What will happen on telly when the Queen dies?

I was just wondering how all the BBC/ITV channels will react to the news of the Queen{when it happens}How there schedules will alter and what they will broadcast.Does anybody no what the procedure is for the channels,especially the main ones like the BBC?
I heard many years ago that the BBC would suspend broadcasting in its normal form for quite a few days,on both tv and radio.Playing somber music/national anthem and news all the time.
I think that now if it was to happen the BBC would become one channel showing BBC news from news 24/World and it would simulcast on every BBC channel.I think ITV would show its news channel on ITV 1.Channel 4 would show special channel 4 news and documentaries on the Queen.What does everyone else think?

How about how will the public react - as far as tv is concerned it's a cue to get out the dvd's and videos - the hire shops will do a roaring trade.
In a post royalist country we may even see street parties and bunting every where. Prince Charles will break out the champagne etc. Day trips on various modes of transport out of the country will reach epic proportions - maybe even Biblical who knows ?
In short it won't be worth turning on the tv - back to the era of make your own entertainment.

[quote="Richard C."]I think that now if it was to happen the BBC would become one channel showing BBC news from news 24/World and it would simulcast on every BBC channel.quote]
That's rather pointless. What would showing something on both BBC1 and 2 accomplish, that showing it only one of the channels wouldn't?

[quote="corian"]

Yes, BBC One would probably have news coverage, BBC Two would probably have sombre music / reflective documentary.

After the Queen Mother debarkle I think theyre plans may have been re-hashed.

I'm sure we can expect a televised service [if not the funeral itself], hours of Royal history & documentries thus a loss of our favourite programs for a while.
I'm sure when the news first breaks, most channels [bar a few cable channels] will stop its schedule, and roll the royal tapes.

I somehow doubt that Prince Charles will be breaking out the champagne - remember it'll be his mum that has died! Would you do that if your mum died, even it it did mean your getting a promotion?

It will be a couple of weeks of blanket coverage. Remember when The Queen Mother and Princess of Wales died? It was non-stop documentaries and commemorative programmes from the day they died until a few days after the funereal.

Sky News I seem to remember, in the case of the Queen Mother, had non-stop coverage of her coffin and the guards changing every few hours on News Active.

Realistically, it can’t be too long before we have another death like this that will take over pretty much all programming on every channel… The Pope’s days are sadly numbered too, I wonder what will happened with this?

I didn't say I would - I said he would , these are english aristocracy remember not normal people.

It would be simular to what happened when the Queen Mother died, although as Re-it-er-ate has said, they are bound to have re-hashed the plans after the QM.

All BBC TV services, including BBC World and BBC America and perhaps some other international channels, would take the same output, probably from the 1/6/10 studio.

If I remember right, when the QM died, Radio 1 stayed with its own output with a sombre playing of music, but Radio's 2, 3, 4, 5 Live and 6 Music had a joint service for a while, perhaps something simular would happen then.

ITV1 would be able to simulcast ITV News Channel now, instead of broadcasting a seperate News Report.

After a while, some BBC1 programmes would probably be transferred to BBC2.

When the Queen Mother died I know that Sky News broke it before Peter Sissons went on BBC One, but did News 24 report it before this? (A straight answer will suffice as we can all guess any jokes that might be made about News 24 being 10 minutes behind Sky)

At the time I was watching Aunties Bloomers on BBC One before Peter Sissons came on, that was one of the funniest Aunties Bloomers I had ever seen; Sissons made so many mistakes!

They did it when Diana died.

But anyway, I'd expect BBC1, ITV and C4 to definately have rolling news coverage (maybe in a more analytical studio based style on C4). I don't know about ITV, but I think the BBC would be compelled to present this from the national news set, rather than from News 24.

BBC2 I would think would maybe hold some sort of discussion about the queen's life or maybe play documentaries on the queen. As for C5, I don't know. They'll definately do something, but as to whether they'd go for coverage or not I don't know.

The amount of news coverage surely depends on how the queen dies. The Queen Mother (basically) died of old age. If the queen dies in the same way then quite what are you going to say?

The QM coverage was boring as hell, just the same line trotted out over hours and hours, and consequently most coverage ended later that evening because there wasn't really anything to say nor were there going to be any developments,

All these calls for the effective closure of BBC channels whilst they embark on weeks of uninterrupted coverage simulcast over everything are all well and good, but what's the point if there's not really anything to say?

And the BBC also have to think about the position. They are the PUBLIC service broadcaster, not the ROYAL service broadcaster. As someone said, this country is well on the way to being post royalist. Support for the royal family may still be high, but it's ever dwindling. Anti-monarchists now number millions of people. By the time the queen actually dies, the situation may have got to a state when those who give a toss are in the minority. I don't deny that their should be coverage for those who want to watch it, but they do have to think of their other viewers.

I accept it will dominate tv for weeks afterwards, but it certainly shouldn't replace all other tv.

Yeah, News 24 presented by Phil Hayton did break it, I think around a minute or two later than Sky News, but remember that the broadcasters did know about it for a while beforehand, as their was some sort of embargo on the news, plus a few hours before the flag above Buckingham Palce was at half mast.

News 24 must have been waiting to see if the BBC joint service would be on air when the embargo was lifted, but it wasn't, so they decided to announce it, and then hand over to Peter Sissons.