TV Licence
'nuff said.
(stonersmurf stuckin' foned, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:45, 13 replies)

Really?
I'd pay it for the BBC radio channels alone. And the website. But, y'know, lolpinions and that.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:50, closed)

I can't fall asleep without Radio 4 on
so yeah, basically, that.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:51, closed)

pretty much this
iPlayer and Radio 4 are worth it alone
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:52, closed)

Almost entirely that
Radio 6, comedy, news, shipping forecast on Radio Bore, Radio One for when the nephews are over, Radio 2 for when I think no one's around ...
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:59, closed)

I didn't say

(NuffMuff fucks shrubbery, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:53, closed)

Ooh! Controversial!
I quite like what the BBC dishes up to be honest. Dragons Den, Grandmas House, Masterchef, The Apprentice, Top Gear.. All quality shows!

They should mute Radio 2 between 2pm and 5pm though. That way, the twat that is Steve Wright will still think he's on but we won't have to listen to his chummy smug fucking voice or his singing ever again.
(MrNorm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:57, closed)

I'm with them^
I think it offers excellent value considering the amount it provides ( inlayer, radio, tv, website, and programme production). What do you want, blood? You could always swap it for free public access TV!!!!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Thu 30 Sep 2010, 16:57, closed)

"I think it offers excellent value considering the amount it provides ( inlayer, radio, tv, website, and programme production)"

yes, and it's also a soapbox for pie-eating Northern gobshites to whine about not getting paid......and Steve Wright. I would sit and formulate a balanced argument as to why I feel that the TV Licence should be abolished, but unlike the chin-stroking media wankers at the BBC, I actually have proper work to get done.



So nyerr.
(stonersmurf stuckin' foned, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 17:32, closed)

I don't think that it is perfect but
I can't think of another media corporation on the planet that gets close to the level of innovation and breadth of service across so many platforms and at such a consistent level of quality. The fact that it offers plenty of alternatives to avoid the northern gobshites et al should be evidence of that surely?

Unfortunately I get to see a lot of global tv and 95% of it is total shite. I consider myself lucky to be able to access the BBC network.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Thu 30 Sep 2010, 17:58, closed)

I'm a huge fan of Radio 4 here...
...and although I send the same letter of complaint each year about excessive Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC continue to develop new and innovative comedy.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 30 Sep 2010, 17:26, closed)

I'm afraid I'm with this lot as well...
TV without the Beeb is just too awful to contemplate... From the kids TV that my daughter loves (and beleive me, she'll ONLY watch the BBC programmes - clearly well trained!) to the comedy to the Beeb Four stuff that's good for reminding me that my brain hasn't completely died...

Nope, sorry, you can live without it maybe, but I certainly can't.
( Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:28, closed)

It keeps the rest honest too
Go where all channels advertise. They just cram more and more ads in making the programs virtually unwatchable.
(unclestinky, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 18:10, closed)

Radio 4
Again. The TV is occasionally not bad, but I would happily pay it for the the radio stations alone.
(moosefish, Sun 3 Oct 2010, 20:11, closed)