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Admiral Windsor and the BBC: ‘H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor’
I am not sure if you are aware but there has been a recent death in the British royal family. The 99 year-old husband and consort of the Queen — Prince Philip — passed away in his sleep ( not from Covid ) on the morning of Friday April 9th. He is to be buried on Saturday 17th April. 30 people will attend because of Covid restrictions but you can if you wish watch it live on BBC One and probably — simultaneously — on BBC Two as well. No doubt ITV will cover the funeral and other channels are available. But if you are a royalist or enjoy unadulterated sycophancy BBC is your best bet.
You may already have guessed — pretty obvious if you had read my previous piece on Andrew Windsor’s second car crash interview — that I am not a fan of the British monarchy. I am also not a fan of the regime of North Korea, either. And strangely enough there has been much similarity this past week. On the day of his death the BBC commenced wall-to-wall coverage of the life and death of Prince Philip on BBC One and BBC Two, simultaneously. These are the main channels ofthe BBC until 7pm when BBC Four begins its transmission. How wonderfully antequated in 2021.
But more of something is not neccesarily a good thing. Especially if it is the exact same content. But there was actually NOTHING on BBC Four except…
