that he deserved the coverage that he got. R.I.P. Prince Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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