BBC

Have to say I have always been a big fan but never appreciated just how great the BBC is until I lived abroad. The expat shield gives me access to the TV but even without that I love listening to the Radio which is awesome as well, the World Football Phone-In is something to look forward to each week.

A lot of my students comment on how good the stuff from the BBC is I present in my class from time to time. The nature programmes are incredible....Blue Planet, Planet Earth...etc...in recent years but a lot of great historical and groundbreaking camera work and programming in that field as well. The travel documentaries the BBC have produced have been a personal inspiration in my life, in the current episodes of Palin in Brazil it?s beautifully shot and produced with a great personal touch often lacking in other shows in that field from other broadcasters.

The news I still find the best, only like watching Al Jazeera as an alternative to it.

It?s Olympic coverage was incredible and in 2012 well worth the licence fee alone, you honestly have no idea how lucky you are compared to how that was covered in the Americas.

There is a load of other stuff as well but I have other stuff to do.

Posted By: Brandonio on November 13th 2012 at 01:00:50

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BBC (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 13, 01:00:50
- It's news network is probably my most damning actually. All that claim about being (General Chat) - pants, Nov 13, 01:09:20
  - The BBC producer guidelines are extremely detailed... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 13, 07:30:16
    - just saying like..... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 13, 10:50:38
    - I think that's the most salient point really (General Chat) - norway, Nov 13, 09:35:21
    - Agreed, though the Beeb *have* been particularly bad on the NHS reforms (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 13, 08:30:32
      - When it comes to news the been is left wing. However the Olympus coverage was best tv ever (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Nov 13, 08:43:15
        
        Sigh. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 13, 08:48:27
        
        The beeb does very well at being politically neutral (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 13, 08:54:11
        
        Disagree strongly with that. The middle east reporting is heavilly biased (General Chat) - pants, Nov 13, 10:35:57
        
        And I also think the Beeb are very pro European Union (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Nov 13, 11:09:29
  - compared to Fox, CNN and Sky it?s far better though (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 13, 01:12:45
    - I'm glad you mentioned Al Jazeera. It staggered me that I had to to watch (General Chat) - pants, Nov 13, 01:28:48
      - the BBC did report it though? (General Chat) - CWC, Nov 13, 09:47:46
      - for reference, this is the journo I was talking about (General Chat) - pants, Nov 13, 01:43:00
        
        I find that Sky News has a much better network of stories than BBC. I actually find them (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Nov 13, 08:41:40
        
        Pants, I actually do remember the Al Jazeera attack. During the heat of battle the station (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Nov 13, 08:48:45
        
        Frankly that's a disgraceful statement to say that unarmed civilians are fair game (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 13, 08:59:12
        
        In war, who is an unarmed citizen, and who is a suicide bomber (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 13, 09:32:26
        
        A suicide bomber is by definition armed (though that might not be immediately obvious) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 13, 09:39:29
        
        Opposition controlled tv station? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 13, 09:46:01
        
        Is it? And still no justification for targetting civilians (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 13, 11:38:11

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