Originally posted by AtW
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Free BBC from the licence fee?
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostThey do by far the best programs IMO like BBC News, Father Brown, Shylock and er, um. Apart from The Simpsons and South Park and the occasional 70s horror film on The Horror Channel none of the other n million channels on Sky ever has anything worth watching.
Oh yeh, Merlin er um.Comment
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Top Gear well past its best. Same with Dr Who.
Sherlock. Was going well but turned to crap in the last 20 minutes. Not bothered as long as head scriptwriter Stephen Moffat stays in charge. See Dr Who.
News? Prefer Russia Today. Its biased in its own way but so is the Beeb with its liberal lefty Guardian point of view.
I turned the Beeb commentary off for major events like the Olympics/Jubilee. Honestly a far better experience. Once you try it you won't go back to the commentary.
So £140 a year telly tax for Match of the Day ?Comment
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Originally posted by Flashman View Post
So £140 a year telly tax for Match of the Day ?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostYou forgot Question Time (or a Political Broadcast on behalf of the Labour party as we tend to call it).
Can't stand more than 5 minutes of that show. Panellists vary in quality. but every week the audience is packed with Labour drones.Last edited by Flashman; 24 January 2014, 22:55.Comment
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Is this bit true?
Currently the BBC prosecutes around almost 200,000 non-payers a year in England and Wales (2012: 193,049), an amazing one in 10 of all court cases.Comment
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I'd gladly pay double to be able to watch ground breaking drama like Waterloo Road and edgy comedy like Citizen KhanComment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostA BBC-by-subscription 'would be richer', MPs told
so are you willing to pay directly for the BBC?
this makes it attractive!Comment
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Originally posted by Kanye View PostIs this bit true?
I've never remotely heard of anyone done for no TV license. I think it's part of the myth.
Remember folks, these are individuals with no special authority and have no right to enter your premises, the same as your milkman or the gasman. Just because they have a shiny badge and call themselves "Officers", don't be fooled, they are still door-to-door salesmen.
If everyone closed their doors on these salesmen, the cost of recovering the licence fee would be too expensive and that would be the end of that particular anachronism. A similar situation happened in New Zealand many years ago.If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.Comment
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I am guessing the enforcement of TV licences is a bit like IR35's and with similar aims.
Originally posted by AtW View PostAh yes, no requirement for private tv company to have any revenues - everybody will work for free out of goodness of their hearts.
Last edited by Zero Liability; 25 January 2014, 10:33.Comment
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