Thats what the documentary and music channels are for.
For the price of the TV license you could get Sky or Virgin.
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Thats what the documentary and music channels are for.
For the price of the TV license you could get Sky or Virgin.
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Except that BBC radio stations are drivel.
only 1 of them i listen too very occasionally, rest are crap.
Deh ...... sorry, you exasperate me at times Neil. So go on, which Radio Stations do you consider are not drivel ?
I listen to Rock FM in the car, mainly because I can hear it all the way to work.
i have a license but this didnt stop numerous threatening letters coming to my house demanding that i get one- the letters werent adressed to me but as there were so many and they were getting a deeper shade of red around the envelope window i decided to see what was going on - somebody had bought a tv and given my address when purchasing - i rang tv licensing to ask why . my answer was i dont know and they suggested i ring the store where it was purchased to sort it out . i cannot put my reply in here! i havent had any letters since though.
when i first got my own house i didnt have a tv for about 3 years- i couldnt afford one let alone the license it didnt stop the license people insisting that they come in and look around which they did -every room - every cupboard and even the back yard they didnt find anything yet still said they will call back at some point to do a spot check - did they think i had sprinted up the road with it in my dressing gown in the time it took for me to answer the door ?? who knows !
when i first got my own house i didnt have a tv for about 3 years- i couldnt afford one let alone the license it didnt stop the license people insisting that they come in and look around which they did -every room - every cupboard and even the back yard they didnt find anything yet still said they will call back at some point to do a spot check - did they think i had sprinted up the road with it in my dressing gown in the time it took for me to answer the door ?? who knows !
Well, you can hear all the BBC programmes no matter where you travel in the country .. and believe me I do know.
Rock FM just music .. although cool .. no wider spectrum as such to suit all tastes .. argument dismissed !
If they come back Lisa tell them to bogg off. They have no right to enter your house.
.. argument dismissed !
Not at all, when the license is dropped and it will be in time, I am sure many BBC stations will shut down. That will just leave a gap in the market or other stations to start up.
And less of the cheek or I might change my mind and not help you out at the next meet
I agree with paying for the tv licence. How many programmes like Blue Planet would be made if it was a commercial enterprise. Just think on how many years it took to make that for it to come to tv. Then you have question time, the news, top gear, masterchef, etc. Sorry but i think it is good value for money. If you go into it - tv programmes are sold abroad like blue planet etc and its bringing the money in to make the next lot of programmes. Our tv licence aint that much if you think about how much you use bbc for the radio and for tv - even sky and bskyb etc show old bbc programmes which they bought from the bbc. Even though we moan about it - we would moan even more if we had to watch the adverts etc on bbc 1 and 2.
Can remember when my mum died - she was over 75 so had the free tv licence, about a month later a thread was started about the tv licence - i realised i didnt have one so signed up online for one.
Loads, look at all the National Geo and Discovery programmes that are made.
Top gear, there are shed loads of car programmes on the commercial channels. We are probably one of the only countries in the world with this silly old idea. The funny thing is that Sky UK is classed as the worlds best and that is commercial.
and neil how many of old bbc programmes are shown on sky?
Pleased you put up such a constructive post Shill .. thank you .. agree with every word you have said.
It's the licence dodgers that are a pain in the rearend, causing us virtuous payers to pay more !!
And Neil .. What makes you think I am a charity case and need any help in the area you suggest ...
Yes loads of them. Do you think that without the BBC no TV programs whould be made anymore. Of course they would. In fact they may make better ones because they have to make money. I don't like privatised companies (on the whole) because they don't need that survival instinct that makes you want to perform.
I know they will. How do itv etc go on they dont show old bbc programmes as such do they. Have you not seen what people from abroad say about our bbc - they say we are lucky to have such a broadcaster.
Was reading a newspaper story about the Life in cold blood series - with sir david attenborough and he said we are lucky to have the bbc otherwise programmes like this wouldnt be made because commercial companys wouldnt go the whole hog for lizards reptiles etc because theyre not cuddly monkeys etc.
Was reading a newspaper story about the Life in cold blood series - with sir david attenborough and he said we are lucky to have the bbc otherwise programmes like this wouldnt be made because commercial companys wouldnt go the whole hog for lizards reptiles etc because theyre not cuddly monkeys etc.
