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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey
I feel there are alot of short-sighted people when it comes to this topic.
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I think the only short-sighted people are the BBC.
Why they think they should spend money aping the successful shows from independent television is beyond me.
Fame Accademy.
Innumerous ballroom/disco/street/group dancing competitions.
Search for Joseph/Maria, not forgetting next years search for the star for Funny Girl, Looking for Fanny.
The list of programmes they copy from ITV is endless, and poaching Graham Norton from Channel 4, for 13 million pounds, when they should be nurturing new talent, is scandalous.
Most English people won't be aware that BBC Scotland spent 39 million pounds on building a set for River City, sort of a tartan clad Eastenders, and it only attracts viewing figures of about 500,000, which the majority of the country are lucky they are unable to watch.