1966_and_all_that
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Churchill was given a State funeral.
BBC Coverage
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Lytham_fy8
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The BBC is walking on eggshells, gaslit by the current government and the baying gammons.
straightatthewall
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Through all the coverage today, there hasn’t been a single acknowledgement from the BBC about the benefits of Brexit towards the funeral. Frankly sums up their typical left-wing bias.
TwelveAngryMen
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Superb coverage
No need. I already know what it means. Although I get the impression you didn't until very recently.
Agreed. I was doing a few jobs around the house when I switched on about 10.30. The pipes were playing and the gun carriage being pulled by the Royal Navy. So impressive and very moving. i just sat down and stayed there until the hearse finally drove off.
Shandypants
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It was decent the first half hour then it became a bit sombre and tedious. Needs jazzing, up poor entertainment 2/10
tommytwojags
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It was the Sovereign's funeral and an historic event. Sombre and tedious? Poor entertainment? Clearly, the occasion went way over your head.
Shandypants
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Too easy to trigger the right people
I watched on ITV and forgot which channel I was on. The commentators keeping completely silent was a big positive. Watched them walking the coffin on the gun carriage and bits of the service. Great ceremony, glad I watched. Switched off as soon as the commentators re-appeared.
ElBurroSinNombre
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rockontommy
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Don't know whether it's BBC or not being played in the pub but, wow, what a send off...
straightatthewall
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Kirsty Young nearly cracked at the end.
Mexboroseasider
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The last hour
The last 30 minutes or so. And the closing montage and music.
Very moving.
The last 30 minutes or so. And the closing montage and music.
Always tangerine
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Fartley -Sewer you mean , awful , self satisfied person.
straightatthewall
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Indeed. I think one of the historians with her had already gone.
Mexboroseasider
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Yes he had. While off camera. Then they returned to the studio and the other historian quoted Elizabeth I very movingly. And the first historian knuckled his eyes some more and found something interesting to stare at on the floor.
To be honest I think it was the Liz the First quote that got to Kirsty as well. It was very moving.
Hertsseasider
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Incredibly moving day, fantastic coverage. Hugely impressed by the marching bands and the military
Bend it like Suddick
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Take it your not keen then
tommytwojags
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Too easy to trigger the right people
If you don't mean it don't post it. It just reinforces the popular belief that you're an imbecile.
Toastrack
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The lone piper playing a lament, then slowly exiting and the sound fading away.
That's what got me.
Mexboroseasider
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It was very moving. And surreal in it’s way.
I had to remind myself it was real life and not a Hollywood movie.
poolseasider
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There's always one a nice thread applauding the work the BBC do on events like this and some smart arse rears up.
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straightatthewall
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It’s been a magnificent spectacle and strange too.
I feel like the hardest part for Charles was the anthems. Suddenly you go from singing ‘her song’ to everyone else singing ‘your song’.
Wizaard
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Singing the National Anthem and it going into the second verse had everyone looking at the order of service.
1966_and_all_that
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As long as it doesn't go into the anti-Scottish verse.
Mexboroseasider
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No. I don’t think many people know the second verse.
As with most singing occasions I resort to mumble mumble but with animated lips that make it look like I’m singing.
Choirs at funerals should be mandatory.
Either that or no hymns.
Shandypants
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I've never offered an opinion of the folk of Poulton?? Mistaken identity
Mexboroseasider
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I think the post was directed at Tommy Two Jags
glasshalffull
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No. I don’t think many people know the second verse.
As with most singing occasions I resort to mumble mumble but with animated lips that make it look like I’m singing.
Choirs at funerals should be mandatory.
Either that or no hymns.
Glad it’s not just me with the mumbling. Mandatory choirs should sort it, nice one.
I’ve always managed to avoid karaoke so far, but I do wonder what it would be like if I I got trapped into it.
I think I would need a mandatory choir for that as well, maybe you can hire them?
poolseasider
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Apologize it was another poster now edited.
You can't beat a good bit of Beethoven to march to.
Mexboroseasider
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Same
I once got caught at an Xmas party with lots of rugger buggers and the old chant “sing you bastard sing; or show us your ring”.
Fortunately I was:
1. Very pissed and
2. Knew a song about masturbation which I duly delivered
That shut the feckers up.
Shame about the other people in the restaurant.
Same here with the karaoke. The answer might be just to learn a very simple one you can shout (Albert Tacklock springs to mind) and then just do it regardless of what’s on the machine.
I once got caught at an Xmas party with lots of rugger buggers and the old chant “sing you bastard sing; or show us your ring”.
Fortunately I was:
1. Very pissed and
2. Knew a song about masturbation which I duly delivered
That shut the feckers up.
Shame about the other people in the restaurant.
Tangerinemoss
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Watched far more of it than planned, on the BBC, superb.
The lone Piper made me emotional both times, but then I love a good lament, not the touristy Scotland the Brave stuff.
Odd day, admire theQueen, can't get my head round supporting a vastly rich hereditary monarchy, loved the pageantry and military display, can't help but think how the money spent could have helped an awful lot of people with their bills, happy to have a day off but can't get closing food banks for a day. My head hurts
The lone Piper made me emotional both times, but then I love a good lament, not the touristy Scotland the Brave stuff.
Odd day, admire theQueen, can't get my head round supporting a vastly rich hereditary monarchy, loved the pageantry and military display, can't help but think how the money spent could have helped an awful lot of people with their bills, happy to have a day off but can't get closing food banks for a day. My head hurts
I started watching the BBC but turned off when they had Felicity Kendal and Lord Coe on as ‘Special Guests’! I flicked between channels for a while out of interest to see the different coverage. There are around 20 news Channels from around the World on Sky and all bar a handful had significant coverage throughout the whole day.
I finally settled on watching it on Sky News. Like Rease4 commented about ITV, Sky mainly let the pictures do the talking rather than continuous commentary…
glasshalffull
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“Same here with the karaoke. The answer might be just to learn a very simple one you can shout (Albert Tacklock springs to mind) and then just do it regardless of what’s on the machine.
I once got caught at an Xmas party with lots of rugger buggers and the old chant “sing you bastard sing; or show us your ring”.
Fortunately I was:
1. Very pissed and
2. Knew a song about masturbation which I duly delivered
That shut the feckers up.
Shame about the other people in the restaurant.”
Ouch! Tricky situation. Well done.
Memo to self: make sure you memorise a masturbation song asap, just in case.
I must admit my phobia about public singing might have led me to chose option 2 anyway, depending on the restaurant of course.
I once got caught at an Xmas party with lots of rugger buggers and the old chant “sing you bastard sing; or show us your ring”.
Fortunately I was:
1. Very pissed and
2. Knew a song about masturbation which I duly delivered
That shut the feckers up.
Shame about the other people in the restaurant.”
Ouch! Tricky situation. Well done.
Memo to self: make sure you memorise a masturbation song asap, just in case.
I must admit my phobia about public singing might have led me to chose option 2 anyway, depending on the restaurant of course.
glasshalffull
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Watched far more of it than planned, on the BBC, superb.
The lone Piper made me emotional both times, but then I love a good lament, not the touristy Scotland the Brave stuff.
Odd day, admire theQueen, can't get my head round supporting a vastly rich hereditary monarchy, loved the pageantry and military display, can't help but think how the money spent could have helped an awful lot of people with their bills, happy to have a day off but can't get closing food banks for a day. My head hurts
I know it is conflicting isn’t it? Strangely compelling to watch though.
I think maybe the time has passed for this country to push aside it’s monarchy, and maybe there are even a few European countries now wishing they had made more of their own?
I don’t mind too much either way now for myself, and I think if we did get rid of them a new, more annoying system would probably be invented.
Anti monarchists are also currently well in the minority. Maybe that will change now the Queen has gone? Who knows?
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Mexboroseasider
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Wizaard
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Agenda driven nonsense from the dog whistle channel.