Noel Edmunds

[BrilloPad]

Good lunch was it?

Excellent thanks! How was yours?

[The Lone Gunman]

At one time the licence fee was justified as it allowed the BBC to make quality programmes without the need for advertising or a mass audience.
There seems to be a covenant here: We pay, they make good telly.
That covenant has been broken. There are so many repeats on the Beeb and much of the formula TV progs are only there as ratings winners rather than being of any real quality.
The BBC has also broken the covenant in that it buys in much of its content from private companies. A lot of people are getting rich at the licence payers expense.
Considering the amount the BBC makes from selling it's content abroad, is the licence fee still significant?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

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The BBC has also broken the covenant in that it buys in much of its content from private companies. A lot of people are getting rich at the licence payers expense.
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Ahem, whilst I hate to do this - that was introduced by Mrs Thatcher......

[bogeyman]

Excellent thanks! How was yours?

Exquisite

[BrilloPad]

The BBC has also broken the covenant in that it buys in much of its content from private companies. A lot of people are getting rich at the licence payers expense.

Including buying the house party from Noel's company. In fact I believe this was one of the early deals.

In his Wilderness years following the accident Noel learnt alot in America. On one warped level it was good for him.

[BrilloPad]

Exquisite

Superb! What did you have?