ID
Well it’s just how the tweet came across.. an innocent question I think?
And the reply to that question would be of course not.
Well it’s just how the tweet came across.. an innocent question I think?
ST
I know it's supposed to be Good Friday, but I'm not sure many people will have noticed the difference over any other day during the last couple of weeks.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
AN
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
Andrew
Founding member
I know it's supposed to be Good Friday, but I'm not sure many people will have noticed the difference over any other day during the last couple of weeks.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
NE
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
Not on the BBC today, business as usual on a bank holiday.
I know it's supposed to be Good Friday, but I'm not sure many people will have noticed the difference over any other day during the last couple of weeks.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
I was therefore quite surprised that this evening's 6:30 and 10pm ITV bulletins have been reduced to only 15 minutes each. This is on a day when the death toll from COVID-19 has hit its highest level, and ITV aren't exactly providing much other coverage on the subject.
It seems an odd choice to me.
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
Not on the BBC today, business as usual on a bank holiday.
ST
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
MA
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
I've set our heating system to the same switch on/off times for all 7 days
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
I've set our heating system to the same switch on/off times for all 7 days
BR
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
As much as every day is a Bank Holiday for many at the moment I think it is important people try as much as possible to have a weekend and somehow probably make more of Easter than perhaps they usually would. Easier said than done of course in the current circumstances but TV has a part to play in that and the BBC at least are putting a bit of effort in to differentiate it by using the Indianna Jones films across the weekend.
Well Weekend bulletins on all channels are still weekend length and the virus doesn’t stop at the weekend either?
It's not weekend. Today is an almost irrelevant bank holiday, as will be Monday.
As much as every day is a Bank Holiday for many at the moment I think it is important people try as much as possible to have a weekend and somehow probably make more of Easter than perhaps they usually would. Easier said than done of course in the current circumstances but TV has a part to play in that and the BBC at least are putting a bit of effort in to differentiate it by using the Indianna Jones films across the weekend.
ST
I don't think COVID-19 lockdown is seen by anyone as "day-after-day of bank holidays". What people normally do at Easter is spend time with their relatives and have extra time off work for leisure to visit places. It's a rather irrelevant analogy at the moment when many people don't know when they will even be going back to work.
Many of the 100s of TV channels available don't change their schedules during holiday periods anyway, but I think it's noticeable that the main PSBs aren't really pushing any Easter message.
I suspect that many parents will have already sought out sources for films/box sets over the last 3 weeks. Netflix have reported a 15% increase.
As much as every day is a Bank Holiday for many at the moment I think it is important people try as much as possible to have a weekend and somehow probably make more of Easter than perhaps they usually would. Easier said than done of course in the current circumstances but TV has a part to play in that and the BBC at least are putting a bit of effort in to differentiate it by using the Indianna Jones films across the weekend.
I don't think COVID-19 lockdown is seen by anyone as "day-after-day of bank holidays". What people normally do at Easter is spend time with their relatives and have extra time off work for leisure to visit places. It's a rather irrelevant analogy at the moment when many people don't know when they will even be going back to work.
Many of the 100s of TV channels available don't change their schedules during holiday periods anyway, but I think it's noticeable that the main PSBs aren't really pushing any Easter message.
I suspect that many parents will have already sought out sources for films/box sets over the last 3 weeks. Netflix have reported a 15% increase.