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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

I sometimes wonder whether the BBC has entirely given up on the concept of the Empire, particularly when it comes to the World Service.

The other thing that annoys me is that when they are bleating for more money they use the public service broadcasting argument, you know the one, "we make programmes that commercial broadcasters can't afford to.", and then, when they have got the money, calmly tell us that there will be even more repeats and less of the "Public Service" programming.

And I am sorry but, giving Jonathan Ross a contract for £18,000,000 over three years shows just how irresponsible the BBC are with our money.

I’m inclined to agree with you about the World Service.

And I also agree with you about Jonathan Woss. He annoys the heck out if me not for his speech impediment but for his “I am the important one in this programme not you” manner and that sly “who me?” look when he says something smutty.

However you can’t blame him for his salary – you have to blame the corporation for being conned by him. The same goes for Wogan and Chris Evans, although to be fair Chris Evans’ show on Radio 2 at 5 o’clock is entertaining.