Do you like the British Broadcasting Corporation?
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Doctor Who, Merlin, Graham Norton, Top Gear...yes I love it!!0
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Aware... but I still agree with this:I love the shows "Are You Being Served" and "Keeping Up Appearances".0
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Always Merlin the BBC.0
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Your branch has the right idea. If you want a big a big return, or if your company is trying to branch into "new business ventures" with its partners, it must first please the investors and put them at ease, giving them confidence in your ability to perform above and beyond their expectationsPeople think everyone from the bbc is a "big wig" but in reality they are mostly just of average status. Ive been with a few people who were part of the bbc, so I know this first hand. And just because your cooperation may be big, doesn't mean you know how to work it in a way that is pleasing to its investors.
I've heard that before. Which is a shame because my branch of the BBC knows that it has to please the investors or the stock will plummet.
I don't know guise. The BBC is far from being average. They have served millions of viewers over the years and have a long long long history, though it's clouded by some darkness. Nevertheless, the amount of curious new business venture partners is what's keeping the BBC in business. Otherwise their funds would dry up, like a dried, shriveled raisin.0 -
I no longer have cable but that is the one and only station I miss! I now have to wait for my Dr. Who fix. It's tragic really.
You need the BBC in your life!0 -
I can't believe I just found this thread.
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OMG Can't stop laughing, this is almost as good as the carpet thread.
Once you go _____, you never go back?
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The BBC is way better than the *kitten* that disguises itself as the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)....if you want a dose of mediocrity with a boredom chaser then try watching some of their shows....I'd rather watch paint dry while getting a root canal, while relaxing on a bed of nails.....just sayin'....0
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Love the programming, hate the 'business model'.
yeah lol.... I didn't have a TV for a couple of years, I was constantly hounded by letters telling me I didn't have a TV license. One they asked me to fill in a form with one question "I don't have a TV license because ____________________" and on the line I wrote "I do not have a TV set" but still the letters kept on coming. I almost wished they'd send their stupid TV detector van around so they could search my house, not find any trace of a TV set and stop sending me the bloody letters!!!!!
what is a TV license?
the BBC is funded through the TV license, it's kind of like a tax on TVs. If you own a TV you have to buy a license. If you don't have one and they catch you watching the BBC channels you'll get in big trouble and can even go to jail (similar to not paying road tax etc). That's how the BBC is funded, and there are no commercials on the BBC, which is good. And I'm happy to pay for a license if I have a TV and watch the BBC...... but it's the assumption of the people who check up on TV licenses that absolutely no-one does not own a TV and therefore anyone who doesn't have a TV license is a criminal, that really did my head in.
What if you have a Tv for watching dvd's only, but you never watch the BBC. Do you still have to pay?0 -
The BBC is way better than the *kitten* that disguises itself as the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)....if you want a dose of mediocrity with a boredom chaser then try watching some of their shows....I'd rather watch paint dry while getting a root canal, while relaxing on a bed of nails.....just sayin'....
The BBC is happy to entertain women of all ages and walks of life. Sometimes it is too much to take in initially, so be careful.0 -
Top Gear0
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Love the programming, hate the 'business model'.
yeah lol.... I didn't have a TV for a couple of years, I was constantly hounded by letters telling me I didn't have a TV license. One they asked me to fill in a form with one question "I don't have a TV license because ____________________" and on the line I wrote "I do not have a TV set" but still the letters kept on coming. I almost wished they'd send their stupid TV detector van around so they could search my house, not find any trace of a TV set and stop sending me the bloody letters!!!!!
what is a TV license?
the BBC is funded through the TV license, it's kind of like a tax on TVs. If you own a TV you have to buy a license. If you don't have one and they catch you watching the BBC channels you'll get in big trouble and can even go to jail (similar to not paying road tax etc). That's how the BBC is funded, and there are no commercials on the BBC, which is good. And I'm happy to pay for a license if I have a TV and watch the BBC...... but it's the assumption of the people who check up on TV licenses that absolutely no-one does not own a TV and therefore anyone who doesn't have a TV license is a criminal, that really did my head in.
What if you have a Tv for watching dvd's only, but you never watch the BBC. Do you still have to pay?
The license costs £145.50 for a colour and £49.00 for a black and white TV Licence.
The law states that you need to be covered by a TV Licence if you watch or record television programmes, on any device, as they're being shown on TV. This includes TVs, computers, mobile phones, games consoles, digital boxes and Blu-ray/DVD/VHS recorders.
You don't need a licence if you don't use any of these devices to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV - for example, if you use your TV only to watch DVDs or play video games, or you only watch ‘catch up’ services like BBC iPlayer or 4oD.
*http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/how-to-tell-us-you-dont-watch-tv-top12/0 -
zombie....yeah I have fond memories of the BBC while living in NZ.....we got some of the shows down there....:)0
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BBC strikes again...0
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Love the programming, hate the 'business model'.
yeah lol.... I didn't have a TV for a couple of years, I was constantly hounded by letters telling me I didn't have a TV license. One they asked me to fill in a form with one question "I don't have a TV license because ____________________" and on the line I wrote "I do not have a TV set" but still the letters kept on coming. I almost wished they'd send their stupid TV detector van around so they could search my house, not find any trace of a TV set and stop sending me the bloody letters!!!!!
what is a TV license?
the BBC is funded through the TV license, it's kind of like a tax on TVs. If you own a TV you have to buy a license. If you don't have one and they catch you watching the BBC channels you'll get in big trouble and can even go to jail (similar to not paying road tax etc). That's how the BBC is funded, and there are no commercials on the BBC, which is good. And I'm happy to pay for a license if I have a TV and watch the BBC...... but it's the assumption of the people who check up on TV licenses that absolutely no-one does not own a TV and therefore anyone who doesn't have a TV license is a criminal, that really did my head in.
What if you have a Tv for watching dvd's only, but you never watch the BBC. Do you still have to pay?
technically, no, but the TV licensing people will hound you incessantly because they can't compute the idea that some people don't own TVs or don't watch TV. Even if you inform them that you don't have a TV or only use your TV for watching DVDs they won't believe you and will still send you warning letters of dire consequences if they find out that you have a TV without a license.
ETA: I was told that if you only use a TV for watching DVDs you have to disable the aerial so it's impossible to receive BBC on it or you can still get done for TV license evasion.0 -
It's mostly overrated, which is why I have been thinking about starting the BWC. Our broadcasting would be financed by hard work, not the government. I am tired of how commonplace lazy programming has become. I mean, sure, some of the scripts are deep, and the scope of some shows are massive, but it takes someone with brains to truly hit the deep spots in someone, and hit them over and over and over again. It has to be so good that they can't get enough and keep, coming, back for more.0
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Love the programming, hate the 'business model'.
yeah lol.... I didn't have a TV for a couple of years, I was constantly hounded by letters telling me I didn't have a TV license. One they asked me to fill in a form with one question "I don't have a TV license because ____________________" and on the line I wrote "I do not have a TV set" but still the letters kept on coming. I almost wished they'd send their stupid TV detector van around so they could search my house, not find any trace of a TV set and stop sending me the bloody letters!!!!!
what is a TV license?
the BBC is funded through the TV license, it's kind of like a tax on TVs. If you own a TV you have to buy a license. If you don't have one and they catch you watching the BBC channels you'll get in big trouble and can even go to jail (similar to not paying road tax etc). That's how the BBC is funded, and there are no commercials on the BBC, which is good. And I'm happy to pay for a license if I have a TV and watch the BBC...... but it's the assumption of the people who check up on TV licenses that absolutely no-one does not own a TV and therefore anyone who doesn't have a TV license is a criminal, that really did my head in.
What if you have a Tv for watching dvd's only, but you never watch the BBC. Do you still have to pay?
The license costs £145.50 for a colour and £49.00 for a black and white TV Licence.
The law states that you need to be covered by a TV Licence if you watch or record television programmes, on any device, as they're being shown on TV. This includes TVs, computers, mobile phones, games consoles, digital boxes and Blu-ray/DVD/VHS recorders.
You don't need a licence if you don't use any of these devices to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV - for example, if you use your TV only to watch DVDs or play video games, or you only watch ‘catch up’ services like BBC iPlayer or 4oD.
*http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/how-to-tell-us-you-dont-watch-tv-top12/
What a racket.0 -
What's road tax? :P
Something that hasn't applied in the UK for a very long time 0 -
What if you have a Tv for watching dvd's only, but you never watch the BBC. Do you still have to pay?
Yes, because part of the public funding goes to other channels as well.0 -
I love the BBC. I used to tune in every Saturday AM on satellite radio...just to get 'their' take on things, ya' know?
It is always interesting to get another perspective....and not hear the same liberal media slant every day.
Agreed! (Or conservative slant if it's Fox) To me, I see all American news as having the "corporate" slant, satisfying the advertisers. Some lean left or right, but they are all horribly biased toward the State and against the People.
I have said before that if you want to know the truth about American politics, check BBC News. If you want to know the truth about British politics, check CNN. :laugh:0 -
What's road tax? :P
Something that hasn't applied in the UK for a very long time
A road tax? I would prefer that to the gasoline tax, I think. In Kansas, they have toll roads. They do not have them in Missouri.0 -
I used to watch it all the time as a kid... I kinda miss it... but at least I can still watch some things... and as far as the news. I don't watch much more news than what is on the local stations... I will read, but not watch beyond that.0
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I like the BBC because I DETEST the vapid, insipid and crap dross that ITV roles out.0
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agree with you on that one grabacr. the loose women should be shot along with eamon holmes when he is on this morning. other than that the chase is the only decent thing on itv1. i dont mind itv3 it sometimes shows sherlock holmes (jeremy brett)0
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Dr Who? I watched it over 30 years ago...... (admittedly from behind the sofa because I was a little kid lol)
there's a lot more really good BBC programmes besides Dr Who (which is great, of course). Check them out.
I totally agree on this one... I remember when I was a kid we would watch the CBBC programs (I miss Blue Peter and Maid Marian and her Merry Men; and the C is for Children's)... and my parents would always watch One Foot in the Grave, Keeping up Appearances, and 'Allo 'Allo... Among others of course... Recently I watched Merlin, Robin Hood, and Pramface (thanks Hulu for that one)... and then of course Downton Abby... there are more but I can't remember them off the top of my head.0 -
Everyone seems to be talking about TV. But where the BBC really shines is factual radio output:
Start the Week, In Our Time, Thinking Allowed, Kermode and Mayo, etc, etc....
There's no commercial broadcaster that regularly matches the quality of output. It's because the beebs business model releases it from needing to succeed commercially and sell advertising space. Therefore it can produce quality, niche listening without fear of loss of advertising revenues.0 -
I like their health documentaries.
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I'm a fan of BBC. I'm in a group on another site.
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lol at LateNiteLucy!
As for the BBC, I'm not a huge fan. But they do provide international coverage or world issues pretty well. It is all funded for by the British tax payer so I certainly other people like it, or it is a huge waste of money. It does try to compete with comemrcial tv stations for audiance sizes here in the UK, which is crazy if you ask me. The whole point of "the unique way that it is funded" is that it is able to produce television without the constraints of financial and economic returns. In other words, quality tv. But when they compete for audience size with other stations/broadcasters, you begin to think that it is maybe time to call it a day.
In the mean time, it constitutes a good propaganda tool for the British on a world scale, and it seems to work at that! when it comes to world news, I do like Al Jazeera, Sky News is OK. Russia Today is pretty good. The BBC news station is ok. It's healthy to have the remote in hand, and pick and choose depending on what you want! 0 -
What's road tax? :P
Something that hasn't applied in the UK for a very long time
Road Tax is the name that people in the UK incorrectly give when referring to the Road Fund Licence. It is, however, semantics. It is a road tax, for cars, whatever it is called.0
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