The BBC is great.
And certainly no worse than shITV or channel 4. And then there's the umpteen radio stations you can listen to. And the website, which keeps this place going during the day.
( rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:16, archived)

But you're
not forced to pay for shITV.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:20, archived)

You're not forced to pay for the BBC either.

( rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:22, archived)

You are if you own
a TV.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:24, archived)

Are you forced to own a TV?

( rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:26, archived)

No,
but if you do own one, you're forced to pay for the BBC.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 1:03, archived)