Always my favourite royal; I loved the odd "foot in it". Devoted, loyal, and once SOO handsome - he and the Queen were a fabulous couple, both gorgeous and both deeply in love with each other. Those of us alive in the 1950s really admired them both.

Its very sad when anyone dies, even at 99. However there are millions of people in the uk who are loyal and faithful. The only remarkable thing about Phillip was that he married into a very privileged family. I hope that this doesn't mean that the country goes into an enforced state of National mourning like we did with Diana, with only solemn music been allowed on the radio and anything remotely uplifting been cancelled from the schedules.

I think he contributed more to this country than most others, from Prime Ministers to Sports stars.

At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.

My Windsor sources (love saying that) tell me that he never took life seriously and was often clowning about. Last year shortly after he was released from hospital he pretended to collapse in front of staff as he was fed up with being molly-coddled.

Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.

I could read a book, but fishing. I don't see much pleasure in putting a hook in a fish's mouth. Phillip would have liked that, he was a big hunter. Buying dvds is a very expensive way of watching tv. Most things are available on streaming services and you generally aren't going to watch them more than once. I've given most of my dvds to Oxfam, only keeping my favourites that I go back to. I don't think I expected all bbc channels would be blocked out for Phillip tributes. Do bbc4 viewers really want their channel blocked out for the night, most of them couldn't care less. There is nothing better than live tv though, knowing you are watching something that is happening here and now, knowing that millions are watching at the same time. How long is this forced national mourning going to go on for?

Wyot wrote:
My Windsor sources (love saying that) tell me that he never took life seriously and was often clowning about. Last year shortly after he was released from hospital he pretended to collapse in front of staff as he was fed up with being molly-coddled.

Ha Ha! hilarious! Hope he made the queen laugh. Haven't seen her crack a smile in years.

I think robbie it is only healthy that on occasions like this we pause the norm (whether we are watching much of it or not) as anything that brings people together (or most people) is very much needed in this world. I think The Royals only have a generation or two at the most left; the generation after Charles will really struggle. As an aside, I love the black cabs lining The Mall; very English and eccentric.

robbiex wrote:
Wyot wrote:
My Windsor sources (love saying that) tell me that he never took life seriously and was often clowning about. Last year shortly after he was released from hospital he pretended to collapse in front of staff as he was fed up with being molly-coddled.

Ha Ha! hilarious! Hope he made the queen laugh. Haven't seen her crack a smile in years.

From what I have been told it would have been unlikely she was present; they lived largely seperate lives for the past few decades...I really hope that is exagerrated, actually.

Wyot wrote:
I think robbie it is only healthy that on occasions like this we pause the norm (whether we are watching much of it or not) as anything that brings people together (or most people) is very much needed in this world. I think The Royals only have a generation or two at the most left; the generation after Charles will really struggle. As an aside, I love the black cabs lining The Mall; very English and eccentric.

Black cabs don't have anything better to do at the moment. Not many people taking cabs right now. I don't think it would be any great loss if it was the end of the royal family. Is there any proof that visitors are going to stop coming to Britain because we have no royal family. People will still come for the history, the countryside, the architechture. I don't think that this is bringing most people together at all. I don't ever recall anyone mentioning Prince Phillip to me in the workplace, only in a negative away, about his dodgy driving.

robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.

I could read a book, but fishing. I don't see much pleasure in putting a hook in a fish's mouth. Phillip would have liked that, he was a big hunter. Buying dvds is a very expensive way of watching tv. Most things are available on streaming services and you generally aren't going to watch them more than once. I've given most of my dvds to Oxfam, only keeping my favourites that I go back to. I don't think I expected all bbc channels would be blocked out for Phillip tributes. Do bbc4 viewers really want their channel blocked out for the night, most of them couldn't care less. There is nothing better than live tv though, knowing you are watching something that is happening here and now, knowing that millions are watching at the same time. How long is this forced national mourning going to go on for?

What is your definition of ‘expensive’ ? Since lockdown I have binged on a number of old American sitcoms like Coach, Honeymooners, Blue Collar TV, Soap, Jefferson’s, Bill Engvall Show etc. I have rewatched Wings and Simon & Simon. When I browsed at the streaming services I can’t anything that’s to my taste.

Is live TV actually still the truth there’s been a number of staged events and the media only go by their narrative.

I didn’t know BBC4 is blacked out for today, not that I actually watched it or cared. Wyot has pinpointed my life it’s both in the wilderness and civilisation.

Wyot wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Wyot wrote:
My Windsor sources (love saying that) tell me that he never took life seriously and was often clowning about. Last year shortly after he was released from hospital he pretended to collapse in front of staff as he was fed up with being molly-coddled.

Ha Ha! hilarious! Hope he made the queen laugh. Haven't seen her crack a smile in years.

From what I have been told it would have been unlikely she was present; they lived largely seperate lives for the past few decades...I really hope that is exagerrated, actually.

Completely normal for aristocrats.

Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.




I could read a book, but fishing. I don't see much pleasure in putting a hook in a fish's mouth. Phillip would have liked that, he was a big hunter. Buying dvds is a very expensive way of watching tv. Most things are available on streaming services and you generally aren't going to watch them more than once. I've given most of my dvds to Oxfam, only keeping my favourites that I go back to. I don't think I expected all bbc channels would be blocked out for Phillip tributes. Do bbc4 viewers really want their channel blocked out for the night, most of them couldn't care less. There is nothing better than live tv though, knowing you are watching something that is happening here and now, knowing that millions are watching at the same time. How long is this forced national mourning going to go on for?

What is your definition of ‘expensive’ ? Since lockdown I have binged on a number of old American sitcoms like Coach, Honeymooners, Blue Collar TV, Soap, Jefferson’s, Bill Engvall Show etc. I have rewatched Wings and Simon & Simon. When I browsed at the streaming services I can’t anything that’s to my taste.

Is live TV actually still the truth there’s been a number of staged events and the media only go by their narrative.

I didn’t know BBC4 is blacked out for today, not that I actually watched it or cared. Wyot has pinpointed my life it’s both in the wilderness and civilisation.

Most box sets would be £20+ each, compared to a month of netflix or Britbox at £5.99 which contains 100s of boxsets.
Sometimes however they don't have the ones you want. I bought a boxset of Watching an itv sitcom from the late 80s/early 90s which isn't available anywhere else. Channel 4 seem to be constantly showing "King of Queens" twice a day, and the big bang theory which was funny for a couple of series, then just came predictable, getting cheap laughs from repeating catchphrases. Going back to Phillip fortunately they don't seem to have cancelled Saturday Kitchen,but no doubt they will be told to tone down any chirpiness.

Honey wrote:
[quote]Wyot wrote:
[quote]robbiex wrote:
Wyot wrote:


From what I have been told it would have been unlikely she was present; they lived largely seperate lives for the past few decades...I really hope that is exagerrated, actually.

Completely normal for aristocrats.

Yep as is serial adultery; but for someone described endlessly over the past hours as Her Maj's "shadow" & "rock" this may come as a bit of a surprise to the Queen & Duke tea towel collectors...

uk.yahoo.com/news/bbc-form-complaints-pr...erage-092356903.html

Its not just me who is complaining about the wall to wall coverage of the death of Prince Phillip. Vanessa Phelps was cut of mid sentence on radio 2 (not usually a bad thing). Its fine to interupt programmes to broadcast the death of a public figure, but to then cancel the regular programmes on all channels is ridiculous. JK usually winges about the plaudits that come from politicians whenever a tragedy happens, but doesn't seem to mind the endless fawning over Prince Phillip. His straight talking was described as disarming, if it was a celebrity it would be described as problematic at best.

robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.




I could read a book, but fishing. I don't see much pleasure in putting a hook in a fish's mouth. Phillip would have liked that, he was a big hunter. Buying dvds is a very expensive way of watching tv. Most things are available on streaming services and you generally aren't going to watch them more than once. I've given most of my dvds to Oxfam, only keeping my favourites that I go back to. I don't think I expected all bbc channels would be blocked out for Phillip tributes. Do bbc4 viewers really want their channel blocked out for the night, most of them couldn't care less. There is nothing better than live tv though, knowing you are watching something that is happening here and now, knowing that millions are watching at the same time. How long is this forced national mourning going to go on for?

What is your definition of ‘expensive’ ? Since lockdown I have binged on a number of old American sitcoms like Coach, Honeymooners, Blue Collar TV, Soap, Jefferson’s, Bill Engvall Show etc. I have rewatched Wings and Simon & Simon. When I browsed at the streaming services I can’t anything that’s to my taste.

Is live TV actually still the truth there’s been a number of staged events and the media only go by their narrative.

I didn’t know BBC4 is blacked out for today, not that I actually watched it or cared. Wyot has pinpointed my life it’s both in the wilderness and civilisation.

Most box sets would be £20+ each, compared to a month of netflix or Britbox at £5.99 which contains 100s of boxsets.
Sometimes however they don't have the ones you want. I bought a boxset of Watching an itv sitcom from the late 80s/early 90s which isn't available anywhere else. Channel 4 seem to be constantly showing "King of Queens" twice a day, and the big bang theory which was funny for a couple of series, then just came predictable, getting cheap laughs from repeating catchphrases. Going back to Phillip fortunately they don't seem to have cancelled Saturday Kitchen,but no doubt they will be told to tone down any chirpiness.


£20 for a box set is okay for me when a concert tickets can cost that or even more, then there’s drink, travel or a hotel booking on top depending where I go. I never got in to Big Bang Theory the humour and characters I couldn’t relate to, personally nerds scare me.

How can any watch Saturday Kitchen all they do is laugh at each other crap jokes. I’m glad my house is out of middle no where and I can’t get a signal and Deliveroo etc don’t deliver here.

Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robbiex wrote:
At least Prince Charles highlighted issues regarding the environment and architechture, but I hear Phillip did some work on conservation in his earlier life, which I wasn't aware of, and I just heard on the radio him talking about population growth issues, which i fully support. I only remember him as a late middle-aged and old man making inappropriate comments and some dodgy driving, like many older people.
Even 6 music and radio 1 have cancelled all their schedule and broadcasting tributes and documentary footage instead. They really don't know their audience, Couldn't they just say, if you are interested in hearing more about Prince Phillip tune in to radio 4, rather than playing the same thing across all bbc channels and other mainstream channels too.

Go read a book or go fishing.

I don’t watch much news or listen to radio. My TV is my DVD box set or my radio is American podcasts on Rumble or YouTube.

We all knew the TV schedules will be out the window when this day arrived.




I could read a book, but fishing. I don't see much pleasure in putting a hook in a fish's mouth. Phillip would have liked that, he was a big hunter. Buying dvds is a very expensive way of watching tv. Most things are available on streaming services and you generally aren't going to watch them more than once. I've given most of my dvds to Oxfam, only keeping my favourites that I go back to. I don't think I expected all bbc channels would be blocked out for Phillip tributes. Do bbc4 viewers really want their channel blocked out for the night, most of them couldn't care less. There is nothing better than live tv though, knowing you are watching something that is happening here and now, knowing that millions are watching at the same time. How long is this forced national mourning going to go on for?

What is your definition of ‘expensive’ ? Since lockdown I have binged on a number of old American sitcoms like Coach, Honeymooners, Blue Collar TV, Soap, Jefferson’s, Bill Engvall Show etc. I have rewatched Wings and Simon & Simon. When I browsed at the streaming services I can’t anything that’s to my taste.

Is live TV actually still the truth there’s been a number of staged events and the media only go by their narrative.

I didn’t know BBC4 is blacked out for today, not that I actually watched it or cared. Wyot has pinpointed my life it’s both in the wilderness and civilisation.

Most box sets would be £20+ each, compared to a month of netflix or Britbox at £5.99 which contains 100s of boxsets.
Sometimes however they don't have the ones you want. I bought a boxset of Watching an itv sitcom from the late 80s/early 90s which isn't available anywhere else. Channel 4 seem to be constantly showing "King of Queens" twice a day, and the big bang theory which was funny for a couple of series, then just came predictable, getting cheap laughs from repeating catchphrases. Going back to Phillip fortunately they don't seem to have cancelled Saturday Kitchen,but no doubt they will be told to tone down any chirpiness.


£20 for a box set is okay for me when a concert tickets can cost that or even more, then there’s drink, travel or a hotel booking on top depending where I go. I never got in to Big Bang Theory the humour and characters I couldn’t relate to, personally nerds scare me.

How can any watch Saturday Kitchen all they do is laugh at each other crap jokes. I’m glad my house is out of middle no where and I can’t get a signal and Deliveroo etc don’t deliver here.


Comparing a box set to a concert is not really a fair comparison. One is staying in your house watching a pre-recorded tv series, the other is a day or night out with live performers and live staff performing and working for you. It is an experience which can cost on average £100+ for venues like the 02 arena in a good seat.

Saturday Kitchen has some of the country's top chiefs making fine food with top celebrity guests drinking wine at 10am in the morning.
I don't know why not having a signal makes any difference as saturday kitchen is on bbc1 via the tv aerial. If you don't have a tv signal then I feel sorry for you. As for box sets, I bought several series of Peep Show on dvd a few years ago. now they are all available for free on All4. Like I said before "The big bang theory" quickly became very boring for me. For me the best sitcoms are British like Porridge, Fawlty Towers, The Good Life, and only fools and horses. From the USA Cheers and Roseanne were good back in the day, but they don't stand the test of time.

Even 30+ hours after the announcement of the death of the redundant greek, it is still affecting the schedules. Tonights radio 2, 40th anniversary Duran Duran special is nowhere to be seen, replaced by "Remembering F**king Prince Phillip for the 100th time. The sooner we get rid of this ridiculous monarchy like most other countries, the better. Just annoucne his death and say, if you want to see/hear more detailed information go to bbc news/radio 4, whilst everyone else gets on with their life.

Wyot wrote:
[quote]Honey wrote:
[quote]Wyot wrote:
robbiex wrote:
Wyot wrote:


From what I have been told it would have been unlikely she was present; they lived largely seperate lives for the past few decades...I really hope that is exagerrated, actually.

Completely normal for aristocrats.

Yep as is serial adultery; but for someone described endlessly over the past hours as Her Maj's "shadow" & "rock" this may come as a bit of a surprise to the Queen & Duke tea towel collectors...

And all children are welcomed and assumed to be the husband's even when they know they are not.

Oh, talking of rumours, In an interesting bit among the repeats on tv they showed Philip's family, and some of them looked just like Andrew, so I think the queen has been misjudged.