Diamond Jubilee: Disappointed viewers criticise BBC online "Why cut away from Queenie's River Pageant to watch that mindless Tess Daly nonsense... scarcely credible," another said. Rob Wilson, Tory MP for Reading East, declared it "low grade, celebrity driven drivel. How did Beeb get it so wrong?" while Jonathan Ross wrote: "Was it just me or did the Beebs coverage of the Jubilee Big Boat Challenge feel like a 5 hour episode of the One Show. Gak. Paul Waugh, editor of PoliticsHome, pointed out "Beeb keep cutting to useless 'features' instead of *showing us what's happening*" while Lorraine Candy, editor of ELLE magazine, asked: "Is it me or is BBC coverage of ‪#jubilee‬ little underwhelming?" With unashamedly little understatement, one commenter on Twitter wrote: "Can whoever is responsible for the BBC coverage be taken out and beheaded on Tower Green?" Today, newspapers and website have also reflected on the coverage. Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir wrote the "BBC's reputation as a peerless television broadcaster of royal events" had "died." "It just could not survive under an onslaught of inanity, idiocy and full cream sycophancy uttered, muttered and buttered on thickly by a team of presenters who were encouraged to think that they were more important than the events unfolding around them," she added. A spokesman for the BBC has said: "We're very proud of the quality and breadth of the BBC's coverage of this extraordinary event." One Telegraph reader commented: "Couldn't believe it when presenter on boat with visually impaired people said it really was an eye-opener." Another, calling himself oldegrump, said: "This was the worst BBC coverage of a Royal event, ever. Light-weight presenters, interviews with minor celebs, visits to maternity wards. It was c---. Let's have a bit more gravitas for future occasions. The similarly-named eldergrumpy added: "The Beeb should hang its head in shame." Another reader, George Swann, wrote on the website: "BBC coverage was inane tripe with the weirdest bunch of F-Listers... The cutbacks at the BBC are certainly starting to show." uk55 sums up: "A truly lacklustre performance by the BBC. The presenting was poor and ill informed I heard so many contradictions and inaccuracies it is impossible to cite them all. Another, schnauzernain, said he or she was "utterly gobsmacked at the inane nature of the coverage," with desertgirl telling of her "utter utter desolation as myself and husband settled down to watch the coverage." Thrasos concluded "mind numbingly" is being too kind, while badbella did not mince her words to state: "The BBC coverage was ghastly - inane, amateurish and cringe-making. I was embarrassed watching it. A scathing farmerobin said: "So much interesting stuff on floating display and absolutely no information whatsoever, appalling. A primary school class with a few video cameras could have done a more interesting and professional job. The saga was not, however, without a silver lining as davosplatz noticed: "The event brought the whole country together - even for a good old moan by the sound of things."