Keith Houchen Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 After more turns than Big Show, it seems DMX is actually dead this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 Very sad news, we have lost a great man. Anyway, do we get a day off for the funeral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Thunderplex said: Very sad news, we have lost a great man. Anyway, do we get a day off for the funeral? Doubt it. We didn’t for Smiley Culture so don’t think we will for an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 Wonder if tonight’s Masterchef final is cancelled then. Not that it matters, the standard this year was terrible and that’s been the real tragedy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, PunkStep said: They've stopped playing normal music on Absolute 90s and instead we've got Candle in the fucking Wind Oh God, work experience flashback! I was doing work experience at Woolworths about a week after Diana died. I remember we had 'Candle in the Wind' playing on a loop, shelves full of cassettes and CD's of 'Candle in the Wind', big posters all through the store with Diana's face on and the words 'Buy 'Candle in the Wind' here'.... and yet we STILL had pricks coming in going 'Do y'sell 'Candle in the Wind'?'. Edited April 10, 2021 by Snitsky's back acne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: After more turns than Big Show, it seems DMX is actually dead this time. Fucking Meghan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CleetusVanDamme Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 Fucking with old Scottish womens telly for the sake of a royal dying is god-tier trolling. My ma and aunties are out for blood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 My nan bought multiple copies of Candle in the Wind, I think we all knew that person. The only thing I remember about Diana's funeral oddly is seeing Brian May's hair and going 'Oh he's there', literally nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 5 hours ago, BomberPat said: It's a little of both - they have obituaries prepped and ready to go for high profile enough figures, especially someone as old and as prominent as Prince Phillip, but likely were made aware ahead of time. As I said earlier, the BBC have a ton of protocols in place for how to respond in the event of a royal death, which are categorised in terms of importance - suspension of programming, emergency broadcasting, and specific playlists to schedule. They've been a lot more on top of it since Diana - I believe either the BBC or the Royal Family didn't have a procedure in place specifically for Diana's death (in the way that Phillip's death is "Operation Forth Bridge", or the Queen's is "Operation London Bridge", they didn't have an equivalent lined up and ready to go, so had to use the protocols intended for the death of the Queen Mother. I can possibly offer a little insight on this having worked for a good while, until fairly recently for BBC Radio in a role that would have been heavily affected by this today (I would have needed to do a fairly substantial schedule change around what is playing out on air vs what had been scheduled across multiple worldwide feeds.) The obits are prepped in advance, and updated regularly. I have listened to Phillip's, as well as the Queen's last year (there was also an updated one put together for Boris Johnson when he was in hospital with Covid). They're about what you would expect and as mentioned previously they are updated with some news coverage when they are needed and can be turned around very quickly when the news breaks. Honestly, the system and the dedication of the people who work there is astonishing and the speed at which this can all be implemented and on-air is brilliant. As for the protocols, Pat is spot on, although largely this is unpracticed/unrehearsed in my experience and it is disseminated throughout the network as things happen (which is the case for a lot of the BBC protocols, they are largely very flexible to move with the fluidity of news stories). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Factotum said: 99. Just missed out on a card from the Queen. My youngest said "That's sad as his wife could've just given him a note in bed that morning" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, mim731 said: there was also an updated one put together for Boris Johnson when he was in hospital with Covid What did it say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, PunkStep said: What did it say? [s]Devoted[/s] Leader, Beloved Cunt? if someone could tell me how to put strikethrough, that’d be great. Edited April 9, 2021 by stumobir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, PunkStep said: What did it say? It was all pretty complimentary, certainly nothing unexpected from a BBC obit done in advance. From what I recall it was focused on his time as PM and Mayor of London with a big focus on the Olympics. Although it's probably had another update since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted April 9, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, stumobir said: [s]Devoted[/s] Leader, Beloved Cunt? if someone could tell me how to put strikethrough, that’d be great. square bracket code doesn't work anymore on the board unfortunately. But there is a button for strikethrough on the reply box. Devoted Leader, Beloved Cunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted April 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Seems like it’s only bold or italics for me 🤷🏻♂️ eta: so as not to derail with me being a Luddite, my mate just said watching Harry at the funeral will be like when Hogan turned up at Bash at the Beach and I’m creased. Edited April 9, 2021 by stumobir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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