Bang on

Far too often you can turn on ITV and watch "celebrities" singing other peoples' songs, or people trying out for parts in West End shows.

And then switch to BBC and see EXACTLY THE SAME THING OFTEN AT THE SAME TIME!

Surely the whole point of the licence fee is that the BBC does not or should not interfere in commercial markets. Let ITV and CH5 scrap it out for X-factor type shows, tax-funded telly should not be getting in their way.

The licence fee should be used to create programmes that would otherwise be uneconomic: either "quality" or "specialist", however you cut it. /rant

Posted By: Partial Angler on October 18th 2007 at 12:42:29

Message Thread

So the BBC plans cuts in the only interesting genre of (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:20:57
- Top Gear is great - I really dislike cars - but that's quality entertainment (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 18, 12:48:48
  - It's not really about cars, is it? (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 18, 12:55:40
  - How can you dislike cars? (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:50:30
    - Private helicopter (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:53:05
      - Few places to land (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:53:37
  - agreed, the toyboata to france was ace (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 18, 12:50:02
  - Was disappointed last week (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:49:46
    - it didnt surprise me that people complained about them smoking those pipes, H&S in work (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 18, 12:51:27
      - That's the only reason they did it though (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:52:42
        
        Top Gearist (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 18, 12:57:08
- I thought the Beeb made a fortune syndicating Planet Earth and Top Gear? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 18, 12:47:02
  - Syndicating Top Gear!!! Who the feck to, (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:49:07
    - Dutch & Belgian channels for a start (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:51:07
    - I've seen it on Danish and Swedish TV (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 18, 12:50:46
    - It is always on UKGold (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:50:43
    - The yanks love it. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 18, 12:50:34
      - Well surely that proves it isn't the sort of programme (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 13:00:02
- The Government have been cunts with them since the Kelly saga.. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Oct 18, 12:32:02
  - Point is though, they should be cutting the crap stuff, not (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:34:16
    - Bang on (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:42:29
      - And BBC documentaries were the best around. RIP. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:43:27
        
        Were being the important word (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 18, 12:48:16
        
        Panorama's shitness sort of coincided with the bung episode. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:49:20
        
        Indeed, a splendid example was on just last night - (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:47:38
        
        'Brattain' (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:48:08
        
        Somewhere in my keyboard (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:49:48
        
        Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:49:33
        
        Colchester (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:48:56
    - Trouble is news, current affairs, documentaries, dramas are expensive (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 18, 12:42:09
    - I agree, there is far to much "reality" or "celebrity" crap (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Oct 18, 12:36:53
      - Shall I write to them? (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:41:11
        
        You should mention that you have a (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:42:58
        
        Ah yes, from Kings College, Cambridge (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:44:36
        
        lol (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 12:42:44
        
        Can't harm (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 18, 12:42:33
      - stictly wank dancing needs to go (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 18, 12:39:25
        
        But the female dancers are hot (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:40:15
        
        Yeah but why make us watch the dancing ? Do what the Dutch do and remove any (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:45:27
        
        lol my mao mix (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 18, 12:46:49
        
        awesome! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 18, 12:46:07
        
        you can find hot women on the interweb (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 18, 12:43:29
        
        Indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:45:11

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