BBC

[Mr_Adams]

is fun to watch. All the commercials have these people who are famous in Britain , but I couldn't tell you who they were for my life.

[AndyDufresne]

Moved on over.


--Andy

[ParadiceCity9]

What forum was this in in the first place?

[Mr_Adams]

oops, I did post this in the wrong forum, didn't I? sorry guys.

[Fruitcake]

is fun to watch. All the commercials have these people who are famous in Britain , but I couldn't tell you who they were for my life.

That's beacuse we don't pander to peasant races.

Oh..The BBC doesn't have 'commercials' as you quaintly put it.

[Minister Masket]

Well done Mr Fruitcake, they're called "advertisements".

On topic, quality episode of Dr Who last night and the finale looks cracking too.

[Gypsys Kiss]

Well done Mr Fruitcake, they're called "advertisements".

On topic, quality episode of Dr Who last night and the finale looks cracking too.

Yep. really looking forward to it.


And Mr Adams, you think that that doesnt apply to 99% of the non-entities that appear on US television? Also, as its been pointed out already, you obviously aint watching the BBC.

[firth4eva]

Well done Mr Fruitcake, they're called "advertisements".

On topic, quality episode of Dr Who last night and the finale looks cracking too.

Who?

[Mr_Adams]

ta, I'm not one to watch much television anyway, how am I supposed to know what the brits call thier commercials. The network "advertisments",as you say, call it "BBC America". Anyway, they really do have some good shows. Thought they aren't all well played, they are all well writen.

[gimil]

Itstead of advertising the BBC charge 140 somthing pounds for a TV licence for standard televsion even thou most people dont even watch standard telly these days. Great marketing and operations skill there

[Mr_Adams]

oh. so what the heck do I have? It comes free with Dish...

[gimil]

oh. so what the heck do I have? It comes free with Dish...

BBC can be viewed all around the world, jsut so happens its the british TV licence that pays from the existance of the BBC.

[t-o-m]

oh. so what the heck do I have? It comes free with Dish...

BBC can be viewed all around the world, jsut so happens its the british TV licence that pays from the existance of the BBC.

boo the BBC.

boo ITV.

boo channel 5.

YAY CHANNEL 4!

[gimil]

oh. so what the heck do I have? It comes free with Dish...

BBC can be viewed all around the world, jsut so happens its the british TV licence that pays from the existance of the BBC.

boo the BBC.

boo ITV.

boo channel 5.

YAY CHANNEL 4!

IVT is showing european fotball and F1. Cant say im complaining.

[The1exile]

Personally I'm still addicted to Dave.

[Nickbaldwin]

Dave is the don.

[DAZMCFC]

Dave is the don.

if Dave is the don, are you a Chef Nick.

[Nickbaldwin]

Quiet boy!

[Fruitcake]

How little you seem to know about the BBC.

The BBC was the service that sent the codes over the open airwaves to the French Resistance in the build up to the invasion by the allied forces at the beginning of the end of WW2. It was the BBC world service that has ensured the messages from the free world has got to so many oppressed people before and ever since...and just before you wonder who, I shall tell you.

During the dark days of the French Occupation by the Nazis, the Resistance made phone calls over the open airwaves; General Charles De Gaulle made statements to the French people from Bush House (home of the BBC world service) as did Winston Churchill. In 1956 the service broadcast to the Hungarian refugees fleeing from the invasion by Soviet forces. During the Cuban missile crisis the BBC provided services to the US Govt. During the Bangladesh liberation war, the world service broadcast to those fighting for independence (to this day the service is regarded as iconic by many from those parts). In the late 1970s Vaclav Havel was interviewed, in secret, by the BBC world service. It is known that Lach Walesa listened to the world service while in prison during the shipyard strikes in Poland. It is an accepted fact that the BBC helped in the overthrow of the dictator Todor Zhikov. Even Mikhail Gorbachov listened to the BBC while held prisoner in Crimea. Praise has been heaped on the BBC services world wide by the UN, including Kofi Annan, and many other notable figures.

The BBC is considered among the premier broadcasting services the world over.

Apart from all the above (as if it was not enough) the BBC is considered one of the best producers of programs, both educational and entertaining, the World Service has broadcast in over 70 languages and still does in over 30 languages, The TV broadcasts are bought all over the world, and the BBC does (strangely) lead the way in many new innovations such as freeview, QED the USA picking up many programs.

Now I am certain there is waste and profligate spending in parts of the BBC, the very nature of the beast means this will happen. However, I would never exchange a service the people pay for and ultimately is answerable to the people, for a service based on commercial income practice, with all the inherent bad practices contained therein.

For all its faults, I am sure the small amount I pay each year for a licence provides me with a very good return on money spent.

Thank goodness 'Stars' from the BBC regard being good at their craft so much more important than being able to spend obscene amounts of money on wasteful, self indulgent, self glorifying trappings.

[2dimes]

And now for something completely different.

[Fruitcake]

And now for something completely different.

Ahhh, such great memories...another true classic.

[2dimes]

Public broadcasting, like anything run by a government body there's great things about it, like promotion of some artists that would never make it past the corporate watch dogs assigned to protect the profits from a potential loss, and some bad things like you having to dish out your fifth pence share to support said artist even if you don't like them.

[jonesthecurl]

Just so we're all on the same page:

In the UK, all TV owners pay a yearly license fee. B(ritish) B(roadcasting) C(orporation) programmes on the TV and radio are commercial/advertising free (apart from "isn't the BBC great, watch our other programmes).

In the US there is a channel called "BBC America" which features British programmes, mainly but not exclusively from the BBC, and does have commercial breaks.

[sam_levi_11]

BBC, ITV and channel 4 all rule, 5 only has csi.

[Snorri1234]

programmes on the TV and radio are commercial/advertising free (apart from "isn't the BBC great, watch our other programmes).

God that is so good. Our taxpayer-paid tv does feature commercials, which I think is one of the most retarded things ever.