Well, anyone who endured the BBC’s coverage of the long weekend of National celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee won’t need me to tell you how awful it was. The BBC decided to treat is as a kind of rolling “One Show” with lightweight presenters asking inane questions. This contrasted with the excellent images the BBC provided. I enjoyed this from Stephen Pollard …
At various points during the day we were removed from the flotilla to hear from Sandi Toksvig, Griff Rhys Jones and Omid Djalili. Tess Daly, the Strictly Come Dancing presenter, was in Battersea Park with a bunch of cross-dressers (no, I’ve no idea why either). Anneka Rice was standing on the Millennium Bridge with some amateur artists. And there was an interview with a clearly startled new mother at St Thomas’ Hospital (it’s on the river, geddit?). The intellectual high-water mark was the former political correspondent John Sergeant talking to the actor Richard E Grant, who then read some Wordsworth.
We also had pop singer Paloma Faith discussing drag queens and vomiting, for the more heavyweight coverage.
I notice the BBC was forced to cover this on Today this morning but you can tell that they think they got it right. God help us all and God Save The Queen.
Their coverage reminded me of the appalling Millenium Eve show (from the “Dome”, from a “rave in Liverpool, from some event in Glasgow, etc, etc..) – all that PC diversity and multi-culturalism plus naff presenters and Z Grade “celebrities”. The only things we were spared this time was Tony and Cherie Balir (be thankful for small mercies)
Obviously you never saw last night’s final disaster of naffness: a thank you and patronising pat on the head to the Queen from Tony Blair, Frankie Dettori (why?), the Beckhams and Barbara Windsor. Appalling, just appalling!
No I missed that thank goodness. The Beckham’s. Real chav royalty. Should have had Simon Cowell or Piers Morgan to offer a loyal toast and Cheryl Cole singing the National Anthem.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100162725/bbcs-jubilee-coverage-never-apologise-never-explain/
It’s possible that the inscription on the headstone will indeed carry the immortal line.. ‘But, on due consideration, we are comfortable in our belief that we still got it about right’.
Kind of funny unless you are dragged down with them by compulsion. A compulsory £4Bpa mass delusion machine is a high price to pay for propaganda backed by censorship dedicated to little promoting the best interests of the country and holds such sway over those who set policy.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/davidhughes/100162572/the-bbcs-coverage-of-the-thames-pageant-was-woeful/
What is, encouragingly, coming out of all this is the BBC’s now fatal addiction to ignoring simply doing its actual job of reporting events to ‘interpreting’ them and, worse, doing so with a narrow collection of ‘interpreters’ (celebrity or ‘suitable’ mere mortal vox pop), all designed to promote a narrative set in pre-pro meetings and shaped in edit suites.
Having produced such abysmal coverage of the Jubilee the BBC now tell us how people managed to escape the hype. Hey BBC, you were the people who set out to wreck the reporting of the Jubilee. Now you focus on those who escaped.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18332510
BBC World Service World Have Your Say 60: Is the Queen a source of pride
Thought I was unshockable until I heard the World Service give a platform to somebody calling himself “Reveal” (described as a hip-hop artist) to do down Queen and country relentlessly, on the Jubilee programme, to the embarrassment of international well-wishers. So much hatred towards the country, I had to turn it off. Worried I was going to have a stroke. So distressed and disappointed.
Of course, BBC-NUJ is more concerned in trying to develop an Islamic republic among the all-male Muslim rioters in e.g. places like Tahrir Square, Cairo, than in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee in London.
One easy way in which BBC-NUJ can disparge Britain and its history is to go to France (at our expense) and interview predominantly French republicans about Britain’s constitutional monarchy.
The French Republic’s ‘Reign of Terror’ goes unmentioned.
“Are the French secretly in love with Britain’s royals?”
Perhaps BBC-NUJ will interview British people about France’s republican history on 14 July?
Link to above:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18329050
I notice one of the sources quoted in that article is the insufferable Marc Roche, who makes regular appearances on Dateline London. He very rarely has a good word to say about the British, and often insists that we need to learn to be ‘good Europeans’ (no wonder he’s a regular at the BBC!). He pursues this agenda in the article :
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“For a lot of French people, it represents the class society, opposed to Europeanism,” he said, describing the British monarchy as one of the “most anachronistic institutions in the world”.
For Mr Roche, the Queen’s position as head of state not just of the United Kingdom but of 15 other Commonwealth countries, most of them former British colonies, has been a “sizeable psychological obstacle” to the UK’s attachment to Europe
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Another good reason to retain the Monarchy then – if it presents an ‘obstacle to Europeanism’. I suppose in his Euro-statist mind we should eradicate all that makes us British and independent so that we can slot seemlessly into the monotonous EU jigsaw puzzle.
Note that the BBC refer to his article as ‘reflective’.
Diamond Jubilee was depressing to Beeboids because they that hoped that their long-term propaganda for mass immigration, Islamisation, and E.U superstate would have wrecked, more than it has, Britain’s constitutional monarchy.
If only there was political parties that would put on end to BBC and their ilks, Cultural Marxism.
Could you explain what ‘Cultural Marxism’ is, in layman’s terms?
http://tinyurl.com/cw8x4vn
I was interested in hearing Earls Court’s version, since he loves it so much.
The guy’s already told you he is dyslexic, so lay off. Or does a bit of smug leftie mockery of those you deem less able than yourself float your boat?
Sorry, but the fact that he’s dyslexic does not inhibit his ability to define a concept which he bandies around so much, unless I’m missing something? I’m not mocking spelling or grammar.
Ask some of your tutors – I’m sure they know all about it. 😉
Listen to the drivel spouted by Mark Damazer which the BBC have graciously put on their website about the River Pageant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9726000/9726239.stm
Tick box, muff diver, Sandi Toksvig was described as ‘a serious grown up broadcaster who did ‘it’ pretty well’
I was wanting to reach for the sick bag a certain Paloma Faith, was pushing on the live broadcast.
Kind of went downhill from when the Mr. Damazer said ‘Well, I think…’, which he did, a lot. When clearly there is hardly a thought worth a damn in his head.
“Not enough faith in just covering the event” says our host.
“Incapable of resisting imposing narrative instead of simply reporting”, say I.
Camera. Sound guy. VO. In complement. Cheap, simple, effective.
2,000 A level rejects (playing games when you should be revising can have that consequence, though there does seem a mop up system for such a calibre of folk in Aunty’s open job creation schemes) all having endless pre-pro meetings on how to ‘jazz it up’ or ‘what angle to take’ when none is/was needed, and you get a dog’s breakfast. QED.
Just as Ms. Reynolds eloquently put Evan Davies in his place: stop telling us how to freaking think… especially when you are only interested in everyone thinking like your deranged little incest circle.
And stop charging me for you uniquely being assured of that privilege.
Hate to kick a market rate when his only discernible talent is talking bollux, but few seem to be buying it, even with Evan’s soft balls (as it were)..
http://mobile.uk.msn.com/device/news/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250038854
Have to love the tired ‘but lots still watched’ tripe.
It’s the national broadcaster. With a £4Bpa budget. And the first half dozen options you get on your telly. Plus, often, undeserved first crack or premier slots.
Folk watch it because they often either have no option of know no better.
Ratings = quality.
Mark Damazer, former controller of BBC Radio 4, said that the coverage was attempting to be “informal… inclusive and warm”.
…perhaps, at formal state occasions, try being “respectful….insightful and interesting”.
“The BBC just probably tried too hard,” he said.
…trying too hard at the wrong approach isn’t really going to cut it as an excuse, especially when others with MUCH smaller budgets managed to produce intelligent, respectful and knowledgeable coverage.
Inclusive of what? Certainly not of accuracy or mosques with no bunting.
Funny that the Sky coverage was 10 fold better than that of the BBC. The reporters and hosts were under a canopy type cover and not some studio like set-up for the river pageant, and so closer to the actual event. When I clicked over to the BBC and quickly clicked back to Sky News.
A few more fun URLs..
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/robertcolvile/100162998/can-the-bbc-still-be-a-national-broadcaster/
…and:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/petermullen/100163006/the-bbcs-tawdry-jubilee-coverage-was-the-inevitable-result-of-our-increasingly-infantile-culture/
I though this was apposite:
‘Society at large is not responsible for the pig’s breakfast the BBC made of the jubilee celebrations: the BBC is.’
If the legions of ‘got it about righters’ grasped that, they would not now be looking up from a very deep hole of their own excavation.
Ah-Yentob of the BBC says it`s because the “BBC tried too hard”…oh, and the “audience satisfaction index” was 82!
So that`s alright then…and Yentob can continue to mooch and graze on the sunlit uplands-where the BBC grandees live, and sure as hell won`t be moved from.
As for Yentobs splutterings about the technical problems-what was ITV and Skys methods for doing all this so well?
Maybe the BBC could-gasp-learn something about their shambles of a broadcast!
High spot of the whole long weekend for me was on Tuesday afternoon, during the coverage of the events in The Mall.
BBC cut to an interview with some vacuous bint called Paloma something or other, who was allowed a free plug of her album (?), then wittered on about teabags chilling out in Hackney (no I don’t know either); and then finished off by suggesting vomiting into a bag with Her Majesties image on it.
Sheer class, something to be proud off, it will live on for generations!
Off with their heads!
Sorry-turns out it was Damazer(ex of Radio4) who said the BBC tried to hard…on another BBC outlet.
As if all the big spud guns were out(our taxi bill of course) to ensure that Tess,Matt, Fearne etc were not left “vulnerable” to the charges of “dumbed down ignorant trash squitting all over car crash telly”.
Mais non,…this was inclusive fun time televisual viewing…and the BBC will make no apology for being a bit inclusive and diverse on out behalf.
Let your stays down auntie/granny….the kids always know where it`s at…so lighten up and chuck your public education remit into the dutchee…if the kids are united eh?…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9314127/Whats-going-on-at-the-BBC.html
First the Jezza on Jezza in the Daily Mail, and now they are tearing each other apart over this – not on solving performance issues, but petty internal blame-apportioning turf wars.
If this does turn out to be a ‘move’ by Helen Boaden’s ‘people’ to swing the DGship her impartial direction, it will be a hoot, as she has more skeletons in her cupboard than Dexter.
I must order more popcorn as the BBC implodes still further.
For ‘balance’ (I know this because it is in the Graun and a BBC big-wig tells me it is):
Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst
BBC response to diamond jubilee criticism leaves much to be desired http://gu.com/p/385qe/tw via @guardian – balanced piece
Sadly, and astoundingly, not comments enabled, so who could disagree?
Well, other than folk here:)
Where the option still exists.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9316784/BBC-will-review-Diamond-Jubilee-coverage-after-widespread-criticism.html
Wild guesses as to the possible conclusion of the BBC’s actions, by the BBC, given the BBC boss reckoned all was just spiffy?
Assuming they don’t just wait a while and hope folk forget. Like they would stoop that low.
David Thomas in the Mail gives a very credible explanation that would account for much of the BBC’s output and agenda, not just the Jubilee. What better way to enhance their own perceived elitism than by dumbing down the rest of society under the pretext of not making the dumber ones among us feel excluded?
It shows what a moronic society the BBC are creating, and will continue to create.
Why I hate the snobbery and elitism of the ‘anti-elitist’ BBC
The lady goes up in my estimation…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/9317707/BBCs-Diamond-Jubilee-coverage-misfired-says-Clare-Balding.html
‘“My belief is always that facts are my friend….
“And if you ever hear me say, ‘The atmosphere here is wonderful’ – shoot me. Because I don’t think you need me to tell you that.”
Hmn. Shame she uses the word ‘belief’ word in there, but OK.
And then there’s the repeated ‘market rates thought…’ for who folk one presumes were, are and will always be ‘comfortable’ in their ‘thinking’.
However kind Ms. Balding’s invitation, given the pervasiveness of views over news and ‘analysis’ over reporting, even a Metal Storm might struggle to address the necessary work rate required.
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