now on bbc news, it s time for the media show. hello. the queen s funeral was the combination of days of coverage cummination of days of coverage across the british media. the new culture secretary called the bbc s efforts phenomenal and spot on . so, did the media get the tone right? were a range of views about the monarchy represented? and amid the pageantry and commentary, was there room forjournalism? i m joined by marcus ryder, who s head of external consultancies in the lenny henry centre for media diversity, baroness stowell, who s conservative chair of the house of lords communication and digital select committee, lord vaizey, a former culture secretary who was in the david cameron government at the time of the 2012 olympics, emily bell, professor of professional practice at the columbia university and graduate school ofjournalism, and stefanie bolzen is the uk correspondent of germany s die welt newspaper. welcome to you all, thank you so much for coming on the me
in terms of the coming from. what i would say in terms of the queen s - coming from. what i would say in terms of the queen s death, a woman in terms of the queen s death, a woman who in terms of the queen s death, a woman who selflessly- in terms of the queen s death, a woman who selflessly died i in terms of the queen s death, i a woman who selflessly died and was going a woman who selflessly died and was going to a woman who selflessly died and was going to have a woman who selflessly died and was going to have a a woman who selflessly died and was going to have a funeral, - was going to have a funeral, those was going to have a funeral, those ten was going to have a funeral, those ten days was going to have a funeral, those ten days were - was going to have a funeral, those ten days were about l was going to have a funeral, l those ten days were about her funerat those ten days were about her funeral and those ten days were about her funeral and the those t
emily called it national self-delusion.- emily called it national self-delusion. i was ust lookingfi self-delusion. i was ust looking at i self-delusion. i was ust looking at the idea h self-delusion. i wasjust looking at the idea of i self-delusion. i wasjust| looking at the idea of the average american. enjoying the wonders of westminster abbey and i think that s somewhere waiting the mark. but i do think this point about how the world looks and it s very interesting, because a lot of contemporary interest in the british monarchy comes through both the narrative around diana, meghan markle and the crown that comes through this fictionalized version of british history.- fictionalized version of british history. let me ask stefanie. british history. let me ask stefanie, how british history. let me ask stefanie, how do - british history. let me ask stefanie, how do people l british history. let me ask| stefanie, how do people in germany view britain and did this change anything?
share was 50%, the funeral in germany. but i thought it was interesting and telling, how king interesting and telling, how king charles was presented in germany king charles was presented in germany and how many questions were germany and how many questions were asked about him. on the saturday. were asked about him. on the saturday, during the acclamation, he did this very rather acclamation, he did this very rather rude gesture of being very rather rude gesture of being very impatient about some ink pot standing on the table. i hardly pot standing on the table. i hardly didn t see it here in the hardly didn t see it here in the uk, hardly didn t see it here in the uk, and that was the main thing the uk, and that was the main thing in the uk, and that was the main thing in germany, and people are very thing in germany, and people are very intrigued about what this king are very intrigued about what this king is like. are very intrigued about what this king is like
royal family conduct themselves in a way that should be subject to scrutiny, comments and criticism. butjust not over the last ten days of.- criticism. butjust not over the last ten days of. ed, you are nodding. the last ten days of. ed, you are nodding. i the last ten days of. ed, you are nodding. i would - the last ten days of. ed, you are nodding. i would like - the last ten days of. ed, you are nodding. i would like to | are nodding. i would like to talk specifically about the bbc. it had more than 200 cameras dedicated to the funeral alone. cameras dedicated to the funeralalone. ed, could ijust ask you whether yes, it was stunning? 0f ask you whether yes, it was stunning? of course it was. more than 30 million people tuned in at some point on monday. but if we look more broadly, do you think journalism lost out to ceremony? journalism lost out to ceremony? journalism lost out to ceremon ? ., ., ., ceremony? no, i don t, and i would echo ceremony? no, i don t, and i would e