BBC in trouble over Canadian Grand Prix.

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:30

There's been quite a few complaints to the BBC about the Canadian Grand Prix disrupting schedules... :roll:

I personally think that the people who have complained believe the BBC was responsible for it absolutley bucketing down in Montreal and thus the two-hour stoppage.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2003426/Antiques-Roadshow-fans-complain-BBC-cancel-favour-Canadian-Grand-Prix.html#ixzz1PHtoFlCO

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:32

They won't be "in trouble". And anyone saying that not being able to watch an antiques programmes "disgusts" them has already veered into self-parody.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:38

They seem to forgot something.

The race MUST be shown fully by BBC. No advertisements. No "We now stop showing you the race goodbye". If they do so, they would be in big trouble. The FIA contract probably clarifies this. Besides, they pay a LOT for showing Formula 1, they can't just switch to something else during the wait.

Guess what, the Hungarian channel KEPT showing the race even during the red flag. They were very tricky though, they easily dropped the movie from the program schedule after the race! And this is a commercial channel with ads galore!
Antiques' fans should kindly shut up. This race easily was one of the best to watch, and even the last lap managed to entertain us.

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:41

The same thing happened last year in Korea, with some 300 complaints over it being switched to BBC 2.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:49

Well, the average audience for Antiques roadshow was (apparently) 7 million - Formula 1? 8.3 according to the Times...

Seems BBC picked the winner then

whatisdeletrazdoing · Post by **whatisdeletrazdoing** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:49

7 million?!?!?!

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 15 Jun 2011, 09:56

When you do live programs, be it sport or something else, these things might happen. These people who complain about something out of the BBC control (either they do the whole race until is cancelled or move on to something else risking cutting it off when the race goes back on which is worse) should really get a life, go out and meet some friends or family or have a walk...

Enforcer · Post by **Enforcer** » 15 Jun 2011, 10:29

... and they probably showed, or will show the non-live episode of the Antiques Roadshow at another time anyway, for all the fossils who want to fantasise about having an Edwardian trinket in their house that they'd forget about two weeks after splurging twice as much as its worth, and boring their neighbours and friends to tears about it.

Honestly, there's such a culture of bitching and complaining these days. Excuse me while I do a bit of bitching and complaining about it.

Revelo89 · Post by **Revelo89** » 15 Jun 2011, 11:29

Obviously, those people didn't see the excellent race we had when the SC wasn't out

there would have been more uproar if they had stopped showing the race.

Faustus · Post by **Faustus** » 15 Jun 2011, 11:31

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:7 million?!?!?!

Pathetic, isn't it?

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 15 Jun 2011, 12:25

"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 15 Jun 2011, 12:27

Bargain Hunt
Cash in the Attic
Flog It
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadtrip
ALL 5 antiques shows on the BBC, where as motor racing in general will never see the light of day since Grandstand disappeared.

4 out of 5 aint bad eh Antique lovers.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 15 Jun 2011, 12:30

Shizuka wrote:They seem to forgot something.

The race MUST be shown fully by BBC. No advertisements.

Jake's ipad.
Eddie Jordan's tailor.
David Coulthard's Red Bull plugging.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 15 Jun 2011, 14:27

Old people need to do better things with their time instead of fantasize about a time when they were young and saw those items when they were new or at least, less decrepit. Time to accept that you're old and get on with life.

That's seriously the only people I know that watch Antiques Roadshow or anything like that -- including my parents.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 15 Jun 2011, 15:23

Hey it's the Daily Mail, it could be complete fabrication.

Faustus · Post by **Faustus** » 15 Jun 2011, 15:39

ADx_Wales wrote:"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

And foreigners, don't forget the foreigners.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 15 Jun 2011, 16:00

Faustus wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

And foreigners, don't forget the foreigners.

They give you cancer, don't you know.

http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/

madmark1974 · Post by **madmark1974** » 15 Jun 2011, 16:04

shinji wrote: http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/

That is brilliant!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 15 Jun 2011, 16:05

ADx_Wales wrote:
Shizuka wrote:They seem to forgot something.

The race MUST be shown fully by BBC. No advertisements.

Jake's ipad.
Eddie Jordan's tailor.
David Coulthard's Red Bull plugging.

No DIRECT advertising then

Revelo89 · Post by **Revelo89** » 15 Jun 2011, 17:20

Shizuka wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:
Shizuka wrote:They seem to forgot something.

The race MUST be shown fully by BBC. No advertisements.

Jake's ipad.
Eddie Jordan's tailor.
David Coulthard's Red Bull plugging.

No DIRECT advertising then

Didn't they put a cover over that iPad after the first race it was used since you could easily see the Apple logo on the back? :lol:

I wonder what they use it for on race days aside from tweets? Do they have the timing app?

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 15 Jun 2011, 17:39

Faustus wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

And foreigners, don't forget the foreigners.

Indeed, who come here & take all our jobs.

I have to say, life must be pretty dull for those people who complained that Antiques Roadshow isn't on the telly.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Jun 2011, 18:20

All you need to know about the daily mail can be found here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 15 Jun 2011, 18:38

Why do people complain?
I was thinking whenever I am about to wait for a programme I like, there is a possibility that Royalty will die and for the next month they will be showing shows about saids death.
I do not remember complaints about the Queen Mother being constantly on the BBC, but F1 which was only on for 5 hours getting complaints! ludicrous

GroupLotusRenault · Post by **GroupLotusRenault** » 15 Jun 2011, 20:15

Who cares about a show which is for old farts? I think you find Formula One is a worldwide sport which is popular in the UK as most of the teams are based their and like the last 2 races its been on the edge of your seat. On ecomment on the Daliy Mail said doesnt matter about the result it will be decided in paris with courts.....the last time that happened was in 2008. Antiques fans...get a life.

S951 · Post by **S951** » 15 Jun 2011, 20:20

ah you know people these days they will complain for the sake of complaining

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 15 Jun 2011, 20:35

stupot94 wrote:Why do people complain?

Because they have nothing better to do and think their view is the only one that matters. A friend of mine recently write a snotty letter to the BBC complaining that he'd gone to Kirkstall Abbey and his whole day was ruined because it was closed to the public - the BBC had hired it for filming. For the record, he does not watch TV, he believes that all TV is for chavs (yes, including documentaries about 19th century pottery on BBC Four), and will snort derisively at anyone who says they watch anything, ever, including those pottery documentaries. He seems to think he has the right to dictate what the BBC can film, where they can film it and when. I really should have told him to bathplug-sink-and-bathroom-cabinet off.

JQW · Post by **JQW** » 15 Jun 2011, 21:36

The Daily Mail is a vile racist piece of crap with a strong anti-BBC agenda. It's simply best to ignore it.

Anyway the edition of The Antiques Roadshow wasn't even a proper episode, just a 45-minute compilation of clips.

Khausen Effect · Post by **Khausen Effect** » 15 Jun 2011, 22:03

Maybe the BBC should have shown footage of the Goodwood Revival meeting during the 'downtime' between the halves of the Grand Prix.

That way they could have kept us petrolheads happy and shown a kind of Antiques Roadshow.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 15 Jun 2011, 22:12

There is a gag from an old TV show called Saturday Night Armistice where Nelson Mandela's visit to britain cut into an episode of Antiques Roadshow. The Armistice would then show what happened the following day when old middle class people turned up with antiques instead of protest banners.

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 16 Jun 2011, 12:02

I actually did once write a fake complaint letter to the BBC because I was fed up of everyone complaining every week about Top Gear.
Basically it was a complaint to all the complaints. I then went on to say that I was upset that Top Gear is only on for 1 hour not 3.
Also go on the BBC complaints page, they give examples, and some look like they were written by the brain dead.

Revelo89 · Post by **Revelo89** » 16 Jun 2011, 13:31

JQW wrote:The Daily Mail is a vile racist piece of crap with a strong anti-BBC agenda. It's simply best to ignore it.

Anyway the edition of The Antiques Roadshow wasn't even a proper episode, just a 45-minute compilation of clips.

The Daily Fail does nothing but rabbit on about immigrants, Diana, house prices, cancer cures and can't make up it's mind if it is a tabloid or a broadsheet.

My dad also buys it, you can imagine the shame I feel. :oops:

fjackdaw · Post by **fjackdaw** » 16 Jun 2011, 16:34

Having said that, I was on a Doctor Who board when Doctor Who was postponed for the football, and they got all aerated about it and complained to the BBC. Now, I like Doctor Who and I hate football, but come on - one's a live event, the other's a pre-recorded drama. I was a bit of a pariah that day.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 16 Jun 2011, 17:28

fjackdaw wrote:Having said that, I was on a Doctor Who board when Doctor Who was postponed for the football, and they got all aerated about it and complained to the BBC. Now, I like Doctor Who and I hate football, but come on - one's a live event, the other's a pre-recorded drama. I was a bit of a pariah that day.

It wasn't - it merely would have been had the Manchester United - Watford game gone into extra time.

Post by **Londoner** » 16 Jun 2011, 17:36

dinizintheoven wrote:
stupot94 wrote:Why do people complain?

Because they have nothing better to do and think their view is the only one that matters. A friend of mine recently write a snotty letter to the BBC complaining that he'd gone to Kirkstall Abbey and his whole day was ruined because it was closed to the public - the BBC had hired it for filming. For the record, he does not watch TV, he believes that all TV is for chavs (yes, including documentaries about 19th century pottery on BBC Four), and will snort derisively at anyone who says they watch anything, ever, including those pottery documentaries. He seems to think he has the right to dictate what the BBC can film, where they can film it and when. I really should have told him to bathplug-sink-and-bathroom-cabinet off.

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 16 Jun 2011, 18:35

Khausen Effect wrote:Maybe the BBC should have shown footage of the Goodwood Revival meeting during the 'downtime' between the halves of the Grand Prix.

That way they could have kept us petrolheads happy and shown a kind of Antiques Roadshow.

or maybe an interview with Emmerson Fittipaldi

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 16 Jun 2011, 18:38

ADx_Wales wrote:"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

Diana.. thats the Express
The mail just says everything gives you cancer

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 17 Jun 2011, 00:48

Revelo89 wrote:
The Daily Fail does nothing but rabbit on about immigrants, Diana, house prices, cancer cures and can't make up it's mind if it is a tabloid or a broadsheet.

It would be a tabloid. The terms tabloid & broadsheet refer to the size/shape of the publication not to any perceived attitudes or editorial content.

JohnMLTX · Post by **JohnMLTX** » 17 Jun 2011, 02:29

I MUST add this comment.

In the US, FOX kept showing the race, even showing empty red-flagged track.
It didn't move over to SPEED and interrupt the Continental Tire Whatevertheycallits race, no, it stayed on FOX and interrupted several hours of midday broadcasting, along with some paid programming.

Yeah.

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 17 Jun 2011, 09:57

Ive been watching F1 for 15 odd years, and for the first time I heard something that I have never heard before, during the race stop/start period,

Relevance? I think DC mentioned it, along with the red winged gull.

RACECAR can be spelt backwards, and spells the same word.

Okay, not much but I did get up at 2am to watch the race so give me some kudos please!

Faustus · Post by **Faustus** » 17 Jun 2011, 11:08

ibsey wrote:
Faustus wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:"DONT GO OUTSIDE, ITS FULL OF GAYS CHAVS AND TERRORISTS, IF ONLY DIANA WAS HERE!!!"
The Daily Mail.

And foreigners, don't forget the foreigners.

Indeed, who come here & take all our jobs.

Yes we do! And women and money and biscuits!
All your stuff are belong to us!