Surprising BBC

[Sriram]

Hi everyone,

The BBC site does not show the France attack (NICE) as a breaking news or as a headline. Somewhere down below they have a video of Hollande. Surprising (shocking)!

Is this part of the Brexit strategy?

Cheers.

Sriram

[Sriram]

Well...actually the site is now showing some news on the top. when I looked some minutes back it wasn't there! Sorry!

[Nearly Sane]

Hi everyone,

The BBC site does not show the France attack (NICE) as a breaking news or as a headline. Somewhere down below they have a video of Hollande. Surprising (shocking)!

Is this part of the Brexit strategy?

Cheers.

Sriram

Has it as top story with live updates viewing it from UK. Only news story on 5live currently.

[Sriram]

Yeah...maybe its different in the international edition.

Cheers.

[Sriram]

I am planning a trip to London, Paris, other parts of Europe with family, in August. Wonder if its safe!

I suppose it should be ok!  Could get killed on Indian roads any day!!!

[Bubbles]

I am planning a trip to London, Paris, other parts of Europe with family, in August. Wonder if its safe!

I suppose it should be ok!  Could get killed on Indian roads any day!!!

I would think so, Sriram.

It's a rare event.

I would probably worry how safe India is, if I heard something similar, but I think it's fine, it's just natural to be concerned.


Have a nice time

[floo]

Hi everyone,

The BBC site does not show the France attack (NICE) as a breaking news or as a headline. Somewhere down below they have a video of Hollande. Surprising (shocking)!

Is this part of the Brexit strategy?

Cheers.

Sriram

It was the first item on the BBC Radio 4 news at 6am!

[Hope]

The fact that it happened at about 11pm local time yesterday (or about 10pm British Summer Time) suggests that it is no longer breaking news.  Mind you, BBC Breakfast has found it difficult to deal with much else.

[floo]

I support the Beeb, I think they do a good job.

[SteveH]

I support the Beeb, I think they do a good job.

For a refreshing change, I agree with you.  (I know you from another forum, where I'm 'sprocket'.)

[Sriram]

I would think so, Sriram.

It's a rare event.

I would probably worry how safe India is, if I heard something similar, but I think it's fine, it's just natural to be concerned.


Have a nice time

Thanks.

But the security/immigration counter may give trouble when we enter, I guess. 'Guys with strange names (and beards) take the red channel pls'.   

[Hope]

Thanks.

But the security/immigration counter may give trouble when we enter, I guess. 'Guys with strange names (and beards) take the red channel pls'.   

That's right, Sri.  They always delay the guys with funny names and beards - especially when they are on their way home from France and their football team has done far better in a small tounament out there than was expected!!   

[Brownie]

You'll be fine Sririam, worry not.  We have loads of people here with funny names and beards, even airport staff (for all you know I could have a funny name and a beard).  I hope you enjoy yourself here and wherever else you go and it is very good to see you again after your break.

Steve I agree that the BBC are,  on the whole, pretty good.

[floo]

For a refreshing change, I agree with you.  (I know you from another forum, where I'm 'sprocket'.)

I did wonder, WELCOME to the madhouse.

[Sriram]

You'll be fine Sririam, worry not.  We have loads of people here with funny names and beards, even airport staff (for all you know I could have a funny name and a beard).  I hope you enjoy yourself here and wherever else you go and it is very good to see you again after your break.

Steve I agree that the BBC are,  on the whole, pretty good.

Thanks Brownie. Somehow I didn't think it proper to intervene in all the mourning, post brexit.   Seemed a tad insensitive.   

I also like BBC. Watch it regularly out here. 

[Brownie]

It's good to see you, nice to post on threads other than politics too  though we have been understandably preoccupied.

There's been another attack in France, a one man show.  Once again Nice; a lorry drove into the crowds mowing down dozens of people (it was Bastille Day in France), it was eventually stopped and the driver opened fire on surrounding people.  He was shot.  Explosives were foundin the lorry.  Terrible tragedy.

[ippy]

I am planning a trip to London, Paris, other parts of Europe with family, in August. Wonder if its safe!

I suppose it should be ok!  Could get killed on Indian roads any day!!!

Go for it Sriram you'll be OK, walking out of your front door is taking a risk, the terrible things that have happened haven't made life in general unbearable yet, I'm inclined to be cautious myself and I'm not letting it put me off of going to these places in Europe nor are any of my family.

Good on you you'll enjoy.

It's not so much the danger on our roads, it's more that if someone sneezes when they're driving on any of our motorways it causes a ten mile tailback in minutes, yes it does sound as though I'm exaggerating, I wish.

ippy

[Sriram]

Go for it Sriram you'll be OK, walking out of your front door is taking a risk, the terrible things that have happened haven't made life in general unbearable yet, I'm inclined to be cautious myself and I'm not letting it put me off of going to these places in Europe nor are any of my family.

Good on you you'll enjoy.

It's not so much the danger on our roads, it's more that if someone sneezes when they're driving on any of our motorways it causes a ten mile tailback in minutes, yes it does sound as though I'm exaggerating, I wish.

ippy

Thanks Ippy. 

[Sriram]

It's good to see you, nice to post on threads other than politics too  though we have been understandably preoccupied.

There's been another attack in France, a one man show.  Once again Nice; a lorry drove into the crowds mowing down dozens of people (it was Bastille Day in France), it was eventually stopped and the driver opened fire on surrounding people.  He was shot.  Explosives were foundin the lorry.  Terrible tragedy.

Its the same attack I was referring to I think!  Not another one I hope!

[Brownie]

I don't know why but I thought there were two attacks.  It appears there was one only.  Small mercies.

[SteveH]

I did wonder, WELCOME to the madhouse.

Thanks! :-)
Re.  The Beeb: the fact that everyone, left, right and centre, accuses the beeb of being biased against them strongly suggests that in general they are fair and dispassionate, and therefore piss everyone off equally.

[floo]

Thanks! :-)
Re.  The Beeb: the fact that everyone, left, right and centre, accuses the beeb of being biased against them strongly suggests that in general they are fair and dispassionate, and therefore piss everyone off equally.

I think you are right.

[ippy]

I think you are right.

Floo look very carefully at the BBC has loads of unchallenged religious programming going out on the radio and TV all the time, have a look and tell me the next time you see a non-religious person or programme that goes out without challenge.

I haven't got a problem with the religious programming the BBC puts out, it's just that I would like to see or hear a  programme about non-religious beliefs on the BBC that goes out unchallenged, say for an hour a month and be set for broadcast at a similar time that a similar unchallenged religious programme would normally go out on air.

And what could be more of a BBC bias than "Thought for the Day" on the radio's "Today" programme six days a week, the non-religious are not allowed to appear on "Thought for the Day", they are banned from appearing, an outright ban; and the BBC isn't biased?

In the later part of last year the BBC did a series of programmes about Freethinking; it went out at eleven PM, wait for it --------on BBC Radio three, had it not been for the BBC's constant record of consistently sidelining any non-religious output, had this just by chance as say a one off well yes you could look at this and think it must happen from time to time with the BBC's busy schedules, unfortunately where non-religious content is concerned on the BBC I wish it were a one off.       

ippy

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Floo look very carefully at the BBC has loads of unchallenged religious programming going out on the radio and TV all the time, have a look and tell me the next time you see a non-religious person or programme that goes out without challenge.

I haven't got a problem with the religious programming the BBC puts out, it's just that I would like to see or hear a  programme about non-religious beliefs on the BBC that goes out unchallenged, say for an hour a month and be set for broadcast at a similar time that a similar unchallenged religious programme would normally go out on air.

And what could be more of a BBC bias than "Thought for the Day" on the radio's "Today" programme six days a week, the non-religious are not allowed to appear on "Thought for the Day", they are banned from appearing, an outright ban; and the BBC isn't biased?

In the later part of last year the BBC did a series of programmes about Freethinking; it went out at eleven PM, wait for it --------on BBC Radio three, had it not been for the BBC's constant record of consistently sidelining any non-religious output, had this just by chance as say a one off well yes you could look at this and think it must happen from time to time with the BBC's busy schedules, unfortunately where non-religious content is concerned on the BBC I wish it were a one off.       

ippy

But doesn't hard arsed atheism want to remain ''fringe''. After all would non believers want to be identified as establishment intellectual experts since that is not flavour of the month in this country.

I think H arsed atheists like being some faux oppressed minority.

[Brownie]

The fact that religious broadcasting is not highly publicised and often goes on air at odd times shows how unpopular it is.  I don't know anyone who watches or listens to it and I watch and listen to a lot of stuff, and am constantly going through the 'Guide' to see what's on.

There's a Freeview channel called TBN which broadcasts preachers from the USA, that seems to be on when most people are asleep.  I'm only aware of it because I often get up in the night and flick through to see what's on, anyway that's not the Beeb,

Strange how opinions change:  only a few years ago Christians on forums were complaining about the BBC's anti-Christian bias in many areas!  Post after post was complaining about that, floo may remember.  I never saw the bias and don't see the opposite now, 'Songs of Praise' may be a bit naff (if it's still going), but I always thought it was so nothing new there.