After broadcasters like the BBC began wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Philip’s death in place of regularly scheduled programming, people tweeted reactions.
Celebrity “There is literally only so much you can say.” As Britons mourn the loss of Prince Philip, who died Friday, April 9 at age 99, some have taken issue with TV broadcasters’ handling of his death. The sad news led to a major shakeup of Friday night’s TV landscape, with major networks replacing their regularly scheduled programming in favor of wall-to-wall coverage of the Duke of Edinburgh’s life and legacy. For some viewers, the royal-centric content was excessive, especially on the BBC’s multiple channels. They took their concerns to Twitter, where they discussed troubles as wide-ranging as the state of journalism and missing Gardeners’ World. The BBC, in particular, was at the center of complaints, as the change affected both BBC One and BBC Two, and there no replacement content on BBC Four (viewers were shown a screen directing them to BBC One), per NBC News.
