Who would give a sh!t if -
27 February 2010, 09:02 AM
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Who would give a **** if -
The BBC went on strike?
BBC News - Strike warning over BBC plans 'to cut services'
One of the problems with going on strike, is that people will realise that they don't really miss you when you are not there.
Let's just hope they can't resolve the issues.
£140 tax reduction buys my vote.
BBC News - Strike warning over BBC plans 'to cut services'
One of the problems with going on strike, is that people will realise that they don't really miss you when you are not there.
Let's just hope they can't resolve the issues.
£140 tax reduction buys my vote.
27 February 2010, 09:24 AM
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Don't think too many people will miss it ... BBC Asian Network, UK - listening figures - Media UK
"... Audience data for September 2009 to December 2009
TSA: This radio station broadcasts to a survey area of 51,280,000,000 adults (aged 15+).
Reach: It is listened to by 360,000 people (1%) each week.
Hours: Each listener tunes in for 5.2 hours per week - a total of 1,879,000.
Share: In its area, it has a 0.2% market share ..."
Not that the BBC will reduce the price of a license though ....
Dave
"... Audience data for September 2009 to December 2009
TSA: This radio station broadcasts to a survey area of 51,280,000,000 adults (aged 15+).
Reach: It is listened to by 360,000 people (1%) each week.
Hours: Each listener tunes in for 5.2 hours per week - a total of 1,879,000.
Share: In its area, it has a 0.2% market share ..."
Not that the BBC will reduce the price of a license though ....
Dave
27 February 2010, 09:27 AM
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27 February 2010, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Jupitus
"Cutting 6 Music is an act of cultural vandalism, and an affront to the memory of John Peel."
Originally Posted by Johnathan Ross
The proposals would reportedly yield savings of £600m, which could be redirected to my wallet
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27 February 2010, 09:21 PM
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27 February 2010, 10:21 PM
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Let the BBC go on strike, preferably for 52 weeks,followed by another 52, and we wont have to pay them robbing bastards their license fee.
28 February 2010, 01:31 PM
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The bbc are one of the things that make me proud to be british. The news coverage is better than any other western media company and for those that do not understand how catastrophic things can be without a TV station free of comercial incentive, have a look at fox news. Amercians have news and programming decided by advertising, programs showing positive aspects of Cuba for example are not allowed on American TV.
The bbc is respected the world over for its programming and yet people here fail to appreciate how important the BBC is. Without the BBC to set a standard there would be no independant news left in the UK and many other parts of the world. The BBC website is a source of news for people all over the world , USA included , who cannot get non-propaganda information from anywhere else.
The bbc is respected the world over for its programming and yet people here fail to appreciate how important the BBC is. Without the BBC to set a standard there would be no independant news left in the UK and many other parts of the world. The BBC website is a source of news for people all over the world , USA included , who cannot get non-propaganda information from anywhere else.
28 February 2010, 02:22 PM
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Its funny how the BBC get accused of bias by both sides when dealing with pretty much any Political or geo political issue. My only gripe has been how massively soft they are on Israel's deliberate murder of young children but seeing as most western news source' hardley mention Israels war crimes, at least the bbcmake a cursery akknowledgement of the fact.
28 February 2010, 04:11 PM
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The bbc are one of the things that make me proud to be british. The news coverage is better than any other western media company and for those that do not understand how catastrophic things can be without a TV station free of comercial incentive, have a look at fox news. Amercians have news and programming decided by advertising, programs showing positive aspects of Cuba for example are not allowed on American TV.
The bbc is respected the world over for its programming and yet people here fail to appreciate how important the BBC is. Without the BBC to set a standard there would be no independant news left in the UK and many other parts of the world. The BBC website is a source of news for people all over the world , USA included , who cannot get non-propaganda information from anywhere else.
The bbc is respected the world over for its programming and yet people here fail to appreciate how important the BBC is. Without the BBC to set a standard there would be no independant news left in the UK and many other parts of the world. The BBC website is a source of news for people all over the world , USA included , who cannot get non-propaganda information from anywhere else.
Why anyone in this day and age would think a publicly funded state constituted organisation would provide impartial news coverage is beyond my understanding, well apart from in China, Libya, Cuba, former iron curtain countries and so forth, where it would indeed!
The BBC is a complete anachronism, with little to commend, apart from "unbiased" news for the blinkered. Which is fair enough....
if only I am not obliged by the law to fund it.
28 February 2010, 05:47 PM
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Because they do. State funded and state controled are two different things.
28 February 2010, 06:44 PM
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For me it is no such thing at all.
An oxymoron perhaps?
As I say, I am not really bothered by how cr*p the BBC is, merely that I don't like being forced to fund it.
At least with privately funded rubbish - it isn't me (compelled by decree) who coughs up for it.
The unusual thing is, those on low incomes pay the same as those on high incomes for this service.
Totally unacceptable for the poll tax, but OK for funding an establishment run information service?
A socialist case of four legs good, two legs better?
Please don't take what I am saying as a personal attack - it is just that I am no big fan of the state apparatus.
01 March 2010, 12:13 PM
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In all fairness, I must say that Dimblebum's programme last night was extremely good. Fascinating and informatory look into our history presented in a most interesting way.
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For what I get from it, I don't think its bad value.
The Archers, the News, Wildlife shows, various sporting events, music on BBC4, Top Gear, the BBC News website, Horizon, HIGNFY, Mock the Week, etc.
The Archers, the News, Wildlife shows, various sporting events, music on BBC4, Top Gear, the BBC News website, Horizon, HIGNFY, Mock the Week, etc.
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