Why ?

[BrilloPad]

But it won't keep the license fee down.

My brother works for auntie. as long as they pay his wages I will be happy.

[Churchill]

My brother works for auntie. as long as they pay his wages I will be happy.

Why? You're not your brothers keeper!

[xoggoth]

They will need a well known BBC actor to promote this. Chris Langham would appear to be ideal.

[Denny]

"The BBC insists that the site is designed to encourage discussion of the Corporation’s shows and will help raise awareness among youngsters about the risks of using the internet"

What a load of bolloox.

I agree. The money could be injected into making better quality programmes. That's what we fork out our license money for.

[PRC1964]

But it won't keep the license fee down.

Probably not, but every little helps keep it down.

The licence fee should be scrapped anyway. It costs too much to police/administer and should just be paid for out of general taxation.

I have many misgivings about the BBC but would be very saddened for them to be privatised.

[PRC1964]

I agree. The money could be injected into better quality programmes. That's what we fork out our license money for.

It fits very nicely into the idea of the BBC as a cradle to grave supplier of entertainment and information.

If they can create a safe environment for children to play then great.

No child aged over 12 is going to use it though.

[oracleslave]

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If they can create a safe environment for children to play then great.

For some reason I have my doubts