Why can the BBC not get simple facts even about its own broadcasts correct?
 

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:09 +0100, Albert Ross
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:34:37 +0100, "Norman Wells"
wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:29:04 +0100, Albert Ross
wrote:

I was hugely entertained to see he (and Brown) weren't invited to the
wedding, along with the Syrian ambassador. I was even more
entertained to see Thatcher WAS invited, seeing as the Queen
reputedly hated her

"She acts more like the Queen than I do" (allegedly)

With the Republic of Ireland no longer having any reyal connection
with the UK or being a member of the Commonwealth no representatives
of your State have been invited.

However.... Both Archbishops of Armagh will be at the wedding, and
each of their territories is the whole island of Ireland, so all Irish
Catholics and Anglicans will be sort of represented; whether they wish
to be or not!

I shan't be attending. As the Crown Prince of Bahrain said, I don't want my
presence to overshadow the day's events.

I thought that was Mohamed Al Fayed's line

And Tony and Cherie Blair weren't invited because they requested an
appearance fee.

(I invented that. It might or might not be true.)

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

Why can the BBC not get simple facts even about its own broadcasts correct?
 

In article , Tony sayer wrote:
Henry VIII knew how to deal with difficult spouses, did he not?

Quite a nasty character indeed.

I think that BBC series about the Tudors should really have been called
"Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". Why we glamourise these people is
beyond me.

Rod.

Well there is some evidence that he may well have been suffering from a
mental condition bought on by the jousting accident he once had, and
indeed head injury is responsible for a lot of odd unusual behaviour.

Also he suffered from other conditions such as gout and also a fellow
sufferer and "Arthur" thrown in for good measure I am very thankful for
today's anti-inflammatories which life would be very painful indeed
most all of the time.

It is also believed he had some degree of Diabetes too ...

Not much of a catch then, even without the marital violence. Apart from
being King, of course, but you'd have to keep on his good side. You'd think
the girls would be a bit wary of him after the first two or three, but
maybe some of it really was as portrayed in the drama, and they were either
greedy social climbers themselves or didn't have a choice. The denizens of
today's worst chav estates look quite refined by comparison with all
parties involved.

Rod.
--
Virtual Access V6.3 free usenet/email software from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/

Why can the BBC not get simple facts even about its own broadcasts correct?
 

In message , Peter Duncanson
writes
On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:09 +0100, Albert Ross
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:34:37 +0100, "Norman Wells"
wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:29:04 +0100, Albert Ross
wrote:

I was hugely entertained to see he (and Brown) weren't invited to the
wedding, along with the Syrian ambassador. I was even more
entertained to see Thatcher WAS invited, seeing as the Queen
reputedly hated her

"She acts more like the Queen than I do" (allegedly)

With the Republic of Ireland no longer having any reyal connection
with the UK or being a member of the Commonwealth no representatives
of your State have been invited.

However.... Both Archbishops of Armagh will be at the wedding, and
each of their territories is the whole island of Ireland, so all Irish
Catholics and Anglicans will be sort of represented; whether they wish
to be or not!

I shan't be attending. As the Crown Prince of Bahrain said, I don't want my
presence to overshadow the day's events.

I thought that was Mohamed Al Fayed's line

And Tony and Cherie Blair weren't invited because they requested an
appearance fee.

(I invented that. It might or might not be true.)

So thoughtful of V. Beckham to "release a statement" afterwards.
--
Ian

Why can the BBC not get simple facts even about its own broadcasts correct?
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember tony sayer
saying something like:

Also he suffered from other conditions such as gout and also a fellow
sufferer and "Arthur" thrown in for good measure I am very thankful for
today's anti-inflammatories which life would be very painful indeed
most all of the time.

It is also believed he had some degree of Diabetes too ...

He probably had Farmers too, for the full set; all of which would dampen
his cheerfulness somewhat.

Why can the BBC not get simple facts even about its own broadcasts correct?
 

On Sun, 01 May 2011 11:41:17 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember tony sayer
saying something like:

Also he suffered from other conditions such as gout and also a fellow
sufferer and "Arthur" thrown in for good measure I am very thankful for
today's anti-inflammatories which life would be very painful indeed
most all of the time.

It is also believed he had some degree of Diabetes too ...

He probably had Farmers too, for the full set; all of which would dampen
his cheerfulness somewhat.

Probably syphylis too.