BBC licence fee no more.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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anyone who thinks the BBC is left wing is deluded

I watch Channel 4 News

The BBC has always fallen in line with whoever is in government and often has right wing director generals

Micheal Grade for example

During the miners strike the BBC ran a news story on the Battle of Orgreave

First of all it showed miners throwing stones at the police then the mounted police charge in , flatten and batter miners then get clapped back in by their fellow foot officers

That was a fit up , by the BBC. The miners were charged by the mounted police first and the miners retaliated .

The BBC doctored the footage and put it out on the evening news to kid the viewing public .

I have no interest at all in the Diana case , if the BBC has been up to no good it won't be the first time .

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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BBC Wales .....now thats a steaming pile of horse dung we could get rid of

Apart from the excellent radio football coverage , its generally crap

X Ray
Weatherman Walking
High Hopes
Wales Today
Endless Rugby

[Cyclops]

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I equate BBC coverage to newspaper reports: virtually every report I've read in newspapers about events with which I am familiar has contained inaccuracies.
Pretty well everything the BBC has covered in progs like Panorama about which I have detailed knowledge has been flawed.
Admittedly, that haven't been many such subjects, but even so........

[Rjk]

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I equate BBC coverage to newspaper reports: virtually every report I've read in newspapers about events with which I am familiar has contained inaccuracies.
Pretty well everything the BBC has covered in progs like Panorama about which I have detailed knowledge has been flawed.
Admittedly, that haven't been many such subjects, but even so........

Your earlier post on vaccines does call into question your "detailed knowledge" somewhat

[Bald Barry Bastad]

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Naga Munchetty despise that cow

[ninian opinian]

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Naga Munchetty despise that cow

Misogynist alert :facepalm:

[Dorcus]

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Naga Munchetty despise that cow

Me too!

[Shrewsbury Blue]

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The point is no one in this day and age should be forced to fund the BBC against there will. You have to pay a license fee even if you never watch the BBC and just watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. It is anachronistic in the 21st century to have a state funded TV Chanel even if some people think it is wonderful. It should be funded in the same way as Netfilx and other subscription channels. If the BBC is so wonderful it will survive and prosper as Netflix does.

[BLUEAWAY]

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No fair minded person will ever pay the licence fee again after the horror of what they did to Princess Diana sinks in.
It's game over for the Beeb.

Discuss.

The seasons over.

I am saddened by by the Bashir deception and the way that the BBC sanctioned and later investigated it whilst ignoring the feedback from those who said that there were faults with the story.

Unlike you, having paid the BBC licence for 45 years, I will keep paying it on the basis that despite its faults it has been and is a good organisation that interacts with many of our daily lives and is excellent value for money compared with much of the other media.

I also recall the nastiness and underhand methods displayed by many of our newspapers and their hacks and the agendas that they all have trying to shape our thinking, our lives.

The BBC is right to be lambasted about the Panorama interview and must address it openly and make changes.

Will you be able to watch the Wales games on any other channels?

[ninian opinian]

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The point is no one in this day and age should be forced to fund the BBC against there will. You have to pay a license fee even if you never watch the BBC and just watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. It is anachronistic in the 21st century to have a state funded TV Chanel even if some people think it is wonderful. It should be funded in the same way as Netfilx and other subscription channels. If the BBC is so wonderful it will survive and prosper as Netflix does.

NO YOU DONT!

[BLUEAWAY]

Re: BBC licence fee no more.

The point is no one in this day and age should be forced to fund the BBC against there will. You have to pay a license fee even if you never watch the BBC and just watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. It is anachronistic in the 21st century to have a state funded TV Chanel even if some people think it is wonderful. It should be funded in the same way as Netfilx and other subscription channels. If the BBC is so wonderful it will survive and prosper as Netflix does.

Comparing NETFLIX output with the BBC is ludicrous.

[Gofer Blue]

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I think it is wrong to blame the entire BBC for the antics of one bloke. Martin Bashir was out to make a name for himself with his blockbuster interview. It seems obvious that Diana was duped but I think what she said was the reality of the situation anyway - the marriage was breaking down full stop.

[az city]

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Personally, I would do away with royalty everywhere. At least you can vote morons out of office (cf Trump). So the fact it involves the "Windsors" is irrelevant.

There's a pandemic on in case people hadn't noticed. For this minor story to have usurped that in the news agenda is plainly a bigger crime than some tomfoolery with bank statements.

I suspect a lot of the anti-BBC arguments in this thread are promulgated by those who have no idea how bad commercial broadcasters are in other countries. Casual viewing also suggests to me that C4, ITV and even Sky are better for having the BBC as a compeitior. I suspect if you live in the US, as I do, you would know exactly what I mean.

[splott parker]

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The point is no one in this day and age should be forced to fund the BBC against there will. You have to pay a license fee even if you never watch the BBC and just watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. It is anachronistic in the 21st century to have a state funded TV Chanel even if some people think it is wonderful. It should be funded in the same way as Netfilx and other subscription channels. If the BBC is so wonderful it will survive and prosper as Netflix does.

Just under 44p a day, just to have no adverts alone it’s well worth it, not to mention Popmaster. Anyone else get frustrated when tired late at night watching commercial tv? You’re desperate to see the end of a programme but those bloody adverts just drag it out, I’d gladly lob in 50p (6p over) to watch uninterrupted :hehe:

[splott parker]

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Sort of pinning the marriage problems on Martin Bashir is a bit rich isn’t it? Charles nipping off to service the still married Camilla Parker-Bowles and Diana acting like a Wynford regular may have had a bit to do with it.