Bbc Right To Leave Boris Covid Briefing On Saturday For Strictly?

[daz1969]

Reading a letter today in the paper - was the BBC right to leave Boris's COVID briefing on Saturday night for Strictly Come Dancing? I know it continued on the BBC news channel but were they right?

[Bobbisox1]

I guess so Daz, it had been leaked anyway so people knew what he was about to say

[Zacs-Master]

C'mon it was bad enough it was on a Saturday anyway. Crashing into SCD would have invoked the home counties into apoplectic fervid action. Well, a stiff letter to the times anyway.

[bednobs]

well boris had kept them waiting

[Bobbisox1]

Hehe, definitely a BA Zac :0)))

[ToraToraTora]

I tend to think a public announcement from the PM in a crisis should outrank a dancing contest so no the BBC were not right.

[Bobbisox1]

But people knew by the news leading up to it anyway TTT ?

[Zacs-Master]

And it was only a couple of clicks to get to the BBC News channel for those who wish to self flagellate themselves with more misery.

[ToraToraTora]

they new what was leaked and here-say from gawd knows who not what he was actually going to say.

[Zacs-Master]

But he'd said all the important stuff by the time The Sequin'd ones were on.

[Bobbisox1]

Much of what was leaked TTT, mind you I didn't watch Strictly either

[tiggerblue10]

There were a few time changes and it got later and later. As soon as it ended I just switched to News 24 to hear the press Qs. I don't watch SCD so that didn't effect me.

[Peter Pedant]

// Crashing into SCD would have invoked the home counties into apoplectic fervid action. Well, a stiff letter to the times anyway.//

well a stiff letter to Bicycle News ( why dat den? - Diary of a Nobody George n Weedon Grossmith 1890- Mr Pooters preferred organ for dissent)

when Nelson Mandela's walk to freedom cut into Antiques Roadshow there were 86 000 mainly OAPs telling the Been it cd have waited.

[Zacs-Master]

Oh crikey, I've just remembered we recorded it, paused SCD and watched the salient bits. I was a few glasses into some Morretti and a rather nice Primitivo.

[retrocop]

I would sooner know if I could visit my Grand daughter on her 9th birthday in November than watch a load of dancing. If I were that interested I could set 'my shows' and record the dancing but I have my priorities.

[Zacs-Master]

Exactly!

[Bobbisox1]

I stayed with Boris till the bitter end, and a bitter end it was :0(

[gingejbee]

Presumably, Boris fans are too dim to change channels?

[Mamyalynne]

Didn't think many here watched the BBC.

[campbellking]

Yes, some of need a bit of sparkle in our lives,especially those of us who work in a hospital!

[Mamyalynne]

Lurex suits you too Campbell :-)